David Litherland, MRICS

David Litherland, MRICS

David Litherland, MRICS

Director, Cost Management

A qualified Chartered Surveyor for over 35 years, David is a founding director of Russell Bolton Consulting.

David recently was the partner responsible for leading a large cost consultancy team at RLB’s Manchester office. He has experience in all sectors of construction covering both public and private capital investments. David has significant experience in delivering a wide range of projects including significant new build HQ office buildings, new build and refurbishment projects including commercial offices, all grades of hotels from economy up to luxury, commercial retail including shell and core and full fit out, high end residential, further education and university campus developments.

David has gained a wide range of experience in different sectors in both public and private domains. He has worked in the North West region for RLB, Deloitte Real Estate, Hargreaves Jones, EC Harris, Arcadis and AYH.

His blue-chip client portfolio contains some of the biggest names in UK industry including the NDA, the Home Office, Aviva Investors, Barclays CRE, Bet 365, Hilton Hotels, Corus Hotels, Principal Hayley Hotels, ITV Plc, Manchester Airports Group, Peel Holdings, Mitchells and Butlers, the Universities of Salford, Sheffield and Leeds, Morrisons, Chethams School of Music, Chester Zoo and many others.

David has been responsible for many schemes of varying complexity and value utilising many of the standard forms of contract and procurement routes.

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David Litherland

Director, Cost Management

0161 507 8291

07917 040345

Professional skills

  • Manage complicated multi-disciplinary projects
  • Skilled and experienced in all cost management deliverables
  • Strong service delivery
  • Client focussed
  • Management of large cost consultancy teams
  • Business development
  • Multi sector experienced

Professional membership

Sector experience

  • Significant experience in commercial office projects including out of town business parks, major regional HQ office buildings, city centre high rise office buildings and major office refurbishment projects including government fit out projects.
  • Major residential projects including high rise apartments, PRS apartments and specialist executive high value accommodation for private clients.
  • Major new and refurbishment hotel projects for many of the major hotel chains.
  • Significant leisure projects including sports stadiums, sports centres, zoo facilities, media facilities including new film and TV studios, theatres and cinemas.
  • Education: colleges, universities and schools
  • Aviation projects including works in connection with infrastructure, terminal buildings (new and refurbishment), logistics and office buildings.

Client track record

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