I spend my working life stopping big projects from making costly assumptions.

I'm Miles Oliver, a civil engineer qualified through the APM PMQ in project management. View verified badge ↗ I've worked on construction and major infrastructure projects across the country for over a decade — interrogating drawings, methods, temporary works and prices long before anyone breaks ground — and I'm bringing that experience and best practice to new builds and renovations. The discipline is the same either way: asking awkward questions early, when the answer still costs nothing.

Second Look Advisory is my own independent practice — I've recently gone fully independent, so it's a separate business with no employer, no sales agenda and no contractor to protect. Just the same pre-construction discipline applied to your project, from a garage or extension up to a full renovation or new-build home.