What role does a Project Manager perform? Why would a homeowner need you?Īs I touched on earlier, people are not getting more and more free time every year – it’s going the other way. Regardless, the owner benefits from the knowledge that a specialist delivery agent is in the seat, representing their interests and delivering upon the agreed vision and built end product. Others are financially-driven developments designed to respond to commercial opportunities. Some are projects of passion, undertaken to accommodate growing families. My current projects range from a knockdown and redevelopment of a large house in North Bondi into two semi-detached dwellings for the whole extended family … to substantial alterations and additions to a Seaforth house with views over Middle Harbour … to a 19 room student accommodation development adjacent to UNSW…to the development of a small apartment building in Maroubra … and a handful of other residential development schemes. What type of projects do you mainly work on? With my town planning and property development background, I saw a huge opportunity to take the time and risk out of residential projects on behalf of the homeowner or small developer, assemble the best architect/consultant team for that particular job, and oversee it on behalf of a highly accomplished, but otherwise very busy, client. I couldn’t find anyone in Sydney that was delivering a client-side project management service where the whole scheme – from concept to completion – was managed on the owner’s behalf.Īs a result, busy people with huge levels of qualification and experience in other industries go about making fundamental mistakes early in their project that snowball and result in very nasty outcomes. I started AIPM after realising that there is a whole lot of risk, time, money and stress associated with the undertaking of substantial renovations, alterations, rebuilds and redevelopments. Why did you start your business, AIPM? What is AIPM about?ĪIPM is about being hired by the client, representing the client, and taking full responsibility for delivering on behalf of the client. Stints in the UK and back in Sydney with Jones Lang LaSalle followed before I saw an “All In Project Management”-sized hole in the market…. At Mirvac, I was primarily absorbed with the rollout of the post-games development of the Olympic athletes village, which became the suburb of Newington. Mirvac called in late 2002 and presented as a massive opportunity to work with some of the best property and architecture minds in the business. This was a terrific route into my initial role in property development at Mirvac, as it gave a great insight into the intimate workings of the planning system, and where the lurks and perks lay. My first professional role after moving to Sydney was assessing development applications at Woollahra Council. I’ve a lovely English wife of 13 years, three boisterous and very noisy kids and a newly-acquired Staffie puppy – so I’ve been bumped from 5th to a distant 6th in the domestic pecking order. I’ve since completed a post-graduate certificate in Project Management and a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment. I grew up on the Northern Rivers of NSW, completed a Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning at the beautiful University of Queensland and moved to Sydney 18 months before the Olympics. He gives us his big tips for getting your reno or build to go smoothly, and create the home you’re seeking.Īnd he has some great advice about the budget blowing mistakes he regularly sees homeowners make! Ben – can you please tell us a bit about you? I asked Ben to tell us about the role of a Project Manager, and a bit about his business. How much more? Well, that’s what this blog will discuss.īen Larsson, of All In Project Management (AIPM), is a Project Manager who specialises in residential projects. However, Project Managers can and will do much more than simply be the person who checks in on the builder. I mean, it’s right there in the job title isn’t it? They manage your project. One profession that many think of is a Project Manager. Each will take a slightly different tack at it, and it’s ultimately up to you to choose based on what type of support you’re seeking. There are various professions in the industry who can perform this role for you. It is my recommendation that, if you’re not proficient in the world of residential design and building, that you hire someone who is, to be your agent.
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