Consultant Profile

Flamingo Consultancy is a specialist company offering comprehensive CDM Consultancy and Construction Health and Safety Services; we also offer Principal Designer, and Client Advisor services to ensure full compliance with CDM 2015 throughout the construction project from design, construction through to handover.

We have now completed over 5000 construction projects in a various industries ranging from small refurbishments, M&E projects to high-value, complex multi-use schemes. I have over forty years’ experience in various industries i.e. construction, petrochemical, chemical and food industries, nuclear and coal fired PowerStation’s, submerged tunnels, armaments, Engineering Construction. My sector experience includes Education, Commercial, Educatioin, Student & Residential Accommodation, NHS, Housing, Hotel, Leisure, Airports, Public Sector, Banking and various Retail Projects.

I am a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner and a member of the APS register member IMAPS. I have worked within, led and co-ordinated multidiscipline Health, Safety and Environmental teams, dealing with all aspects and interfaces between construction, design, environmental, sustainability and competency, through to project completion for many major clients. Existing Security Clearance for Greater Manchester Police, and previously for Manchester Airport.

I have over forty year’s experience in various industries, and I have worked as a consultant in varying roles.I am currently working freelance operating my own consultancy successfully completing my first two years as Flamingo Consultancy providing services as a Principal Designer, CDM Advisor/H&S Consultant for major clients throughout the North West and Midlands. Previously I worked for RLB, AA Projects, F&G and Gleeds Health & Safety as Associate Director based at the Manchester office, managing a small team within the H&S department while working as a CDM Advisor/CDMC/H&S Consultant for major clients throughout the North West. I worked for Faithful+Gould and was originally employed in 1996 to carry out safety audits on Northwest Water (UU) projects. I moved into the C.D.M section in 1997 to act as Senior Planning Supervisor/Safety Advisor on various projects within the construction industry. I have also helped the company conduct Health, Safety and Environmental Audits internally for the company and externally for our clients when requested. During my time with Faithful+Gould I took on the role of Health, Safety & Environmental Co-ordinator for the Altrincham Office and assisted the Company HSE Manager in resolving Health, Safety & Environmental issues. I was appointed as the Northwest Cluster Environmental Champion to assist the company in moving forward to achieve ISO 14001 as part of the EMS and implement an integrated system to encompass Quality, Safety and Environmental. I was part of a team that was instrumental in the Altrincham office successfully gaining the standard in 2005 and rolling out the standard throughout the cluster. The company gained accreditation in all applicable offices across the business in 2006. I was responsible for managing a team of Planning Supervisors ensuring the quality of service delivery, business development and was instrumental in submission of tender bids. Delivery of client presentations and in house training to ensure staff are aware of changes in legislation and the business is fully informed of best practice while ensuring HSE compliance.