Project Management

For any construction project to be successful, effective management processes, consistent governance and clear communication is vital. Our Project Manager’s ensure that projects are managed to agreed time frames and within budget, helping customers achieve key milestones and ensure the success of the project.

 Our Project Management services include :

•   Programme advice/management.
•   Establishing formal communications protocol.
•   Scoping of works, including challenging/developing the project brief to ensure the right project is being selected.
•   Option appraisal processes, including leading in the preparation and approval of Business Cases.
•   Strategic capital planning.
•   Preparation of Funding Bids e.g., Improvement Grant Forms (IG1), Condition Grants Funding, Project Information Documents (PID) and Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF) bids.
•   Stakeholder engagement.
•   Risk management; and
•   Fund Monitoring/Independent Project Overview Reports.

Building Surveying

Our Building Surveyors, provide professional advice on property and construction matters, ranging from complex structures to modest adaptations and repairs. We complete detailed reports, identifying defects and provide advice on repair, maintenance and restoration options on a range of projects including within existing buildings, buildings of architectural or historical importance and the development of new builds.

Our Building Surveyors also provide advice on preventative measures to keep buildings in good condition, and in line with our net zero and decarbonisation obligations will look for ways to make buildings more sustainable.

Quantity Surveying/Cost Advisor

Successful projects require a great deal of financial forecasting to better understand the true costs of the proposed build.

Our Quantity Surveyors and Cost Advisors provide advice on all financial and contractual aspects of a project, from start to finish, considering procurement, materials costs, labour and whole life cost planning, reporting back to clients during the project to allow informed decision making to take place.

Net Zero and Low Carbon Services

Clients are increasingly needing to understand the energy and net zero challenges they face across their property portfolio. How they can address the challenges of fuel poverty in our communities, how they can meet the net zero targets by 2050, how they support the emerging green economy and how they improve the comfort, health and well-being of their customers are all questions to be answered.

We will identify the most appropriate low carbon, affordable solutions to retrofit existing properties to achieve EPC rating ‘C’ and above – both domestic and commercial – through retrofit assessments and coordination will need to be assessed and delivered in the most cost-effective way.

 The Projects team can assist in a number of ways – 

•   Assist in managing and carrying out the required retrofit assessments to the properties, including desk-top and on-site.
•   Support in analysing the data from the whole property assessment.
•   Review the viability/suitability and feasibility of any proposals and options – assessing fabric first, worst first and lowest regret options.
•   Lead on, providing support and advise in respect of funding applications, e.g., Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, etc.
•   Cost and budget advice for the delivery of decarbonised properties.
•   Supporting the procurement process by providing strategic and practical advice, compiling tender and contract documents, assessing tender submissions and compiling tender reports to ensure value for money.
•   Facilitate workshops to discuss BREEAM, zero carbon solutions, value engineering and risk management.
•   Manage and coordinate programme activities, including those of the design team and other consultants.
•   Project manage the works on site to ensure successful delivery.
•   Provide cost management and cost monitoring services to keep budgets under control.
•   Provide Principal Designer services and health & safety support on site.
•   Technical monitoring of the works carried out to ensure compliance and value for money.
•   Technical support, advice, and financial benchmarking of suitable low-carbon technologies.

Building Safety

Building Safety and keeping people safe in their own homes is paramount. The Building Safety Act 2022 has now passed into law, making the Accountable Person responsible for maintaining safe buildings.

Delivering cost-effective fire safety solutions to existing properties – both domestic and commercial – work identified through a Fire Risk Assessment, Fire Door Audit or compartmentation survey needs to be assessed, managed and delivered in the most cost-effective way.