Tom Sampson
Partner, Project Management
Tom has vast experience of repurposing property into award-winning facilities. From old fire stations to unused air traffic control towers, he's done it all.
Tom has vast experience of repurposing property into award-winning facilities. From old fire stations to unused air traffic control towers, he's done it all.
Putting his experience in the education sector to use, Tom played an instrumental role in redeveloping St. Hilda’s College’s £20m riverside site in Oxford city centre. Tom is currently working with University of Oxford on their Home for Information, Engineering, Computer Sciences and Digital Health.
The projects that Tom works on are nothing short of exceptional. Prior to Bidwells, Tom worked on Stratford-upon-Avon’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, consulted on part of London’s Olympic Park, and supported the Department for Education on their various school improvement programmes.
Now an asset within our Oxford Project Management team, Tom is heavily involved in the Ashmolean Museum’s plans to redevelop their City Centre site and Oxford Sciences Innovation on numerous fit-out projects. These impressive laboratory facilities are used to conduct different types of research, among them finding cures for cancer.
In addition to being a member of RICS, Tom is an APC supervisor for budding surveyors across Bidwell’s Oxford and Cambridge offices.
Expertise
How you can enhance your Independent school estate - Q&A with Bidwells’ education experts
Navigating the world of school estate management, construction and planning can feel like a minefield, especially when there are constraints on your existing site and a demand for modern facilities. We’ve asked experts from our Project Management, Planning and Building Surveying teams some questions about how to best manage your independent school estate.
Does your Project Manager have the drive to get your project moving?
Does your school building project seem to be dragging on? Are you having meetings about meetings, and not seeing any progress? Tom Sampson, Partner at Bidwells, suggests perhaps it’s time to crack the whip on your project team. Here’s his five top tips on what you should be demanding from your project manager.