Managing Director GCC Area.
Blair Anderson Construction Consultants
Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months
Full autonomy for Technical and Commercial management of the GCC Blair Anderson offices and service centre operations, including following: -
Profit Centre Management/Development
Cash flow and Management Accounts
Holding Company representation and power of attorney including interviews with industry press e.g. Building Magazine.
Business Development, Marketing including strategies and Brand development.
Technical & Commercial project proposals including negotiations to award for PM/CM/CS services.
Client management and development.
Expansion of operations into new locations within the GCC including offices in Saudi, Oman and Qatar. Successfully focused on the development of the Qatar office operations over the last 4 months to capitalise on the 2022 World Cup bid award, achieving several project commissions and establishing Blair Anderson as a Tier 1 Construction Consultancy in the market with clients.
Expansion and Rationalisation restructuring strategies and implementation to suit market changes i.e. boom and recession scenarios and exceed/maintain operational competancies and profitability levels.
Procurement and management of company staff and IT systems
Professional development and training.
Expansion of project sector workloads and diversification of project type sectors
Securing lower service cost centres and increased efficiency levels
ISO9002 registration of all offices
Upgrade of all corporate documentation and website design and content.
Direct and Manage Location Directors
Service Designs and development.
Human Resource control including assigning, appraising, compensating and promoting staff.
Contract advice and claims preparation work for VA Tech Reyrolle on a contract to provide permanent power supply to a petrochemical substation.
Pre contract work for ADNOC Distribution facility in Abu Dhabi.
Pre and Post contract work for Al-Futtaim Sons / Marks & Spencer, Marks & Spencer stores in GCC.
Full pre and post contract services for HM Prison Service for various prison establishments throughout the UK, project values ranging from £130, 000 to £15m.
Pre and post contract work for Zeneca Agrochemicals. Projects worked on included refurbishment of existing buildings for laboratories, refrigeration units and offices. Project values ranged from £50, 000 to £1, 000, 000.
Pre and post contract works for major refurbishment works at three Northern Line Stations and minor refurbishment works at six Northern Line Stations.
Pre contract work for Wiggins Gee Construction on a term maintenance contract for all premises and structures on the District Line.
Provision of PM/QS services for fit-out of new programme of British Airways Travel Shops throughout the UK.
Preparation of the bundles for arbitration and assisting expert witnesses for arbitration consultancy work (Vascroft Ltd vs Seeboard Ltd 1996).
Carrying out the full range of pre and post contract duties for several housing association developments in the London area. Project values ranging from £1.1m to £5.6m for refurbishment and new build projects.
Preparation of cost plan for an extension to Uxbridge Police Station for the Metropolitan police, value £0.6m.
Year 1: Exemption based on Charteredt Institute of Arbitrators MCIArb attainment via Institutue own examinations. Year 2: Construction Law, Advanced Construction Law, Construction in Context, International Construction Contracts. Year 3: Dissertatiion - To be Completed Sept 2010 to May 2011.
1st class for dissertation on Management Contracting