Thomas Vale Construction PLC

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £2.8 Million
Delivery: ahead of schedule and on budget
When:  April 2012 – September 2012 (6 months)
Where:  Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Description

Development of a new Marie Curie Centre.

Thomas Vale Construction PLC

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £38 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  January 2011 – October 2011 (10 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

New offices for Birmingham City Council.

Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £20 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  July 2010 – September 2010 (3 months)
Where:  Dudley, United Kingdom

Description

Project for Tesco: demolition of old compound (Wickes, Currys and Blockbuster Stores) to create a larger underground car park and new petrol station in preparation for existing Tesco.

I was brought in to trouble shoot.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £80 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  May 2010 – July 2010 (3 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

Development of Ken Shuttleworth’s Cube in Birmingham.

I was brought on to snag the final development of 38 luxury apartments.

Frameworks Construction Ltd

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £40 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  September 2009 – May 2010 (9 months)
Where:  Gloucester, United Kingdom

Description

Development of phase 2 of a cold store in Gloucester, for PL (Partner Logistics Europe) a Dutch based company, whose clients, include Unilever Birds eye and Lamb West Meijer among others. The building is a purpose designed steel framed structure clad with isocab insulted panels with an internal operating temperature of -28 C.

The project demanded a high technical specification ground beam and floor slab construction.

High light: working with Frameworks personnel and third party contractors from other trades of the international company, and managing a tight and demanding time frame.

BAM Construction (BAM Nutall)

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £28 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  June 2009 – September 2009 (4 months)
Where:  Solihull, United Kingdom

Description

I was invited to return as site manager by BAM construction working on a 2-storey building:
Smith’s Wood Sports College in Solihull.

This involved snagging & de-snagging to hand over within a tight time scale. The building uses a computerised system (BMS) which monitors and controls the building M&E systems.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £500 K
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  February 2009 – June 2009 (5 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

Running small projects as site manager with in Birmingham area, two junior schools.

Creating of new reception/kitchen/staff toilet, as well as working with urban living for Student
Student training facility.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £22 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  July 2008 – February 2009 (8 months)
Where:  Nottingham, United Kingdom

Description

New build extension to Jubilee campus at University of Nottingham led 60-strong team of craftsmen in completing a trio of particularly eco-friendly buildings that incorporated facilities such as sustainable urban drainage in addition to novel design features.

Despite inheriting a project that was seriously behind schedule and having to cope with various external faults, completed buildings on time by galvanising entire multi-skilled workforce.

Yohannes won ‘Site Manager of the Month’ for his achievement on this project.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £32 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  May 2008 – July 2008 (3 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

I was brought on for the final snagging for a new build & refurbishment project to create 580 high-spec apartments in Birmingham City Centre. I was responsible for workforce of up to 45, working within the constraints of listed building regulations.

Norwest Holst (Vinci Construction PLC)

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £36 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  October 2007 – May 2008 (8 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

The project involved the demolition and rebuild of halls of residence (Mason Hall) at University of Birmingham, 850 self-contained student flats supplied as pre-built ‘pods’ were a key feature of the fast track construction plan.

On appointment I discovered that the original pod supplier had ceased trading, that the new supplier’s pods had different dimensions and that senior management’s interim solution was to disassemble pods at ground level on arrival prior to reassemble inside new 6-storey structure

I devised a solution that allowed new pods to be lowered directly into place without dis-assembly: resulting in a 3-fold increase in completion rate from 3 flats a day to 12 flats a day. We finished 680 flats within 6 months whilst simultaneously overseeing completion of work on another halls of residence.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £4 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  February 2007 – October 2007 (9 months)
Where:  Market Drayton, United Kingdom

Description

Development of a 2-storey, steel-framed, brick clad structure was accompanied by a large car park; duties encompassed managing personnel from 15 sub-contractors in the completion of all finishing work and liaising with client representatives.

Highlight: I was called in to replace previous incumbent part-way through project and identified a variety of issues, such as the need to reconfigure and re-fit the atrium steelwork; was instrumental in rectifying faults and finishing programme on time.

I received an award from Costain Project Manager.

Hall Construction Group Ltd

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £15 Million
Delivery:  two months ahead of time, and on budget
When:  January 2006 – February 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Where:  Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

Description

Development of a football stadium for Shrewsbury FC: parachuted in when previous job holder resigned and left behind legacy of uphill struggle to meet timescales.

