The Team

As managing director Shaun provides the management and strategic direction for the company.

With over 35 years’ experience in the industry Shaun has worked within the residential, commercial, public and private sectors providing all aspects of building surveying and project management services. Areas of expertise include pre-acquisition advice, due diligence and bespoke analysis work including assessment of a buildings compliance with statute, including Building Regulations. Shaun has had many years of managing complex major refurbishment and renovation contracts and in the last 5 years has acted as lead consultant on multiple major façade remediation and re-cladding contracts.

Other areas of expertise include acting as retained surveyor and the delivery of building surveying services to large estates and residential developments. Shaun is heavily involved in the running and development of the façade remediation services, working closely with the façade investigations and technical team and takes the lead on our Historic Compliance Review services and the development of new services to meet new statute and regulatory requirements. Shaun also provides bespoke advice and project management services in situations where projects or contracts have become distressed.

CONTACT:

DDI – 0203 195 0857.
MOB – 07950 336 450
EMAIL – shaun@harrisassociatesuk.com

David is professionally qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor with over twenty years’ experience within the construction industry.  David’s experience spans the residential, public and commercial sectors and he has advised on a broad spectrum of property, from city offices, high-end residential estates and developments, to universities, schools, warehouses and light industrial units.  David has particularly extensive experience in dealing with party wall disputes, specifying and tendering refurbishment works, developing maintenance plans and defects reporting and providing investors with due diligence and pre-acquisition advice.  In addition, following the changes that occurred to the Building Regulations in connection with combustible materials within external walls, David has been involved in providing guidance and overseeing cladding remediation projects where the external walls fall short of the required standards.  Other areas of expertise include expert witness reporting and the resolution of complex dilapidations disputes.  David is the Head of Building Surveying at Harris Associates, a role that sees David contribute directly in the context of professional and managerial leadership.

CONTACT:

DDI – 0203 195 0858
MOB – 07738 767 483
EMAIL – david@harrisassociatesuk.com

Luke joined Harris Associates in May 2017, having spent three years since graduating in 2014 working for a smaller practice where he gained a very good grounding on all building surveying core services. As one of our senior surveyors, Luke provides contract administration and project management services and performs the role of lead consultant on complex renovation and refurbishment projects in both the residential and commercial sectors. Luke also has excellent experience in managing complex façade remediation schemes, procuring and managing challenging contracts through both traditional and design and build type contracts. Luke has worked on several new-build developments and residential extension work where he has overseen the technical applications for planning and building control approvals. On the commercial side, Luke has performed the role of contract administrator on a number of Cat A office refurbishments across London and the South East.

CONTACT:

DDI – 0203 195 1299
MOB – 07912 842 033
EMAIL – Luke@harrisassociatesuk.com