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Mark PollardMP

Mark Pollard

Project Manager

€521/day
Reading, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Mark

A versatile and dynamic Project Manager with a strong record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Brings extensive experience from a successful career in the British Army, followed by a seamless transition into project management across multiple sectors. A confident communicator adept at operating to exacting standards in challenging environments. Demonstrates strong analytical capability and a proven ability to solve problems both independently and collaboratively. Now seeking a new challenge as a Project Manager, contributing to infrastructure, healthcare, laboratory, office space planning, construction, retail, high-end fit-out, building enhancement, and best-practice inclusive projects.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Reading (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Synnovis
    CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER
    MEDICAL
    April 2024 - December 2025 (1 year and 8 months)
    London, UK
    Delivered Essential Services Laboratory (ESL) construction projects, including full CAT A and CAT B fit-outs.
    Led space planning and strategic design for office moves, covering layout, lighting, mechanical systems, electrical systems, data, HVAC and life safety systems.
    Implemented fit-out, infrastructure, and construction projects in live laboratory environments across multiple NHS London estates.
    Collaborated closely with key stakeholders and relevant authorities, including Synnovis and NHS Senior Leadership Teams.
    Oversaw conceptual design, space planning, and delivery of scientific laboratories across London Estates, following RIBA Stages 0–7.
    Presented complex business cases to Executive Leadership Teams, Estates Strategy Boards and Steering Groups.
    Conducted rigorous tendering and procurement processes to ensure quality assurance, value for money, and cost effectiveness.
    Managed Principal Contractors, Principal Designers, Architects, and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health) consultants and suppliers, including oversight of risk assessments, method statements and permits to work.
    Ensured full compliance with CDM Regulations 2015, maintaining safe systems of work across all project activities.
    Key Achievement:
    Successfully ESL construction projects across six NHS hospital estates, managing complex logistics, stakeholder coordination, and delivery within live clinical environments.
    Stakeholder management construction PMO Risk Management infrastructure project manager
  • NHS – Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services
    PROJECT MANAGER
    MEDICAL
    September 2022 - January 2024 (1 year and 4 months)
    Farnborough, United Kingdom
    Delivered Blood Sciences Automation Laboratory Construction and Fit-Out CAT A and CAT B.
    Led pace planning, strategic design decisions for office moves including layout, lighting, electrical, data and life safety systems.
    Implemented of Fit out infrastructure and construction projects in live environments across Pathology Laboratories in the Berkshire and Surrey Estates.
    Collaborated closely with key stakeholders and relevant authorities within Berkshire and Surrey Senior Leadership Team.
    Relocated of 200 Blood Science Staff and Laboratory workforce from existing office space to new premises across 6 hospital estates.
    Conceptual design, space planning and delivery of scientific laboratories within Berkshire and Surrey Estates RIBA Stages 0 - 7.
    Presented complex business cases to the Executive Leadership Team and Steering Groups.
    Undertook rigorous tender and procurement exercises to ensure projects are quality assured and cost effective.
    Managed Principal Contractors, Principal Designers, Suppliers, including risk assessments, methodology statements and permits to work.
    Management and compliance of CDM Regulations 2015 ensuring a safe system of work.
    construction Project Management infrastructure project manager
  • Cignpost Diagnostics
    PROJECT MANAGER
    MEDICAL
    June 2021 - September 2022 (1 year and 3 months)
    Farnborough, UK
    Delivery of high-end fit outs of 35+ retail units for clinical & retail Covid-19 screening sites across an expansive network of luxury city-centre shopping centres within the UK.
    Implementation of Fit out infrastructure and construction projects in UK commercial and domestic Airside and Landside airports for clinical & retail Covid-19 screening.
    Liaising and collaborating with key stakeholders and relevant authorities within International Air Transport Authority, Network Rail and Building Control to ensure safe and efficient delivery of all projects.
    Concept, design, and delivery of a scientific laboratory within central London for efficient and rapid Covid-19 test resulting.
    Presenting complex business cases to the Executive Leadership Team and Steering Groups.
    Undertaking rigorous tender and procurement exercises to ensure projects are quality assured and cost effective.
    Management of Principal Contractors, Principal Designers, Suppliers, including risk assessments, methodology statements and
    permits to work.
    Management and compliance of CDM Regulations 2015 ensuring a safe system of work.
    Risk Management Agile Project Management Stakeholder management Project Management (PMO) infrastructure project manager

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Education

  • Prince2® (Foundation & Practitioner)
    Prince2® (Foundation & Practitioner)
  • Agile Project Management (PPQ)
    Agile Project Management (PPQ)

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