About
Vitruvian Principles Ltd (“Vitruvian”) was formed by Director Simon Hargreaves on the 3rd February 2016 with the objective of providing professional Project Management , Contract Administration and Planning services within the construction industry. Since its formation, Vitruvian has provided a variety of services across multiple sectors, forms of contract and disciplines in the UK.
Simon Hargreaves
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Director
Simon specialises in programming, planning and contract advice, which has been developed over the past 10 years. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Society of Construction Law and the youngest person to be appointed an Adjudicator on the RIBA Adjudication Panel.
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Simon has worked in the construction industry since 2008 initially starting his career at Blackpool Borough Council. He qualified with a 1st class degree as an Architect in 2013 having completed his studies at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, whilst working at Grimshaw Architects. Simon was nominated for the RIBA Silver Presidents Medals for his Publication “rein-CAR-nated”, highly commended by the RIBA in his pursuit of the Hadrian Award in 2011 and awarded a 1st Class Degree. He then qualified as a Chartered Project Management Surveyor in 2014, having completed time at Harrods as an Assistant Project Manager, before progressing to Senior Project Manager at a mid-sized Project Management and Quantity Surveying Consultancy. During this period he enrolled on a part time Diploma in Adjudication, becoming a Chartered Adjudicator in 2017 and setting up Vitruvian Principles Ltd.
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Thomas Foster
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Director
His roles include site identification, acquisition, budget control across all projects and procurement of the works to ensure successful delivery. Throughout the project stages Thomas is responsible for establishing and managing the professional team to ensure a viable design and exit strategy is achieved.
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Thomas is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he graduated from Northumbria University with a First Class Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying and joined the company in 2020. He has a wide range of experience in Residential, Commercial and Care sectors both in the North East and South East regions. Thomas, relocated to central London in 2015 and has specialised in the cost control and project management of residential and commercial projects. His core strengths are in construction design economics, cost estimating, stakeholder management and construction management.
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Email me: thomas.foster@vitruvianpartnership.com
Rebecca Rothwell
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Project Administrator & PA
Having previously worked at two large Manchester legal firms, Rebecca is well placed to assist the team with the minute taking and administration of complex disputes.
Other than her legal experience, Rebecca has also been at the forefront of the property market heading up property management teams and services for over 6 years, including time as a Mobilisation co-ordinator at Savills UK.
Due to this unique experience she provides helpful support on services post completion, ensuring clients are set up as well as possible following Practical Completion.
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Joshua Hargreaves
Graduate Quantity Surveyor
After graduating from the University of Liverpool in 2017, Joshua holds a degree in Mathematics and is now enrolled on the post graduate degree in Quantity Surveying at the University of Salford.
Prior to his academic experience he worked as a shift engineer on Crossrail in 2015 where he was responsible for the construction of the concrete escalator shafts at Farringdon station. This included the setting out, excavating, spray applied concrete and finishing of the shafts.
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Email me: joshua.hargreaves@vitruvianpartnership.com
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