Expertise
Anna is an experienced senior quantity surveyor who has worked at various construction consultancy firms. She specialises in construction cost advice and employer’s agent/ contract administration services. Anna has worked on projects in the residential, education, commercial and religious sectors both pre- and post-contract to deliver services including cost planning, tendering, cost management and employer’s agent services.
Anna will assist with initial pre-contract cost advice through to tender analysis and negotiations prior to contractor appointment. She also works closely with clients to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. This includes monitoring costs on site and ensuring that any post-contract variations reflect true value for money and that a fair final account settlement is reached.
How do you help clients?
I provide clients with clear and reliable cost advice throughout the duration of a project, enabling them to make confident financial decisions. My focus is on ensuring value for money, identifying potential cost savings and foreseeing any potential risks. I support clients by proactively managing the construction programme to minimise risk of delays and provide accurate and transparent reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
Experience
- Acting as employer’s agent, quantity surveyor and principal designer for a housing association both pre- and post-contract to refurbish an existing building to meet the requirements for their rough sleeper programme.
- Working pre-and post-contract on several school extension and refurbishment projects. This included undertaking cost planning and value engineering exercises to meet the client’s budget, as well as managing post-contract variations/ final account negotiations to maximise value for money.
- Producing initial feasibility estimates for several new build housing schemes to advise the client on the financial viability of the scheme prior to tender.
- Providing independent certifier services for a housing association on their new build affordable housing schemes, by undertaking monthly valuations and an open-book exercise to reach final account settlement.
- Acting as employer’s agent for a variety of housing associations to manage and deliver large quantities of housing on time and within budget, by monitoring programme and cost reporting.
- Acting as contract administrator and quantity surveyor on an 82 No. unit modular housing scheme.