Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
TECHNICAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES
References
OLDER WORK HISTORY
Timeline
ProjectManager

ALI ILERI

London

Summary

Results-driven Senior Project Manager with 20+ years of experience leading high-profile fit-out, retail, residential, commercial, hotels, and hospitality construction projects across the UK and Turkey. Proven success in managing end-to-end project lifecycles with budgets up to £500m, delivering over 150 commercial units, 1000+ hotel rooms and several high-end residential units. Adept in stakeholder management, cost control, and team leadership. Multilingual communicator fluent in English, German, and Turkish.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PROJECT MANAGER

Sessions Accelerator Ltd.
02.2024 - 03.2025
  • Retail Fit out | SOBE Burger Shops, London | Cost Value: £15m.
  • Managed fit-out delivery and documentation for a national rollout of 800+ SOBE Burger shops.
  • Developed drawing packages and optimized supply chain logistics.


SENIOR SITE MANAGER

YPRT UK Ltd.
02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Hotels Fit out | Art’otel Hoxton, London | Cost Value: £50m.
  • Led the full fit-out of 385+ rooms, public spaces, and back/front of house areas.
  • Oversaw logistics, H&S, and reported to the Project Director.
  • Supervised six site managers and liaised with Gear Construction.


SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Askel Consultancy Ltd.
10.2020 - 02.2023
  • Commercial Fit out | GETIR UK Warehouses, overall UK | Cost Value: £2.5m.
  • Delivered full project lifecycle management and drawing packages across 8 UK cities.
  • Implemented cost-saving strategies, performance KPIs, and team engagement programs.


SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Kingwood Construction Ltd.
07.2017 - 10.2020
  • Residential Fit out (Various Projects), London | Cost Value: £500k–£5m.
  • Managed construction and planning submissions for housing developments and trade fairs.
  • Oversaw quality control, contract negotiations, and stakeholder engagement.


SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Antyapi UK Ltd.
01.2017 - 07.2017
  • Residential Fit out | Belgravia Gate Residences, London | Cost Value: £50m.
  • Coordinated full interior-fit out including MEP and subcontractor management.
  • Liaised with Mace and led a team of 10+ supervisors and subcontractors.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

YPRT UK Ltd.
03.2015 - 01.2017
  • Hotels Fit out | 3 Park Plaza Hotels, London | Cost Value: £50m.
  • Managed the full scope of subcontracted works across over 900 hotel rooms and public areas.
  • Held full responsibility for project cost control, financial reporting and progress updates.
  • Supervised nine site managers and subcontractors, liaised with Gear Construction.


Education

Bachelor of Science - Architecture

Istanbul Technical University
ISTANBUL
07-1997

A-Levels -

German High School
ISTANBUL
06-1992

Skills

  • Client relationship management
  • Contract & Cost management
  • Design & Technical Coordination
  • Health & Safety Compliance
  • Procurement & Logistics
  • Multisite Rollouts
  • Team Leadership
  • Stakeholder & Subcontractor Liaison
  • Fit-Out Project Management
  • Project scheduling
  • Scope management
  • Project planning

Certification

  • SMSTS (Expires Mar 2028)
  • CSCS (Architectural Degree Route) (Expires Jun 2028)
  • First Aid Certification

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AutoCAD, MS Office Suite, Project Scheduling & Documentation

LANGUAGES

English – Fluent
German – Fluent
Turkish – Native

References

Available upon request.

OLDER WORK HISTORY

Further experience available upon request (1997–2015): roles include Project Director at Altinyapi Construction (Coffee World Rollout, £50M), and Architectural design and business founder roles.

Timeline

PROJECT MANAGER

Sessions Accelerator Ltd.
02.2024 - 03.2025

SENIOR SITE MANAGER

YPRT UK Ltd.
02.2023 - 02.2024

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Askel Consultancy Ltd.
10.2020 - 02.2023

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Kingwood Construction Ltd.
07.2017 - 10.2020

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Antyapi UK Ltd.
01.2017 - 07.2017

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

YPRT UK Ltd.
03.2015 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Architecture

Istanbul Technical University

A-Levels -

German High School
ALI ILERI