Patrick's Resume

I am a strong operational leader with extensive experience in a variety of operational roles with a career spanning over 28 years. I have formed and structured many successful teams focusing on the highest standards of delivery. Having progressed through various operational roles, I have spent many years as Construction and Operations Director and more latterly Regional Director covering both the midlands and north. Working at this level and being actively involved in various Corporate Advisory roles, Project Management solutions and when required Dispute Resolution services, has given me the experience and knowledge to provide support to our clients in the offerings outlined in the Services section.

Having been involved in several business acquisitions and transformational change programs, Patrick has expanded regions geographically, increasing turnover and margins. This has required strategic leadership and when necessary significant business restructuring providing corporate advisory support.

With an operational bias towards challenging schemes, Patrick is able to forge strong relationships with clients and the wider project stakeholders, particularly in high-pressure environments. He is quickly able to identify problems and develop action plans to ensure project and wider regional targets are met. When necessary he has been actively involved in supporting dispute resolution teams to provide successful outcomes in challenging circumstances.

Patrick’s depth of knowledge in main contracting across a broad spectrum of contract forms, values and sectors have furnished him well to support both contractors and clients alike in a range of project management specific challenges and wider corporate advisory matters at both local and national level.  

• 8+ years leading regional / multi-regional construction businesses up to £250m pa revenue, delivering a broad range of projects from £50k - £100m with a track record of delivering business growth.
• Operational and Regional Director positions covering both the midlands and north developing business plans and leading over 170 personnel from multiple offices.
• Training and development of staff and providing self-delivered programmes.
• Operational intervention, case management and dispute resolution of challenging schemes with multi-million pound claims both upstream and downstream.
• Project management leadership on challenging projects working with the incumbent team and where necessary reinforcing and streamlining personnel to ensure programme realignment and optimum delivery.
• Operational troubleshooting due to key subcontractor failure/administration including multi-million £MEP packages minimising project impact.
• Project planning and programming reviews of key bids, including logistical overviews and sectional/phased handovers linking to tender offers.
• Leading various large multi-million £, key bids and framework tenders both regionally and nationally.
• Operational leadership and commercial input into cash management, unlocking aged debts, retentions and final accounts.
• Various restructuring and corporate realignment programmes following several business acquisitions.
• Strategic business planning, including organic growth into other regional areas. Transferring, recruiting and developing new regional senior leadership teams.
• Directing regional senior leadership board meetings and reporting directly into CEO on all operational and commercial matters.
• Preparing, developing and implementing key regional health and safety targets in line with national and international company initiative

Vanguard Construction Consultants

• Consultant & Co-Founding Director
• Sept. 2020 – Present
• Locations: UK wide from London / Midlands base

Advisory Consultant

• Advising with business set-up of SME
• Aug. 2019 – Aug. 2020
• Location: Midlands

Bouygues UK Ltd.

• Operations / Regional Director
• Oct. 2014 – Jul. 2019
• Location: Midlands & North

ISG Construction Ltd.

• Project Director / Regional Ops Manager
• Nov. 2005 – Oct. 2014
• Location: Midlands

Miller Construction Ltd. (Galliford Try Ltd)

• Project Manager / Project Director
• Dec. 2001 – Nov.2005
• Location: Midlands

Styles & Wood

• Assistant Project Manager
• Nov. 2000 – Dec. 2001
• Locations: London, North, Midlands

Laing Construction

• Planner / Site Manager
• Sept. 1995 – Nov. 2000
• Locations: South Wales, Midlands

Derbyshire County Council

• Carpenter & Joiner
• Sept. 1990 – Sept. 1995
• Locations: Midlands

Education

• BSc (Hons) Construction Management – First Class Hons Laing Construction Sponsorship
• BTEC ONC Building Studies - Distinction