Name: Adrian Kelly
Employer: Miller Construction
Project: Wetherby Enhanced Primary Care Centre, Wetherby
Contract: Bespoke LIFT
Cruising along in the comfort zone is not for Adrian Kelly. A thirst for improvement has taken him along the long road from joiner to project manager and is evident from his gaining a distinction in the NEBOSH certificate in construction health and safety while on this project.
Adrian’s desire to continually up his game applies just as much to his projects as himself. On this health centre build, he focused whole-heartedly on giving the users exactly what they wanted. At the same time he went through the programme and construction strategy with a fine toothcomb to hand the building over an admirable two months early while still maintaining the budget.
In the lead up to the site start, he set himself stringent targets to guarantee the out-turn delivery. He challenged the programme, streamlining the enabling works and instigating additional temporary works to give earlier site access and allow workfaces to be opened up much earlier than scheduled. The programme gain was the catalyst in achieving early completion.
An important win was his success in persuading an adjacent landowner to lease him enough land to house the site accommodation. This avoided the disruption and upheaval of relocation at a critical stage of the works.
He managed the design team efficiently and integrated the supply chain with it, as well as the facilities management partners. It allowed him to manage out the design and building lifecycle risks by incorporating the suppliers’ advice on effective detailing at the key build interfaces.
But always at the forefront of his mind was user satisfaction and Adrian made every possible effort to secure it. He organised weekly visits for the users and guided them step by step through the construction process. Determined to understand what the key features for users were, he soon found that the colour and material selection of the finishes was paramount. He then made sure that users drove those decisions. Not surprisingly, the users love their new building.
Value: £5.9m