James Hughes

Commercial Manager @ Vision Built

About

A Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over three decades of experience and a commitment to leading-edge construction procurement and contract management strategies. Advocate of the integration of modern methods of construction and renewable technologies, ensuring efficient and sustainable project outcomes. I honed my skills in tender and project bidding, contract negotiation and award, project procurement and commercial management on construction sites. Advocate of conflict avoidance and a member of the Society of Construction Law, I am dedicated to fostering equitable, transparent, and collaborative industry partnerships and practices.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Ripon

Industry

Construction

Skill

Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Cost Reporting, Concrete, Civil Engineering, CSCS, Contractors, Cost Planning, NEC3, Fit-out, Cost Management, JCT, Cost Engineering, Refurbishing, Construction, Final Accounts, Subcontracting, Value Engineering, SMSTS, PFI

Experience

Commercial Manager

Vision Built

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Commercial Manager

BakerHicks

2024-8 - 2025-5 · 10 mos

Barnard Castle, England, United Kingdom

Quantity Surveyor

2020-6 - 2024-7 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Throughout the UK and Ireland

As a freelance quantity surveyor in this four year period, I worked for a variety of companies from SMEs to major corporations on short term contracts. These included: Hansby - A small developer/contractor based in Harrogate Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield - An owner, developer and operator large real estates across the globe Errigal - A successful fit-out business based in the UK and Ireland Algeco Off Site Solutions - A leading volumetric modular company providing turnkey solutions Greenfield Building Services - A small developer/contractor building Passivhaus standard homes in Yorkshire and the North East