Services

Development Management

Without Development Management a client can find that a project can become cumbersome and consuming which takes away much needed time and resource from their normal daily requirements.

The Development Manager role manages and delivers the clients expectations of a project.

Our team can remove the burden by delivering a hands-on approach throughout the project, through a single point of contact.

We will
• Agree a clients brief for the delivery of a project
• Interface with all stakeholders to agree roles and responsibilities
• Produce the master project programme
• Manage and chair principal meetings to ensure team performance is reviewed and potential improvements
...identified and implemented
• Monitor and manage project fees and payments
• Liasing extensively with third parties
• Manage the discharge of all required obligations of third party approved bodies
• Maintain detailed reports dependent upon the stage of a project
• Co-ordinate and produce the overall development risk register
• Attend and monitor site progress with a hands-on approach

 

Cost Management

Cost Management insures projects do not become an ever moving target with no certainty or control. Our team can deliver a realistic whilst productive approach ensuring a robust and deliverable project.

The Cost Managers role is to provide realism to a project.

We will
• Provide realistic cost advice and budgets
• Produce detailed cost plans and analysis
• Instigate cost control procedures
• Undertake regular cost reviews used to manage development of design parameters
• Identify risks and variances which cannot be contained within agreed cost budgets
• Prepare enquiry and contract documentation
• Preparation and agreement of contract sums and expenditure
• Production of contract valuations and review variations
• Preparation and submission of cost reporting comparing actual estimates against target costs
• Provide true commercial advice, whether positive or negative, in order to protect our clients interests
• Integrity when providing cost advice, which is critical as part of our service

 

Project Management

Without Project Management projects can be tedious and can create unnecessary concern. Our team can deliver a proactive and dynamic service ensuring a true value service is provided.

The Project Managers role is to provide a structure for the delivery of a project, whilst ensuring the correct decisions are made.

We will
• Establish and maintain overall control
• Establish lines of communication between project teams
• Produce and agree overall programme for project delivery
• Manage and agree stakeholder duties
• Monitor site works against time and quality
• Provide employers agent services in accordance with preferred contract
• Produce and issue reports identifying project issues to the client
• Manage the close-out of a project including outstanding snagging
• Establish single point of contact with client
• Coordinate and chair project meetings

 

Estate Management

Without Estate Management projects can become mismanaged and costly once handed back to the client. Our team can provide a structured service and plan which will allow an asset once completed to maintain its full potential.
The Estate Management role ensures that a building is maintained and managed cost effectively and to a high standard.

We will
• Meet and support core primary business needs
• Provide and monitor robust but realistic maintenance budgets
• Arrange and manage day-to-day maintenance, repair and cleaning of a site
• Manage all accounts including negotiating contracts and matters in respect of payment
• Order and maintain all office, health, safety and welfare and janitorial consumables
• Provide and supervise security and other on-site staff and visiting contractors
• Maintain all health and safety procedures and equipment required for a site
• Maintaining and updating as necessary the Health & Safety File and all O & M manuals
• Meet and greet visiting prospective tenants and conduct site tours as necessary
• Manage interface with existing tenants and provide a single point of contact

 

Other Services

We also offer such bespoke services as:

• Fund Monitoring
• Due Diligence
• Life Cycle Costing
• Programme Management
• Risk Management
• Move Management
• Quality Monitoring
• Expert Witness
• Design Management