Fiona Hull

DIRECTOR

For the record… 25 years working for some of the biggest and best names in the construction industry and a successful and respected Quantity Surveying consultancy tells its own story. Educated at Loughborough University, Fiona graduated with a first class honours degree in Commercial Management & Quantity Surveying. As an MRICS Surveyor and an Assessor for the RICS Fiona loves nothing more than educating others and often lectures on Quantity Surveying at several local Universities.

Responsible for Business Development, Fiona loves meeting new clients but still has involvement with the Dispute Resolution side of our business and the day to day running of several of our luxury homes schemes. Fiona is also an RICS accredited Expert Witness. Fiona is married to Joe and has two teenage sons. All avid football fans (the blue half of the City) even the family dog is named after the little magician himself – Silva!

Stephen Hooker

DIRECTOR

Stephen became an equal shareholder in Construction Q in 2018 and has been responsible for a significant period of growth in turnover over the last 18 months. As an experienced Commercial Director with over 30 years of experience within the built environment, Steve has an ability to deliver exceptional results in several challenging business roles and sectors.

Skilled in Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, Bid Management, Value Engineering, Cost Management, Tender Planning and Effective Win Strategies. Steve is keen that we all work to his ethos - providing clients with cost effective solutions to their requirements, and ensuring we add value to their existing provisions, both professionally and financially, at all times.

Away from the office Steve is a keen Liverpool fan. The CQ office certainly has lively debates on Monday mornings, with both Directors following the opposing top 2 teams in English Football!

Tracey Hertzog

SENIOR QS

Tracey has almost 30 years’ experience in the Construction Industry and has worked for Tier 1 Main Contractors, before joining the CQ Team. Often taking on a site-based role on our larger Commercial Schemes, Tracey is extremely skilled in managing teams, commercial reporting, and risk profiling.

Tracey is a highly self-motivated, committed individual, with a positive outlook who enjoys dealing with complex situations and creating innovative solutions. She has a track record of delivering to extremely tight deadlines and working well under pressure. Her negotiating skills are second to none showcasing her ability to bring disparate teams together.

Outside of work Tracey has a passion for rugby union and looking after her dog, Barnaby!

Michael Matthews

SENIOR QS

A Senior QS with extensive Main Contractor experience, Michael runs both commercial and domestic schemes from our Chorley office. Michael has worked on various Highways and Structures projects around the North West and Cumbria, along with various specialist projects including airport runway construction, cathodic protection and capping works.

Michael holds degrees in both Quantity Surveying and English Language & Literature, meaning he enjoys being involved in report writing, compilation of PQQ and Tendering documentation, alongside structuring claims. He also likes to know how things work and the detail behind new techniques and processes.

When not in the office or on site, Michael spends his time reading, mountain biking and playing guitar, as well as playing football with his son, Ben.

Mark Shakespeare

SENIOR QS

Mark is our resident Estimator and Cost X software expert with over 15 years of experience. Cost X is renowned world-wide as a leading BIM estimating solution and the Cost Planning team, headed by Mark, use it daily to streamline our measurement processes. Mark holds a degree in Quantity Surveying and is working towards becoming Chartered. Mark specialises in tenders for many of the Contractors that we work with and has a wealth of industry pricing knowledge.

When he’s not number crunching Mark spends his time drumming in a band and is also currently working on his own self build. He’s also renowned for rustling up delicious lunches for the office!

Danny Hilditch

APPRENTICE QS

Danny is one of our Trainee Quantity Surveyors, attending the University of Central Lancaster and studying Quantity Surveying on the 5-year degree apprenticeship scheme. Danny currently shadows and assists on a range of projects, with a particular focus on CostX and Estimating.

Danny splits his spare time between playing lacrosse for club and country and has represented Great Britain in the Summer 2022 World Championships. Being a huge Manchester United supporter, he usually keeps quiet on a Monday morning!

Thomas Ashton

APPRENTICE QS

Currently studying Quantity Surveying at UCLAN alongside Danny, Thomas is a first year student who joined the team in 2022. With a keen head for numbers Thomas is enjoying the course (and the competition with Danny when it comes to assessments!)

In his spare time Thomas enjoys swimming & football (the red side of Manchester), and joins many of the other CQ staff in his love of dogs. Tom loves training his German Shorthaired Pointer (Lincoln) demonstrating you can teach an old dog new tricks!