Peter Grear
Peter Grear
Working as a Director and owner of new company working in the property sector with a fresh approach to leveraging maximum benefit to owner occupiers especially on multi site estates.
Strategic management, innovation, business leadership, turning ideas to reality, encouraging enterprise cultures are all part of what I am and what I enjoy.
Who inspires me: Anita Roddick, Ashoka Fellows, Richard Bannatyne, Liam Black, Abbe Pierre.
Who doesn't inspire me: Tick boxers, jobs worths, small thinkers, gobbey people!
Personal goal: to make a difference for me, my family, friends, company, our clients and communities.
Specialties
Built environment, carbon reduction strategies for buildings, social enterprise, project management.
Experience
Love Building Ltd
Residential and commercial contractor Mix of new build and refurbishment Bristol and surrounding areas
Sabian Ltd
Senior Project Manager at on behalf of Land Securities -Reporting directly to the project board at the £600m+ development of Cardiff’s St David’s shopping centre; responsible for implementation, budget, supply chain and delivery of a retail asset. Successfully delivered project on time in fast change environment to high standards and with fully integrated team.
Senior Project Manager at Severn Trent
Reporting directly to the Director of Property Services of Severn Trent responsible for the procurement, acquisition, construction and commercial delivery of a new call centre facility Coventry and reporting of AMP 4/5 delivery programmes in Wolverhampton region.
Senior Project Manager at Heathrow T5 Hotel
Working directly with the Construction Manager assisting the delivery of the UK’s largest 5 star hotel project. Complex project with difficult management issues with 600 bedrooms, conference halls, health clubs, 10 separate kitchen facilities and many more.
Senior Project Manager at Shed Restaurant
Responsible for delivering high quality fast track fit-out within new Princess Hay shopping complex Exeter for Shed Restaurants. Included design delivery, tendering processes, delivery and subsequent infrastructure operation.
Senior PM at British Land
PM to British Land’s existing property team to develop and manage a team of project retail delivery managers to mastermind the recovery of 131 retail premises one of the largest retail centres in the UK after devastating floods.
Senior Project Manager at Midas
Managed and delivered high quality education projects in primary through to university level sectors. Projects included sports facilities, restaurants, teaching blocks, and other facilities. Clients included Cardiff, Bristol and West of England Universities, Bristol, Gloucester and Somerset County Councils, New College Swindon. Projects ranged in value from £800k to £5M+
Director:
Love Building
Director:
UDS Properties Two Ltd
Qualifications
HND
business distinction, management UWE
CIOB, Construction,
Kings College Taunton
Key Roles
•Director at Love Building Ltd January 2012 - Present
•Owner at Sabian Ltd February 2007 - October 2011
•Senior Project Manager at Midas November 1999 - February 2007
•Project Manager at Dean and Dyball 1999 - 2000
Personal Statement