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York, England, United Kingdom

Seconded to Network Rail Telecoms (NRT) from the client East Coast Digital Programme team to manage several key NRT telecoms projects within the East Coast Digital Programme under ACE model. Including Welwyn to Hitchin South ETCS, Peterborough re-control, York re-control, Doncaster re-control, Cambridge re-signalling, Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements, York TM linx connectivity, Sizewell C Aspro, West Hampstead re-control Linx.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Working for HS2 as part of the land and property team managing a portfolio of projects dealing with land acquisition and compensation schemes arising from HS2's footprint in support of its construction activities including managing its associated property portfolio. Liaison with numerous stakeholders including Government ministers, DFT, Local County Councils, landowners and developers through safeguarding process including managing three key IT based business change projects providing key updates to HS2’s case management system Ferrin and Land and property registry system.

Scunthorpe, England, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROjECT MANAGER Installing wireless cellular connectivity along Brighton Mainline including Victoria, London Bridge and Clapham Junction Stations through survey, design and installation phases

Warwick, England, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT; on NRTS project (£450m value) a part of the transformation team for client Highways for England implementing services across Highways England’s roadside telecommunication network. The network connects emergency telephone and other roadside devices including CCTV to a number of regional control centres through a multi-faceted program of works. Duties include;• Managing national installation teams installing telecommunications and CCTV hardware in roadside cabinets, transmission stations and regional control centres, consisting of installation, site integration end to end testing and CCTV provisioning• Integration with other workstreams within NRTS such as software development including monitoring of software development sprint outputs• Management of design process interfacing with Enterprise Architects and Technical Deign Architects, monitoring of requirements traceability matrix through DOORS• Application of Microsoft 365, skype, and rollout of teams through CCTV program, Oracle and UCM • Attending daily scrums identifying daily activities and issues, monitoring Kanban board burn down rates, and bi-weekly escalation meetings• Preparation for stage gates reviews with project board and production and updating of stage gate deliverables including RAID logs, PID and succeeding stage gate summary• Interfacing with service integration team through stakeholder management plan identifying training and operational risks to business as usual • Full commercial responsibility managing and monitoring costs against forecast reporting to finance • Program production and monitoring of progress against forecast including updating plans• Preparation of daily, 4 weekly lookahead reports for client Highways for England• Resource forecasting and monitoring of productivity levels to meet strategic program milestones

Manchester

HEAD OF ENGINEERING; on Manchester Metrolink – MML (additional £60m on Phase 1-3 £600 value) for client Transport for Greater Manchester implementing a significant safety recovery programme (EARP – Engineering Assurance Recovery Plan) to rectify and enhance historic issues on Thales TMS (Tram Management System) delivered on previous phases 1-3 of the project. Duties include;• Managing a diversely located large multi-disciplinary team consisting of systems design, IVVQ, software and application design, configuration, safety assurance, LV and civil engineering delivering an emerging complex solution including SPAS, conflict monitors and tram detection• Reporting Internationally to Thales Head Office in Paris and UK President regarding status and implementation of recovery works scope SRAC (safety related application conditions) • Engagement with multiple internal and external stakeholders including tram operator Kam (Keolis Amey), Transport for Greater Manchester, internal project controls, planning and commercial teams• Internal and external progress and performance reports through KPI and dashboard reporting to TfGM and tram operator Kam • Internal cost reporting and forecasting aligned to recovery plan identifying variance commentary• Chairing engineering change board reviewing engineering change control• Integration with live Phase 3 Trafford Park Extension Works• Promoting continuous improvement and innovation including lessons learnt through stage reviews • Producing resource histograms and determining future resource requirements including resource optimisation and staff development• Analysing emerging recovery plan scope against committed contract obligations and performance requirements to establish cost benefit approach and identify scope creep and basis of claims

