Rund is pleased to announce two new appointments to our London office this week. Osama Shoush joined as Senior Surveyor on Monday 9th November, and Chris Jex joined as Clerk of Works on Wednesday 11th November. Together, they strengthen the Project Management, Employer’s Agent, and Clerk of Works services delivered by our London office.
Osama Shoush brings over 12 years' client-side experience in estate regeneration and affordable housing development across London. He joins Rund from the London Borough of Southwark, where he worked within Southwark Construction, one of the largest council house building programmes in the country, most recently as Strategic Lead for Estate Renewal. There he worked on estate renewal programmes of more than 1,000 homes, coordinating delivery across major infrastructure interfaces, multiple partners and funding streams, and working with communities to shape renewal strategies.
His earlier roles as Regeneration Programme Manager at Southwark and Housing Delivery Manager at the London Borough of Lewisham saw him deliver housing projects from inception to completion and establish delivery models including joint ventures, development partnerships and community-led schemes. Osama has a strong grounding in development viability, business case preparation, grant funding strategy, and commercial negotiation, and has worked closely with the GLA and local authority decision-makers on regeneration programmes.
Chris Jex joins as a Clerk of Works with 20 years' experience in residential construction. Chris began his career as an apprentice carpenter and progressed into site management with Jex Construction, before spending four years as a Building Inspector with NHBC, where he carried out key-stage inspections against NHBC Standards and Building Regulations and signed off completed homes for warranty. Since 2023 he has worked as a Clerk of Works, inspecting workmanship, quality and safety on behalf of housing associations and reporting at key build stages. He holds an NVQ Level 6 in Senior Site Inspection and an NVQ Level 3 in Site Inspection, and has recently been accepted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Clerk of Works Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI).
Osama's client-side regeneration experience positions him well to support our Project Management and Employer's Agent services, while Chris's inspection background adds further depth to our Clerk of Works team. We look forward to the contribution they will make to the projects our London office delivers.