Paul Legg

Facilitates delivery of an annual £5.5m repairs and maintenance, compliance and planned maintenance programme for various school buildings within Winchester College and Pilgrims Prep School.

Delivery of Re-active Maintenance and Compliance work through a tailored electronic repair system including a resource scheduling system.

Delivery of a £3.5m Planned and Cyclical Maintenance programme throughout the various residential and school buildings and domestic housing owned by the College.

Manages a team of 36, encompassing 8 office-based staff and 28 trade operatives, to drive workflow enhancement and optimise efficiencies.

Regularly reviews business performance throughout team, report and implement new systems of work to enhance business efficiencies.

Monitors spending and prepares financial projections to align with budgets. Reports on deviations and recommendations to ensure targets are met.

Produces monthly KPI reports for reactive maintenance and statutory compliance work.

Ensures all works are delivered within budget through monthly CVR's.

Promoting a safe working culture within the team and to ensuring all works are completed in line with Health & Safety regulations.

Ensures work on site is completed to within targets and to the highest quality as demanded by the college.

Delivered capital and cyclical works to Retirement and Extra Care Housing Schemes throughout Hampshire.

Prepared feasibility proposals and cost estimates for projects.

Monitoring of expenditure and maintaining budgetary control on all projects.

Prepared detailed specifications and tender documentation, evaluation of tenders and submission of detailed tender reports including recommendations to ensure value for money achieved in all project initiatives.

Developed and monitored the programme of works on various projects and communicated any variance to the Client and their residents.

Carry our regular site inspections of work, providing technical support and authorising payments and certificates in accordance with the contract conditions.

Prepare pre-construction plans under the CDM regulations, and evaluate Construction Phase Health and Safety plans including Risk assessments and Method Statements.

Carry out Technical inspections and annual Fire Risk Assessments and provide recommendations.

Led an In-house building works team of 88 Staff delivering Re-active Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Gas and Electrical services. Portfolio included 5500 Social Housing properties, Commercial buildings and Leisure centres.

Facilitated delivery of services within an overall annual maintenance budget of £7.2m. Service areas included :-

• Delivery of £2.3m annual reactive maintenance repairs service including refurbishment of voids on a two-week turnaround.
• Executed annual planned maintenance programme including kitchen replacements, bathroom upgrades, external decorating contracts and central heating renewals using in-house tradesmen.
• Annual gas servicing contract fulfilling landlord responsibilities for 4300 properties and addressing heating breakdowns within client timelines.
• Various electrical contracts, including electrical condition reports to 1000 properties a year and emergency lighting installations for leisure centres and offices.

Successfully structured a team to deliver each service area efficiently and reviewed periodically to ensure continued value for money.

Implemented an effective re-active 24/7 Out of Hours Emergency Repairs service.

Effectively implemented a new computer based repairs system including Dynamic Resource Scheduling, significantly improving efficiencies and customer service.

Handled customer complaints effectively to maintain a high satisfaction rate and in line with council procedure.

Promoted a positive safety culture within the team to ensure all aspects of health & safety were delivered through safe systems of work, communication and training.

Facilitated seamless delivery of work operations through effective communication and task allocation.

Supported staff development by organising regular training and feedback sessions.

Promoted a positive work culture to enhance employee morale and productivity.

Achieved successful delivery of new build social and affordable housing projects for registered social landlords through effective management within Geoffrey Osborne Homes Division.

Realised financial targets through precise control from conception to final account, demonstrating fiscal responsibility.

Optimised procurement of sub-contract orders and negotiation of final accounts, contributing to overall project efficiency.

Delivered timely valuations and final accounts to clients, ensuring project accountability.

Generated comprehensive monthly cost reconciliation reports to support informed decision-making.

Facilitated flagship £7.36m design and build contract, converting 3 MOD barracks into 8 self-contained flats and constructing 43 new timber-framed houses/flats, reinforcing project impact.

Managed financial aspects of £1m design and build project comprising 9 traditionally constructed houses/bungalows and one super E Canadian timber frame house, achieving project goals efficiently.

Oversaw financial and contractual management for diverse maintenance and refurbishment projects, ensuring adherence to budgets of up to £400k.

Directed full supervision of contracts from pre-contract phases to final accounts, enhancing project delivery.

Implemented CDM compliance measures, including method statements, risk assessments, and COSHH assessments, to safeguard workplace safety.

Cultivated relationships with clients, architects, structural engineers, and sub-contractors for effective contract development.

Managed procurement of all plant, access equipment, and materials to support project execution.

Led discussions in pre and post-contract meetings with clients, agents, and architects to align project goals.

Executed preparations for interim valuations, final accounts, and payments to sub-contractors, contributing to financial accuracy.

Strategically planned labour resources, encompassing direct and subcontract trades, with a focus on health and safety leadership.

Coordinated all aspects of refurbishment and cyclical maintenance contracts, managing processes from feasibility assessment through to final account resolution.