Was briefed to use own initiative to fulfill contractual obligations to client as far as possible for a range of works – RC structure stands, corporate hospitality boxes, restaurants & changing rooms etc.

‘First class work’
Derek Hall, Project Manager

‘Outstanding Contribution’
Lee Pitchford, Gladman Developments

‘His commitment, loyalty and dedication are second to none. Whatever the job, whatever the location, Jo will commit without any hesitation. The standards he sets are exemplary. Whilst working for HBG, Jo won a national Award for the Matthew Boulton College project. A total gentleman who is respected by everyone he has ever worked for and someone who is a pleasure to have working for me’
John Berks, Hill McGlynn

 

Role  Site Manager
Project Value:  £18 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  December 2005 – January 2006 (2 months)
Where:  Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Description

Development of seven 2-storey offices plus access road & car park in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Role: Site Manager
Project Value:  £8 Million to £120 Million
Delivery: on time and on budget
When:  April 2004 – December 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Where:  Birmingham, Stoke on Trent and Barnsley, United Kingdom

Description

Several projects resulted in personal contract extensions, and wining a national award for the Matthew Boulton College development:

– Matthew Boulton College (Birmingham);
– Marks & Spencer (Stoke-on-Trent, and Barnsley);
– Wolverhampton University ( Wolverhampton);
– New office blocks (Rubery);
– Tesco (Coventry);
– College of Food (Birmingham)

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £8 Million
Delivery:  both projects delivered on time and on budget
When:  November 2003 – April 2004 (6 months)
Where:  West Bromwich, United Kingdom

Description

Luxury apartments in West Bromwich; reception area at Warwick Hospital.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £4 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  March 2003 – November 2003 (9 months)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

New headquarters building for Greggs Bakers for the West Midlands.

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £9 Million to £25 Million
Delivery:  all projects were delivered on time and on budget
When:  June 2001 – March 2003 (1 year 10 months)
Where:  Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Harpenden, United Kingdom

Description

– Savacentre (Oldbury);
– Sainsbury (Harpenden & Perton);
– Tesco (Redditch);
– Waitrose (Hall Green)

Role:  Site Manager
Project Value:  £10 Million
Delivery:  on time and on budget
When:  June 2000 – June 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Where:  Birmingham, United Kingdom

Description

Nursing Home construction.

EXPERIENCE PRE 2000

1999 – 2000

YMBS: site manager, refurbishment of 56 self-contained flats in Moseley, Birmingham (privately owned, for Birmingham Uni Student Accommodation).

1998 – 1999

Brown & Son Ltd: site manager of £10 Million student accommodation for Birmingham University for 375 self-contained units and car park. Yohannes was given an award from Birmingham University and Brown & Son Ltd. for his work.

1995 – 1998

Conrad Construction: finishing foreman of 5 projects ranging from £5 Million to £40 Million: (1) On Key Industrial Area, built 15 new warehouse units; (2) Royal Leamington Spa Centre, refurbishment of whole theatre, bar and restaurant. Also created new foyer/reception area and installed new glass lift. This particular project culminated in an award from the Spa Centre; (3) Southam New Build of 5 Office Blocks and 3 International Warehouses; (4) Banbury, refurbishment of High Street Offices & Shops (8 blocks); Perton, refurbishment of large Warehouse to create 6 new High street Shops.

1994 – 1995

Laing Midland; site agent, project value of £28 Million for a set of 5 High Rise Flats for Birmingham City Council.

1979 – 1994

Worked as self employed contractor for Alfred/Robert McAlpine, Birmingham City Planning Dept., Wates, Willmott Dixon, Tilbury Douglas, Moseley District Housing Association.

1976 – 1979

Site agent for Crescent Construction Co. Ltd.: Kenyan pipe line, new roads for industrial estates, new housing estate,  offices for the United Nations. Embakasi Airport in Nairobi runways and terminals, and installation of BT Head Quarters Nairobi.

1974 – 1976

General Foreman for the Ethiopian Earth Moving Co. Ltd. Creating a new highway and bridge (culverts and box culverts). Responsible for paved water way, laying base course, asphalt using barber green and blue knox and other earth moving machine to create 288 km of highway south of Ethiopia to the Kenya boarder.