Lincolnshire Club

I am a Project Manager with 4 years of experience in the field, currently working for Thornton Firkin, a construction consultancy firm. My journey in project management began with managing youth projects for Lincoln City Foundation. I then transitioned to Lincoln College, where I gained diverse project experience, including managing the Air & Space Institute in Newark.

Previously a teacher, I have effectively leveraged my transferable skills to advance rapidly in my project management career. My recent role at Thornton Firkin has further developed my project management skillset, specifically in construction.

I am committed to bringing innovative ideas to the Construction Excellence Committee and engaging the next generation in critical industry discussions.

Linzi works in Business Development and comes from a background of Architecture and the Built Environment, having been in the industry since her first modern apprenticeship over 20 years ago leading to her array of experience.   As part of her every day role, Linzi supports and promotes local businesses, and is always actively seeking opportunities to collaborate and encourage growth and regeneration within Lincolnshire. She sits on our committee board for Construction Excellence (Lincolnshire) as Vice Chair.

On being part of the newly launched CE Lincolnshire, Linzi commented “It has been a great honour to be asked to assist in setting up and help launch the Lincolnshire branch.  I look forward to helping to bring positive change to the construction industry, by utilising the CE platform with its members and supporting and promoting CEs aims to share the vision for change through innovation and collaboration.

Having spent over 25 years in Her Majesties Corp of Royal Engineers and retiring in September 2004, with an Exemplary Conduct Sheet, Awarded George Medal and Queens Gallantry Medal for Bravery also two Commendations for Valuable Service for work conducted in Bosnia working with the local community in Gorni Vakuf mainly post-conflict.

On retiring from the forces, I worked for over 3 years as a teacher/Instructor teaching excluded children and adults on probation construction skills, then becoming the Centre Manager. Writing policies and procedures to meet Government standards included the day-to-day running of over 1000 pupils a week. The Centre achieved an Outstanding grade from Ofsted.

I moved on to become a Project Manager with Simons Construction. Responsible for the Royal Bank of Scotland refurbishment works. Solely responsible for all aspects of the account including profit and loss, strategic planning and the upgrade of all Nat West Banks in London.

On leaving Simons I worked in Mine Action as a Technical Field Manager, QA/QC Officer, and ERW/EOD Advisor in South Sudan, Kurdistan and Iraq. Also working with Oil and Gas companies supporting geoscientists in Iraq. I have worked in multicultural teams for many years and I also have a great sense of humour which helps in every environment.

After this, I took on the role of HSSE & ERW Manager for Archirodon Construction Company constructing the Eastern Breakwater in Al Faw which is part of the Grand Port Iraq.

On returning to the UK I worked with RG Carter Lincoln, as their business development manager and pre-contracts manager.

At present I work for Lincoln College as the Group Head of Estates Development, looking after all construction projects and heading up the Estates and Facilities team.

I have been married to Sonia for over thirty years who like myself was a soldier.

Greatest Achievements: I have several but my best would be raising 4 grown-up boys in an ever-changing world. To be polite and honest. The same values that I hold very dear.

I have a great passion for sharing knowledge with the next generations. I am also the Chair of the Royal British Legion City of Lincoln Branch and Trustee for Abbey Access who are driven by a collective goal; to help people into employment.

As a registered architect and member of RIBA Dr Rosi Fieldson worked at Simons Design Ltd for over 20 years. Now teaching at Lincoln School of Architecture and the Built Environment and taking a leading role in professional practice for architecture programmes and employability initiatives for the school as a whole.

Rosi has also undertaken life cycle assessment for construction projects since 2008 and involved in a range of post occupancy evaluation projects with clients of Simons Group Ltd. Also, with 10 years of experience in environmental management in construction sector (waste management, pollution prevention and wildlife protection, social value) and 11 years of experience in BREEAM Assessment for commercial buildings.

Business Finance Specialist – One Stop Business Finance – Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire

I have enjoyed a successful career in finance, having spent 29 years as a Bank Manager and more recently, working for 5 years in the Alternative Finance Sector for independent lenders.

As the Business Development Manager for Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire, I have the delight of meeting with Clients and professional Introducers to keep them up to date on any new offerings we may have, either in-house or via our brokerage team.

I am proud that through our Group’s diverse portfolio of services, I can support SME businesses across the region with short and long-term business loans from £50,000.

A sample of our products and services are Bridging Loans, Commercial Property Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Asset Finance, Invoice Finance and Development Lending.

When I’m not meeting local businesses in Lincolnshire, you may find me on the golf course, watching Lincoln City Football Club or spending time with my wife, children, and grandchildren.

My friends would describe me as “fun, reliable and very caring”.

If you would like to have a discussion with me on how I can support you when your bank says “No”, please get in contact with me via email or phone. I will be delighted to meet you in person to discuss your long and short-term goals. stevenorton@osbf.co.uk | 07501 956417

Clive is a seasoned commercial Architect responsible for the design and delivery of many schemes ranging in scale from simple projects to complex town centre regeneration. The practice is based on the belief that good Architectural design is not a graphics exercise, it must be deliverable, sustainable and enhance the user experience. We deliver cost effective, detailed commercial designs that are viable from concept to completion.”

For me CE is about better integration of the industry process and the sharing of best practice between the many contributors. We have been environmentally aware for many years with a desire to deliver sustainable buildings. We do also try to ensure that the buildings are flexible and do not restrict change as their function evolves.

Daniel is a chartered senior architect at Simons Design Ltd, working predominantly in masterplanning, commercial, residential and heritage projects. His specialisation is creating innovative and visionary design solutions to projects featuring historically sensitive buildings and complex site constraints. His strong presentation skills and understanding of the historic environment have led to a successful number of master planning and planning submissions for a variety of both public and private sector clients. Other specialties include delivering sustainable architectural design, utilising knowledge and practice of both passive and active sustainable building strategies

Matthew is the Managing Director/Owner of Built Environment Consulting (BEC).

BEC are national Building Services Design Consultants specialising in low energy and net zero carbon design solutions for clients in both the public and private sectors. Our company driver is to deliver low carbon building designs whilst ensuring affordability, maintainability and meeting the needs of the building users.

As a qualified Charted Engineer with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Matthew brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and leads the companies design ethos and standards.

“For me, Constructing Excellence (CE) membership offers all members access to industry leading specialist who are on the cutting edge of construction standards and best practices. As a group of dedicated construction professionals our aim is to continuously improve best practices to tackle the big issues like the climate change crisis together.“