Capability Statement

May 2020

Priestland Consulting Ltd

We are an independent, specialist

Consultancy that supports clients on

Technology

for the built environment

Strategy Change

About Priestland Consulting

We link ConstructTech start-ups and ‘old world’

companies who need their ideas and innovation

ConstructTechContractors &

consultants

About Priestland Consulting

Businessstrategy

Changemanagement

Innovation & technology

audit

Technology roadmaps

Technology options

appraisal

Process mapping &

requirementscapture

Technology procurement &

training

Strategy Technology Change

Our range of services

3D visualisation

4D planning

Analytics

BIM / Digital Engineering

Building Management

Systems (BMS)

Business cases

Business development

Change management

Circular economy

Concurrent engineering

Cost consulting software

Cost management

Cultural change

Customer experience

mapping

Design for Manufacture and

Assembly (DfMA)

Digital design processes

Digital twins

Factory fabrication and

engineering

Innovation

Laser-based scanning

Planning and project controls

Procurement

Programme delivery

Programme implementation

and risk

Simulation

Strategy

Technology development

Training

Value propositions

Visualisation

Our capabilities and skills

We work with blue chip

contractors, consultants and utilities.

Our client list is as follows:

Our list of clients

Our leadership team

John is a Director of Priestland Consulting and is

advising contractors, utilities and consultants on

digital innovation and the industrialisation of

construction. Previously, he led digital

transformation at AECOM from 2016 to 2018.

John was Global Strategy Director at WSP at the

time of the acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff

from Balfour Beatty. He has also held senior roles

at Hyder Consulting and WS Atkins.

John has a MBA (with Distinction) from London

Business School) and a First Class Degree in

Physics from Keble College, Oxford. He is a Fellow

of the Institution of Civil Engineering.

Toby is a change management professional who

develops, supports and delivers change and

transformation programmes that provide

tangible results for our clients.

He’s an MBA graduate with a substantial and

successful track record in organisational change.

Priding himself not just in developing

transformative strategies but in working with

people at all levels of an organisation to ensure

plans are fully realised.

Toby led an award-winning team to deliver

digital transformation for a leading UK

housebuilder.

John Priestland Toby Chisnall

Change Management

Director

Managing Director

Mike Turpin

Technology

Director

Mike is one of the UK’s leading experts on the

implementation of BIM. Most recently, he was

Head of BIM at Capita from 2014-17. As a

consultant, he now advises clients on all aspects of

BIM – from company strategy, policy and

implementation through to technical standards,

software adoption and training.

Mike is an ambassador of BIM in the UK, working

with the UK BIM Alliance, CDBB, UK Dynamo User

Group and South BIM Region.

Software development

BIM products and solutions

3D modelling

A Quantity Surveyor by background, Tom is a BIM

expert with a strong programming background.

He advises clients and develops software to

automate tasks. He is particularly expert in the

integration of design, cost and programme tools.

He is also skilled at optimising workflows and the

cultural challenge of getting new tools adopted.

Tom James

BIM technical

specialist

Project Management

ERP Implementation

Communication and training

Lizzie is a project manager, with extensive SAP

Implementation experience, data migration, data

analysis, organization and communication abilities.

Experienced in training plans, data migration

management, change management, governance

and data validation experience.

Lizzie Mant

ERP Implementation

Project Manager

Our consultants

Definition of design processes

Integration with construction

Engineering optimisation

John has worked as a technical integrator and

collaborator at Arup, Atkins and Laing O’Rourke;

for 35 years winning, designing, and delivering

innovative projects. He particularly focuses on

enabling major project teams to adopt digital

workflows. John is a Fellow of the Institution of

Civil Engineering.

John Roberts

Digital design and

construction engineer

• Define objectives,

goals and timeline

• Define the initial plan,

create the project

structure and launch

the programme

• Develop and define

the solution by

identifying, evaluating

and confirming tech

suppliers

• Assess the impact of

change to your way of

working

• Develop and deliver

the case for change

• Understand what has

already been achieved

• Understand your

structure, skills and

ways of working

• Define the scope and

your requirements

• Develop your vision

and way of working

• Establish and confirm

the priorities

• Define and scope case

for change

Investigate Discover

• Confirm digital

solutions and road

map

• Agree scope,

timelines objectives

and commercials

with suppliers

• Define the delivery

plan

• Develop your

organisational shape

and digital talent

• Define the new way

of working

Plan Deliver

• Business is the right

shape

• Business has the

relevant support

• Ability to respond to

new technologies

• Develop and build

business strategy

Sustain

• Standardise

operational

documents and

folder structures

• Build the technical

solutions

• Migrate the data and

documents

• Test the solutions

• Prepare the team for

‘go live’

• Support the business

Our Five Step change process

Case Studies

We developed a medium-term strategy

for a major engineering consultancy for

the convergence between design,

construction and operations.

We are worked with a major building

products supplier on its strategy for a

future where construction is increasingly

digital.

Case Studies

We are developing a sales strategy with

an start-up that uses algorithms to

optimise linear infrastructure.

We assessed the potential for creating a

‘value-stacking’ network / digital twin for

the decarbonisation of the Slough Trading

Estate.

Case Studies

We supporting a start-up to develop its

relationship strategy for its

accelerometer/ computervision system to

monitor and prioritise road defects.

We are developing and implementing

future-proofed systems for an innovative

project management consultancy,

including cost and visualisation software.

Case Studies

We reviewed an engineering consultancy’s

digital systems to assess where there is

potential to improve the productivity of

technical teams.

We helped review a ConstructTech start-

ups strategy and approach to sales, as it

moves from selling drone imagery to

producing a data environment.

Case Studies

We are working with a start-up

developing a hub-less, cloud-less home

energy management, and supporting

their next funding round

We led a transformation programme to

help a major consultancy enhance its

relationship with Heathrow, with initiatives

such as “design-for-value” and “hubs”.

Case Studies

We are working with a start-up on how it

uses digital applications to support its

existing capabilities in sustainable

development.

We are working with a major contractor

to ensure that its digital thinking and

factory fabrication strategy is best

reflected in its major bids.

Case Studies

We are helping formulate a strategy for

the design and procurement of viaducts

for HS2 Phase 2, drawing on the lessons

of Phase 1 and driving innovation.

We developed the case for the use of

smart sensors and a digital twin to

optimise decision-making on a large

industrial heat network.

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