Ken Perraton
Manchester ,Borough of Bury
Summary
I am a passionate professional with a real drive for continual self development and for the advancement of the Construction Industry in the UK. I love working in the Construction Industry and am grateful for the opportunities that it is has provided me with, both to build effective working relationships and to deliver important projects with real benefits to society in general and to our local communities.
I am also passionate about helping others with their careers and ambitions. I enjoy mentorship and find the opportunity to help develop junior professionals highly rewarding and motivating.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director
Faithful+Gould
Manchester
07.2022 - Current
Associate Director covering northwest across offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington with Project Management team of 20. North West Sector lead in Healthcare and Government Soft Landings Champion. Key clients including the Department for Education, Manchester City Council, Liverpool John Moore's University and the Government Property Association. Key roles include:
- Line Management;
- Project Finances and budgeting;
- RICS Councilor/ Mentorship; and
- Project Bidding/ Business Development.
Associate Project Manager
Arcadis LLP
Manchester
08.2021 - 07.2022
Associate Project Manager in Education, Science and Health in northwest across offices in Manchester and Warrington with Project Management team across the north of 30. Key Clients including that of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Royal Cornwall NHS Trust.
Experience working alongside the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) review team and commissioning partners. Project lead on 'Agile 6' - Royal Cornwall Maternity Hospital in Truro, Cornwall.
Associate Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
Manchester
06.2018 - 07.2021
Associate Project Manager covering north west offices in Liverpool and Manchester. Key clients include for Mulbury City Homes, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Chorley Borough Council, DEFRA, and CEFAS.
Commissioned as Interim Project Director for Portsmouth Hospital Trust for a project to construct a new Emergency Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Portsmouth (£55M).
Role included for:
- Project Lead on multiple projects;
- Line Management & Mentorship;
- Project budget and finance control; and
- Business Development and bid profiling.
Senior Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
Manchester
02.2019 - 01.2021
Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
Manchester
06.2018 - 02.2019
Senior Building Surveyor
Currie Brown
Glasgow
10.2015 - 05.2018
Senior Project Manager based from Eurocentral, Scotland but also working across central belt (Glasgow - Edinburgh). Both professional and project management roles/ duties for a number of local government and FM providers.
Commissioned as Lead Independent Certifier for the following joint venture projects:
- Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary;
- Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital;
- Kelso High School and community Centre; and
- Newbattle High School and Community Centre.
Building Surveyor
Currie Brown
Glasgow
08.2014 - 10.2015
Architectural Technologist
DGDesign, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dumfries
01.2007 - 07.2014
Design and project management for a number of local community new build projects, including that of:
- Kelloholm Shared Facility; and
- Carlingwark Outdoor Centre.
Education
BSC (Hons) - Building Surveying
University College of Estate Management
ReadingGCSEs - Various
Ivybridge Community College
Plymouth HND - Architectural Technology
University of the West of Scotland
Dumfries 2006
Skills
- Team building and leadership;
- Mentoring, coaching and support;
- Construction contracts and procurement;
- Project controls and planning;
- Project Management;
- Business Case authorship;
- Building Surveying and design
Additional Information
- Health & Education;
- Science and Research;
- Further Education;
- Local Authority/ Government;
- Assisted Care/ Mental Health;
- Development; mixed used;
- Heritage Environment;
- Libraries, Museums and Archive;
- Government Soft Landings;
- Net Zero Carbon/ sustainability;
- Design & Engineering.
Key Projects
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary (£236M);
Alder Hey Children's Hospital (£263M);
Tatton Development mixed use facility (£20M);
Royal Edinburgh Mental Health Hospital (£55M);
Royal Cornwall Infirmary MRI facility (£34M);
STFC Supercomputer (£30M);
CEFAS marine laboratory and offices (£22M);
Leighton Hospital Emergency Department (£16M);
Lisburne SEND Primary School (£22M);
Professional Qualifications
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - MRICS 2011
Chartered Association of Building Engineers - CABE 2012
NEC ECC 3 Project Manager Accreditation -NEC 2016
NEC ECC 4 Project Manager Accreditation - NEC 2021
APM Project Planning and Controls Accreditation - APM 2021
Building Better Business Cases - APMG 2021
Certification
- SE Student of the Year Award for outstanding academic achievement 2011);
- Architects Shield for Innovation Design (2005);
Interests
My main interests outside of my career rest with family and sporting activities. I used to regularly play rugby and football at local level but now prefer to focus on coaching; I am active coach for my daughter's local football team.
I am keen on promoting continual self development. I am currently learning Spanish and playing the Guitar.
I am also a Governor on the board of my local Primary School for which my youngest daughter is currently a pupil.
Timeline
Associate Director
Faithful+Gould
07.2022 - Current
Associate Project Manager
Arcadis LLP
08.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
02.2019 - 01.2021
Associate Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
06.2018 - 07.2021
Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall
06.2018 - 02.2019
Senior Building Surveyor
Currie Brown
10.2015 - 05.2018
Building Surveyor
Currie Brown
08.2014 - 10.2015
Architectural Technologist
DGDesign, Dumfries and Galloway Council
01.2007 - 07.2014
BSC (Hons) - Building Surveying
University College of Estate Management
GCSEs - Various
Ivybridge Community College
HND - Architectural Technology
University of the West of Scotland
- SE Student of the Year Award for outstanding academic achievement 2011);
- Architects Shield for Innovation Design (2005);
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