Nicky Hughes

• Implemented a new Tool/Process to ensure handover to delivery maximised all of the information gathered during the precon phase.
• Maintained excellent relations with the Client and Client's Professional team during the Preconstruction and Contract phase, before handing over to delivery.
• Conducted value engineering exercises, resulting in significant cost savings without compromising quality.
• Identified potential risks for cost overruns through meticulous project planning and analysis.
• Collaborated closely with Design during design phase to incorporate cost-effective solutions.
• Developed excellent relationships with the supply chain ensuring swift and competitive costs.

• Redefined Pre-Contract processes to promote efficiencies
• Introduced tools to improve knowledge transfer at hand over to Operations
• Was a key member of the team involved in winning the biggest project the company had ever undertaken (£8.5 million)
• Responsible for Commercial pitch strategy for Projects, analysing areas of competitive advantage and best approach to win projects
• Preparation of Tender packs for MEPH tenders to Sub-contractors
• Review of Client Tender Packs to clarify requirements and guide Design Team
• Review of Technical specifications
• As a member of the senior Management team, involved in Strategic Planning for the 1,3,5 and 10 year goals

• Promoted from Senior PM to Project/Pre Con Director within 5 months of appointment (within probation period).
• Successfully tendered on 7 projects ranging from £1.1 - £4 million - winning all against top contenders.
• Won a number of smaller projects in addition to main projects
• £16million under my remit, full financial responsibility for same
• Consolidation and review of Contract Pack - Contractors Proposals for inclusion in JCT
• Design review
• Detailed Cost analysis and Quote preparation and Tender preparation
• Client engagement at Senior Level
• Management and allocation of all subcontractor packages, resourcing and delivery thereof
• Preparation and review of Project Pack
• Project procurement
• Overall responsibility for overseeing delivery of projects to handover
• Business development, Client meetings and Pitching proposals
• Strategic planning
• Defined scope for wide range of projects.
• Refined execution of project plans to overcome challenges and deliver high-quality results.
• Developed plans and strategies to promote continuous improvement.

• 12000 sq ft London Office including Meeting rooms, Boardrooms, Tea Point and Washrooms (£1m)
• Mitigated risk, coordinated plans and updated specifications to ensure safety and HSE compliance.
• Budget control and management of Variations
• Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by resolving issues efficiently.
• Upheld quality standards by monitoring and correcting work.
• Defined project deliverables and monitored status of tasks.
• Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend working relationship for future business opportunities.
• Determined project schedules and maintained timeline with proactive adjustments to workflow.
• Generated reports detailing project information and predictions.
• Conducted technical and customer meetings to increase communication and strengthen internal and external relationships locally and Internationally.
• Made changes to project scope and cost and effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
• Served as single point of contact for project scheduling and changes.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans.

• Successfully provided a turnkey Design and Build solution to a plethora of Clients
• Clients include Commercial Offices, Residential Developments, Luxury hospitality suites, Stadiums, Hospitals, National Banks, Barrister Chambers, Retail and Services Offices - direct Clients or in Partnership with Architectural firms. (£100k - £8m)
• Spearheaded all high level projects.
• Bid Presentations and preparation, including best value schemes and Client quotes
• Estimating and detailed Cost schedules
• Networking and Business development to grow the business
• Decision Management and Contract negotiation
• Procurement and Resourcing of Subcontractor packages
• Management of all project deliverables and dependencies
• Project planning and costing and program development
• Bid preparation and CAD Design
• Complex Stakeholder and Supplier Management
• Quality Control for the duration of multi-layered projects
• Completion of Tender packs ensuring all required drawings are included and sufficient.
• Co-ordinated launch and design meetings and decisions across internal departments, client and landlord teams for Tenant Installations.
• Mitigated excessive spending by effectively negotiating vendor product and sales service contracts to optimise cost savings.
• Published in National Magazines on 9 occasions

• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated them to other team members.
• Assessed Vendor products and maintained Vendor relations.
• Directed all phases of software projects, from inception to delivery.
• Co-ordinated design meetings and decisions across multiple internal and client departments.
• Prepared project Quotes
• Spearheaded Illovo Sugar logistics outsource to Barloworld, resulting in successful integration and Supply Chain award.. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/barloworld-in-r38bn-outsourcing-deal-with-illovo-2004-08-24/rep_id:4715/company:barloworld-logistics-2010-02-18
• Created Project plans including all deliverables and dependencies, resource and time allocations
• Monitored timelines and flagged potential issues to be addressed, including scope creep, staff changes, client issues, software/hardware limitations.
• Directed quality assurance efforts to maximize adherence to delivery dates and to minimize client 'down' time.
• Reviewed sales, customer concerns and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
• Supervised the work of 6 team members, offering constructive feedback on their work performance and progression planning.
• Recommended process and system improvements such as Process flow improvements for Illovo Sugar Zambia, to ensure better security controls and improved Productivity.
• Business development and Account Management

• Data analysis
• System/Software configuration to comply with the site requirements.
• Data manipulation and migration from old to new database structures
• System testing.
• Data comparison and cleansing.
• System training - site users.
• Assistand with running the 2 systems in parallel until switchover - daily reconciliation of systems to ensure identical results in all calculations at end and start of day - eg. Amortisations, Interest etc

Financial software house writing software for the Financial services industry and Inland Revenue

• Y2k Testing
• Writing functional Specifications, including design of GUI's, validation rules and database structure
• Working alongside developers and completing unit system and stress testing during build phase
• Beta testing after completion of build
• 3rd level support once software was live
• Tasked with setting up Automated test tools and writing test scripts (Rational and Rational Rose)
• Assistance with roll out of new releases at Solution 6 branches
• Training support staff on new software