United Kingdom
20 years of experience in system design and engineering project management across the lifecycle of multidisciplinary projects, with particular specialisation in rail systems and infrastructure. Successfully delivered numerous projects from both client and delivery positions, with a strong emphasis on building stakeholder relationships to maximise benefits for all. A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with an ability to clearly understand engineering and business aspects to develop the client’s ideas into solutions.
One year of travel to South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Immersing in new cultures, developing language skills through contact with people from around the world and discovering these countries through the variety of public transport methods available.
Sole responsibility for the delivery of the system upgrade projects at London Trams (LT) from feasibility through to tender formulation, design, construction and completion stages. Projects included: LT network wide fibre network and system replacement/upgrade; on-board tram CCTV system replacement and substation power upgrades. Progress reporting to the senior management board including commercial, financial and any important project issues. Managing a team of five to ten members ranging from assistant managers, engineers, construction managers and contract personnel. Attending construction sites regularly to liaise with contractors on progress and any ongoing or new issues. Key successes: the completion of key projects to tight timescales and budget that were under close scrutiny as a result of recommendations from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). This required particularly effective stakeholder and contractor management to ensure that all requirements were met, approvals were provided in a timely manner and that there was minimal, if any, disruption to the operational network. Engineering background enabled a close working relationship with the LT Engineering division to jointly develop business requirements and better work practices between departments at a time when the business was restructuring and workloads were high.
Secondment into Taylor Woodrow from Mott MacDonald, following considerable delays to the project approvals to avoid further setbacks to construction. Responsible for: streamlining the approval process between the multiple design houses and all stakeholders; developing a strategy to prioritise and recoup the areas in delay; and providing design support in the construction phase. The role included: liaising with design teams (all disciplines) to determine engineering clarifications and progress; liaising with stakeholders, including local highway agencies, the Nottingham Tramlink authority and the client; presenting engineering responses to stakeholders; and managing the interface between construction and design teams to resolve technical queries and find solutions.
Senior Manager/Engineer working on various transport and infrastructure projects on rail and road.
Project/Systems engineer working on a number of transport infrastructure projects for Network Rail, Rail for London, London Underground, Highways Agency and London Trams environments. The role included: representing and reporting to client stakeholders; leading and formulating designs; tender formulation and review; site inspection, supervision and sign off. Projects focused predominantly on; CCTV; Customer Information Systems, help points, fibre networks, power upgrades and infrastructure enhancements