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Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Managing the Net Zero Accelerator Programme, comprising multiple work streams to accelerate private sector investment and delivery in Net Zero within GMCA across several net zero sectors including buildings, transport, and energy generation.

Management and consultancy services relating to all aspects of high value, multi-matrix programmes.Extensive experience in grant funded/public sector programmes.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Oversight of grant funded project portfolio.Main point of contact for all programme activities, accountable for overall health of programme, oversight and assurance, including financial management.Collaborated with key stakeholders and led technical project team to navigate Covid-19 shut down restrictions, successfully delivering programme objectives within timeframe and budget.Worked with key stakeholders to develop feasibility study/business case, resulting in securing of future funding.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Management of multiple project leads within BIM Interoperability Programme, maintaining detailed overview of status of activities.Full financial management responsibility, including reporting in line with University frameworks and funder requirements.Facilitated meetings and workshops with key stakeholders (industry, academia, and policy makers) to consider the wider effects of the digital agenda on society and the economy.Led team to create and signpost case studies, tools and guidance for built environment.Worked with expert teams to promote digital construction internationally.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Maintained detailed overview of status of activities across all projects within Clean Growth Portfolio, as part of UK Government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, encompassing assurance, monitoring, and grant management functions.Full financial management responsibility of multi-million pound budget, including reporting to funder senior management, Programme Board and Steering Group, in line with organisation frameworks and funder requirements.Extensive UK-wide stakeholder engagement, including business, Government, academia, trade associations, Standards and regulatory bodies etc.Facilitated meetings and workshops with key stakeholders, to explore ways to transform the UK construction and energy industries.Facilitated meetings and workshops leading to delivery of three large scale smart local energy system Demonstrators across the UK, and eleven whole-system design projects to prove investible, scalable local business models to deliver cleaner and cheaper energy services.International Prosperity Programme: Co-led team to collaborate with Foreign Commonwealth Office, liaising with key stakeholders including International Treasury and Government senior officials (Japan, Brazil, Mexico) to develop international relationships, promote international adoption of British Standards, and inform strategic direction.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Established key stakeholder relationships across Research Councils and Government.Led meetings and workshops with diverse, cross-functional teams.Delivered cross-organisation operational and cultural transformation programme to align shared systems, governance and planning across Councils.Managed introduction of LEAN methodology to ensure continuous process improvement post-project.