Today Marion Ellis chats with Joshim Uddin, a Chartered Surveyor in Tower Hamlets and RICS Matrics Award Winner.

Joshim is a Chartered Surveyor who leads a public sector development viability service. The key purpose of his role is to ensure maximum levels of affordable housing/developer contributions is provided as part of planning applications for new development schemes for local residents.

In this episode, we discuss development viability, the public sector and local authorities, the RICS Matrics surveyor of the year award, and the purpose of work and social value.

What Is Covered

• 3.44 - Role Models and Inspiration in Surveying
• 16.42 - Joshim’s perspective on the PGP
• 22.04 - Joshim’s work in Tower Hamlets
• 34.08 - Discussion on Social Value

Resources

• Connect with Joshim on LinkedIn
• Guidance from the NPPF
• Financial viability in planning: conduct and reporting (rics.org)
• Buy me a Coffee
• The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook

Today, Marion Ellis chats with George Hooton, a General Practice Surveyor and the RICS Matrics Commercial Property Surveyor of the Year 2023.

A surveyor with a demonstrated history of working in the commercial real estate industry, George works hard both inside and outside of the business to drive a better and more inclusive property profession.

In this episode, we discuss George’s career, his award, his perspective on the surveying sector, how it could better accommodate people with disabilities, and how this would improve everyone’s quality of life.

What Is Covered

• 5.03 - George’s Career and Award
• 13.59 - Discussion on Facilitating Disability
• 28.16 - Perspective and Responsibility as a Wheelchair User
• 36.40 - How Disability has impacted George’s work

Resources

• Follow George on LinkedIn
• Changing Perceptions of Disability in Surveying (Article)
• Uniting around accessibility – George Hooton, Hootons Commercial Ltd. Article France+Associates (franceandassociates.co.uk)
• Buy me a Coffee
• The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook

Today Marion Ellis chats with Sinead Clarkson, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, working for PH Plasterers Ltd.

As a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Co-Chair of the NAWIC Yorkshire region (National Association for Women in Construction), Sinead has an interest in improving gender diversity in our profession through support and research, and early engagement - especially using social media.

In this episode, we discuss engaging younger audiences through social media, how it can support others and your own career, as well as the movements for increased gender diversity in surveying and construction.

What Is Covered

• 7.20 - Sinead’s career and discussion on apprenticeships
• 16.20 - Surveying and Social Media
• 37.23 - The difference in diversity between construction and surveying
• 53:56 - Sinead’s work with NAWIC

Resources

• NAWIC (LinkedIn)
• Follow Sinead's TikTok
• Buy me a Coffee
• The Surveyor Hub Community - Facebook

Today, Marion chats with Chris Rispin, the author of many notable books and papers in the residential and valuation surveying sector and a regular contributor to The Surveyor Hub Community.  

Now retired, Chris was the former Managing Director of BlueBox Partners, previously Technical Director at Allied Surveyors. 

In this episode, they discuss his career and the transformative years of being in surveying practice from naive practitioner to experienced Technical Director.

What Is Covered

• 12.46 - How and why surveyors used to report

•  22.40 - RICS Guidance and how it evolved during Chris’s career

•  31.15 - AVM's and AI

•  45.33 - Chris's contributions to the RICS Red Book

•  50.18 - Chris's time at BlueBox partners 

Resources

• Residential Property Appraisal: Volume 1 - Valuation and Law
• Home Information Packs: A short history
• Smith vs Bush
• Yianni vs Edwin Evans & Sons

Today Marion Ellis chats with Alice Graham, Solutions Engineer at Procore Technologies.

A Chartered Quantity Surveyor with six years of industry experience, Alice combines industry expertise with a passion for technology to help construction organisations adopt cutting-edge cost management solutions, contributing to the industry's digital transformation. Alice also actively supports early career professionals in their development.

In this episode, we discuss the development and integration of new technologies in the Surveying community, and ways in which diversity can help support our own careers and each other.

What Is Covered

• 02:44 - Discovering and entering Quantity Surveying
• 12:00 - Alice’s work with Procore
• 19.19 - Bridging the Technology Gap
• 25:30 - Building Diversity in Quantitative Surveying

Resources

• Procore Construction Management Software
• LinkedIn - Celebrating Black Women in Construction
• BPIC Network
• Mentoring Circle
• Empower Equity

Today Marion Ellis chats with Michael Schendel, Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer and Registered Valuer at SelectSurv.

Born and raised in South London, after a successful career in modelling, Michael decided to pursue his ambition to work in the property sector. Working in corporate and private practice, Michael qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Registered Valuer, and, more recently, as a Building Engineer.

In this episode, we discuss how Michael transitioned from his previous work to surveying, the difficulties young people face trying to enter into surveying, and the power of charitable causes.

What Is Covered

• 2:30 - Michael's Journey from Modelling to Surveying
• 13:53 - Difficulties for Young Surveyors
• 30.09 - Michael's work with Battersea Dogs & Cats
• 36.01 - The Future of Surveying and Sustainability

Resources

• The Design, Delivery and Management of Healthy Buildings, 1st edition
• Bernadette Jiwa - Story Driven
• Environment Study Centre
• Free personal psychological safety survey
• Battersea Dogs & Cats

Today Marion Ellis chats with Philippa Bancroft, Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority.

As Senior Manager for Public Land at the Greater London Authority Philippa works with public landowners in London to support them to release land for housing. She is also Vice Chair of the LionHeart board and recently won RICS Matrics Ambassador of the Year 2023.

In this episode, we discuss the collaboration required in Philippa’s work, her involvement with LionHeart, and the power of both networking and diversity within the surveying world.

What Is Covered

• 2:13 - Philippa's work with the Greater London Authority
• 11.10 - Discussion on LionHeart
• 26.38 - Networking and Diversity as a Surveyor
• 43.40 - Philippa's entry in the RICS Matrics Surveyor Awards 2023

Resources

• Davina Goodchild Podcast
• LionHeart
• LionHeart Webinar Library
• Nudge for LionHeart
• Brene Brown on Empathy

• Future of London and the Emerging Talent Programme

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about Love Surveying at https://www.lovesurveying.com/

Today Marion Ellis chats with Ryan Parke, The Men’s Coach.

Ryan Parke is The Men's Coach, a TEDx Speaker, and an international award-winning public speaker. Ryan works with companies and charities that want to improve mental health for men by taking an evidence-based approach. Ryan's 90-day coaching programme helps men to overcome depression, beat procrastination and achieve their life goals.

In this episode, we discuss some of the science behind male Mental Health, steps which men can take to improve their everyday health, and how this might impact those in the surveying world.

What is Covered:

• 3.20 - Ryan’s Journey into Male Mental Health
• 7.47 - Mental Health and the Endocrine System
• 21.16 - Lifestyle Factors and their Effect on Testosterone
• 30.24 - Challenging Conceptions of Male Mental Health

Connect with Ryan Parke here.

Connect with Marion Ellis here. 

Resources:

• Norwich City World Mental Health Day Video
• Chris Van Tulleken, Ultra-Processed People

Thanks for listening! You can find out more about Love Surveying at  www.lovesurveying.com