Brian Kennedy, General Manager

Brian Kennedy

General Manager

Crieve Developments

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Higher diploma, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Experience
44 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :44 years, 9 Months

General Manager at Crieve Developments
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since January 2011

General day to day running of various building sites including setting out & organisation of Plant, Labour, Materials & Sub-contractors
Measurement & valuation of Site progress
Assessment of Variations & Delays
Preparation of Final Accounts
Compliance with Quality Assurance & Health & Safety issues
Estimating/pricing Drawings/Bills of Quantities

Senior Buyer at H&J Martin Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1999 to October 2010

Management of the Procurement Function to ensure that all Materials, Plant & Subcontract services were delivered to the specified standards within agreed time & cost budgets
Keeping & updating database of Suppliers & Subcontractors
Monitoring price trends & keeping all concerned departments aware of changes
Coordination with Quality Manager to ensure compliance with Quality, Sustainability, Environmental & Health & Safety requirements

Owner at Self-Employed Builder/Developer
  • United Kingdom
  • March 1998 to August 1999

Organised finance for and carried out renovations to five properties before selling on for profit.

Senior Buyer at FB McKee & Co Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • February 1992 to February 1998

Reporting to the Construction Director, responsibilities were generally as those listed above for HandJ Martin, however during my time there, FB McKee had a major presence on the Isle of Man and I was heavily involved in organising and coordinating material deliveries from both Ireland and England

Buyer at JH Turkington & Co Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • January 1991 to January 1992

Reporting to the Managing Director I was responsible for • Purchasing Materials and Plant
Stock Control of Warehouse
At this time Turkingtons were heavily involved in PSNI and Army security works and as deliveries were often infrequent, it was critical that all goods were correct and completely accurate.

Buyer at John Laing Construction Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • July 1981 to December 1990

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager I was responsible for Taking off quantities and preparation of procurement schedules
Sending out enquiries and invitations to tender
Researching and analysing quotations and tenders
Purchasing materials and subcontract services
Monitoring and reporting on progress of same
Document Control
Maintaining up to date Request to Quote files
During my time at John Laing we pioneered the concept of Work Packages where the risk/reward was passed on to the subcontractor

Site Engineer at John Laing Construction Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • February 1981 to June 1981

Responsibilities included
Setting out to line and level
Keeping Site Records

Junior Engineer at WJ McDowell & Partners
  • United Kingdom
  • May 1980 to December 1980

Responsibilities included
Site Surveys
Preparation of Engineering Drawings and Bar Bending Schedules

Student Engineer at Christiani & Nielsen
  • United Kingdom
  • April 1979 to September 1979

Responsibilities included
Setting out to line and level
Keeping Site Records

Student Engineer at McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • April 1978 to September 1978

Responsibilities included
Setting out to line and level
Keeping site records

Education

Higher diploma, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
  • at University of Ulster
  • June 1978
High school or equivalent, O & A LEVELS
  • at Belfast Royal Academy
  • January 1976

Specialties & Skills

Value Engineering
Relationship Development
Communicator
Negotiation
Detailed Planning
Analysing tenders & quotations & negotiating favourable prices, terms & conditions
Preparation of Purchase Orders, Sub-Contract Documents & Management Reports
Liason with Architects, Engineers & other Professionals to Value Engineer Projects
Identifying & establishing key relationships & partnerships with potential vendors
Resource delivery to agreed Cost Budgets, Specifications & Programmes
Communication with Site & other Head Office Departments
Taking off Quantities & preparation of Work Packages & Schedules

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

CIOB
  • Graduate
  • January 1980

Training and Certifications

BCS levels 1&2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
June 2012