Steve Aylott
Director
Frating, Essex, UK
A highly motivated and experienced Senior Contracts Manager with a proven track record across a wide variety of construction projects. Strengths include excellent communication skills, the ability to create good working relationships with clients, consultants, workforce and subcontractors. Highly organised with a good working knowledge of all aspects of the modern construction industry. Can work effectively as an individual but also as part of a team.
Work Experience
Director
2010 to 2011
Freelance Contracts Manager with Killby & Gayford, Billericay working on Barclays Bank Branch National Development Programme. Responsible for all aspects of contract management on a wide variety of projects from smaller Refresh schemes to larger Remodel and Flagship refurbishments and also new Aquisitions. Management responsibilities included involvement at Pre ISV and ISV meetings to agree scope of works, monitoring progress through pricing process, pre-planning and programming of works, Health & Safety and quality control during construction phase and final delivery of snag free contract.
Director
2010 to 2010
Set up limited company to provide a range of building services including management of small to medium construction projects for a variety of clients and also to offer freelance project/contract management and estimating support to larger construction companies.
Senior Contracts Manager
1995 to 2009
Transferred back to W A Hills Colchester as Senior Contracts manager following centralisation to one office.
Contract management responsibilities as before plus management of Design and Build projects, implementation of new legislation, codes of practise and government mandates including Energy Ratings, Eco-Homes/Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM Assessments and Secured by Design etc. Also responsible for larger new build projects including private and housing association residential developments both flats and houses, care homes, schools, hotels, industrial units and visitors centres.
As senior contracts manager I was also an integral part of the development of W A Hills management strategy for the future.
General Manager
1991 to 1995
Transferred to Sadler & Sons in 1991 following takeover by W A Hills. Responsible for all aspects of running and developing a small construction company including team building, administration, marketing, management strategy, budgets, training schedules and process management. Responsible for overseeing all contracts.
Contracts Manager
1988 to 1991
Responsible for all aspects of contract management from acceptance of tender to completion including tender review, client liaison, resource management, man management, programming, Health & Safety management, procurement, progress monitoring and reporting, quantity surveying and final accounting. Contracts included maintenance contracts, termed contracts, shop fitting, extensions, alterations and refurbishments for a wide variety of clients such as Banks, Building Societies, The Post Office, BT, Shops, British Gas, Eastern Electricity, Schools, hospitals and Local Authorities.
Partner
1979 to 1988
Partner in a small family run building business. Responsible for all aspects of contract management including customer liaison, estimating, programming and cost control. Contracts included small works, domestic extensions and refurbishments, new housing and small commercial projects. Also responsible for administration and accounts.
Construction Engineer
1976 to 1979
Construction Engineer responsible for all new electrical network construction in a geographical zone including new substations, overhead lines and underground cable systems both low and high voltage.
Student Engineer
1971 to 1976
Student engineer training programme gaining experience in all aspects of operations from network design, construction and operation to commercial sales, administration, management.
Health and Safety
Preparation and development of Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
Responsible for monitoring Health and Safety performance.
Preparation of Health and Safety Plans and Files
Compliance with Corporate, Health and Safety Management systems
Additional Information
IT Skills
MS Word, MS Excel, Asta Power Project Team Plan 7
