Martin Allen BSc. (Hons)

Building Surveyor

Martin is an experienced Building Surveyor with a First-Class Honours degree in Construction Project Management and a demonstrated career history in both the private and social housing sectors.

Martin gained first-hand practical knowledge and experience of the building industry as a qualified City and Guilds painter and decorator and site carpenter, before training as a Building Surveyor.

He initially worked for Jones Battye as a Stock Condition surveyor and then moved into the social housing sector, working for a variety of housing organisations focusing on Project and Asset Management, including the delivery of planned maintenance programs, asbestos management and removal, fire safety and insurance reinstatement works.  Promoted to a Senior Building Surveyor he was responsible for managing a team of surveyors and the delivery of five-year investment programs. In addition, he also has an HND in Sustainable Construction and is a qualified Domestic Energy Assessor.

Martin re-joined Jones Battye in 2021 as lead Contract Administrator, managing domestic insurance claim projects for corporate clients and bringing with him a wealth of experience.