About Us
Spencer Project Management and Consultancy

Here at SPMC, we are comprised of a small group of landscape professionals who, having worked in the UAE for over 20 years, have extensive knowledge and experience of landscape and irrigation design and implementation. This means that we are thoroughly qualified and positioned to advise our clients throughout the landscape scheme and construction process, offering valuable information regarding desirable, functional living spaces that respect local customs and regional water and environmental limitations, while always ensuring that you are getting the best value for money.

Approach

Place-making at the heart of everything we do.

Our aim is to deliver inspirational spaces and places that respond to the needs and aspirations of the proposed development, community and client. We aim to create projects that make a strong contribution to a sustainable future, by providing unparalleled commitment to design excellence on all projects, small or large.

Knowledge, experience, sustainability and passion is the backbone of all that we do. SPMC aspire to listen to clients, understand and predict their needs, and provide exceptional services.

The Team

Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy is an experienced Construction Design and Management professional. He has nearly 24 years of landscape construction and management experience in the UAE. He successfully fulfilled roles as the former operations and General Manager of large commercial landscape design and construction firms in the UAE before starting Spencer Project Management and Consultancy in early 2016. With this background and experience, he has developed SPMC into a reputable landscape and irrigation consultancy company serving both private clients and government agencies.

Inadi Cilliers
Landscape Architect BL Hons., BSc. Larch

Inadi obtained both her Bachelors and Honours degrees in Landscape Architecture cum laude from the University of Pretoria and has since gained extensive practical experience covering most aspects of the profession. With an analysis driven approach, she focuses on finding new ways to enhance the environment for people to both coexist with, and delight in nature – transforming the harsh desert landscapes of the region into liveable and enjoyable spaces.
For the last 7 years she has been working in the UAE on several high profile commercial and residential projects. Using her sound understanding of design principles, practices, construction methods and her devotion to the natural environment as drive, she manages and coordinates the internal and external design production, drafting and documentation process. She has participated in all stages of the design process, from bidding, estimation and contract documentation, through concept development and detail design delivery.
Involvement in the full chain of a business’s activities and support structures, helped her to also hone her skills in administration, costing, planning, organising and client relations, contributing to all facets of the company’s activities.

Warwick van Aardt
Landscape Project Manager

Warwick has been cultivating a career in the Landscape industry since 2001 and worked in project management capacity for commercial landscape construction companies for the past 21 years, before moving over to the consultancy side of the industry, joining SPMC in 2021. The privilege of running multifaceted landscape projects has afforded him the opportunity to glean many valuable experiences and he brings this hard earned knowledge to the SPMC team.

Ian Venter

Ian is a results oriented landscape project manager with 17 years of experience in the landscape industry, of which 9 years have been within the UAE where he has managed landscape construction projects from private residences to Golf Courses. Besides having extensive horticulture related experience through the ownership of a family landscape business in South Africa, Ian specializes in the design and construction management of complex water features. His most recent role was the management of the Elephant Pool Lakes and Pump rooms at Sharjah Safari Park.

Sanoop Muhammed

Sanoop has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Kerala Agriculture University, India, and 12 years of experience working on landscape and irrigation projects. Sanoop manages all of SPMC’s irrigation design requirements as well as performs technical reviews of contractors drawing and ensures contractor’s design compliance throughout the construction period.

Khadija Kushalgadhwala
Landscape Designer
B.Arch. | MSc Town Planning

With 5 years of experience in the field, Khadija received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Mumbai, India and a Masters in Town Planning degree cum laude from Newcastle, UK, and now works as SPMC’s Landscape Designer.
A comprehensive background in architecture, planning and landscape design, she has worked on both residential and commercial projects, including landscape for villas, hotels, and public parks. Her focus is primarily on creating conceptual and detail designs through drawings, presentations and 3d renders.
A keen interest in attention to detail, sensitivity to nature, coupled with a commitment to design harmonious spaces, her approach has been and will be to create an environment that holds true to its context and concept.

Anish Vijay
Lead Landscape Draftsman

Anish is a versatile and experienced landscape designer and draftsman with a Diploma in Civil Engineering and more than 10 years of UAE based landscape industry experience in drafting and designing across a variety of landscape projects and disciplines.