Business Details
41 Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Quantity Surveying and Project Management Solutions
Established in 1985, Huntley Cartwright is a chartered quantity surveying practice based in Caterham, Surrey. Our team specialises in delivering tailored cost management and project delivery solutions across education, heritage, commercial, cultural, residential, public realm, and marine sectors. With a strong focus on client collaboration, we combine over three decades of industry experience with a commitment to professional development through structured training and apprenticeship programmes.Our approach prioritises proactive risk management and value optimisation, ensuring projects are delivered within budget, on time, and to the highest quality standards. Regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), we maintain rigorous professional standards while fostering a culture of teamwork through regular social and professional development activities.
Services
Quantity Surveying
Project Management
Principal Designer
Expert Services
Contract Administration
Details
- Year established: 1985
Highlights and features
- We have over 35 years of specialist quantity surveying experience
- Our team holds RICS accreditation for professional standards
- We operate across eight key construction sectors including heritage and education
- We provide hands-on dispute resolution expertise up to 25m claims
- Our project management follows RIBA Plan of Work stages
Associations and certifications
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Services
Quantity Surveying
We provide comprehensive cost control from project inception to completion. Our RICS-chartered surveyors deliver tender documentation, financial reporting, and final account agreements while managing risk and value throughout construction phases. Our expertise spans procurement strategies and contract administration across JCT and NEC frameworks.
Project Management
Our team leads projects through all RIBA Plan of Work stages, coordinating design teams and managing time, cost, and quality. We specialise in complex schemes requiring strategic risk scheduling and stakeholder collaboration, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while maintaining client-focused delivery.
Principal Designer
We act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015 regulations, coordinating health and safety during design phases. Our services include pre-construction information management, designer compliance checks, and health and safety file preparation for multi-contractor projects across both public and private sectors.
Expert Services
Our quantity surveyors provide impartial expert evidence for construction disputes. With experience handling claims from 100k to 25m, we deliver clear, jargon-free reports and support mediation, adjudication, and court proceedings while maintaining active construction industry involvement.
Contract Administration
We administer construction contracts as employer's representatives, managing contractor appointments and statutory compliance. Our team specialises in JCT and NEC frameworks, ensuring contractual obligations are met while providing strategic project leadership through dedicated partner-led commissions.
People
Robin Workman
Partner
BSc (Hons) MRICS RMaPS partner with expertise in education, research, and conservation sectors. Specialises in quantum expert witness work and has managed projects including the Normandy Memorial in France. Joined Huntley Cartwright in 1988.
Ian Jupp
Partner
BSc MRICS partner specialising in public realm and arts sectors. Experienced in Heritage Lottery Funded schemes and complex procurement methods. Joined Huntley Cartwright in 1994 and has delivered projects including Thames river ferry piers.
Martin Johnson
Partner
BSc (Hons) MRICS partner with 30+ years' experience across residential, leisure, and cultural sectors. Specialises in project management and employer's agent roles for education and community service projects including new secondary schools and regional theatres.
Karl Riechers
Partner
BSc MRICS partner specialising in historic building conservation. Holds expertise in UNESCO World Heritage sites and Grade I listed buildings including Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. Joined Huntley Cartwright in 1999 after 11 years at a major London practice.
Alan Godden
Partner
BSc MRICS partner with extensive local authority experience in South East England. Currently managing Epsom College projects and Westminster Hall conservation. Graduated from South Bank University in 1990 and joined Huntley Cartwright in 1988.
Questions
What construction sectors do you specialise in?
We work across education, heritage, commercial, cultural, residential, public realm, and marine sectors with specialist expertise in historic building conservation and complex new builds.
How do you manage project costs effectively?
We implement integrated risk, change, and value management procedures from project inception, using RICS-approved methodologies to maintain budget control throughout all construction phases.
Can you assist with construction disputes?
Yes, our expert services team handles disputes up to £25m, providing impartial evidence through mediation, adjudication, and court proceedings while maintaining active industry involvement.
Do you provide CDM compliance services?
We act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015 regulations, managing health and safety coordination for multi-contractor projects including pre-construction information management and statutory compliance.
How are your project management services structured?
We follow the RIBA Plan of Work stages with hands-on risk management, delivering projects within agreed time, cost, and quality parameters while coordinating all design and construction stakeholders.
