Thomas Bryn Jones B.Sc. LL.M FRICS MNZIQS AAMINZ

Qualifications

I am a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and qualified in two separate divisions. I am a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Chartered Project Management Surveyor.
I have been employed in the construction industry since 1986 and met the academic standard of the RICS by direct examination studying day release at Manchester College of Building (UK) from 1986 to 1990.

I hold a Master of Laws degree in Construction Law and Practice awarded with merit from Salford University (Manchester) UK. I am an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators.

My other qualifications and professional affiliations include the following:

Member of the RICS Adjudicators panel, to which I was appointed via examination;
Membership panel Chair and panel assessor (examiner) for the RICS;
Qualified gateway reviewer for the State Services Commission;
Qualified insects and fungal decay surveyor;
I hold a NVQ in Industrial Relations & Trade Union studies.
Appointed 10YPP (Ten Year Property Planner) consultant for the Ministry of Education; and
Guest lecturer on the degree and diploma course in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying at ARA.
I am a Licenced Building Practitioner authorised under the NZ Building Act to supervise restricted building work for all types including high rise complex residential properties.

Employment experience

During the first 10 years I worked for large contractors on major projects. Most of which were over $100 million dollars. One employed over 700 workers. During this period through successive promotion I saw my role change from site engineer, through sub-agent, site manager and on to project manager. In December 1999 I was the youngest project manager employed by the UK’s largest contractor.

I subsequently spent two years as a bid manager/estimator for public private partnership contracts. Taking bids from enquiry to contract. This work involved design management, estimating, construction planning and contract negotiation. During this period I helped secure over $1 billion in contracts.

For much of the next eight years I was employed as a consultant to private developers and contractors. Specialising in construction management and quantity surveying.

From 2009 to 2016 I was employed in the public sector. Firstly, in the UK where I led a $800 million dollar building programme. Later, managing the education estate serving 98,000 children.

In 2012 I was appointed as a Project Director for the Major Facilities rebuild unit of the Christchurch City Council. After four years in post I moved back into the private sector where I now provide independent expert consultancy.

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	Thomas Bryn Jones B.Sc. LL.M FRICS MNZIQS AAMINZ Qualifications I am a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and qualified in two separate divisions. I am a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a Chartered Project Management Surveyor. I have been employed in the construction industry since 1986 and met the academic standard of the RICS by direct examination studying day release at Manchester College of Building (UK) from 1986 to 1990. I hold a Master of Laws degree in Construction Law and Practice awarded with merit from Salford University (Manchester) UK. I am an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators. My other qualifications and professional affiliations include the following: Member of the RICS Adjudicators panel, to which I was appointed via examination; Membership panel Chair and panel assessor (examiner) for the RICS; Qualified gateway reviewer for the State Services Commission; Qualified insects and fungal decay surveyor; I hold a NVQ in Industrial Relations & Trade Union studies. Appointed 10YPP (Ten Year Property Planner) consultant for the Ministry of Education; and Guest lecturer on the degree and diploma course in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying at ARA. I am a Licenced Building Practitioner authorised under the NZ Building Act to supervise restricted building work for all types including high rise complex residential properties. Employment experience During the first 10 years I worked for large contractors on major projects. Most of which were over $100 million dollars. One employed over 700 workers. During this period through successive promotion I saw my role change from site engineer, through sub-agent, site manager and on to project manager. In December 1999 I was the youngest project manager employed by the UK’s largest contractor. I subsequently spent two years as a bid manager/estimator for public private partnership contracts. Taking bids from enquiry to contract. This work involved design management, estimating, construction planning and contract negotiation. During this period I helped secure over $1 billion in contracts. For much of the next eight years I was employed as a consultant to private developers and contractors. Specialising in construction management and quantity surveying. From 2009 to 2016 I was employed in the public sector. Firstly, in the UK where I led a $800 million dollar building programme. Later, managing the education estate serving 98,000 children. In 2012 I was appointed as a Project Director for the Major Facilities rebuild unit of the Christchurch City Council. After four years in post I moved back into the private sector where I now provide independent expert consultancy.
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