Christopher Barr Email & Phone Number

Chantilly, Virginia, US

Engineering and Technical Director covering Integrated Engineering and Safety Case Delivery on a multi £Bn Defence Nuclear New Build Programme.

Salisbury, GB

Business Unit (BU) Director with Profit and Loss accountability for the Design and Infrastructure Programmes BU. Accountable to the Managing Director for all Chemring Countermeasures major programmes and projects. Successfully delivered a multi-million £ site RESTART Programme, refitting of over 200 explosives facilities. Delivered a new generation air.

Assignments: Nov 2015 – Jul 2017 Project DirectorConsultancy support to the Head of Business Unit for the successful delivery of large-scale £30m + nuclear/technical programmes and projects ensuring the anticipated business value and benefits are achieved.

Dallas, TX, US

• April 2014 - October 2015As the Senior Project Manager I was accountable for the successful delivery of a £261m Programme of Work to rekit a high hazard nuclear facility and lead a number of site change programme.
• Evolving safety and legislative requirements;
• Complex and bespoke design requirements;
• Difficulty of integrating new and legacy equipment;
• Maintaining an operational high hazard nuclear facility. The scope included multiple rekit projects with an annualised funding budget of £20m per year. This covered manufacturing, recovery and storage, surveillance and.

Aberdeen, Scotland, GB

June 2010 – December 2011As a member of the New Nuclear Build Business Leadership Team, I had overall programme management accountability for all AMEC Nuclear New Build projects in the UK (multi million £s) with EDF NNB GenCo (Nuclear New Build Generation Company). My remit included:Profit and Loss accountability for all AMEC NNB GenCo projects including.

London, GB

• June 2005 – July 2008As the Waterfront Support Manager & Head of Department, Submarine Support Management Group (SSMG) I had Finance Director delegated budget and risk mitigation accountability (for 1/3 of the £100m.
• Design, development, manufacture, testing and supply of HMSE and total system integration with the existing chilled water and ships fresh water cooling arrangements including liaison with MoD, BAE Systems and Royal.
• Management of sub-contractors including York International - the Chilled Water Plant Original Equipment Manufacturer.

Portsmouth, GB

I left the Royal Navy (RN) in August 2000 in the rank of Lieutenant after I achieved a Good Pass in the MESM Systems Engineering & Management Course at HMS SULTAN. Prior to leaving I served in HMS VICTORIOUS on a Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Patrol qualifying as a Nuclear Submariner Officer, Main Machinery Space Supervisor and Ship Control Console.