Chima Ajufo
Summary
Property professional with circa 20 years of public and private sector experience in strategic asset planning, legislative compliance, operational performance optimisation, life-cycle and investment planning, maintenance process optimisation and predictive maintenance, sustainability planning and Net Zero Carbon delivery.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Director - Head of Professional (Technical) Services
HM Revenue & Customs Estates, UK
09.2020 - 09.2025
- HMRC Estates Leadership team member responsible for a multi-disciplinary team of 18 property specialists covering EHS, Building Services, Physical Security and BIM, with a remit to foster alignment between core estates functions and strategic business objectives including, net zero planning, regulatory compliance and business continuity.
- Responsible for the delivery of technical policies and delivery strategies to standardise Estates operational protocols, support sustainability delivery and life cycle planning, promote capability development and contribute to the estates Target Operating Model.
- Developed business cases to secure HM Treasury funding for the delivery of portfolio-wide net zero planning and IOT feasibility in 2021(SR21), and physical security infrastructure improvement programme in 2025 (SR25).
- Direct the delivery of portfolio-wide energy audits based on BMS/EMS data to optimise operational energy consumption.
- Promoting estates functional maturity and cost efficiency through capability development to facilitate the internal delivery and minimise contractor overhead.
- Lead the delivery of pre-handover assurance of new build estate and major refurbishment works, and operational assurance of existing buildings to assure executive leadership of alignment with regulation and strategic estates objectives including the Greening Government Commitments and the Government physical security minimum standards.
Asset Management Consultant (Associate Director)
Gardiner & Theobald London, UK
London
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Responsible for the delivery of life-cycle cost analysis, including BREEAM / LEED Man 02 & Mat 01 analysis for new and refurbished commercial real estate, with clients including; British Land, British Museum, London Legacy Development Corporation and Westminster City Council.
- Provided end-to-end FM procurement support including; soft market engagement, bid evaluations, stakeholder management and development of NEC 3 based procurement specification documents for new and existing properties with clients including; Greystar, Derwent, British Museum, and UCLH.
- Key technical contributor to all projects related to strategic asset management and ISO 55001 deployment including; asset register build, asset validation and condition assessment surveys, long-term asset planning, maintenance strategy development, CMMS / CAFM specification and procurement support, and work order management optimisation.
- Pro-actively engaged in business development opportunities with clients to increase the scope of service beyond initial appointments while managing fee forecasts and tracking operational P&L against team financial objectives.
Maintenance Process Specialist
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) London, UK
London
05.2016 - 12.2018
- Responsible for the development and implementation of the Next Generation Maintenance (NGM) asset management framework across JLL EMEA accounts, including the development of tools, processes, procedures, standards, KPIs and governance relating to NGM.
- Provided tactical asset management SME support and training to FM operations teams to facilitate alignment with NGM and conducted ISO 55000 assessments to establish operational maturity and NGM implementation success.
- Supported the population of the JLL Global Job Plan Library and executed asset data migrations from client’s incumbent CMMS / CAFM platforms to Corrigo.
Reliability Consultant
Advanced Technology Services (ATS) – Seconded to Eaton Automotive Birmingham, UK
Birmingham
09.2015 - 05.2016
Reliability Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (formerly Johnson Controls) - Seconded to Mondelez Birmingham, UK
Birmingham
05.2014 - 09.2015
Reliability Engineer
British Steel – (formerly Tata Steel) Scunthorpe, UK
Scunthorpe
10.2008 - 05.2014
Education
PgCert. Government Property Leadership - Leadership and Management
Henley Business School, University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom 10.2021 - 07.2022
MSc. Engineering Design - Engineering
Loughborough University
Loughborough, Leicestershire 10.2007 - 12.2009
BEng. (Hon) Mechanical Engineering - Engineering
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom 09.2003 - 07.2007
Skills
- Strategic Asset Management &ISO 55001
- Project Management
- Life Cycle Management
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance
- IOT
- SFG 20
- BIM ISO 19560
- Regulatory Compliance
- Energy Monitoring & Optimisation
- Work Order Management Optimisation
- Sustainability
- HTM statutory compliance requirements and Health and Safety legislation
- Microsoft Office Suite Mastery
- Leadership excellence
- Process Improvement
Certification
- IOSH Leading Safely - The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health – 2022-02
- IEMA Associate – Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment UK – 2021-03
- CEng, MIMechE - The Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK – 2019-08
- Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute – 2018-03
- Certificate in Asset Management - Institute of Asset Management – 2017-06
- Certified Reliability Leader - Association of Asset Management Professionals – 2017-04
References
Available on request.
Hobbies and Interests
Golf, Travelling, Boxing, Reading, Photography
Custom
MAINTENANCE PROCESS SPECIALIST / REGIONAL IMPLEMENTER – EMEA
Affiliations
- Golf
- Boxing
- Travel
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PgCert. Government Property Leadership - Leadership and Management
Henley Business School, University of Reading
10.2021 - 07.2022
Assistant Director - Head of Professional (Technical) Services
HM Revenue & Customs Estates, UK
09.2020 - 09.2025
Asset Management Consultant (Associate Director)
Gardiner & Theobald London, UK
12.2018 - 03.2020
Maintenance Process Specialist
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) London, UK
05.2016 - 12.2018
Reliability Consultant
Advanced Technology Services (ATS) – Seconded to Eaton Automotive Birmingham, UK
09.2015 - 05.2016
Reliability Engineer
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (formerly Johnson Controls) - Seconded to Mondelez Birmingham, UK
05.2014 - 09.2015
Reliability Engineer
British Steel – (formerly Tata Steel) Scunthorpe, UK
10.2008 - 05.2014
MSc. Engineering Design - Engineering
Loughborough University
10.2007 - 12.2009
BEng. (Hon) Mechanical Engineering - Engineering
University of Birmingham
09.2003 - 07.2007
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