Tom Stonehewer
Tom Stonehewer has joined our quantum and commercial team as a graduate consultant.
He has recently completed T Level 3 course in design, surveying, and planning at Manchester College. The course involved learning how to effectively plan and run a project. He looked at the time consumption for each stage and the tasks involved to complete a project. Other topics his course looked at include ground surveying, quantity surveying and problem-solving. Tom is looking forward to putting this theoretical learning into practice at Decipher.
Tom has previous experience in construction through a placement at Spatial Initiative. His role here focused on learning about quantity surveying and project management.
He has a long-standing interest in construction since he was a child. He also took part in the ‘raising aspirations’ programme in secondary school. This gave Tom the opportunity to experience new STEM subjects that weren’t a part of the standard curriculum. Tom naturally gravitated to construction and engineering topics, where he found the most enjoyment in his work.
Tom is based in our Manchester office.
Leon Harris
Leon Harris joins our quantum and commercial team as a graduate consultant. He is joining us as part of a summer placement until returning to university in September.
Leon is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying at Liverpool John Moores University. His degree teaches him project management, construction technology, contract law and procurement processes. Leon has enjoyed the measurement module and is keen to learn new software.
Leon chose a career in quantity surveying based on his enjoyment of working with variations and details of projects. His previous experience in labouring at TNT Roofing Ltd and as a solar PV technician taught him the lifecycle of projects. Through this experience, he was encouraged to focus on the planning and management of projects.
Leon will be mainly working from our Manchester office, but you may spot him in Macclesfield from time to time over the summer.