Construction project management in London.
Kensington · W8 · the basement shell, cast and ready for the next tradeOn site, photograph
One project manager, one programme, from feasibility through to handover.
Decisions made at the right time, not left until site.
Construction project management puts one project manager and one programme over the build. We are NU Projects, design and build in Fulham SW6 since 2010. Fees run as a fixed rate, a fixed fee or a percentage of cost. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.
A dedicated project manager and site foreman run your project. Design, cost, programme and site reporting are coordinated by the same team. Decisions are made at the right time, not left until site.
We work with our own in-house team. Architects we partner with, engineers, party wall surveyors and specialist subcontractors join where needed. Fees run as a fixed rate, a fixed fee or a percentage of cost.
Cost runs on the same two-stage process as our quantity surveying. A budget estimate comes first, then a detailed cost plan and contract. Valuations, variations and payment certificates follow through the build.
Mateus, a client in Notting Hill, put it this way. “Communication was clear throughout, timelines were well managed.”
What the work includes
- A dedicated project manager and site foreman
- Design, cost, programme and site reporting, coordinated
- Weekly site visits and progress meetings
- Traffic, site management and risk documents produced where needed
- Fee structure agreed as fixed rate, fixed fee or percentage
- Projects that show it
- Kensington new-build houses, Marylebone listed apartment, Chelsea townhouse, opened up and fitted out, Kensington townhouse renovation, Notting Hill apartment, back to the joists, Knightsbridge apartment, Chelsea basement and extension, North London house, reconfigured and fitted out, Knightsbridge townhouse, pool and wine room, Kensington townhouse, whole house refurbishment, Chelsea terraced house, Belgravia apartment, full refurbishment, Fulham, four new-build houses with basements, Kensington mansion flat, a mezzanine added
- Where we work
- Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair, Notting Hill and Holland Park, Chiswick, Wandsworth, Putney and Barnes, Hampstead and St John’s Wood, Weybridge, Cobham and Oxshott, South Kensington, Marylebone, Bayswater and Maida Vale, Pimlico and Westminster, Battersea and Clapham, Richmond, Twickenham and East Sheen, Islington, Highgate and Primrose Hill, Greenwich, Dulwich, Camden, Wimbledon, Bermondsey, Brixton, Ealing, Acton, Hammersmith and Brook Green, Earl’s Court, Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise, Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury
One project manager, one programme. From feasibility to handover.
Site safetyCDM 2015
Every site set up like a tier 1 contractor’s.
We take site safety very seriously. Our set-up is the same as a tier 1 contractor’s. It is the same on every NU site, whatever its size.
Run on Mission Control.
Mission Control is our own project system. It holds every site document, drawing and sign-in.
- A construction phase plan before work starts
- Risk assessments and method statements for every trade
- F10 notification to the HSE, where the law requires it
- A site induction for every person, on their first day
- A fire plan and emergency arrangements on the wall
- A sign-in record, so we know who is on site
- Only the latest approved drawings on site
The whole process was smooth and well managed. The standard of finish is excellent and every detail was carefully considered.
See it built, in Knightsbridge.
What owners ask about running a build.
Further reading, from the blog
Can I set a fixed move-in date?
Tell us your date early. We test it against the scope and constraints before agreeing it.
If we cannot meet it responsibly, we set out the options. That means reduced scope, phasing or a revised date, before you appoint us.
How are workmanship and quality checked?
We agree inspection points, samples and acceptance criteria before work is concealed or repeated.
We build quality control into the sequence. We do not leave it to a final snag list.
How are key risks managed during construction?
We keep a live view of design, cost, procurement, site and approval risks.
Every significant item gets an owner and a next action. We track its effect on the forecast too.
Who runs the site day to day?
A dedicated project manager and site foreman, named at contract. They report weekly, with photographs, through to handover.
See it builtCase studies
See it built.
Finished homes, designed, priced and built by NU.
Kensington · W8 New build
Kensington new-build houses
Two new-build houses with triple basements, built under one contract.
Case study
Marylebone · W1 Apartment
Marylebone listed apartment
A modern marble kitchen, set inside Georgian rooms.
Case study
Chelsea · SW3 Townhouse
Chelsea townhouse, opened up and fitted out
A 4,300 sq ft townhouse with a new basement under its whole footprint.
Case study
Tell us about the project.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer