Aug 2011 – Present             Self employed carrying out a full range of joinery and building tasks.

Jul 2002 – Aug 2011            Weaver Vale Housing Trust (Housing stock transfer from Vale Royal Borough Council)

Responsive maintenance manager.

Responsible for ensuring value for money and timely repairs were carried out with a good level of customer satisfaction to approx 6000 properties.

Providing a modern service developing and implementing a full mobile and scheduling system. All repairs were given an appointment at the time they were reported.

Jan 1998 – Jul 2002             Vale Royal Borough Council – Contract Services

Construction works manager.

Responsible for all repairs, maintenance and refurbishments to Council Homes and Public Buildings, carried out by its own direct workforce (approx 100 trade staff)

Jun 1989 – Jan 1998            Vale Royal Borough Council.

Building Maintenance Manager.

Responsible for all aspects of repairs, maintenance to Public Buildings, Adaptations and Modernisations to Council homes, ensuring works were carried out in a timely manner and within budgets.

Jul 1986 – Jun 1989         Vale Royal Borough Council.

Property Surveyor.

Carry out surveys and schedule repairs as required to Council and privately owned property, preparing estimates issuing orders and supervising works.

Oct 1984 – Jul 1986             Vale Royal Borough Council

Joiner.

Carrying out repairs, maintenance and refurbishments to Council owned public buildings and offices.

Jun 1974 – Oct 1984            R Smith Building Contractor.

Employed by a medium sized building contractor where I started as an apprentice joiner and went on to work in a supervisory capacity carrying out new construction of houses, bungalows and industrial buildings, alterations and maintenance  to domestic, commercial and industrial property.