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Certification
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Geoff Jones

Blackwood,Caerphilly County Borough

Summary

I have gained a variety of experience through working in the construction industry and a substantial time within various Housing Associations.

Offering strong organisational and leadership skills, with background in team collaboration and problem-solving.

Knowledgeable about managing timelines and coordinating resources to meet project goals. Driven Project Manager with knack for strategic planning and problem-solving.

Can deliver complex projects on time and within scope. Skilled in stakeholder management, team leadership, and process optimisation, resulting in increased efficiency and resident satisfaction.

Have built a firm foundation as an asset manger understanding data, systems, planning, workstreams and budgets and how they fit with the business model.

Fully understand the need to ensure continual long-term improvement to the energy efficiency of a business's portfolio.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Project Manager (Secondment)

Hedyn
, Caerphilly County Borough
2025.10 - Current
  • Lead and manage the team to create and delivery investment projects, workstreams, undertaking contract management including budget monitoring and reporting, ensuring the delivery of the customer commitments.
  • Manage works according to the plans that have been developed, and that work sites are operated in an efficient and safety-first manner. Apply effective and appropriate project management techniques to ensure works are carried out within agreed timescales and within agreed costs.
  • Manage budgets and approving contract spend to ensure value for money is delivered, whilst monitoring and managing combined capital and revenue budgets.
  • Motivate the team and manage processes to improve customer service and efficiency of delivery whilst ensuring procedures are followed and compliance and regulatory standards are met.
  • Embed and control efficient contract delivery over workstreams in Hedyn’s Investment programme, programming works and providing feedback to Welsh Government and other parties.
  • Undertake site supervision visits as necessary in an efficient manner to ensure consistent high levels of quality are delivered and ensure that Health and Safety requirements are being always implemented by Hedyn staff and contractors.
  • Validate contract procurement specification and approve key performance information and report as necessary on the performance of contractors engaged.
  • Provide high level, expert professional or technical advice, guidance, consultation, and solutions in an intelligible and timely fashion to colleagues or senior management. Provide practical solutions to complex technical issues, taking specialist advice as necessary.
  • Lead the team to create and deliver contract management processes, working with colleagues to undertake contract reviews, including budget monitoring and reporting
  • Effectively communicate with customers, private occupants and leaseholders and other stakeholders, ensuring all complaints and queries are dealt with in accordance with Hedyn policy.
  • Drive service improvements through technology and innovative working methods that ensures value for money services for customers.

Decarbonisation Manager

Newport City Homes
Newport, Newport
2023.05 - 2025.10
  • Assist the Head of Asset Strategy & Investment to develop NCH’s Decarbonisation Strategy to ensure continual long-term improvement to the energy efficiency of our portfolio.
  • Develop a decarb roadmap to influence programme work, programme budgets and link it to the 30 year business plan.
  • Lead role in the developing of initiatives, preparing business cases & bidding and managing funding for green energy, carbon reduction and environmental investment programmes.
  • Day-to-day responsibility for co-ordination of the delivery of programmes of environmental improvement works.
  • Interrogating, validating, modelling and overall management of energy data, processes and reporting.

Asset Manager

Melin Homes
Pontypool, Torfaen County Borough
2015.05 - 2023.05

• Client Representative CDM
• Asset Database Management and the implementation of new Keystone AM

system and delivery of 100% stock condition survey programme
• Asset Performance Management
• Technical lead for delivery of action plan to implement FFHH of the new

Renting Homes Act

Health and Safety Compliance Management – Asbestos, Legionella, Fire,Estate Management.
• Service Contract Procurement and Management
• Planned programme Procurement and management
• Preparation of and financial management of planned programme
• Liaison with Development BU

  • Disabled adaptation works
  • Estate Management
    • Reactive maintenance service request management
    • Service Standard monitoring
    • Insurance claim investigations and policy compliance
    • Contracts Register Management
    • Formal and informal complaint investigation

Asset Manager

Seren Group
Newport, Newport
2012.03 - 2015.05
  • Line managed surveying and administrative team
  • Responsible for delivery of all Capital & Revenue works programmes and monitoring monthly projected target costs are achieved.
  • Oversee all cost information and overall budget, and set cost model budgets for following financial years
  • Ensured the above was delivered cost effectively and to a high quality for the resident, whilst achieving value for money for the business
  • Responsible for driving down cost in the supply chain and improved contractor efficiencies in the work force through a Partnering contract
  • Focused on continuous improvement to gain VFM and increasing high customer satisfaction feedback
  • Worked with 'Vanguard' to implement systems thinking to achieve a 'right 1st time' approach
  • Worked closely with EstatePro asset database consultants to improve component data and cleanse information on database to inform future programmes and budgets, and to understand how this impacts on business plan and 30 year model.

Supply Chain Co-Ordinator / Senior Surveyor

Charter Housing Association
Newport, Newport
2007.04 - 2012.03
  • Senior Surveyor role responsible for Area surveyor staff
  • Managed planned bathroom/kitchen and window & door installation programmes.
  • Managed the Major works programme
  • Produced Option Appraisal reports
  • Responsible for writing specification for property refurbishment projects following OA's evaluations.
  • Designed and managed repair projects.
  • Responsible for the procurement of contracts and costing of work using JCT, collaborative framework agreements and open book S.O.R's
  • Involved in OJU PQQ evaluation processes.
  • Ensured regular data collection for KPI's to monitor productivity, performance, satisfaction, managing results to ensure quality was maintained to meet customer and client expectations.

