BEN LAMBERT

Lead the governance and delivery of a portfolio of complex, design-led projects within the water and utilities sector, ensuring full alignment with internal IMS standards, NEC3/4 contracts, and client-specific audit requirements.

• Track live project hours, costs and resource allocation to keep programmes on time and within budget, ensuring teams are deployed effectively and commercial performance is protected.

• Review and manage all contracts and work orders across my portfolio — clearly establishing what’s in and out of scope, identifying gaps, and making sure everything stands up to audit scrutiny.

• Work directly with external clients through both working and steering groups, maintaining detailed action logs, ensuring transparent communication, and supporting decision-making across all levels.

• Led on an AMP8 assurance transformation project, identifying key delivery risks, gaps and process issues across the programme, and helping shape a structured improvement plan now used across the wider business.

• Designed and introduced a Health & Safety risk and near miss register — improving visibility and consistency of reporting across projects, and closing a key gap in internal tracking.

• Take ownership of internal governance processes and manage NEC3/4 commercial responsibilities, including early warnings, compensation events, risk registers and milestone invoicing.

• Known for being detail-focused and dependable, bringing structure, accountability and practical solutions to complex delivery environments.

(Role ended due to company liquidation)

Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of multiple high-spec residential and commercial energy projects across some of the UK’s most exclusive properties, with individual project values ranging from £20k to £1.2m.

• Oversee the full project lifecycle — from post-sale handover through to design, installation, commissioning, and final client handover of bespoke ground and air source heat pump systems.

• Act as the single point of contact for high-net-worth clients, including ultra-high-value individuals and their representatives, ensuring expectations are managed and delivery remains seamless throughout.

• Negotiate and manage client contracts, including agreeing variations, enforcing terms, and keeping all works within agreed budgets and timeframes.

• Lead regular meetings with both clients and internal teams to drive progress, provide updates, and resolve issues before they escalate.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams across technical design, installation, and client-side stakeholders — tailoring communication to suit individual site contractors, PAs, site managers and estate teams.

• Monitor budgets and timescales closely, proactively identifying variations and recommending smarter delivery routes to protect both client investment and internal margins.

• Personally visit each site to assess risks and feasibility, regularly working with in-house specialists to resolve challenges and communicate solutions clearly back to clients.

• Notify finance teams of key milestones to support prompt and accurate invoicing.

• Prepare and issue method statements and risk assessments for all project phases, ensuring client confidence and compliance are maintained.

• Raise and review subcontractor work orders to support seamless project execution.

Worked on a major defence programme with an overall value of £10bn, delivering complex engineering packages as sub-system lead, including oversight of a first-of-class system.

• Took ownership of multiple sub-systems, coordinating technical delivery and ensuring integration with wider programme requirements.

• Led daily scrum meetings with department leads across disciplines, driving alignment and keeping delivery focused and accountable.

• Chaired weekly progress meetings with internal stakeholders to track progress, flag risks, and support decision-making across the wider business.

• Monitored progress against project goals, maintaining detailed documentation and schedules in Microsoft Project, and later adapting to Primavera P6 following a business-wide transition.

• Delegated work packages to project teams and subcontractors, ensuring clear ownership and efficient delivery at all stages.

• Built strong working relationships with both manufacturing operations managers and senior internal stakeholders, creating an open and collaborative project environment.

• Reviewed and streamlined existing procedures, introducing practical improvements to reduce delays and improve efficiency.

• Ensured all project documentation met internal quality and governance standards, contributing to successful audit outcomes.

• Produced monthly performance reports for the Senior Management Team, highlighting progress, risks, and upcoming milestones to support strategic oversight.

The Distillery, Bristol

Cat B Interior office fitout

Project value 1.9m

Fidelious Wealth Management, Bath

Cat B Interior office fitout

Project value 600k

Satelite applications Catapult, Oxford

Cat B Interior office fitout

The Doghouse Gym, Bristol

Single-story, multiple use timber frame building erection.

Project value 16k

Landscaping Project, Bristol

Full residential landscaping renovation project

Project value 8.5k

• Review and adapt RAMs
• Ensure all works onsite are carried out safely and efficiently to the high standards of the client
• Assist in Toolbox talks and Site inductions
• Promoted best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with SHEQ departments
• Organised site's workload and resources to optimise output and productivity.
• Assist in inducting new tradespersons onto site
• Meet with outside contractors and stakeholders
• Chair morning briefings
• Coordinated labour and construction materials to ensure site met targets outlined in production programme.
• Managed site instructions, daily diary, record sheets and other forms of site reporting.

• Driving and Delivery to multiple sites through the south west
• Moved stock around by hand, using forklift truck or lifting gear.
• Planning of logistics for a business relocation to move to a new working site
• Coordinated dispatching of transport vehicles distributing goods across the South West
• Pick, pack and dispatch high-volume orders
• Carried out stock control and maintained quality standards.
• Conducted quality assessment before transporting goods, assessing for breakages or imperfections and all relevant paperwork.

• Project manage the design and build of the A3 Academy coaching facility
• Project manage the extension of the facility 2020
• Procure gym/gymnastics/mixed martial arts/boxing and safety equipment
• Chair weekly performance meetings
• Negotiate fight contracts with sponsors and out promoters
• Conduct monthly performance reviews for coaches and professional athletes
• Meet potential stakeholders in the business
• Design and implement a mentoring framework for future coaches
• Produce monthly cashflow and expenditure reports
• Co-write facility risk assessments and method statements
• Design and implement strength and conditioning programmes for 50+ Professional/Amateur athletes
• Run monthly Email marketing campaigns using Mailchimp
• Manage coaches and athletes monthly/weekly timetable
• Design facility timetable
• Interview potential candidates and appoint coaching staff
• Coach upwards of 50 Private/small groups strength and conditioning sessions per week
• Produce detailed documentation for the local authority of sessions with vulnerable children and young people.

• In studio during shoots
• Prepare locations for product shoots
• Assist on weekend wedding shoots
• Edit photographs using Photoshop cs2
• Design settings for fantasy and costume shots
• Planned and prepared for numerous on-location and studio shoots concurrently.

• Manage a small team of landscapers on landscaping projects
• Prepare estimates and quotations for clients
• Undertake a variety of landscape gardening and garden maintenance projects
• Be responsible for checking and maintaining all equipment tolls and machinery
• Delivered top quality service to encourage customer referrals.
• Carried out day-to-day duties including grass/hedge cutting optimising maintenance and visual appeal.