THE BLUEPRINT STORY

Our founder Simon Kirkbride set up Blueprint Project Solutions in 2014 with a determination to do things differently. Having worked for large corporations throughout his career, he took the next step to set up his own project controls consultancy. His mission was to deliver expert-led project controls for his clients, to contribute to projects that would leave a lasting-legacy for future generations and to create an environment where his team felt they could bring their authentic selves to work. Today, Blueprint is powered by their team of experts across the country helping to deliver project control solutions for all our clients.

Throughout Blueprint’s growth to date, these founding principles have been rooted in the organisation’s DNA - defined as the ‘Blueprint Way’. It sums up who we are, our approach and why we come to work each day.  It is powered by an ambition to always do the right thing and build trust with our clients, through honest communication and expert delivery. It acts as an anchor to remind us of the importance of our culture and values as we continue to grow. 

For us, it is a defining statement for the business - to hold ourselves to account and to use as a benchmark for our behaviours and decision making. We will always ask ourselves: are we doing this the Blueprint Way?

OUR VALUES

At Blueprint, our values are at the core of everything we do - we eat, sleep and breathe them - which means they are implicit. They work together to inspire the way we work and collaborate as a team each day. We display our values internally and externally, through both our actions and partnerships with clients, with a shared understanding of what drives us. 

INTEGRITY

We do the right thing by our clients and our people

NURTURE

We nurture our team and care about our clients and our legacy

CURIOSITY

We’re never afraid to question and we’re always hungry to learn, innovate and improve

AMBITION

We are ambitious for our clients and our people, committed to growing the right way

MEET OUR PEOPLE

  • Simon Kirkbride

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Andy Hughes

    DIRECTOR

  • Matt Kirkbride

    DIRECTOR

  • Steve Ingram

    DIRECTOR

The Team

  • Kate Young

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Andy Coppock

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Emily Lear

    GRADUATE CONSULTANT

  • Billy Sims

    CONSULTANT

  • Ewa Parsonage

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Bob Sunderland

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Arthur Redwood

    JUNIOR CONSULTANT

  • Jodie Thomas

    CONSULTANT

  • Joe Morgan

    JUNIOR CONSULTANT

  • Johanna Barton

    PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

  • Martin Holmes

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Lynn Williams

    BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

  • Mark Trimmer

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Matt Collins

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Leanne Spurway

    JUNIOR CONSULTANT

  • Natalie Rimmer

    JUNIOR CONSULTANT

  • Nick Morgan-Jones

    PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

  • Nick Poole

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Paul Gill

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Callum Richardson

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Shannen Roots

    CONSULTANT

  • Rob Jefferies

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Karen Low

    JUNIOR CONSULTANT

  • Emily Bolton

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Jim Thomson

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • Sam Willerton

    PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

  • Imerdeep Rehlon

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Lewis McQueer

    GRADUATE CONSULTANT

  • Liam Davidson

    CONSULTANT

BLUEPRINT CORE CONTROLS

We have successfully implemented our Core Controls across multi-billion-pound projects, portfolios and programmes. We use these Core Controls to reduce risk and deliver reassuringly predictable outcomes.

  • This is everything from the Project Execution Plan down: bespoke processes and procedures; templates; process maps; custom project controls handbook; and the project controls plan/framework for one project or whole organisation.

    Benefits:

    • Project controls process is matched to project and organisation

    • A reassuringly consistent approach

    • Alignment with industry best practice

    • No ‘reinvention of the wheel’

    • Avoid unwanted surprises during project delivery

    • Increase efficiency and profitability

  • We provide specialist knowledge and provision of industry-standard packages such as Primavera and Oracle. We also provide advice, support and training to facilitate effective project management.

    Benefits:

    • Save money, boost profit and enhance reputations

    • The right bespoke or industry-standard software every time

    • Fit for purpose training

  • Our experts work with you to understand your needs and see your project through. We provide specialist services including the below:

    • Workshop facilitation

    • Bid preparation and support

    • Process and system design and implementation

    • Project delivery support

    • Independent assurance

    • EVM Implementation

    • Contract Administration including NEC, FIDIC, JCT and bespoke contracts.

    Benefits:

    • Achieve desired project outcomes efficiently and cost-effectively

    • Reassuring specialist knowledge supports organisational development and protects your reputation

    • Use us ad hoc or seamlessly integrated into your team

    • Cost-effective short or long-term deployment to suit your needs

    • Use our skills and experience to develop your teams

    • Access capability that you don’t have in-house – without the permanent overhead

  • Our specialists provide bespoke training or support and training during process and system implementation – with the added bonus of simultaneously seeing how we work.

    Benefits:

    • Avoid the extra cost of a separate training organisation

    • Training is relevant because we apply real-life experience

    • Having the right in-house skills is the key to saving time and money, and enhancing reputations

OUR WORK

We deliver expert-led project control solutions across projects in the defence, energy and infrastructure markets. Discover how we have helped our clients and how we can assist you.

THE JOURNEY TO NET-ZERO

Through our projects across these sectors, we are committed to reaching the goal of net-zero. We are proud of the work we have delivered across the energy sector and we hope as we grow we can continue to drive more project success across the sector, helping to contribute to a greener planet and more promising future for future generations.