Assistant Project Manager

Darren Holdsworth

Curriculum Vitae

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Personal Statement

I enjoy the challenges and rewards of working in a pressurised environment

with a range of clients and colleagues. Along with strong organisational,

communication skills and the ability to prioritise, I have a good attention

to detail and the ability to work on my own initiative. I am commercially

focused, dedicated and hardworking and want to be an integral part of a

successful team.

Key Skills

. Site Management.

. Planning and conduct of all staff delivery teams on-site.

. Excellent negotiation and relationship building skills.

. Team management and Interpersonal skills.

. Strong presentation and communication skills.

. Excellent document control of major projects.

. Successful influencing skills.

. Highly IT competent including Adobe CS package certified and print

workflow trained with the ability to learn new software with ease.

Key Achievements

. Increased productivity which directly impacted upon ensuring Olympic

Village project met the agreed timescales.

. A successful construction coordinator with 3 years experience running

full life-cycle multiple, concurrent building and construction

projects in sometimes challenging circumstances.

. Helped manage budgets of up to 8.6m, with teams of up to 80

operatives across all areas of M&E building and construction.

Qualifications

. Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).

. Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS).

. UKATA Asbestos Awareness.

. NVQ Business Administration.

. C&G Information Technology.

. HSE First Aid Training Certificate.

. 5 O Levels including Maths and English.

. Working towards PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner qualification.

. CAD and Hevacomp software trained.

. Adobe CS package certified

. Heidelberg Prinect and Creo/Kodak Prinergy user trained.

. Fire Marshal trained.

Employment History

Royal Mail, December 2013 - January 2014 Documents & Despatch

Casual Christmas work

. Sorting mail for future delivery.

Dennis Cox Building Services, July 2011 - October 2013 Assistant Project

Manager

Specialists in design and build services, mechanical and electrical

installation and fitting-out services

I have assisted three key builds in my time with this company:

1. Assistant Project manager Putney Development

Main Developer - St James

The 5m build consisted of the Mechanical and Electrical Shell and

Core and Fit Out works for two residential blocks of 104 apartments.

I reported directly to the Project Manager, Directors & Chairman.

. Production and submission of project deliverables including

methodologies, resource requirements, relevant legislative

documentation and project programmes.

. Schedule requirements/activities optimising resources & timescales;

procure resources, submit documentation and obtain authorities.

. Accountable for the planning, and conduct of all staff on-site.

. Produced project update reports and post project reviews.

. Managed health & safety for the company on site.

. Document control on site.

2. Assistant Project manager Battersea Reach Development

Main Developer - St George

The 8.6m build consisted of the Mechanical and Electrical Shell and

Core and Fit Out design and build works within two residential blocks

of 118 apartments, including the installation of state of the art

audio visual, telephone and data within the apartments. I reported

directly to the Project Manager & Directors.

. Coordination and leadership of all design operatives and

subcontractors.

. Negotiated and handled all sign-offs of project handovers of major

plant and subcontract packages required for the project.

. Oversaw all site installations and coordinated all client driven

variations, ensuring commercial control could be gained from the

project at all times.

. Continually monitored expenditure and resource, adjusting as required

to suit the demands of the project programme and site progress.

. Produced weekly progress reports for the company Directors and a

monthly progress report to the client.

3. Project Co-ordinator & Document Controller - Olympic Athletes Village

Plot No1

Main Developer - Lend Lease

The build consisted of the Mechanical and Electrical Shell and Core

and Fit Out works within a residential block of 288 apartments. I was

employed to aid the project as it was behind schedule, I ensured all

aspects met quality standards and were completed within the set

timescales. No1 had the shortest time span of construction of all the

Athletes Village plots. I reported directly to the Project Manager.

. Liaised with the main contractor/consultant site team to ensure all

programme deadlines were achieved and installation met with required

standard.

. Document control on site.

. Assisted with all commercial aspects of the project completion.

. I handled variation orders and implications of changes to

specification and installation.

. Monitored the site installation against the proposed site programme.

. Monitored all labour levels and associated labour costs to ensure

project running costs and programme allowances did not exceed

forecasts.

Planetfootball.com, 1999 - 2000 Match Support (part-time)

Online sport web sites

. Updated web sites in line with live match reports.

Herbert Walkers Printer, 1999 - 2011 Pre-Press Supervisor

Specialist printers of greeting cards, packaging and gift cards

. Responsible for a team of pre-press operators, managing work flow

through the department and ensuring quality excellence.

. Production and throughput of print ready files including scanning,

colour matching, artwork & proofing.

. Colour management and Quality Control.

Printcraft, 1987 - 1999 Pre-Press Operator

Specialist printers of greeting cards, packaging and gift cards

. Production and throughput of print ready files including scanning,

colour matching, artwork & proofing.

Personal Achievements & Interests

. Once a keen footballer, I now have a passion for following my local

team.

. I enjoy a game of golf in my spare time and a visit to the cinema.

. I took the decision to leave a comfortable job at Herbert Walkers to

pursue a career in the construction industry. I had a desire to work

within a more dynamic environment with a range of different people.

With no job security this was a bold decision which I believe is a

reflection of my drive and determination.

Full driving licence

CSCS card holder

References: Full references to be provided on request

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