Jonathan Groves is a 47-year-old construction professional with 29 years of experience in construction project management. He has extensive experience managing all aspects of construction projects including budgeting, scheduling, quality control, and health and safety compliance. Groves most recently worked as a Senior Project Director for Roadgaz Construction in the UAE where he oversaw housing, infrastructure, and civil engineering projects ranging from $1 million to $400 million.

1. Jonathan Robert Groves
john.groves@hotmail.co.uk
Date of Birth: 26th
April 1969 Age: 47 Marital Status: Married
Mobile: 00447858 236920
Driving Licence: Clean UAE & UK
Personal Profile
29 years experience of construction process, systems and techniques required to make the most
efficient use of labour and materials. I have demonstrated behaviors in the following skill areas -
General Management
• Excellent leadership & communication skills with the ability to motivate and instruct in
demanding stressful environments
• Effective stakeholder management
• Strong contract negotiation skills when dealing with material suppliers and sub contractors to
ensure projects are delivered on time and in budget
• Administration including costing, material control, labour records and wages
• Excellent group and presentation skill
Operation & Construction Management
• The direction of the overall planning of construction activities identifying critical milestones
and priorities, ensuring critical milestones are met for each phase of each individual project.
• Strong negotiating skills when closing new projects.
• The ability to manage multiple projects successfully at any one time.
• Determining and estimating budgets, staffing requirements defining scopes and schedules.
• Establishing assessments for construction staff working in various areas of construction
operations, monitoring progress and recommending corrective action as necessary.
• The ability to anticipate and resolve various problems as they may arise.
• The effective implementation of company and client policies and procedures including labour
related issues.
• The conduction of performance evaluations recommending promotions where necessary and
dealing with salary issues.
• Management of all deliverables of staff and project deliverables
• Management of QA/QC processes ensuring the required sign-offs and inspections are in
place.
• The reviewing of working practices ensuring method statements, risk assessments and
inspection test plans are being followed and implemented.
• The implementation of site HS&E plans, the coordination of HS&E meetings and toolbox
talks.
General Skills
• Mobilization and project infrastructure
• Calculating material quantities
• Interpretation of specifications, working drawings, schedules, and bills of quantities
• Concrete and steel foundations and infrastructure
• Shot Crete works, Concrete and Concrete Screed works.
• Formwork erection, ( conventional systems, Doka, Peri )
• Deep, bulk excavation, ground compaction and ground dewatering systems
• Conventional construction methods, brickwork, timber frame, and steel building erection
• Pumping station, high pressure water and air systems, Plant room and filtration system
installation

2. • Mechanical and electrical systems commercial, industrial and domestic installation
• Air conditioning and environmental systems, design and installation
• Waterproofing systems, BASF, Fosroc
• Epoxy paints and floor finishes
• Wall and floor tiling installation. ( Marble, Porcelain, and Glass mosaic )
• Glazing systems, commercial, industrial and domestic
• All forms of tunneling systems, (TBM, Pipe jack, Hand Tunneling and NATM)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Nov 2013 – Present, Senior Projects Director, Roadgaz Construction, UAE / Roadgaz
Group UK
• Project mobilization – Ensuring the correct project infrastructure is in place, project
management team, staff, manpower and materials.
• Project and contract negotiation – Successful chairing consultant and client meetings,
negotiating variations, schedules and changes in the scope of works, the successful closure
of various projects in the UAE with values from $ 1 million to $ 400 million, including contract
negotiations, cost analysis and payment programs.
• Project budgets and schedules - Ensuring critical milestones are met, the implementation of
schedules to ensure the individual projects are completed on time and within budget, the
monitoring of ongoing projects ensuring that the production and costs are balanced.
• Project policies – The ensuring that all company and client HSE, QA/QC, Logistic and
Environmental plans are correctly implemented.
• Projects – Various Housing Construction Projects across the middle east varying from 400
units to 1200 units, Low Cost Housing to Executive Luxury Housing Developments,
Infrastructure, Civils Projects including Airport Construction, Sewage, Storm water Projects,
Roads, Bridges and Labour Camps.
June 2012 – Nov 2013, Operations & Contracts Manager, UKS Gulf Tech Works, UAE
• Effectively managing all operations in the UAE - multiple projects (up to 15 projects running
consecutively) House construction, Project fit out, concrete screed, plaster, and different
floor finishes.
• Contract negotiations – Negotiating new areas of work, quoting, contract terms, and
schedules.
• Quality Assurance – Pre work inspections, progress assessment, final inspection, and
certification for delivery to client
• Purchasing – Costing, sourcing, and ordering of materials to meet required standards
• Health and Safety – Ensuring HSE is being adhered to in the work place, ensuring all
employees are briefed in all HSE working practices, participating in HSE meetings, ensuring
all HSE paperwork is current and up to date
• Operative Management – Allocation of various trades and manpower schedules, weekly
paperwork, daily time sheets, and sourcing of labour required
• Logistic Management – The movement of machinery and plant, machinery and plant
maintenance.
• Projects – Various Housing and Apartment Construction Projects, 250 units to 980 units,
Retail, Medical Facilities and Hospitality Projects, Sporting Complexes, Military Bases and
Chemical Production Facilities.
Nov 2011 – June 2012 Operations Manager, Flexjoint Middle East UAE

3. • Contract negotiations – Negotiating and sourcing new projects, quoting, contract terms and
schedules.
• Purchasing – Costing, sourcing, and ordering of materials to meet required standards
• Health and Safety – Ensuring all aspects of HSE is being adhered to in the work place
including briefings with employees, attending all meetings & keeping all paperwork up to date.
• Projects – Airport Terminals, Housing and Apartment Complexes, High and Low Rise, Retail
and Hospitality Projects.
Oct 2009 – Oct 2011 Project Manager, Advance L.L.C UAE
• Contract negotiations – Negotiating and sourcing new projects, quoting, contract terms and
schedules.
• Purchasing – Costing, sourcing, and ordering of materials to meet required standards
• Health and Safety – Ensuring all aspects of HSE is being adhered to in the work place
including briefings with employees, attending all meetings & keeping all paperwork up to date.
• Projects – Metro Systems, Housing and Apartment Complexes,320 Units to 1250 Units,
Retail, Education Facilities and Hospitality Projects.
Aug 2007- Oct 2009 Project Manager, Taylor Wimpey
• Design and construction of various domestic housing projects from conception to completion.
• Ensuring critical path, project milestones and project schedules where achieved.
• The general management of all construction activities, HSE, Procurement, Scheduling and
other project related issues.
Jan 2004 – Aug 2007 Construction Manager, Taylor Woodrow
• The management and construction of various domestic housing and projects.
• The implementation of construction and HSE processes ensuring the various activities where
completed on time and within budget.
Prior Jan 2004
Various positions held in many different aspects of the construction and leisure construction
industry located in the UK with companies such as, Balfour Beatty, Sir Robert McAlpine, Roe
Road Construction, Hennellys Construction, TML and Bluewater Construction & Leisure.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• PMI Project Management Professional
• ISPE Engineer Diploma
• First aid training TML / Balfour Beatty
• CPCS Plant Operator, Balfour Beatty
• BASF and FOSROC Courses in Epoxy Paint applications and waterproof systems
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST