Tobi Vale
Partner, commercial · decision maker
Rules written (1)
One line in every closing email asking for a single introduction. Every time, forever.
1 referral a quarter → 4 referrals a quarter
Challenges filed (6)
Deptford tower: the client wants us to sign off a facade package another practice designed. £340k.
A developer offered a £400k/yr drafting retainer. No engineering judgement, guaranteed income.
A housing association wants us on a framework alongside eleven other practices.
A developer wants a fixed fee with a 'no objections raised' completion clause.
A large contractor offered us a panel place if we stop writing confidence levels into concerns.
Join a design-and-build contractor as their embedded engineer.
Owns
Trusted with the hard job
Open on their desk (1)
Two clients will not name a drawing owner at all