Samuel Gillman

Site forman for a small building company in East Sussex taking on all kinds of projects in the domestic sector

• Delivered exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and professionally while keeping them informed of project progress.
• Worked with many different building materials and building techniques.
• Worked from architectural and structural plans to produce long lasting and accurate buildings.
• Coordinated with other trades to insure that projects ran smoothly and deadlines where met.
• Managed other colleagues and labourers effectively helping them learn and up skill.
• Assembled durable, high-quality timber structures for a range of different extensions and new builds.
• Learned how to operate Diggers and dumpers to a high level.
• Used mathematical skills to work out roof pitches, locations of foundations,walls and quantities of materials.

• Renovated 3 old Farm outbuildings into houses including a large Traditional sussex barn.
• Foreman for a new build Garage/workshop.
• Did everything from the ground up, demolition, underpinning the foundations, pouring new concrete pads, underfloor heating, timber frame partition walls, new roofs, flooring, second fix carpentry, fitting kitchen and bathrooms.
• Demonstrated close attention to detail to verify quality and accuracy of work ensuring the building held high energy efficiency
• Ordered, unloaded, sorted and tracked supplies and equipment needed for the project

• Built the Timber structure for a story and half house and large Cabin Annex to a high standard
• Worked to technical structural plans ensuring the structure was sound and to the architects design.
• Used mathematical skills to work roof pitches, positions of walls, door and window openings.
• Collaborated each morning with colleagues to ensure everything ran smoothly and efficiently.