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Benjamin Walker MRICS

Partner, Head of Project & Building Consultancy MENA at Knight Frank.
20.5 yrs experienceReal Estate
May 2022

The move

MoveCavendish Maxwell Knight Frank MENA
TitlePartner, Head of Project & Building Consultancy Partner, Head of Project & Building Consultancy MENA
LocationDubai Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE7.9
Total experience20.5 years
Knight Frank MENA headcount10,001+ employees
Knight Frank MENA industryReal Estate
Knight Frank MENA HQDubai
Knight Frank MENA founded1896
Knight Frank MENA typePartnership

Career arc

  1. Partner, Head of Project & Building Consultancy MENAMay 2022 — Present
    Knight Frank MENA· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Partner, Head of Project & Building ConsultancyJul 2018 — May 2022
    Cavendish Maxwell· Dubai· Full-time
  3. Director, Head of Building ConsultancyOct 2016 — Jun 2018
    CBRE Asia Pacific· Auckland, New Zealand
  4. Senior Building Surveyor / Project ManagerOct 2015 — Oct 2016
    JLL· Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  5. Senior Building Surveyor / Project ManagerMay 2014 — Oct 2015
    Maynard Marks· Auckland, New Zealand
  6. Building Surveying ConsultantMar 2012 — May 2014
    Thomson Bethune· Glasgow
  7. Managing DirectorSep 2008 — Feb 2012
    Allscot Chartered Surveyors Ltd· Glasgow
  8. Building Surveyor / Chartered Building SurveyorJul 2005 — Jul 2008
    Ryden· Glasgow

Education

Languages

  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Technical ServicesBuilding SurveyingInvestment StrategiesRefurbishingHospitality IndustryFinancial Analysis

About

An experienced chartered building surveyor/project manager and head of Knight Frank’s project and building consultancy team in the MENA region with over 21 years overall (18 years MRICS) experience in the surveying and property industry gained in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East. A dynamic and results-driven senior property professional with a diverse commercial skill set gained in a combination of multi-disciplinary consultancies, main contractor and as managing director of a small start-up professional services company. An experienced leader with excellent technical knowledge and a flexible can-do attitude leads to a proven track record of providing exemplary service to all internal and external clients alike by building lasting relationships and consistently delivering

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