Our company

Woods Harris Consulting Limited provide independent professional project planning services to a wide range of developments throughout New Zealand:

• health sector, government, local authority
• infrastructural, civil, institutional
• educational, residential, retail
• commercial and industrial

Many of these projects involve complex consent, building, servicing and staging requirements and take place in sensitive environments. We have undertaken assignments on behalf of a large number of clients including many within the Health, Education and Commercial Sector and provided effective programming of the planning, design, scheduling and implementation on a significant number of major projects.

Our services

Woods Harris policy is to provide professional services that are independent of other consultant services. Since no design or quantity surveying services are provided directly by the firm, there is no conflict in planning and coordinating the activities of other specialist consultants on any project. We work as a member of the project team in a role that provides a level of back-up to the project manager.
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We offer the following as an outline of our typical approach to delivery of any major commercial development projects.

Project Implementation

• review timeframe
• assist with development of design programme
• client and user group liaison and activity interface
• provide and make allowances for consent application provisions in project schedules
• procurement processes
• elemental construction programme

Programme Sequences include for:

• design consultant programme
• inclusion of local and government authorities and approvals
• prepare contracts
• contractor procurement
• award contracts
• obtain consents
• staging and construction
• commissioning and handover

Consulting

• consult in design phase
• monitor progress of design and documentation
• assist in meeting target deadlines for consent application
• draft programme clauses
• liaise with contractors​

Monitoring and Reporting

• monitor progress and targets
• report on progress
• report on performance
• identify potential delays
• update programmes as required
• communicate with all parties
• focus for monitoring remains forward looking and pro-active (rather than simply a records of status)
• extension of time analysis and commentery

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Our People

PAUL TONKIN | Director

​Paul's forty two years industry experience has provided a comprehensive technical and practical knowledge of commercial construction.

Paul completed his trade training in the mid 1970's and moved into site and project management, constructing many different types of buildings.

As a specialist programmer his clients have included government departments and territorial authorities, health sector, educational institutions, major corporates, industrial applications, developers and contractors.

Extensive experience in the construction industry allows Paul to provide valuable insights at the design stage of projects. This conduit to real construction resourcing and techniques allows the team to provide efficient and cost effective results for clients. Time management at the design process is another advantage gained from Woods Harris's involvement at this early stage.

Extensive experience in the use of critical path anaylsis and Microsoft Project software as a programme managment tool.

BRENDAN HARRIS | Director

Brendan has considerable experience as a specialist programmer for over thirty years. The majority of experience has been gained in Christchurch, but also includes involvement in major projects in many other parts of New Zealand.

In addition to providing programming expertise to all aspects of project implementation, from initial concept, through detailed planning, design, tendering, construction, fitout, compliance and handover, services are engaged for expert opinion on programme matters in contractual disputes.

Long term clients include health sector, government departments and territorial authorities, educational institutions, major corporates, industrial applications, developers and contractors.

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TIM RAINE | Senior Construction Programmer

Tim has been in the building industry for 15 years gaining experience as a Site and Project Manager on commercial and residential projects both in Christchurch and London. He has worked on a range of projects which have assisted in his progression as a programmer.
 
As a specialist programmer his clients have included government departments, health sector, educational institutions, heritage, developers and contractors nationwide.
 
He is very proficient in the development of construction programmes and their monitoring using various computer based software packages.

NICKY BOLT | Office Manager

Nicky has broad building industry experience as an office administrator. She undertakes administrative and
communication duties that relate to delivery of our services.

​Nicky also assists with the development of project programmes using computer based software packages.

Get in Touch

Phone: +64 3 357 0433
Mobile: 021 991 252 (Paul Tonkin)
Email: paul@woodsharris.co.nz
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PO Box 5284
Christchurch 8542
New Zealand