Alan Watson has over 35 years of experience in construction, specializing in refurbishment projects. He has worked as a joiner, site manager, and senior site manager on contracts ranging from £250,000 to over £16 million. Some of the many types of projects he has managed include casinos, leisure centers, hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and residential conversions. He has strong skills in managing teams, site logistics, health and safety, and completing projects on time and on budget.

1. Alan Watson
37 Central Crescent, Hethersett,Norfolk, NR9 3EP
Email watsonalan3@aol.com. Mobile 07887574765
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-watson-b49672231/
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Career Background
 A joiner by trade, working my way through the industry , as working foreman, site agent/manager, eventually
as site based senior site manager, for the last 18 years.
 Specialising in refurbishment, commercial and leisure industry ‘fit outs’with various ‘new build’ aspects.
Some house new build experience.
 Many contracts with intense programmes and in ‘live’ venues,and all that entails, requiring careful
organisational and diplomacy managerment skills.
 Managing small to large teams of sub-contractors,contractors,tradesmen.
 Controlling site logistics.
 Dealing with the client, professionalteam, site visitors,members of the public and the team, always in a polite
and professionalmanner.
 Hold and Attend meetings.
Proficiencies and strengths
 Managing large teams of contractors/sub-contractors
 Good communications skills
 Good trade background
 Site Health & Safety management
 Word, Excel, Project, power point etc proficient.
 Majority contracts completing on time and within budget
 Strong site control
 Managing contracts,valued from £250,000 to £16 million plus.
 Genially handing over contacts,within time and on budget.
Contracts under my control have Included;
 Rendezvous Casinos
 London Clubs, The company won the Brighton casino fit out on the understanding Iwas to be the
site manager
 Leisure/Sport Centres
 David Lloyd Leisure centres (Enfield, Birmingham etc)
 Esporta Clubs (incl Stoke)
 Fitness first
 LA Bowl. Blackpool Tower, Bingo halls (Riva Bingo, Brighton.
 Telford superbowl, Telford.
 Building Societies
 Private Clubs.
 Victory services club,Marble Arch, Interviewed by Sir William McAlpine
 the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London.
 The Women’s University Club, Russell Square, Mayfair.
 Nightclubs, Entertainment and Pubs
 First Leisure, Whitbread, Rank etc
 Tiger Tiger, Liquid & Diva, Oceana (Leeds and Shrewsbury)
 Summer Row, Birmingham, entire row of restaurants,nightclubs,bars and offices over five floors.
 the Venue, newton Abbott,Devon.
 Numerous pub fit outs,Nationwide (1980/1990’s)
 The Balcony, Isle of White.
 ‘Inn on the Green’ Paignton, nightclub and bar fit out, Devon
 Cafes, Bars, Restaurants:
 Cafe Rapello, Horseferry Rd., Westminster

2.  Dishoom, Convent Garden , Soho (won design award)
 Cote Restraint, Bristol.
 The Curlew, Bodium, Sussex
 Busaba, Hoxton, London
 ‘The One Eyed Cat’ Devon, Chapel conversion,under English, Heritage.
 Rex & Mariano, Soho.
 Albion, Bankside (Coran and Partners (Terrance Conran Designers))
 Hotels
 Hampton Court Hotel, Basingstoke, QHotels
 Le Meridien, Piccadilly (Leisure centre fit out)
 Walton Hall, Hotel and Spa,Warwickshire. 16 m
 Hilton Hotels (various)
 The King Head Hotel, Salisbury.
 Housing and Other
 New build four of a bedroomhouse.Kingston, Surrey
 Scholars Court, Guildford. Shop and offices conversions into apartments.
 Coroner’s court (conversion from an industrial laboratory)
 26 Ferncroft Ave., Hampstead. House and stables luxury conversion into apartments.
 Nursery schoolextension, Hammersmith.
 Chelsea mews conversion for a member of the Kuwait Royal Family.
References and Information for the above contract can be found at the link below.
http://www.slideshare.net/watsonalan3/curriculum-vitae-slim
Education
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CSE passes
 Mathamatics (1974/5)
 History (1974/5)
 English (1974/5)
 Geography (1974/5)
 Woodworking (Tech) (1974/5)
Certificate of Achievement
 Manual handling awareness (CPD, Rospa)
 Coshh awareness (CPD, Rospa)
 Working at Height (CPD, Rospa)
 Asbestos awareness (Category A)(CPD, IATP)
 Ladder Safety (CPD, Rospa)
 Fire Warden (Fire Marshall) training (CPD, Rospa)
 Silica dust awareness (CPD, Rospa)
 Method Statement (CPD, Rospa)
 Abrasive wheels awareness (CPD)
Interest & Hobbies
Photography,Sketching , Woodworking, Wood turning, Computing.
Employers History
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3. Pebble Property Maintenance Ltd.
Guildford, Surrey
2021 June to August. (2021)
Position: Consultant
Buildwise Construction Group
Guildford, Surrey
Offices conversion to luxury flats.
18 months contract (2017)
Position: Senior Site Manager
Equisse
The Hilton, Edgware Road.
Nine month contract (2016)
Major refit, starting cost £8 m final cost £12+m.
Position. Senior site manager
Fileturn Ltd, Fileturn House,
44 Reigate Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9FF
2006 to 2011
Position: Senior Site manager
WFC
Interior Consultant & contractors
1995-2006 (2011-2012)
Positions: Joiner-site manager/senior site manager
ARW Building Services
General refurbishment and builders works.
1990-1995.
Positions: Proprietor
Cooper Builders Ltd
Hudson Road, Albany Road,Leigh-on-sea,Essex
1985-1990
Positions: Joiner-foreman-site manager.