Wale O.
Cambridge,Cambridge & East Anglia
Summary
Senior Construction & Client-side Project Manager with extensive UK and international experience delivering complex building, healthcare, education, commercial and defence projects across the UK, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. Strong background in capital projects, contractor management, stakeholder engagement, programme control, budget oversight and CDM 2015 compliance. Recent role as Deputy Head / Project Manager — Capital & Estates for multiple NHS locations, delivering 6–18 live projects across Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and North Cambridgeshire, including new builds, refurbishments, MEP works, plant upgrades, specialist medical installations and estate improvements. Hands-on client-side leader able to operate at board, client, consultant, contractor and site level—ensuring safe, compliant, high-quality delivery through robust governance and effective contract/supply chain leadership.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Head / Project Manager — Capital & Estates
Hertfordshire, Peterborough Hospitals & Buckinghamshire NHS Trust
12.2021 - Current
- Lead client-side delivery across multiple NHS locations, managing 6–18 live projects simultaneously with budgets, programme and governance oversight.
- Managed contractor and supply chain performance through contract governance, site coordination and oversight of civils, refurbishments, new builds and MEP/specialist installations.
- CDM 2015: operate as Client Duty + Principal Designer, including interfaces with Main Contractor and oversight arrangements in line with duty holder responsibilities.
- Governed and assured internal stakeholders, consultants and contractors—ensured timely actions on risk, design interfaces, compliance and delivery constraints.
- Delivered budget and programme challenges: supported cost control, informed decision-making, and aligned stakeholders in high-scrutiny NHS environment.
Construction Manager
WMC Ltd
Hull
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Managed a 3-storey modular science building (12 laboratories, classrooms, admin offices) delivered on programme (Sep 2020).
- Delivered modular hospital extension for infectious disease: 14 sealed bays, nurses’ stations, plant room and extensive MEP package (completed on programme, summer 2021).
- Managed key construction delivery interfaces including contractor/subcontractor coordination, sequencing, and specification-driven compliance.
Construction Project Management Services / Client Representative / Project Manager
RPS Consulting Group
Bedford
02.2018 - 12.2018
- Supported client delivery on a £17m construction programme with a team of 36.
- Oversaw design/execution interfaces and ensured delivery aligned with allocated budget and programme requirements.
- Managed delivery assurance across a new build steel warehouse with internal offices and laboratory facilities; included laboratory extension works.
Construction Manager
RG Carter Construction
Cambridge
04.2016 - 11.2018
- led delivery of 195-room hotel project at University Arms Hotel, Cambridge (£36m), managing retained structure and rebuild from first-fix to handover.
Construction Manager
John Paul Construction
Cambridge
10.2014 - 04.2016
- Joined the Tamburlaine Hotel team at internal stage and completed the project within programme requirements.
Senior Construction Manager
QPM
08.2012 - 10.2014
- Construction delivery on a classified Internal Security Force barracks project covering 350+ buildings with heavy infrastructure, IT and complex superstructures.
Deputy Construction Director
Al Huda Engineering
05.2011 - 04.2012
- Supreme Education Council HQ (USD 400m): delivery oversight across five oval buildings with occupied levels.
Deputy Construction Director (multi-project delivery)
Costain West Africa
05.2010 - 01.2012
- Managed delivery across: Nigerian Stock Exchange high-rise (Port Harcourt), Concrete railway bridge construction and rail line refurbishment with 300+ site workers and approx. USD 60m budget across a 120m wide river.
Steel Structure Construction Manager
Saudi OGER
01.2008 - 01.2010
- KAUST package: steel structure and roofing responsibilities within Tuwal area (North of Jeddah).
Construction Package / Site Manager
Kavaener Engineering
Welwyn Garden City
07.2006 - 05.2008
- Data centre delivery: led substructure, civil and architectural packages and cross-functional site coordination.
Site Manager / Construction Site Manager
Robert McAlpine
Colchester
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Colchester garrison site phase (MoD): maintained schedule and budget by monitoring operations; managed construction workflow across teams and subcontractors.
Project Manager
Vinci Group @ McAlpine Site
Colchester
01.2003 - 04.2004
- Colchester Garrison: delivery of new military barracks for the Ministry of Defence; managed documentation and subcontractor coordination (including occasional night shifts).
Residential Freelance Site Manager
Bovis Homes
Cambourne
12.2002 - 01.2003
- Managed subcontractors and site teams to deliver safe, quality handovers.
Construction & Site Manager
Canary Wharf Contractors
London
01.1998 - 01.2002
- HSBC World HQ (44-storey): dewatering, substructure and elements of superstructure.
- Lehman Brothers European HQ (33-storey) plus Docklands rail station rebuild at Canary Wharf.
Education
BSc - Construction Management
Oxford Brookes University
OxfordBTEC National Diploma - Construction
Croydon College
CroydonSkills
- Capital projects delivery
- Programme control
- NHS Estates governance
- Risk assurance
- CDM 2015
- Client Duty
- Principal Designer
- Multi-disciplinary contractor management
- Performance assurance
- Health and Safety controls
- Environmental controls
- Client liaison
- Contract production
- Document production
- Specification interpretation
- Regulatory alignment
- Budget oversight
- Cost control
- Value control
- Challenge-led delivery
- Technical specification interpretation
- Problem-solving
Custom
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Timeline
Deputy Head / Project Manager — Capital & Estates
Hertfordshire, Peterborough Hospitals & Buckinghamshire NHS Trust
12.2021 - Current
Construction Manager
WMC Ltd
03.2019 - 06.2021
Construction Project Management Services / Client Representative / Project Manager
RPS Consulting Group
02.2018 - 12.2018
Construction Manager
RG Carter Construction
04.2016 - 11.2018
Construction Manager
John Paul Construction
10.2014 - 04.2016
Senior Construction Manager
QPM
08.2012 - 10.2014
Deputy Construction Director
Al Huda Engineering
05.2011 - 04.2012
Deputy Construction Director (multi-project delivery)
Costain West Africa
05.2010 - 01.2012
Steel Structure Construction Manager
Saudi OGER
01.2008 - 01.2010
Construction Package / Site Manager
Kavaener Engineering
07.2006 - 05.2008
Site Manager / Construction Site Manager
Robert McAlpine
08.2005 - 06.2006
Project Manager
Vinci Group @ McAlpine Site
01.2003 - 04.2004
Residential Freelance Site Manager
Bovis Homes
12.2002 - 01.2003
Construction & Site Manager
Canary Wharf Contractors
01.1998 - 01.2002
BSc - Construction Management
Oxford Brookes University
BTEC National Diploma - Construction
Croydon College