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Kevin McGrath, Operations Director

Kevin McGrath

Operations Director·Elegancia Fit-out

Qatar

Diploma, 1 Autocad certificate

Work experience

Total years of experience: 40 years, 1 months

Operations Director

February 2022 - Present

Elegancia Fit-out

Doha, Qatar

February 2022 - Present

Responsible for setting up and managing a fit out company.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Construction and Building

Senior Project Manager

September 2021 - February 2022

Havelock One Interiors LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

September 2021 - February 2022

Responsible for the project management of several projects and over seeing a number of junior managers. Concentration on retail, F&B and Hotel projects.
Company industry:
Fit-Out & Joinery
Job role:
Construction and Building

Senior Sector coordinator- Dubai Expo 2020

April 2021 - August 2021

Jacob & Co - United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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April 2021 - August 2021

I was employed to facilitate the fit out of over 70 different interior fit-outs within the Expo site. The role included assisting contractors with the on-boarding process by ensuring they complied with the stringent Expo protocols, Liaison between the different entities at Expo including logistics, FM and landlord teams. also to monitor and record progress and HSE issues that may arise on the site. Reporting directly to the Senior Project manager for construction.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Construction and Building

Operations Manager

September 2019 - October 2020

Havelock One Interiors LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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September 2019 - October 2020

Manager in charge of the companies operations for the Dubai office. Tasked with improving efficiency and increasing profitability in a highly competitive market. We were on target to achieve the best year to date when the Covid 19 pandemic resulted in our main client canceling all works. The result was the company's decision to close the office.
Company industry:
Fit-Out & Joinery
Job role:
Construction and Building

Senior Project Manager

September 2016 - September 2019

Dutco Construction Company. (formally DBB)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2016 - September 2019

Fit out packages manager for the Address Hotel DOWN TOWN. following the fire On New Year 2015. i was lucky to be employed as the manager responsible for all fit-out packages. Managing 5 project managers and a great team to see the hotel open in July 2018.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

OPERATIONS MANAGER

March 2013 - March 2016

Salah Interiors (later changed to KnightsWood)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2013 - March 2016

Head of Operations for retail and hospitality fit out projects (UAE and India).
Company industry:
Interior design
Job role:
Management

Project Manager,Operations Manager

June 2008 - April 2013

Dutco Styles and Wood LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2008 - April 2013

I currently control between one and four projects at any one time depending on the size and nature of the contract.
Pre - Award
• Attending post tender interviews
Post Award / Pre-start
• Organize and manage internal handover meeting from the commercial department to the operations department.
• Appoint labour and resources for the project
• Draw up the Health and safety plan and carry out initial risk assessments
• Work through the pre-lim book with the QS to understand and manage the resources allowed for in the tender.
• Work through the design with the design team to manage RFI’s and develop working drawings for D&B contracts.
• Meeting with the planner to understand the programme. Manage out risks.
• Work with the Public relations Officer to attain municipality and other local authority approvals for the project.
• Attend and minute Pre-start meeting with the client.
• Arrange and minute pre-start meetings with Sub-contractors
Construction Phase.
• Manage site set-up in conjunction with the site team
• Arrange weekly meeting with Design teams and sub-contractors to monitor and record design progress and risks.
• Carry out regular H&S audits
• Prepare a weekly report in conjunction with all departments for client issue prior to the weekly site meetings
• Attend and manage weekly client meetings. record slippage and initiate corrective measures.
• Ensure the communications plan is in operation
• Monitor the flow of information and ensure that missing information is actioned.
• Manage change to the project by insuring the correct flow of correspondence.
• Manage the Quality Plan.
• Issue notices of delay and build an extension of time claim.
Contract Close out
• Manage the close out process.
• Form and issue Snagging / Outstanding and Extras list Create a WIR schedule Initiate municipality sign off procedures Raise Taking Over Certificate
• Manage the O&M manual procedures
• Issue final account
Project review
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

PROJECT MANAGER

December 2006 - June 2008

STYLES AND WOOD LTD.

United Kingdom

December 2006 - June 2008

Manager of retail fit-outs for Tesco, a major food retailer. Managed 2-3 metro store fit-outs at a time as a senior project manager. I personally managed 7 re-fits of occupied stores earning the highest ranking status of blue from Tesco on 6 of the projects (blue stood for above expectations).
I also Worked on tender development work for a negotiated extension contract with Tesco. This involved formulating an working programme with the store development manager to minimise loss during the project and building a scope of works to fit the alloted budget which covered all aspects of the client requirement. Two days a week were spent in Tescos head office where I represented my company as the lead on the project.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Account Manager

January 2001 - December 2006

Vale UK ltd.

