Mark Drysdale has over 30 years of experience in facilities management, construction project management, and infrastructure management. He currently serves as the Building Services Officer for the National Museums of Scotland, where he oversees maintenance of buildings and infrastructure across four sites. Prior to this role, he held director and senior management positions delivering facilities solutions and managing multi-million pound construction and maintenance projects. He has a proven track record of successful delivery, cost savings, and developing strong client relationships.

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Mark Drysdale IEng MIET MBIFM
Personal Statement
I am a capable, experienced and self-motivated Senior Manager, with
innovative behaviors and an exemplary track record of successful delivery in a
range of diverse activities including Team Leadership, Stakeholder
Management, Customer Engagement, Negotiation, Due Diligence, Tendering
and Project and Contract Management.
I also have a track record of developing, analyzing and improving
management processes in a Contract Management environment, particularly
focusing on improving customer and stakeholder relationships.
My key strengths are in crisis management and the management of facilities
and infrastructure in a 24/7 environment, where assets are critical to the
operational output of Customers and External Stakeholders.
I never see ‘No’ as an answer and will always ensure that innovative outputs
are delivered.
Career Summary
National Museums of Scotland
Building Services Officer – Estates Department
Dec 2015 – Present
Responsible for the Delivery, Monitoring and Management of Maintenance to the
Building Services infrastructure within the National Museums of Scotland Estate
across 4 large and diverse sites within the Central Belt of Scotland.
 Provision of Technical Advice and Design Solutions to Head of Estates
Operations and the wider Estates Team
 Management, Operation and Analysis of BEMS across National Museums
Estate (Metasys, Desigo and Trend systems)
 Manage delivery and procurement of maintenance projects and improvement
works
 Ensure that all systems are managed and deliver estate wide savings on
utility usage.
 Provision of advice to reduce energy usage
 Provide advice and management to ensure that the Museums co2 usage is
minimised
 Provide Responsible Person Role for Management of Legionella
 Manage and Ensure Contractor Compliance to agreed standards and KPIs
 Provide advice to ensure continued compliance with current and future
legislation

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MD Facility Solutions Limited
Director
Provision of Facility Management Solutions, Technical advice and Contractor
Management
December 2015 – Present
CeeJ Ltd
Operations Director
January 2015 - June 2015
Work Experience
 Brought in new clients with a value of £1.8m per annum
 Streamlined and updated the documentation for the submission of PQQs and
Tenders
 Enhanced team ethos and knowledge looking towards implementation of
Collaborative Planning
 Key tendering activity including construction proposals for bidding process.
 Maximising value engineering.
 Negotiation and assessment of tender proposals.
 Strategic planning of current projects.
 Management of health and safety.
 Direction of project team.
 KPI monitoring, ensuring pre-agreed targets are met or exceeded.
 Commercial forecasting with Commercial Director.
 Ensuring budgets are maintained.
 Manage project commencement.
 Liaison with senior client representatives.
 Chairing project reviews.
 Producing project reports.
 Developing team members contractual and client awareness.
 Ensure sufficient management of labour and materials.
 Building solid relationships with clients.
 Source and identify future prospective clients.
British Forces Broadcasting Services (Scotland)
Non-Executive Director
April 2013 – Present
Edinburgh Army Radio Limited
Non-Executive Director
April 2005 – April 2013
Defence Infrastructure Organisation

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Senior Infrastructure Manager – SC Clearance
Jan 2003 - Dec 2014
Work Experience
 Facility Management of the Army Estate in Edinburgh and Lothian’s –
Redford Barracks, Dreghorn Barracks, Craigiehall, Glencorse Barracks and
Edinburgh Castle, involving the management of Hard and Soft FM, to wide
ranging and diverse estate including IT Hubs, Medical Facilities,
Accommodation and vehicle repair facilities ensuring the delivery of best
value solutions and global best practices linked to the organisations vision
and core values
 Developed, managed and enhanced communication channels to the local
team, customer, stakeholders and the wider customer audience, this
enhanced process delivered additional work within the existing budgetary
constraints
 Ensured that the customer achieved their operational outputs and received an
exemplary service by promoting a ‘CAN DO’ culture within our team, the
Industry Partner and the wider Supply Chain.
 Managed and Delivered the Planned and Reactive Maintenance on the Army
Estate in Edinburgh (in excess £4m per annum) within +0% and -0.5% of
allocation
 Managed and Delivered a multi-million pound Maintenance and New Build
Projects on the Army Estate (Projects ranged from £2.5k to £11m) ensuring
that the projects were delivered on time, the customer scope was fully met
within the funding constraints.
 Developed and Produced asset lifecycle management programmes for the
long term development of the assets to meet customers current and predicted
future needs
 Customer Team lead for the delivery and award of Regional Prime Contract
(Scotland)
 Developed and Produced Financial Models for HM Treasury Main Gate
Business Case for Regional Prime Contract (Scotland) and the key
performance indicators associated
 Production and development of Planned and Reactive Maintenance
Schedules and Programmes
 Developed and managed asset management programmes
 Developed and Produced Asset Management models for the on-going
Development of Management Information Systems, including Maximo and
TRI-RIGA.
Defence Housing Executive
Regional Works Manager (Scotland)
April 1996 - January 2003
Work Experience
 Managed and Delivered multi-million pound New Build and Maintenance
Projects on an Estate of 6000 properties throughout Scotland (Budget of
£14m per annum) and delivered savings of 10% - 15% against allocated
budgets