Area Surveyor

Charter Housing Association
Newport, Newport
1997.07 - 2007.04
  • Responsible for reactive and void repairs for circa 1000 properties.
  • To diagnose and initiate repairs in a timely manner and within budget constraints.
  • Work with other surveyors and teams which crossed over geographical areas and were more complex in nature
  • Work with business's insurance company to complete any claims
  • Provide specifications and work with consultants as and when necessary
  • Liaise with building control, conservation, architects, structural engineers and utility companies as necessary to complete works and solve issues
  • Responsible for complaints resolutions and escalation when required.
  • Validate invoices and authorise payments within delegated authority.
  • Ensure all H&S and site compliance was enforced throughout works.

Carpenter / Site Supervisor

R J Building
Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
1996.08 - 1997.07
  • Working on private domestic properties carrying out all carpentry and joinery disciplines which were void and tenanted.
  • Replaced and repaired cut roofs, fascias, soffits & rainwater goods. Kitchen and stair balustrade installs, Stud walling, door & window installs and other 1st fix works. also carried out 2nd fix works - internal doors, linings, architraves and skirting etc.

Carpenter / Site Suopervisor

GMB Construction Ltd.
Hamburg, Germany
1995.05 - 1995.09
  • Worked on commercial premises from shops to offices in various city locations
  • Work involved specified company systems relating to floors, walls and ceilings.

Education

Level 5 Diploma - Retrofit Co-Ordinator - Decarbonisation PAS 2035

Quals Direct
Newport
2025.04 - 2025.12

ILM Level 5 Diploma - Leadership and Management

Talk Training
Cardiff
2016.03 - 2017.11

Degree - Bachelor of Science - Building Surveying

University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
1993.09 - 1996.07

BTECH ONC - Building Studies

Pontypridd Technical College
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
1992.09 - 1994.07

NVQ 1, 2 & 3 - Carpentry & Joinery

Skills Centre
Cardiff
1991.02 - 1991.12

City & Guilds Level 1& 2 - Carpentry & Joinery

Pontypridd Technical College
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf
1988.09 - 1990.06

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal This ensures that I can adequately converse with residents, contractors, colleagues and stakeholders
  • Throughout my career I have acquired the necessary skills required to meet the demands of the role, and have the ability to produce reports and budgetary analysis as required I understand the importance of excellent communication and IT skills
  • Positive attitude and am able to challenge traditional methods of working when deemed appropriate I understand the importance of change management
  • I have gained knowledge through systems working approach combined with continuous improvement through training
  • Experience of working in pressured environments within reactive, planned, capitol / major works teams which has progressed into middle management roles as Asset and Decarbonisation Manger
  • Excellent technical knowledge built up with almost 40 years in the building industry
  • Excellent organisational skills and can illustrate through direction and leadership the benefits of cross departmental working
  • I mentor my team and can guide via an understanding of current working practices and processes, and offer solutions for improvement Experienced in supervising teams od internal and external contractors and developing their skills to improve performance
  • Throughout my experience in the construction industry I have gained excellent understanding of the principles and application of health and safety regulations Conversant with all aspects of H&S legislation and CDM Regulations and have implemented into previous projects and work

Certification

BOHS Management of Asbestos in Buildings - P405 - April 2021

CDM - Projects Safety Course in 'Principal Designer Role' - Feb 2019

CO5 Certificate in Applied Fire Risk Assessment - Nov 2018

BOHS Surveying & Sampling Strategies for Asbestos in Buildings Refresher - P402 - Dec 2018

Scaffold Safety - Sep 2018

Confined Spaces - June 2018

BOHS Surveying & Sampling Strategies for Asbestos in Buildings - P402 - Nov 2015

BOSH P901 - Legionella - Management & Control of Building Hot & Cold Water Services

Interviewing Skills Workshop - Dec 2014

IOSH - Managing Safely - Oct 2013

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Project Manager (Secondment)

Hedyn
2025.10 - Current

Level 5 Diploma - Retrofit Co-Ordinator - Decarbonisation PAS 2035

Quals Direct
2025.04 - 2025.12

Decarbonisation Manager

Newport City Homes
2023.05 - 2025.10

ILM Level 5 Diploma - Leadership and Management

Talk Training
2016.03 - 2017.11

Asset Manager

Melin Homes
2015.05 - 2023.05

Asset Manager

Seren Group
2012.03 - 2015.05

Supply Chain Co-Ordinator / Senior Surveyor

Charter Housing Association
2007.04 - 2012.03

Area Surveyor

Charter Housing Association
1997.07 - 2007.04

Carpenter / Site Supervisor

R J Building
1996.08 - 1997.07

Carpenter / Site Suopervisor

GMB Construction Ltd.
1995.05 - 1995.09

Degree - Bachelor of Science - Building Surveying

University of Glamorgan
1993.09 - 1996.07

BTECH ONC - Building Studies

Pontypridd Technical College
1992.09 - 1994.07

NVQ 1, 2 & 3 - Carpentry & Joinery

Skills Centre
1991.02 - 1991.12

City & Guilds Level 1& 2 - Carpentry & Joinery

Pontypridd Technical College
1988.09 - 1990.06
Geoff Jones