This document provides details of Kevin Ward's experience working for Breckland Council and Norfolk County Council from 2010 to the present day. As Growth Programme Manager at Breckland Council, he has managed multi-million pound regeneration projects including a hotel, cinema, and commercial complex. He has also managed transportation strategy and regeneration projects as an Engineer and Assistant Engineer at Norfolk County Council. His skills include programme delivery, contract negotiation, bid writing, and partnership development gained over 35 years of professional experience in local government and the private sector.

1. EXPERIENCE
WITH BRECKLAND COUNCIL
Growth Programme Manager 2010 – present day
 Employee of the Year 2011
 Project Manager £9.5m local authority mixed use hotel, cinema, complex
including commercial lease negotiations, procurement and contract letting
 Manager £7m Growth Point 50 project regeneration programme
 Development/Planning team management
 Planning enquiries and enabling land acquisitions,
 Funding bid and business plan development
 Project appraisal and grant funding
 Governance and delivery structure development
 Partnership projects to provide transformational income streams for
local authorities
 Competitive dialogue negations
 Masterplanning
 Public engagement, consultation, liaison and speaking
 Service transformation
 Committee reports and Member relations
WITH NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Engineer Transport Strategy November 2005 – 2010
 Lead of successful £5.6m Community Infrastructure Fund transport bid
 Kings Lynn Area Transport and lands use Strategy (KLATS)
 Regeneration strategies
 Public consultation development and facilitation
 Speed Management strategy, transport innovations and developments
Assistant Engineer Street Works  April 2003 – November 2005
 Traffic Management Act and NRAWSA service development
 Chair Regional Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC)
 Chair Regional NRAWSA best practice group and regional HAUC arbitrator
 Network Management
 Financial negotiations
 Staff Training
Street Works Co-ordinator  – April 1993-April 2003
 Service development and staff training
 Policy and procedure development and implementation
 Out of hours emergency service co-ordination
KEVINWARD
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KEVINWARDMHIE
36SpeedwellRoad,Wymondham,NR180XQ01953605421kevin.ward@outlook.con

2. 2
Estate Road Technician September 1988– April 1993
 Developer and Planning liaison, housing planning applications
 Highway, design, construction and technical approvals
WITH BRITISH GAS
Planning Technician  April 1979 – September 1988
 Designing gas supplies and gas installations for existing housing estates
 Designing gas pressure reduction installations, monitoring and mapping gas installations
Education (selection)
 Competitive dialogue training 2013
 Key Officer Group leadership training (KOGS) 2012
 Prince 2 Project Management (foundation)2007
 Certificate in Management 2002
 NEBS Management Foundation Programme
Norwich City College
 HTC Mechanical and Production Engineering (Design) 1982
SKILLS
 Programme delivery
 Project delivery
 Contract negotiation
 Competitive dialogue
 Bid writing and business plan development
 Service transformation
 Member liaison
 Partnership development
 Networking
 Arbitration
 Research and investigation
 Facilitation
 Influencing
 Team working
 Quick learner
 Self-starter
REFERENCES
Mr Tim Edmunds
Development Manager
Scottow Enterprise Park
Norfolk County Council
tim.edmunds@norfolk.gov.uk