Alasdair Nelson
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Alasdair is an architect and has worked both in the UK and New Zealand on a variety of projects across the civic, cultural, recreational, retail, residential and healthcare sectors.
Recent achievements include the delivery of two award- winning flagship projects for Auckland Council. Alasdair is an insightful and motivated project manager equipped with the budgeting, time-management, design and stakeholder engagement skills required to secure a great outcome for his clients.
Alasdair has particular interests in Universal Design and the benefits of BIM (Building Information Modelling) applied across the project lifecycle. Alasdair is a UK Registered Architect.
Qualifications:
- BA (Hons) Architecture – Westminster University, London
- Professional Diploma (MA) Architecture – London Metropolitan University
- Professional Practice Examination, Architecture – London Metropolitan University
Expertise:
Leadership
- Project Planning and task delegation
- Strategy
- Building and managing a project team
- Problem solving and negotiation
- Adaptive mind-set
- Experience of diverse leadership roles
Commercial
- Customer / end-user focus
- Effective negotiation
- Completion of projects to meet cost, time quality, functional, safety and environmental objectives
Technical
- Risk Management
- Design management & architectural experience
- BIM (Building Information Modelling) implementation
People
- Listening Skills
- Effective communicator
- Awareness of minority agendae
- Ability to make hard decisions
Employment History:
- 2017 – Present Senior Project Manager, Pragmatix Limited
- 2015 – 2016 Design Manager, Auckland District Health Board
- 2009 – 2015 Senior Project Manager & Consultant Project Manager, Auckland Council
- 2005 – 2008 Architect, Green Architecture (UK)
- 2002 – 2005 Architect, ABA Architects (UK)
SELECTED PROJECTS:
Senior Project Manager, Consultant Project Manager, Design Manager, Architect on various projects including:
| Project Name | Value | Brief Description of Project Work |
| Civic | ||
| Toia – Otahuhu Recreation Precinct | $32m | Development |
| Te Oro – Glen Innes Music & Arts Centre | $10.5m | Development |
| Westgate Library & Town Centre | $35m | Development |
| The Water Works Visitor Centre | $3.5m | Development |
| Lee Valley Riding Centre | $2.2m | Development |
| Healthcare | ||
| Auckland City Hospital: FMU Psycho-Geriatric Unit | $1.3m | Alteration & refurbishment |
| Auckland City Hospital: Transition Lounge | $1.1m | Alteration & refurbishment |
| Auckland City Hospital: retail, clinical & office fit-out design | Alteration & fit-out | |
| Starship Children’s Hospital: SiD, L3 & L5 refurbishment | $9m | Alteration & fit-out |
| Retail | ||
| Sylvia Park Retail Development | $100m | Development |
| Residential | ||
| Private residential refurb portfolio | $6m | Alterations & refurbishment |
| Hackney live-work development | $3.2m | Development |
