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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

I lead Arup’s Liverpool office of over 100 staff, providing a range of built environment services to clients in the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Business Leader with strong leadership, management and technical skills responsible for the growth and development of Arup’s Science, Industry and Technology business. Directly responsible for delivering business targets in terms of both commercial and technical excellence. Responsible as project director for the design, delivery and management of multiple projects in the Science, Industry and Technology market sectors - co-ordinating inputs from many different people/specialists, and working closely with key stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions which exceed expectations, within tight budgets and timescales. Delivered projects for a diverse range of clients including Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Airbus, Equinix, Heineken, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool John Moores University, Metsä, Morgan Sindall, Royal College of Physicians, Sci-Tec Daresbury, Shotton Mill, Siemens, Stellantis, Square Kilometre Array, Thornton's Chocolates, , UKAEA, University of Sheffield and Welsh Government.

Knutsford

Business Development Director reporting to Vice President, Strategic Business Development with accountability to deliver transformational business growth in France and Eastern Europe.Successfully secured the 10-year ITER Construction Management-as-Agent contract for the Amec Foster Wheeler-led joint venture, MOMENTUM, in conjunction with strategic partners Assystem from France and KEPCO from South Korea.

Knutsford

Developed strategic business plan and roadmap for AMEC’s Nuclear Services consultancy, engineering services and project management business. Provided support to the successful renewal for Nuclear Management Partners of the Sellafield site management and operations contract for Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Manchester

Newly created role reporting to Divisional Managing Director and functionally to Group Business Development Director. Developed strategic business plans for nuclear, oil & gas and power generation markets. Implemented the strategy to establish a ‘Costain Upstream’ business based in Aberdeen. Led the process to identify, acquire and integrate Costain’s first acquisition in over 20 years, ClerkMaxwell, an upstream oil & gas engineering and consultancy services business. Following acquisition the Costain Upstream business doubled in size in the first 12 months. Managed a pipeline of 25+ small to mid-sized acquisitions targeting market entry and capability development. Implemented business development best practice across organisation to focus on key opportunities and develop win plans. Provided leadership of successful bids for key customers including Centrica, Sellafield, Oil Pipelines Agency, Talisman and Perenco.

Knutsford

AMEC’s Bid Director for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority competition to award a site management and operations contractor for the Dounreay nuclear site. Managed bid team comprising technical experts from consortium partners.

Knutsford

Led a cross-AMEC team that developed and implemented business development best practice as a key part of AMEC’s Operational Excellence change programme

Knutsford

AMEC’s Bid Director for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority competition to award a management and operations contract for the Sellafield nuclear licensed site. Successfully secured the long-term contract for AMEC’s joint venture, Nuclear Management Partners, in conjunction with strategic partners AECOM and AREVA.

Knutsford

Transferred to Nuclear business to support integration of acquisition of NNC. Business Development Manager for successful bids for technical, consulting and project management services.

Aberdeen

Led the successful bid for engineering and project management services for the BP Harding Area Gas Project.

London

New role reporting directly to Managing Director for AMEC Oil & Gas with responsibility for strategic development and planning. Collaborated with global leadership team including Managing Director and Business Unit Directors and delivered a number of strategic change and business transformation projects.

London

Developed and implemented a strategy that delivered in excess of the 30% ‘Russian Content’ through developing strategic partnering relationships with Russian design institutes.

London

Supported successful bid submissions including Shell Bonga FPSO and Shell Sakhalin II.

London

Led a team of multi-discipline package engineers refurbishing a semi-submersible vessel for deployment offshore Brazil.

London

Delivered a number of engineering projects for clients including Shell, BP and Amoco.

London

Completed a wide range of graduate training assignments

Risley

Sandwich year assignment working for UKAEA at their Risley office supporting the Prototype Fast Reactor programme at Dounreay

Birkenhead

Assistant to Health and Safety Manager at a Mobil Oil blending plant

Executive Mba

Beng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering