John Fitzpatrick: Product and Service Delivery

John Fitzpatrick
Dubai, UAE
fitz1@mail.com  00 971 52 953 2833 / UK No +44 7719180701
Personal Details:
6 May, 1972  British
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Projects Director
Enabling the achievement of full business potential through exceptional project management leadership
Accomplished and results-driven executive with extensive experience leading highly complex, multimillion, and
large-scale new build, & civil engineering construction projects across UK and Middle East at value of AED1.6B.
Proven success completing projects and directing diverse teams to solve complex project issues that maximised
profit/revenue, while meeting deadlines within budgetary constraints. Elite communicator, able to build robust
relationships and manage competing demands that resulting in achieving challenging project goals.
Highlights of Expertise
 Project Governance & Control  Cost-Reduction Analyses
 Strategic Planning & Execution  Contract Review & Negotiation
 Operations Controllership  Quality & Health/Safety Compliance
 Risk Assessment & Mitigation  Staff Hiring, Training & Development
 New Business Development  Client & Stakeholder Relationship Building
 Design & Build  Product and Service Delivery
Sectors
 Infra / Civils  High Rise

 Commercial  Sporting Olympic Facilities
 Luxury Residential/Villas  Hotels
 Football Stadiums  Mixed use developments
Career Experience
Sobha LLC, Dubai, UAE

Deliver leadership for delivery of development and restructure organisation, including developing procedures for 25
supporting departments & running project-based teams of professionals circa 250 strong with initiating industry best
practices, innovations with short, medium and long term goals.
PROJECTS DIRECTOR (Jan 2018 to Present) Reporting to the CEO
Manage day-to-day activities regarding business/support services to ensure seamless working operations. Supervise
and guide highly skilled project delivery teams to ensure the achievement of project goals timely. Collaborate with
division managers to set objectives for each department, while ensuring quality and safety control throughout the
company. Oversee all project’s progress activities within programme, including significant milestones that affected
project cost, schedule, and performance or client relations. Introduced productivity trackers and set target bench
mark for the workers linked to salary, increasing output and improving quality control.
 Credited with leading risk assessment programmes to reduce the impact of risk and attaining overall
projects targets as per stakeholder’s expectations within constraints.
 Supported site time to clearly identify objectives/needs by developing all project execution, health &
safety, and quality control plan in accordance with industry policies and standards.
 Conducted cost-control programmes, including innovated system, data metrics, and international best
practices that resulted in decreasing construction cost.
 Launched number of steering committees to ensure quality that guaranteed zero defects at handover.
 Organised effective training sessions for project management teams to optimise performance level.
 Optimised business volume/profit by conducting gap analysis and implementing business improvements.
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John Fitzpatrick
Mosanada, Doha, Qatar JV with Qatar Government

Built and supervised projects delivery teams and recognised for introducing project management across the business.
DIRECTOR OF PMC, HEAD OF PROJECTS & CIVIL ENGINEERING (Nov 2012 to Jan 2018)
Steered project/construction managers and site engineers across business, while resolving any issues. Streamlined
and led recruitment process, including identifying, selecting, and recruiting potential in-house delivery teams,
contractors, and consultants. Recognised for maintaining high-quality safety awareness and ensuring the adherence
of contractors with their obligations/quality goals. Played an integral role in driving cultural change across
organization, converting approach from operational focus to project management ethos, and managing ownership
of cost/schedule pressures. Interviewed and hired design team, architects and assured the proper execution of
clients scope and ideas.
 Planned and incorporated project delivery strategies from conception to completion to meet the success
criteria of project objectives within agreed budget and timeframe.
 Contributed to the success of company progression by exploring, evaluating, and mitigating risks/issues to
ensure the smooth implementation of intended plans and strategies.
 Interacted and communicated with cost consultant to manage project budget and resource allocation that
resulted in enhancing organisational productivity and profitability.
 Co-ordinated with business sponsor and stakeholders regularly to ensure broad awareness, engagement,
and communications that supported strategy realisation.
 Produced highly accurate assessments to identify key areas of improvements and weaknesses across the
project, including organising training and performance standards for delivery teams.
 Delivered business development approach and executed growth plans to secure new business streams and
increase strong cooperate associations with clients.
Career Note
Senior Project Manager Promoted to Construction Director  Gleeson Building Solutions, Main Contractor, UK
Site Manager, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager  Alfred McAlpine plc, Main Contractor, UK
Construction Manager  Bovis, Main Contractor, UK
Trainee Site Manager / Civil engineer (sponsored university LPJM)  Turriff Construction, Main Contractor, UK
Education & Credentials
BSc in Construction Management

