James Foster

James is a Director with a wealth of experience in Project Management, PFI, Employers Agent and Construction Management.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Construction Management

James has further broadened his project experience across the industry spectrum over recent years and has undertaken key roles in a number of projects. James is currently working as Construction Manager on the conversion of a former cutlery works into student accommodation in Sheffield.  He has recently completed a PFI scheme in Cheshire for 433 Extra Care Homes across 5 sites in the county, including a wide range of facilities such as communal restaurants, village halls, fitness suites, hairdressers, snoozelans and on site care facilities to the elderly. The construction value of the project was £64m. James was also the Employers Agent for a £2.6m Brain Injury Unit in Ollerton, and the Monitoring Surveyor on the Phase 2 residential development at Wards Brewery (£13m).

Other recent projects include Employers Agent and Project Management roles on the newly constructed Brookfields Business Park at Wath upon Dearne, for a new Printworks facility (£4.5m), a 176,000sqft Industrial Unit (£4m) and the associated new road infrastructure (£1.1m), procured as 3 separate contracts. He performed the same role for the same client for a further 3 Starter Units (£1.4m) on the site, providing 4 units ranging between 7,000sqft and 8,500 sqft.

James was the Construction Manager in a £(confidential) million refurbishment of a derelict Grade II listed coach house to provide a private residence of the highest calibre and was involved in the project from conception through to completion.

Previous projects include the management of private housing repairs under a grant initiated scheme in Keighley and the refurbishment of the main kitchen at Ipswich Hospital, to provide cook/chill facilities.