Facilities & Estate Management Team
Key Contact
Michael Merrill
Partner
mmerrill@barker-associates.co.uk
01279 648068
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Stuart joined Barker Associates in 1996 and has been Managing Partner since 2007. He is responsible for leading the management team to ensure the efficient operation and growth of the practice.
Stuart has experience across all core building surveying areas and sectors and now specialises in project management of major schemes.
An education specialist, Stuart helps identify needs, secure funding and deliver construction projects for schools, academies, further and higher education establishments. He also specialises in providing strategic advice to Multi Academy Trusts on estates and facilities management. His expertise in this area was recognised when Barker Associates won the Premises and Facilities Management award for Partners in Consultancy in 2015.
Michael joined Barker Associates in 1998, achieving partner status in 2010. He manages a team of surveyors heading up a key part of our educational sector as well as wider management duties across the practice.
An experienced chartered surveyor, Michael has a hands-on role in the design, project management and contract administration of refurbishment and new-build schemes for public sector, education, commercial and private clients.
With the majority of his professional life spent working in the education sector Michael is an education specialist delivering projects from inception to completion including: feasibility/development planning, identifying funding streams, bid writing, project management of new build and refurbishment schemes and condition surveys/works.
Stephen qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1997 and joined Barker Associates in 2002. As an Associate Partner, he now leads the survey team.
Having commenced his career in design and contract administration, across a variety of sectors, Stephen has focused in recent years on surveying, reporting and expert services.
Due to the broad base of work conducted within Barker Associates, Stephen offers a very wide range of professional services, across many sectors. Residential services include valuations, building surveys and homebuyers reports. Commercial services include pre-acquisition surveys, schedules of dilapidations, schedules of condition and general landlord/ tenant services.
Stephen has a wide experience in condition surveying of schools, residential blocks and other estate building types, designing reports in various formats to suit client needs in maintenance/ repair forecasting and asset management.
As with other areas of the practice, Stephen has expertise in the field of conservation, regularly reporting on listed country houses and other historic property.
Aaron is a Chartered Surveyor and joined the practice in 2012; he has a wealth of experience in various fields. As well as carrying out building surveys, condition surveys etc. he also has NEBOSH training as a Fire Risk Assessor, and is training to become an NRAC Auditor for Accessibility Auditing of property in accordance with equality legislation. Aaron has recently developed services within the field of Estates Management, assisting companies in improvement and management of their portfolios, utilising his Contract Administration skills.
Barry joined Barker Associates in 2019. He is an Associate Partner heading our London office team on delivering Building Surveying, Professional Services, Procurement and Project Management.
Barry’s experience covers a wide range of work and sectors, bringing particular experience to the practice of commercial clients, development work and the education sector. Barry has worked extensively in Frameworks and Funding within the education sector and successfully undertaken multi million pound commercial and educational projects.
Edwin joined Barker Associates as a Senior Project Manager with over 10 years experience with London based major eductaion, residential and leisure developments.
Edwin offers a sustainability expertise to Barker Associates as a qualified BREEAM Accredited Professional with consultancy experience in providing sustainability advice for achieving enhanced London Plan carbon reduction and sustainability targets as well as addressing environmental issues associated with urban development sites.
James joined Barker Associates in 2004 and is a chartered surveyor in the projects team. James specialises in design, project management and contract administration of refurbishment and new-build schemes for public sector, education, commercial and private clients. James has specific expertise in securing funding and the delivery of education projects, he also has NEBOSH training as a Fire Risk Assessor.
Calum is a graduate building surveyor in the projects team. He provides technical assistance to senior members of staff delivering construction projects and professional surveying work. Barker Associates is supporting his training towards chartered status.
Guy joined Barker Associates in 2017 as a building surveyor in the projects team. With 10 years’ experience across social housing, commercial and retail sectors Guy’s expertise ranges from delivering maintenance lifecycle estimates, stock condition surveys, reinstatement and planned maintenance project works from inception to completion. Guy’s experience also includes small scale project management services and refurbishment works for retail outlets, assisting with project fund monitoring, acquisition surveys and delivery of dilapidation surveys.
James joined Barker Associates in 2007 and is a chartered surveyor in the projects team. James specialises in contract administration and project management of refurbishment, extension and new build projects. Other specialisms include specific training in fire risk surveying and educational funding bid writing.