United Kingdom

January 2001 - December 2006

I started with Vale UK as a construction manager working on several large Tesco refreshes across the UK. Running such contracts as the Tesco re-fresh in Broughton Road, Edinburgh with a value of £2million and the Tesco store on Old Kent Road, London which had a value of £2.5million. At the time of leaving I held the position of account manager for the Matalan and Sportworld accounts responsible for the adaptation of existing single storey units into 2 floor trading stores. Many of these were carried out in live store conditions.
My role on these stores included complete project control including commercial responsibility reporting directly to the account director. I attended client meetings from pre tender to handover. Developing and controlling programmes. Appointing contractors by either utilizing contractors from the priced documentation or localized if cost savings could be established.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Construction Manager

January 1999 - January 2001

Warden Builders

United Kingdom

January 1999 - January 2001

Various projects as a construction manager including the refurbishment of an Art Gallery in Accrington. A 2 story fit-out of a Solicitors head office in Hull and a stone work extension to a large house in Lytham Saint Anne’s
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Owner

July 1985 - January 1999

Self Employed

United Kingdom

July 1985 - January 1999

In 1998 i was lucky enough to get involved with a small company who bought old pubs and refreshed them before putting in managers to run them. My involvement started with some CAD work but quickly grew to a stage where I was carrying out design and build projects successfully completing 3 pubs and a nightclub before the death of one of the partners meant that the business was no longer viable. During this time I had 6 employees and sub-contracted the work I could not do myself.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Education

City & Guilds Advanced Carpentry & Joinery

June 1985

June 1985

Diploma, 1 Autocad certificate

United Kingdom

Working my way up from a trade background I hold city and guilds certificates in Carpentry and Joinery. IOSHH safety management, Scaffold safety inspections, first aid, Location of undergrond apperatus, Asbestos indentification and removal. Working at heights. CSCS card to contracts manager status I also hold a stage 1 Autocad certificate I have been working as a manager in fit-out since 1989.

Skills

Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Project Organization
Expert
Project Organization
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Construction Drawings
Expert
Construction Drawings
Expert
Pre construction
Expert
Pre construction
Expert
Health & safety Management
Expert
Health & safety Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Building client relationships
Expert
Building client relationships
Expert
Project Close out.
Expert
Project Close out.
Expert
Team Building
Expert
Team Building
Expert
Cost Control - Managing cost plans, Variation and change.
Expert
Cost Control - Managing cost plans, Variation and change.
Expert
QA/QC, Developing and implimenting Quality plans
Expert
QA/QC, Developing and implimenting Quality plans
Expert
Change control - managing change systems
Expert
Change control - managing change systems
Expert
Programme building and control using Microsoft Project Manager
Expert
Programme building and control using Microsoft Project Manager
Expert
Project Organization
Expert
Project Organization
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Cost Control
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Program Management
Expert
Construction Drawings
Expert
Construction Drawings
Expert
Pre construction
Expert
Pre construction
Expert

Languages

Russian
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
ADVANCED CRAFT CERTIFICATE
CITY AND GUILDS
Sep 1984 - Jul 1985
HOT WORKS PASSPORT COURSE
FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
Jun 2007 - Jun 2007
SCAFFOLD SAFETY INSPECTION
CITB
Nov 1995 - Nov 1995
MANAGEMENT OF ASBESTOS REMOVAL
UKASL
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006
NOISE AND VIBRATION COURSE
CROSSROADS HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEMS LIMITED
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006
CRAFT CERTIFICATE IN CARPENTRY AND JOINERY
CITY AND GUILDS
Sep 1981 - May 1984
WORKING AT HEIGHTS COURSE
CROSSROADS HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEMS LIMITED
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006
FIRST AID AT WORK - 4DAY
BRITISH RED CROSS
May 2007 - May 2007
TOOL BOX TALKS DELIVERY COURSE
STYLES AND WOOD SHE DEPT.
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006
STAGE 1 AUTOCAD
CITY AND GUILDS
May 1999 - May 1999
IOSH MANAGING SAFELY
INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Dec 2006 - Dec 2006

Hobbies

  • motorbikes