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 Lead Negotiator on Housing PFI Projects in Scotland and England (Contract
Value £70m)
 Delivered first housing PFI in Europe
 Developed and Produced Public Sector Comparators and Financial Models
 Developed and Produced new forms of Contract for PFI Projects
 Lead on Value Engineering and Value Management for Defence Housing in
Scotland achieving saving of 10 – 15% per Project
 Designed and Produced Pre-Qualification Documentation and Tenderer
Assessment Models
SERCO Consultancy Services
Establishment Works Consultant
September 1992 – April 1996
Work Experience
 Management and delivery of new build and maintenance works throughout
Scotland, achieved savings across the maintenance budget allowing
increased services to be delivered to the customer
 Achieved significant cost savings in the maintenance budget through
streamlining the maintenance programmes
 Managed and delivered the closure programme for HMNB Rosyth and RAF
Pitreavie on time and under budget
PropertyServices Agency
Higher Professional and Technological Officer (HPTO)
August 1991 – July 1992
Work Experience
 Contract Management, Mechanical and Electrical Design and Consultancy
Advice.
 Provision of Electrical and Lighting Design for refurbishment projects within
the Crown Estate and Project Management and Consultancy Services within
a Multi-disciplinary Environment on the Military and Civilian Estate
(Throughout Scotland)
Haden Young
Project Engineer
February 1990 – June 1991
Work Experience
 Managed the Installation and Commissioning of the Building Services on a
high profile shopping mall in Leeds, England.

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Matthew Hall Ltd
Project Engineer
October 1989 – February 1990
Work Experience
 Managed the Installation and commissioning of Building Services on Apex
House and Life Association of Scotland Projects in Edinburgh
Rotary Scotland
Assistant Project Engineer
July 1989 – October 1989
Drake and Skull Enginerering Ltd
Technician Apprentice and Assistant Project Engineer
June 1984 – July 1989
Work Experience
 Assistant Projects Engineer on the Refurbishment of the Bank of Scotland
Headquarters, Edinburgh, New Build Borders General Hospital, Sterile
Products Department – ERI and New Build - Dept of Chemical and Process
Engineering, Heriot Watt University
Business Training/Qualifications
I have had extensive training and personal development throughout my career. Some
highlights:
Qualifications
 HNC Building Services Engineering (Pre 1989 – Degree Equivalent)
 NEBOSH General Certificate
 City & Guilds – Responsible Person – Management of Legionella in buildings
 Membership of Engineering Council (IEng)
 Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
 Member of the British Institute of Facility Management (MBIFM)
Training
 Lead QA Auditor (Serco Consultancy Services)
 Lead Negotiator for PFI Projects (training undertaken with PWC)
 Senior Management Training with Civil Service College
 HM Treasury Training for Commercial and Financial awareness
 Protecting Information (Level 1, 2 and 3) – To Director Level
 Equality and Diversity for Senior Managers
 MOD Project Sponsor training

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 NEC 3 Tier 1 & 2 Training
 NEBOSH General Certificate
 City & Guilds – L8 Responsible Person – Management of Legionella in
buildings
 LC1 – History of Legionellosis
 LC2 – Risk Assessment and Management Control
 LC3 – Control of Legionella in Hot and Cold Water Systems
 LC4 – Control of Legionella in Cooling Systems
 CSCS Manager and Professional Card (Professionally Qualified Person)
Personal Achievements
 Non Executive Director of British Forces Broadcasting Services (Scotland)
 Cited for National Award (MBE) for works on the Military Estate
 Delivered Memorial Gardens for 3 Rifles and 1 Scots including obtaining
£100k in donations from local and national companies
 Delivered First Housing PFI in Europe (Provision of 264 new Houses in
Lossiemouth)
Contact
Mark Drysdale IEng MIET MBIFM
22 Braeburn Drive, Currie, Edinburgh. EH14 6AQ
Email: thedrysdaleclan@btinternet.com
Social Media - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mrmarkdrysdale
Home Tel: 0131 449 3983 - Mobile Tel: 07432 547894