I am a positive, proactive, conscientious and hardworking Chartered Construction Manager with over 25 years of experience in the UK Construction Industry. I started as a graduate civil engineer and progressed into site management across new-build and refurbishment projects, spanning heavy construction, building and housing sectors. I pride myself on strong interpersonal and communication skills and on building lasting relationships with stakeholders at all levels. I am highly organised, resilient, and I thrive under pressure, approaching challenges methodically and consistently meeting targets while adapting to change. I am known for delivering complex schemes by coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining NHBC/quality standards, and ensuring safety on site. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving continuous improvement, and partnering with clients to secure viable solutions and timely completions.

Hatib Singhateh

I am a positive, proactive, conscientious and hardworking Chartered Construction Manager with over 25 years of experience in the UK Construction Industry. I started as a graduate civil engineer and progressed into site management across new-build and refurbishment projects, spanning heavy construction, building and housing sectors. I pride myself on strong interpersonal and communication skills and on building lasting relationships with stakeholders at all levels. I am highly organised, resilient, and I thrive under pressure, approaching challenges methodically and consistently meeting targets while adapting to change. I am known for delivering complex schemes by coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining NHBC/quality standards, and ensuring safety on site. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving continuous improvement, and partnering with clients to secure viable solutions and timely completions.

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I am a positive, proactive, conscientious and hardworking Chartered Construction Manager with over 25 years of experience in the UK Construction Industry. I started as a graduate civil engineer and progressed into site management across new-build and refurbishment projects, spanning heavy construction, building and housing sectors. I pride myself on strong interpersonal and communication skills and on building lasting relationships with stakeholders at all levels. I am highly organised, resilient, and I thrive under pressure, approaching challenges methodically and consistently meeting targets while adapting to change.

I am known for delivering complex schemes by coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, maintaining NHBC/quality standards, and ensuring safety on site. I enjoy mentoring teams, driving continuous improvement, and partnering with clients to secure viable solutions and timely completions.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Project Manager at Guildmore Construction Limited
February 1, 2025 - Present
Managing the delivery of a £17.1m, 46-flat five-storey RC frame building with SFS, standing seam cladding and brickwork for 8 rented and 38 shared-ownership tenures. Resolved pre-commencement planning conditions on foundation design, unlocking CIL funding and enabling scheme viability with Transport for London and the client.
Project Manager at Bellway Homes
June 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Managing the delivery of a £120m+ flagship scheme on the Northern Arc, Burgess Hill, including timber frame houses and traditional build, with 3-storey apartment blocks. Led the scheme to first customer move-ins and maintained relationships with NHBC, Homes England, statutory authorities and the client (Clarion HA).
Contracts Manager at Hill Group UK
January 1, 2022 - June 1, 2024
Delivered two Kent schemes: Hill Residential £50m+ 180 houses, maisonettes and flats over garages (mixed tenure) and a £20m+ assisted living development in Rochester Riverside (RC frame, SFS and brickwork).
Senior Site Manager at Hill Group UK
September 1, 2015 - January 1, 2022
Oversaw major regeneration housing sites across Poplar, Hackney Wick and related masterplans, managing complex underground works, CFA piling, drainage, utilities, and collaboration with statutory authorities. Achieved NHBC Customer Service Satisfaction of 95% on one scheme and delivered 500+ units with substantial commercial spaces and facilities.
Senior Build Manager at Willmott Dixon Group
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2015
Managed £80m+ multi-phased regeneration schemes, including highways and drainage works, external works, and construction of on-site facilities (GP surgeries, children’s centres, client offices). The schemes received CCS Gold awards (2010, 2011) and LABC (2012) awards.
Site Manager at Equans UK & Ireland (formerly Keepmoat / Apollo London Ltd)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Managed a £20m, 15-storey flats refurbishment in South East London (Surrey Quays).
Assistant Site Manager at Higgins Group Plc
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2007
Site supervisory roles on various social and private housing projects across London & Home Counties.
Graduate Site Engineer at John Laing Construction Ltd & Tarmac Group
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1999
Member of the Engineering Department on a Severn Trent Water Sewage Treatment Works project and Cambridge University's New Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Responsibilities included setting out drainage control, grid alignment, volume and reinforcement checks, and liaising with local authority inspectors and client representatives.

Education

Education (Early) Program at Ecole Active Bilangue, Paris
January 1, 1980 - January 1, 1986
Secondary Education at Kent College, Canterbury
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1993
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Construction Degree at Coventry University
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1997
Further Education at Barking College, Romford
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2003
MSc Project Management with Merit at Greenwich University (Avery Hill Campus, London)
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
MCIOB at Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
January 1, 2014 - December 27, 2025

Qualifications

MCIOB
January 1, 2014 - December 27, 2025
CSCS Manager Card
January 11, 2030 - December 27, 2025
NVQ Level 6 Site Management
January 1, 2016 - December 27, 2025
SMSTS Certificate
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2028
Appointed Person (Red CPCS)
January 11, 2030 - December 27, 2025
First Aid & Defibrillator Trained
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2026
Temporary Works Coordinator
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2027

Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services