I work for GallifordTry a FTSE 250 Building and Construction Company with group revenues of £2.3 billion and profits exceeding £114 million. A highly motivated, diligent and well respected construction professional of more than 25 years’ experience, with a proven track record of delivery for parent company and client, working predominantly in the Water Industry for various Water Authority clients including United Utilities, Severn Trent, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. I previously have worked on major earthmoving contracts (motorway construction) UK wide, Local Authority, marine and major bridge works. I am a strategic and logical thinker having a sound working knowledge and understanding of all the common standard forms of contract, including NEC (ECC), GC/ Works/1(edition3) and ICE, a good manager, communicator with excellent negotiation skills. I have specialised expertise in: • Commercial management on large value frameworks. • Delivering collaborative and integrated commercial models • Setting up, developing and managing robust cost/value management tools and procedures. • Commercial negotiation and settlement. • Commercial strategy. • Tender / framework commercial reviews / approvals. • Risk identification and management. • Contract Works insurance claims. • Working in collaborative and integrated Alliance(s). • Partnering arrangements. • Tender prequalification and roll over contractual submissions.

Commercial Manager @ For the last 3 years as Commercial Manager on a £380M Framework (AMP5) with United Utilities reporting into both the Framework Director and JV Board, I oversee the commercial activities of all AMP5 Contracts, working closely with commercial teams, other relevant departments and Client Stakeholders. Key Role and Responsibilities include: • Ensure that the commercial procedures are carried out in accordance with the agreed procedures. • Preparation of commercial reporting for presentation including profit and loss accounting, cash flow and turnover projections to senior management and framework Board(s). • Continual review and challenge of existing commercial process to identify and implement best practice. • Prepare, negotiate and agree AMP framework commercial settlements. • Cash flow management. • Manage framework risk and opportunity register. • Reporting on Client funding of projects. • Agreement of all budgets in for tender submissions and agreements. • Managing budgets including general overhead and training budgets. • Notification, preparation and agreement of all insurance related claims. • Agreement and negotiation of terms and conditions of small, medium and large subcontracts. • Preparation and management of cost management tools procedures. • Review and approve with other stakeholders all Contract approval documentation drawn up by Client. • Review of subcontracts drawn up internally and by third parties. • Attend and participate in all management meetings both internally and externally. • Reviewing framework and sub programmes for impacts of change on a monthly basis. • Subcontract claim and dispute resolution. From March 2012 to Present (3 years 10 months) Managing QS @ Previously I held various senior roles reporting to Commercial Manager(s) and Board on £456M and £200M Water Framework(s). Managing a core team of quantity surveyors – managing major subcontracts and final accounts (both M&E and Civil), implementing various cost control and procedures; planning, organising and coordinating subordinates; issuing and agreeing compensation events. Working on the global water diversion final account settlement. From February 2002 to Present (13 years 11 months) Senior Quantity Surveyor @ Johnston Construction: Working on Water Frameworks / competitive bid Contracts for United Utilities /Severn Trent Water / East of Scotland Water / Welsh Water, under various forms of Contract including GC/ Works/1(edition3) without quantities and ICE 6th full CESMM re-measurement contracts. Selected Projects included: Treborth STW for Welsh Water Purac / Johnston Consortium – an amalgamation of JCL with process designers Purac Rosewater for the construction of a sewage treatment works and associated sludge treatment works Value £ 4.7M Silloth STW for United Utilities Comprising sewage treatment works, tidal tank and raising main. Value £1.9M Edinburgh Reservoirs for East of Scotland Water Refurbishment of 6 reservoirs located on the south side of Edinburgh. Value £1.65M Henley to Redditch Pumping Stations for Severn Trent Water. Pumping Stations and renewal work. Value £5.2m Mowlem / Mowlem Water Engineering: Whilst seconded to Mowlem Water engineering also acted as a Tender Co-ordinator in client groups such as East of Scotland Water, Northern Ireland Water and Severn Trent Water. Responsibilities include all aspects of tender build-up and submission involving enquiry and negotiation with a wide spectrum of the water process industry. Successfully won contracts including: - • Sewage Treatment Works involving Activated Sludge Plants, and SBR technology. • Pumping Stations. • Asset renewal work. Main Achievements • Developing a good working knowledge of MEICA work. • Significant input in improving the standard of tender presentation. • Earned respect of MWE colleagues From May 1994 to March 2002 (7 years 11 months) Quantity Surveyor @ Experience in piling, civil, marine and local authority works using varying forms of contract and measurement. Responsibilities included valuation following site measure, cash flow forecasts, management sheet reports, subcontract and labour only payments, and contractual meetings with client representatives and assessment of subcontractor claims. Selected Contracts include: - • River Ask bridge refurbishment Phase 1 and 2 • Value £3.2M From March 1990 to May 1994 (4 years 3 months) Measurement Engineer - John Jones Excavation @ Measurement Engineer for John Jones Excavation I worked as measurement engineer on various large scale motorway contracts including the M40. I was responsible for setting out monthly measurement submissions under highways method of measurement, I also assisted in tender submissions and cost analysis. From September 1983 to March 1990 (6 years 7 months)

HND in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering, ONC and HNC @ Stockport College From 1984 to 1988 Marple Hall Michael Farmery MCInstCES is skilled in: Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Cost, Subcontracting, Change Orders, Water, Commercial Management, Cost Reporting, Cost Planning, Contract Management, Cost Management, Construction, Value Engineering, Civil Engineering, Procurement