Liverpool John Moore University, Liverpool, England, Graduated 1995
HNC Civil Engineering
Examples of Projects:
 Luxury Residential and mixed units high rise G+8, G+12, G+28, Villas and Town houses AED 1.6Billion
 Aspire Zone 250-hectare (2.5 km2) world class Olympics sporting complex / The Torch Doha – The Iconic 5-
Star Hotel-Refurbishment Capex & Opex QR1.2 Billion.
 Extra Care PFI 433 residential units over 5 locations £200 Million.
 Staybridge Suites-Design and construction of Newcastle’s first apart-hotel for the Inter-Continental Hotels
Group. £45million
 Trafford Center Shopping Mall £600 Million
 Hilton Hotel G+14 206-bedroom £32million
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 Premier Inn Hotel – Numerous across the UK £200+Million
 Construction of new football DW Stadium £32 Million
 The Eden Project Tourist Attraction (Botanical Gardens) £86.5 million
 M6 Toll-Highways & Infrastructure £485 million
Project Management Attributes:
 Strong ability to communicate with people at all levels from board of directors to site operatives ensuring
clear communication about goals, responsibility, performance, expectations and feedback are delivered and
understood.
 Highly motivated with a can-do attitude, proven natural ability to instilling a positive culture through
confidence and optimism which intern spreads to all members of team driving the success and commitment
of our projects.
 Strong team builder, I have the ability to get other team members enthusiastic about setting and achieving
project goals, instrumental with developing interpersonal relationships between and with group members of
differing cultures.
 Integrity driven, focused on delivering commitments and results promised, I am a strong PM who confronts
tough issues directly and can discuss the issues honestly, even when people don’t like the answer. I take
responsibility for the end results and promote project transparency through the entire projects.
 Natural ability to empathize with co-workers enables me to transform interpersonal relationships and
increase understanding, effective collaboration and boosting productivity.
 Excellent delegator with participation and discussion ensuring recipients understand it, accept it, and
become committed to deliver.
 I take a systematic approach for solving problems. I define the problem, determine the causes, generate
Ideas, select the best solution and take action.
 I am able to take high-pressure moments as a challenge and re-focus outcomes by staying calm under
pressure and re-strategizing.
 Competence grown from circa 25 passionate years in the industry with exposure to varying projects size,
complexity and challenges.
 Able to clearly articulate the vision of the projects to all team members very well, and lead in the right
direction, as well as easily adapt to the changes that come along the way.
 Effective collaborative negotiator, focused on achieving the best results, helped to build long-term
relationships and minimizes the opportunity for conflict.
 Creating effective, informed and highly motivated teams focused on delivery.
 Assessment of project estimates to evade cost overruns and recommend cost efficiency measures without
compromising on safety & quality.
 Develop and implement strategic objectives for practice that are aligned with the region's strategic
initiatives.
 Cost estimating, budgeting, analysis, Cost control, Design Input for costs and Build ability.
 Strong knowledge of construction methodology systems including regulating standards.
 Preparation of initial contract programming, followed by regular short-term programming as the projects
evolves. Monitoring and reporting of actual progress against contract programme.
John Fitzpatrick
 Provide positive guidance, personal coaching and mentoring to staff with a clear understanding of differing
cultures and mind sets.
 A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and
flexible.
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John Fitzpatrick

 Infra / Civils  High Rise

Sobha LLC, Dubai, UAE

Mosanada, Doha, Qatar JV with Qatar Government

Education & Credentials

BSc in Construction Management

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