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Philip Skeparnides
45 Southwark Path
Basildon
Essex SS14 3QN
07956478827
ps006b6242@ blueyonder.co.uk
A loyal, hardworking, flexible and adaptable Surveyor with expert experience on a wide
variety of projects in both the private and public sectors.
Having covering a vast array of positions within property services, value has been added for
every organisation and in every discipline – consulting on all levels and communicating
well at all times.
Extremely high regard for Customer satisfaction, interacting successfully with tenants in
problematic circumstances – particularly when working with vulnerable people whilst with
the MOD & Papworth Trust.
Specialities include repairs diagnosis, aids and adaptations, Contract Management /
supervision, M/E Management.
HHSRS compliant.
Projects have always been successfully delivered, valuing to the clients satisfaction.
Significant experience in liaison and consultations with internal, external stakeholders,
contractors and end users to ensure that the projects perceived objectives are captured at
project conception and interpreted within the specification and delivered as promised.
Gained this vast experience in Building Services, Office Planning and checking of all
building aspects over the 27 years working with Metropolitan Police – with responsibilities
including all the Electrical, Mechanical and HVAC Services. Also responsible for the
Security in Paddington Green Police Station from 1980 to 1999. Also acted as Compliance
Manager, (clerk of works, building surveyor), Project Professional Technology
Officer, Higher Professional Technology Officer (contracts manager for the Metropolitan
Police) Clerk of Works, Planning Engineer, Permit Manager and Project Manager Building
Surveyor, Steam Engineer, and Central
Employment History
11Th April 16 To 29 July 16 Bailey Partnership
C.O.W at Basildon house estate over Electrical and plumbing upgrade for house estate
26Th Jan 16-to 28Th March 16 White Young & Green
E&M Consultant Surveyor
At Queens Hospital Romford Essex
Surveying Electrical and Mechanical Equipment for the complete hospital as part of a team
9Th Oct15- 23Rd 15
Building Surveyor Colne Housing in Colchester are looking for someone to come in for a
period of 2 weeks initially (10 working days) to cover for sickness, the
July 15 -Aug 15 South Essex Homes for Castle Point Co
Building Surveyor doing post inspection also pre inspection void property's
and any other jobs that I am asked to do the job was for the back log of work
Papworth Trust Aids & Adaptations Surveyor
Sep 14 - Dec 14
Worked with the Trust’s care facilities to provide effective aids and adaptations solutions.
Worked within environments that home vulnerable people, to complete post and pre inspections of
the contractors work, ensuring value for money, quality work and timely completion.
Contracted to cover for a staff shortage whilst the organization managed through a period of change
and had to be flexible in approach to satisfy client’s needs.
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London Maintenance Company Limited
Building Surveyor
July 14 – Sept 14
Worked on void properties
Ordered materials for trade’s men to carry out work as required for specification of work.
Managing Trades team to ensure all work is completed to client’s standard that is Newham's
requirements.
Carried out Surveys and pre / post inspections as well as regular site condition review.
Lambeth Living
Clerk Of Works
Jan 14 – Feb 14
Overseeing the work done by preferred contractors Kitchens Bathrooms Toilets and
Redecorating keeping up schedule of work this job is to cover annual leave.
Liaising with contractors
Pre & post inspections
Sabbatical
Nov 11 - Jan 14
Whilst my wife had problems with knee and operation
Ministry Of Defence
Building Surveyor/Clerk of works
Feb 09 to Nov 11
Project managing Aids and Adoptions
Checking on the contractors doing the day to day maintenance
60 surveys a week
Registering them on the computer and sending any complaints back to the contractor
Thurrock Borough Council
Stock Condition Surveyor
Aug 07 to Jan 09
Windows, Doors Bathrooms, Roofs and Asbestos Boilers Represents and Electrical Rewires
on decent homes completing approximately a 17000 surveys and registering them on a PDA
that was downloaded at the office
Barnet Homes Surveyor
June 07 to Aug 07
Checking and measuring invoices against the work done by contractors and in house staff so
that the invoice can be paid off.
