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Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Regional lead across the midlands and south of the UK.Working within the UK Community Development team with a specific focus on local authorities. Working to increase Stantec’s presence and project work with local authorities across the UK, working with technical teams to deliver exceptional projects and developing relationships with clients.Development of Local Authority business growth strategy and operational delivery strategy. Lead major strategic local authority consultancy contract and framework bids.Framework Director role for ESPO and drive Stantec’s Active Travel portfolio of work across the UK.Ensure Stantec is meeting the needs of local authority clients to help address the many challenges faced in delivering sustainable communities for the future. Lead the Major Projects Community of Practice within Community Development.Development of offshore business resource strategy and integration with operational delivery strategy.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Leadership of circa 100 staff and director of the following services ensuring they are managed and delivered to the highest standards in accordance with statutory requirements and within budgets, procedures and frameworks:- Transport Strategy and Funding- Major Infrastructure Delivery- Growth and Development- Highways Development ManagementAble to make balanced, informed decisions in complex high pressure political environments, most recently recommending and leading the procurement of a replacement design and build contract for the £32m Kings Dyke road and rail bridge scheme, which led to almost £10 million in savings.Leadership of high profile projects, such senior responsible officer for the delivery of Cambridgeshire County Council’s new £18.3m headquarters at Alconbury Weald, which remains on budget and with only minimal delay due to Covid-19.Able to build effective relationships having worked closely with Highways England and encouraged County Council teams to work in partnership to deliver the A14 Huntingdon to Cambridge scheme, which has led to a more collaborative closer working relationship, currently being translated to the A428.Strong project and programme management leadership and experience, successfully delivering multiple high value capital programmes. Major capital carriageway and structure renewals programme and new highways infrastructure programmes totalling more than £100 million.

Vantage House - Huntingdon

Programme management of highway projects included within the Capital Transport Delivery Plan totalling in excess of £30 million annually, including major carriageway maintenance. Management of bridge and structural assets across the County.Leadership of a team of 32 engineers and project managers based in various locations covering an extensive geographical area.Management of road safety engineering, accident investigation and education services. Promoted the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) star rating roads with the principle of minimising risk to road users.Collaborative partnership working with stakeholders, particularly Skanska as the highway services delivery partner.Continuous improvement of service delivery through development of best practice and innovative solutions based on lean principles and quality assurance processes.Key member of the procurement team to secure a new term service contractor through a competitive dialogue process throughout 2017.

Cambridgeshire

Programme management of highway projects included within the Capital Transport Delivery Plan totalling in excess of £20 million annually. Management of bridge and structural assets across the County.Management of a team of engineers and project managers based in various locations covering an extensive geographical area.Collaborative partnership working with Skanska, our highway services delivery partner.Continuous improvement of service delivery through development of best practice and innovative solutions based on lean principles and quality assurance processes.Development of good working relationships with key partners and stakeholders across the region.Support the leadership of the Local Infrastructure and Street Management Service.

Cambridge

Programme management of a significant proportion of the City Council's capital programme, delivering a wide range of projects, including cycling, open space, play, hard/soft landscaping, public art, drainage, building and highway schemes, implemented using PRINCE2 principles.Creation, development and management of a successful and respected multi-disciplinary project delivery service with a commercial operating model, providing project management, engineering & landscape design services across the authority and externally.Management of the provision of professional landscape architecture, sustainable urban drainage, cycling infrastructure and public art advice in relation the commercial and residential development that formed part of the significant growth agenda for Cambridge.Signficant experience in the governance and constitutional operation of the authority, including close working relationships with key political figures and senior management.Considerable experience of change management, through the development and implementation of numerous service reviews, transforming the authority by looking at new and cost effective ways of delivering and adapting services to the needs of the Cambridge community.Financial management of revenue and capital project budgets, CDM Coordination, quality assurance, public engagement, media releases and continuous improvement.

Lockington / Leicester

Project Management of all phases and Engineering Design of phase 1 of the £19 million Leicester City Centre Development Project (CCDP). A 3 year scheme to regenerate the public realm within the retail core of the city centre. Closely related to the development of the Highcross Shopping centre with completion required to coincide.Management of highway design and a team of engineers working on various stages of the CCDP. Close liaison with various externally procured service providers, including landscape architects, highway design and cost management consultants.Management of procurement for the CCDP, including leading the procurement of two NEC3 Professional Services Contracts and a NEC3 ECI Construction Contract.Project management activities according to PRINCE2Detailed research and development of construction hierarchies across the city centre, to be applied for maintenance and other related major projects. City Centre Management agreeing traffic management and road space for the city centre projects and their interaction with all other public and private sector schemes. Coordination of the new Highcross Shopping Centre development working closely with Developers, Hammersons and Sir Robert McAlpine, where work coincided with the CCDP, along with S278 development areas.Management and leadership of a team of project engineers across the East Midlands region, working within various local authority client organisations.

Lincoln

Responsible for managing the construction of a wide range of schemes, from a £500,000 waste recycling centre to a £1.5 million new build highway project.Site Agent for the major construction division of this national construction company. Responsible for planning and managing site activities across numerous construction sites in the East Midlands, from operational resources to health and safety, monitoring progress and giving direction as required.Programming of works to ensure completion to agreed dates and securing agreements on income from clients, in order to meet turnover and profit targets.Arranged and allocated plant and materials for all sites to achieve cost targets and maintain and continuously improve efficiency to increase profit margins.

Technical Services Group, Lincoln

Spent three years on a graduate training scheme, moving between the roads design and bridge design teams, with the final year seconded to the L.C.C term maintenance contractor (LCR Highways Ltd).Boston Southern Link Road (£22 million) designing proposed routes and junctions using AUTOCAD and MOSS.Compiled the traffic regulation, side roads and compulsory purchase orders for the Foston Link Road.S278 new road and structure design for a proposed housing development. Represented L.C.C at numerous public exhibitions for the Boston Southern Link and Addlethorpe Bypasses.Resident Engineer on two sensitive town centre environmental improvement schemes and assistant resident engineer on Addlethorpe Bypass a £3.5 million scheme.Structures work including a number of up to £100,000 schemes involving the design and site supervision of bridge reconstructions from feasibility to completion.Design calculations for Stone Bridge, Grantham, a 12m span concrete beam structure.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering, (Hons)

High School