Walé O
About
A results-oriented and strategically minded Construction Director & Manager with over 25 years of international experience leading complex, multi-sector projects across the UK, Nigeria, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
Work Experience
Assistant Site Manager
Site logistics and materials management for 550 residential houses. Completed while at university.
Construction and Site Manager
World HQ for HSBC 44 storey high rise and European HQ for Lehman Brothers 33 storey high rise with rebuild of Docklands Railway station.
Project Manager
Colchester Garrison – Building of new military barracks for the Ministry of Defence in Colchester, Essex.
Steel Structure Construction Manager
KAUST project – responsible for steel structures and roof work elements only at Tuwal, North of Jeddah.
Construction Manager
University Arms Hotel project - £36m 195 room with 40 retained structure and 60% rebuild; delivered first-fix to handover.
Construction Manager
Internal Security Force barracks project covering over 350 mixed use buildings – classified project. Removal and demolition of existing structures, underground facilities and services.
Deputy Director of Capital & Estates
Managing simultaneous live multiple projects in Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and North Cambridgeshire. Projects varied in budget and speciality, covering civils, new builds, refurbishments, mechanical plants and specialist medical equipment removal/installs.
Client Representative/Project Manager
£17m project value with team of 36. New build steel warehouse structure with internal offices, plant and laboratories in Bedford.
Construction Manager
Management and control of modular science building with 12 laboratories and 8 classrooms. New build modular hospital extension for infectious disease with 14 specialised sealed bays.
Deputy Construction Director
Nigerian Stock Exchange high rise building in Port Harcourt. Managed 300+ site workers with USD 60m budget for concrete railway bridge construction across 120m wide river.
Senior Construction Manager
Supreme Education Council Headquarters – 5 oval buildings with 3 occupied levels with a project value of USD 400m. Dewatering, cut/carve, road networks and new utilities.
Construction Manager
Tamburlaine Hotel Project – 155 room in Cambridge city centre location. Joined project at internals stage.