Leadership, expertise and experience

Our leadership team offers our clients just under 90 years of industry expertise and experience providing insight, innovation and integrity to our client partnerships and projects.

 

Mike Hawkins – Managing Director - ONC/HNC Building Studies, IOB
19 years within the construction industry, having started as a Trainee Draftsman with Roberts and Baker, Architects, quickly transferring to the engineering side of the practice working for the As Built Information Projects for Government’s HM Prison Projects. Then moved within the Main Contracting Group as a Site Engineer and finally a Groundworks Site Agent before leaving to set up Drivepoint Contractors in 1998.
John Hawkins – Director
John is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 45 years of national and international experience in the construction industry.  John’s expertise covers a wide variety of infrastructure projects both in the UK and around the world, working on highways, bridges, airports, railways, industrial heavy foundations, sea defense/marine works, pipelines and pumping and treatment works.
Richard Etherington – Contracts Manager
Richard brings over 15 years of experience to the leadership team in the areas of land surveying, CAD technology, PQS, top ten main contractor site management and project management across all sectors of the construction industry.  Richard joined Drivepoint Contractors in 2007 as Contracts Manager to oversee and develop the rapidly growing project portfolio.
Pete Carver – Quantity Surveyor
With over 10 years of experience in both residential and commercial construction, Pete completes the leadership team by bringing expertise in quantity surveying and experience as a project surveyor on commercial projects valued to over £10 million. Pete also brings experience in practical site work and project management, including groundworks, brick/block laying, roofing, carpentry and finishes.  Pete joined Drivepoint Contractors in 2007 as Surveyor/Estimator.