Matthew James Webster

Address: 58 Grange Road Sale Manchester M33 6RYMobile: +44 0783 364 5540

Email:matthew.webster74@gmail.com

I am a highly experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor with 12 years contractors experience and 5 years working in private practice. I have experience working in many sectors of the industry, for clients such as Tesco, NHS, and with leading contractors and consultancies, on projects up to £45 million. I always endeavour to work closely with all of my customers and colleagues, in order to make significant savings to projects without sacrificing time or quality.

September 2015-June 2016

Touring France and Spain.

April 2015-September 2015

Warden-Henlow Bridge Lakes. Bridge End Road, Henlow, Bedford, SG16 6LN.

Sept 2014-March 2015

Over wintering in southern Spain.

June 2014-Sept 2014

Assistant Warden: Galmpton Touring Park, Greenway Road, Galmpton, Devon.

February 2012-June 2014

Touring Europe in my Motorhome.

November 2011-January 2012

Marks & Spencer- Warehouse Customer Assistant.

January 2011-November 2011

Complete renovation of 58 Grange Road.

June 2010- January 2011

Gleave Partnership Welwyn Garden CitySenior Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Projects: Tesco Refresh Programme: Numerous refresh projects across the South East and South West of England, from Paignton to Princes Risborough.Core duties: Advise and represent the client on all cost issues relating to the projects, including compilation of store surveys, cost plans & contract documents; attendance at project meetings. Analysis of tender quotes, updating the cost plan and production of budget reconciliations. Also project management of Tesco Direct Suppliers and raising purchase orders for all trades and professions involved with the project. Settlement of final accounts.

August 2009 –October 2009

JMS Electrical Limited (Subcontractor)Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Project: Manchester Royal Infirmary 1st & 2nd fix electrical installation.Core Duty: Compiled a successful loss and expense claim.

August 2007-February 2009

Gleave Partnership (PQS)Senior Quantity Surveyor (Permanent)

Projects: Tesco New Stores: Birmingham Fox and Goose £16m and Hanley Clough Street £27m.Tesco Conversions:4 nr conversions of Sommerfield/Kwicksave Stores into Tesco Metro’s.Non Tesco: Dispute resolution: Working with a court appointed adjudicator, producing Priced Bills of Quantities.Core duties: Advise and represent the client on all cost issues relating to the projects, including compilation of store surveys, cost plans & contract documents; attendance at design and project meetings. Carry out monthly valuations. Analysis of tender quotes, updating the cost plan and production of budget reconciliations. Attend fortnightly project team meetings and design meetings and run cost workshops. Settlement of final accounts.

May 2007-July 2007

Smart Jones Ltd (PQS)Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Projects: Pre-contract work for Foot Asylum, J.D. Stores & Fred Perry.Position: Clients Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Advise and represent the client on all cost issues relating to the projects, including compilation of store survey’s, cost plan’s & contract documents, attendance of design and project meetings. Anaylsis of tender quotes, updating the cost plan and production of budget reconciliations.

December 2006 to May 2007

Gleeds Quantity Surveyors (PQS)Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Project: City Inn Hotel LeedsContract: £30 million New Hotel Development Design and Build.Core Duties: Advise and represent the client on all cost issues relating to the project, including compilation of tender reports & contract documents, attendance of design and project meetings, updating the cost plan and production of budget reconciliations, variation control and issuing a fortnightly report to the client

June 2006 to November 2006

Morris and Spottiswood (Main Contractor)Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Project: Asda Stafford Remodel Contract: £1.2million Asda bespoke contract.Core Duties: Estimating, information control and all Q.S. duties & other sundry final accounts within the business.

February 2006 to May 2006

Totty Construction Group Ltd (Main Contractor)Senior Quantity Surveyor (Contract)

Project: P.C. World store Contract: £4.9 million Design and Build.Core Duties: All Q.S.

2000 to 2006

Firm: Shepherd Construction Ltd (Main Contractor)Permanent

Project: Cyan Park Ltd, Coventry. A subsidiary of Shepherd Developments Limited. 5 nr warehouse units with offices. Contract: £5.3 million Design and Build.Core Duties: All Q.S.

Project: Crosby Special Projects B5, Birmingham. 461 self-contained apartments, within a concrete superstructure with underground parking. Contract: £41 million Bespoke Design and Build.Position: Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Compilation and agreement of monthly valuation with client’s quantity surveyor. Commercial management of largest subcontractor (Groundwork’s and Concrete Frame Subcontractor, with a value of £9 million.) Successfully remeasured and agreed on completion of works. Sundry other subcontractors amounting to a value of £750,000.00.

