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Derek Gilburt joins CCE as new Head of Pre-Construction

Wednesday 5th April 2023

Derek Gilburt joins CCE as new Head of Pre-Construction

Derek joins Chartway Civil Engineering, part of leading house builder and developer Chartway Partnerships Group, from O’Keefe Construction, where Derek was leading on the establishment of the Kent office and region. In this role, Derek was responsible for increasing profile and market share through the development of new relationships with contractors and developers.

Prior to O’Keefe, Derek headed up Ashford-based GSE Civil Engineering, the established business to increase growth to £18m per annum, achieved through the merger and acquisition activity and targeted business growth.

Based in the Chartway Civil Engineering Maidstone office and reporting to Commercial Director Peter Bromilow, Derek will be responsible for developing new relationships to support South East expansion plans for the firm to help support to Group vision of being the partner of choice to developers and contractors.

Peter Bromilow, Commercial Director at Chartway Civil Engineering said: “Derek’s appointment comes at an exciting stage for Chartway Civil Engineering and an important step forward for us as we look to grow our business across Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex.

“Chartway Civil Engineering works with developers and main contractors to provide civil engineering and highway works on all types of commercial projects, infrastructure projects and major housing schemes.

“As part of the Chartway Partnerships Group, we are helping to support the vision of creating new communities that have a strong a sense of place; are respectful of, and in harmony with nature and will be leading the way to low energy homes.”

Derek Gilburt, Head of Pre-Construction at Chartway Civil Engineering said: “I am delighted to be part of the Chartway in my new role as Pre-Construction lead. A key motivator for me in joining Chartway is because of the people. The Chartway Partnerships Group is as an aspiring and energetic business with ambitious plans for the future.

“For the last 24 years, I have spent my entire career working for specialist tier 2 contractors in Kent and London and I look forward to bringing my experience and insight to Chartway to support growth plans.”