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Stuart Barnes

Stuart Barnes

Building contractor
Cheadle,Cheshire

Summary

I am a driven, enthusiastic and skilled builder with over twenty years proven experience in various fields of Construction and maintenance. Adept at working in high pressure environments, I have a dogged work ethic and excellent interpersonal communication skills. My objective is to secure a new and challenging full time position where I can continue to use my passion, enthusiasm and experience to lead successful projects.

Work history

Self-employed Building contractor

Swift unlimited
Cheshire and surrounding areas
01.2019 - Current
  • Leading a reliable team of skilled trades-people to build luxury extensions and SIP panel garden rooms
  • Supervising all stages of each build from initial foundations through to a final customer handover providing a complete turn-key service
  • A customer facing-role, working on high quality projects requiring impeccable attention to detail
  • Being organised and focused, following a strict product schedule to achieve high quality results
  • Reading drawings and assessing specifications in detail
  • Carrying out works in a courteous and professional manner ensuring that the reputation of the Company is positively promoted in all dealings whilst maintaining customer expectations.
  • Key skills: site surveying and management, Tendering and Quoting
  • Trades carried out - SIP panel installation, all aspects of joinery, firestone rubber roofing, slating, installation of aluminium bifolding and sliding doors and windows, plumbing, electrical, plastering flooring, painting.

General Builder

Alpha Building and Joinery Services Ltd
All North West
03.2017 - 01.2019
  • Working on domestic and commercial building projects,

Undertaking extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions, and new builds

  • Assess, Plan and complete electrical work 1st and 2nd fix for all ongoing projects.
  • Diversify over a wide range of trades depending on the scope and specifications of each job.
  • Worked efficiently to help teams complete construction projects ahead of deadlines.

Multi-trade Building contractor

Belvoir – UK lettings and Estate Agents
09.2015 - 11.2017
  • Tendering the cost, size and duration of projects in order to provide prospect customers with accurate and timely quotations
  • Using knowledge and experience to make repairs over multiple disciplines ie
  • Plumbing, electrical, joinery, plastering and roofing
  • To maintain appropriate and accurate records of time, duration and scope of works undertaken, together with materials utilized on each project
  • Carry out duties in a safe manner and comply with safety rule/regulations and codes of practice
  • Sourcing necessary materials required ensuring effective completion of the works, minimizing waste and surplus materials wherever possible
  • Provide out of hours emergency service.

Self Employed Plasterer and Building contractor

Pro-Plast -Plastering and Building Services
Stockport, Cheshire
06.2013
  • Tendering and Quoting for a range of domestic and commercial plastering and building work
  • Planning and overseeing the successful completion of each job from start to finish, managing customer expectations at all times
  • Solid plastering, reskims, drylining, Suspended walls and ceilings using MF systems and timber, general building work
  • Repairs and restoration work on numerous projects.

Multi-trade Maintenance Operative

Happy Homes – Property Management Company
Manchester
02.2008 - 06.2013
  • Responsible for the Maintenance of a portfolio of over 500 properties, managing a wide variety of stakeholder expectations, ensuring that Happy Homes provide a high level of customer service
  • To carry out all aspects of property maintenance
  • Accurately predicting the cost, size and duration of each project
  • To ensure that all works are undertaken in a safe manner in accordance with good practice and current legislation
  • Work in a cost-effective manner
  • To communicate effectively and work productively with all other staff.

Apprentice/ General site labourer

Best construction
Stockport, Cheshire
02.2001 - 01.2007
  • Completed 3 years of work based training, learning from time served tradesman and guided by college tutors
  • Completed and passed city and guilds recognised industry standard qualifications
  • Shadowed and assisted senior team members to observe established processes and best practices across a wide range of trades.
  • Followed and helped enforce health and safety protocols for worker protections.

Skills

  • Over 20 years construction industry experience
  • Project tendering, planning and management
  • Building related Problem solving skills
  • leadership and communication
  • Contractors Supervision and quality control
  • Driven Work Ethic
  • Extremely diligent with an Attention to detail
  • Experienced and competent in several Trades ;-

-Plumbing and Electrical

-All Joinery

-All Plastering

-Tiling

-Roofing

-Drainage and guttering

Education

City & Guilds Electrical Installation 2330 -

Skills solutions
Trafford Park, Trafford
09.2010 - 06.2011

City&Guilds Plastering and Construction -

North Area College
Manchester
09.2002 - 07.2005

Asbestos awareness course -

UKasl asbestos specialists
Manchester
01.2017 - 01.2017

4 A-Levels, Grade A-C -

Aquinas Sixth Form College
Stockport
09.2000 - 07.2002

9 GCSE's Grades AC - undefined

Priestnall Secondary School
01.1995 - 04.2000

CSCS health and safety Card -

CITB
Manchester
06.2017 - 06.2017

Referances

Excellent Professional and Personal References can be provided upon request.

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 02/20/84
  • Nationality: British
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