Justifying whether the In house staff or contractors gave better value for money
Slough Homes
Contracts Manager
May 06 to Aug 06
Overseeing the work done by the Partnering contractor Interserve and all the sub contractors
making sure that we were getting value for money.
Ensuring that the planned work was being done to council standards. Also the work that had
been planned work e.g.: generators test air conditioning check-s external painting and
repairs and the planned internal decorating was done to a high standard and that the tenants
had not been badly treated by the workmen.
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Meetings with the contractors on a regular basis.
Feb 06 to May 06
Homes for Islington Clerk of Works
Decent Homes Project on Windows, Doors, Kitchens, Bathrooms, and concrete repairs.
This was to the standard as the work in Homes for Islington, giving V.O. when required. A
lot of the work was on listed buildings and high rise which meant the materials had to
conform to existing as built. Overseeing contractors, health & safety, plant i.e.: scaffold
toilets, hoists, site huts, weather conditions and amount of staff. The scope of work and cost
was controlled by the S.O.R
Jan 06 to Feb 06 Interserve Planning Engineer and condition Surveys
Asset surveys of plant and equipment Mechanical Electrical & HVAC Services - asked to stand
in for someone on sick leave.
May 04 to Jan 06
Colchester Borough Homes Clerk of Works Decent Homes Project for contractors
checking Bathrooms, Kitchens, Windows, Doors, giving V.O. for extra unforeseen work in line with the S.O
R-s. Also monitoring health & safety and signing off the jobs on completion. When the first part of the
contract finished
Voids pre Inspection-s with the contractors giving them the scope of work on the S.O.R- Also
checking the work while it was being done as well as the health & safety
When the second part of the Descent Homes Project began, went back with the same work
as previously undertaken.
East Thames Housing Association
Maintenance Voids Surveyor
March 04 to May 04
Guinness Trust
Building Surveyor
Feb 04 to March 04
Managing contractors to get value for money on building repairs, doing condition surveys
and day to day client satisfaction, voids.
Surveying and preparing Tender Documents for flats i.e.: that have had fire assessment.
Also getting quotes to get the best value for money.
Aid-s and Adaptation for Disabled through Occupational Heath. All work is carried out to
Building Regulations.
W.S Atkins
Conditions Surveys
Jan04 to Feb 04
Decent Homes at Colchester measuring up the properties and checking what was required
changing to bring them up to Descent Homes standards.
Nov 03-jan 04 East Thames Housing Association Voids Surveyor
Oct 03 to Nov 03
Aided adaptation condition surveys and day to day maintenance
Newham Council
Building Surveyor
Jan 03 to Oct 03
Managing contractors to get value for money on building repairs, doing condition surveys
and day to day maintenance voids surveys and day to day maintenance voids. Surveying and
preparing Tender Documents for flats. Also getting quotes to make sure that we get the best
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value for money, making sure that CCTV was working, also extending existing installations,
adding the trunking runs to get them installed in the corridors and lift lobbies and lifts in tower
blocks.
Aids and Adaptation for Disabled through Occupational Heath
Dec02 -Jan 203
M.O.D Building Surveyor
Jan 03 to Feb 03
Permit Manager for Major Bank on Canary Warf
June 02 to July 02
Giving out permit to work, checking risk assessments and Health & Safety papers To train
up a young man to do it and also set up a key cabinet for security
Planner /Data Coordinator (Maintenance/Operations)
Jan 1999- June 02
Planning and scheduling of maintenance work. - Mechanical and Electrical maintenance
work for building services about 395 buildings with 232 staff. It was a four person team.
Development of asset and planned maintenance databases working from asset summary
registers. Assisting in the development identification, and configuration of assets and
drawings were available the data
Education Qualifications
Left School Stratford Green with a secondary education no qualifications
Other Experience
Primervera P3e Project Planner for Enterprise
Emcis,
Premersys,
Ultrasys,
Team, Which Is Access, Based
Word,
Excel,
Outlook,
Maximo,
Arcubuss,
Contractor Plus
Mechanical Electrical Conversion
Water regulations
IEE Regulations
Gas Regulations
Hse Regulations
Employment History
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