Project: Preston Royal Hospital- Construction of Education Buildings, Elderly Health and Maternity Hospitals. Contract: £26 Million Traditional.Position: Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Remeasurement of groundworks, joinery and partition subcontractors, and measurement and valuing of client variations.

Project: Ocean Plaza Development Southport, construction of retail and leisure facilities including sports gym, cinema and bowling alley.Contract: £18 million Design and Build.Position: Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Remeasurement of groundworks, joinery and partition subcontractors. Creation of tender bills for subcontractors, compilation of subcontract documents.

Project: B.A.E. Systems Chadderton, Restructuring of Factory usage.Contract: £6 million Cost plus refit.Position: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Recording on the progress of subcontractors and pricing of variations.

Project: Circus Development Manchester. Construction of hotel, bars and restaurants.Contract: £16 million Design and BuildPosition: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Remeasurement of internal finishes.

Project: Umist faraday tower refurbishment of educational laboratoriesContract: £1.8 million open book two stage tender.Position: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Project Q.S.

2000

Moss Construction Ltd. (Main Contractor)Contract

Project: Ashton Parochial Replacement Primary School, Ashton Under LyneContract: £1.3 million Design and BuildPosition:Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Project Q.S.

Project: Pitz Super Soccer Stockport.Contract: £999,000 TraditionalPosition: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to Project Q.S, for external valuations and subcontract payments, introduced payment notices which became a basis for company policy.

1999-2000Ballast Wiltshire Limited (Main Contractor)Permanent

Project: Prescot Retail Park.Contract: £19 million Design and BuildPosition: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Procurement and management of sub-contractors, enabling the opening of a new highway. Settlement of final accounts and the management of existing subcontracts.

1999-2000Wates Construction Limited (Main Contractor)Permanent

Project: Staffordshire University, new student accommodation block.Contract: £4.5 million Design and BuildPosition: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Working with Site Q.S. re-measurement of initial major sub-contractors.

Project: H.M.P. Kirkham, new prison blocks and healthcare centre.Contract: £6.5 million G.C. Works with Design and BuildPosition: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Office based, responsible for the groundworks and external works subcontractor, recording and confirmation of contract variations and contra charges to subcontractors and control of preliminary costs.

Project: Metroplex 6, B.S.S. Office and Warehouse. Contract: £1.6 million Design and Build.Position: Assistant Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Shared Duties with Senior Q.S., procurement, remeasurement, payment and agreement to final account with a wide range of subcontractors. Attended client review and reported costs to line manager. Worked closely with project manager and design Manager to overcome design and financial problems.

1994-1999

HBG Higgs and Hill (Main Contractor)Permanent

Project: Greenhalls Brewery, Warrington-malt House Office Conversion.Contract: £3.5 million Design and Build.Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to a Contracts Surveyor remeasuring wet trades Joinery etc. Financially responsible for Computer room phase (£200,000). Involvement in producing monthly profit appraisals.

Project:Asda Llandudno, Refit.Contract: £1.8 million Cost plus refit.Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Office based reporting to a Contracts Surveyor, responsible for measuring and valuing all subcontract work. Recording costs and variations.

Project:Church Square St.HelensContract: £6.5 million with contractor design elements.Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to a Senior Surveyor on site, responsible for procuring, managing and paying subcontractors up to a value of £250,000. Also involved in producing the cvc and external application for payment.

Project:Oldham Mental Health Unit.Contract: £6.5 million Design and Build.Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to a Senior Quantity Surveyor on site, responsible for small subcontractors up to the value of £20,000. Office administration, measurement and involvement in the internal costs

Project:Strip out and fit out of new Boots the Chemist, Shipgates Centre Bolton.Contract: £2.8million Bespoke Contract. Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to both a Quantity Surveyor and a Senior Surveyor on site, Remeasurement of small subcontract packages. Measurement and valuation of variation account.

Project:82 King Street, Manchester, new build of 14 storey office tower. Contract: £10million Traditional.Position: Trainee Quantity SurveyorCore Duties: Reporting to Senior Surveyor on site, office administration skills, basic measurement, site experience and recording of verbal instructions.

Marital Status: Engaged.

Nationality: British

Location: Able to relocate at short notice.

Education: Knutsford High School University of SalfordQualifications:GCSE,A-level & Stage 2 of Quantity Surveying Degree B.Sc (part time)

Computer Skills: Excel, Word

Training: Numerous Shepherd Construction Ltd training courses both internal and external.Regular attendee of Pinsent Masons breakfast briefings in Birmingham covering contractual issues.

Other Qualifications

Queen’s Scout AwardSt. Johns Ambulance (exp)RLSSI Bronze Medallion (exp)

Additional Information

Holds a full, clean driving licence

Interests

Cycling daily, gardening, coarse angling, canoeing, climbing and walking, motorsports & football spectating, Socialising, Touring in motorhome.