Birmingham, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; engaged as a Project Manager for West Midlands Trains as part of the projects and transition team to deliver a new mission critical £100m depot at Duddeston, Birmingham in accordance with Department for Transport committed franchise obligations to house new Bombardier Aventra train fleet funded by commercial banks through a special purpose vehicle Core-Link Rail. Duties included;• Obtaining DFT and Network Rail depot lease agreement engaging external and internal legal teams• Reporting to Infocap and Deutsche banks who were funding depot works including new train fleet • Stage gate governance compliance reporting to West Midlands Train board and parent company Abellio including application of project control processes • Consultation and assistance with procurement through ITT process including supplier selection• Engagement with British Transport Police and Birmingham City Council for scope and planning applications• Presenting business case papers and strategic advice to obtain executive governance decisions from West Midlands Trains and Abellio boards• Integration of depot delivery program with new fleet introduction cascaded at scheduled intervals

Derby, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; for £11m depot upgrade enhancement works to support HST and Meridian fleet migration during period of Derby re-signallng at Nottingham Eastcroft Depot, Leicester Beale Street, Barrow Hill. Scope included CET extraction, refuelling, stabling, train servicing and cleaning including exams, duties included;• Determining scope and user requirements through multiple internal stakeholder engagement including EMT fleet and depot maintenance regimes • Determining depot layout and stabling requirements through depot modelling analysing depot on/off times through date supplied by train planning• External stakeholder engagement for planning consents including Network Rail for infrastructure scope• Progress dashboard reporting, production of executive business case papers and production of stage gate documentation • Supporting EMT procurement through ITT process in accordance with company governance procedures• Interface management with wider Derby station re-modelling project plan and phasing • Production of benefit management plan to justify business case releasing project funding purposes• Compliance with ORR regulated and non-regulated depot requirements and Network Rail signalling standards for depot approach roads

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; managing Class 150 PRM/C6/corrosion fleet overhaul (value £24m) for ROSCO Angel Trains on behalf of TOC’s Northern, Great Western and London Midland. Scope included PRM with UAT install, C6 and additional arising work including corrosion. Duties included; - Overall fleet programme management calling off in services units including unit on unit plan production after determination of agreed scope and additional arsing works- Measurement and cost determination of additional arising works through change control - Bi-weekly project reviews analsying earned vaue data, program variance and KPI performance - Ensuring DFT PRM technical compliance and approvals were obtained including fitness to run certification. - Refurbishment cycle management incorporating; strip out, sole bar and vehicle corrosion, paint. vehicle build including UAT and PRM, test and fitness to run - TOC depot liasion to undertake retrofit and off-site warranty claims including sequencing vehicle moves - Scope and change management including re-branding, re-livery, fuel tankand brake mods and additional arising wprks

London, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER; managing, planning and co-ordinating mission critical signalling stages for Thameslink Rail Systems as part of the Thameslink Project (value £6.5bn) where the new project signalling systems entered into service transferring operational control from the existing to the new system • Management of highly complex stakeholder interfaces aligning to overall strategic program including ETCS provision, high output program, Siemens telecoms team and DNO and power providers • Determining and directing incremental stage plans to achieve milestone alignment to strategic program, monitoring and reacting to maintain stages compliance within program tolerances• Management and identification of key and upcoming risks through risk register in accordance with risk management approach• Full commercial, program reporting responsibilities forecasting on current and future stages through dashboard multi facet reporting including program baseline variance and analysis• Progress reporting to Network Rail and Siemens German and UK Head offices against KPI strategic objectives both financial, program and quality• Production and review of cost estimates including programme impacts of change requests • Attending strategic stage reviews, applying lessons learnt into upcoming stages • Preparing operational readiness reviews with internal and external stakeholders through DWWP process including use of simulated test equipment to model live scenarios• Management of external international design teams based in Bangalore delivering critical path design inputs

Manchester, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER; management of multi-disciplinary design team on Liverpool Lime Street Enhancement project (value £4.5m as part of £340m project) and Northern Hub (value (£560m) delivering feasibility, outline and detailed designs. Duties included; • Management and co-ordination of geographically dispersed multi -disciplinary design team • Full program and commercial responsibility aligned to overall programme milestones • Cost value reconciliation and margin retention through SAP and work package analysis, including costs to complete, work in progress, cash flow and pain/gain outputs through commercial forecasting • Early warning change control notices with accompanying cost estimate, program impact, quality and safety assessment and evaluation • Program integration and interface management with key stakeholders including Siemens and VolkerRail through RACI and agreed scope matrixes • Progress reporting and portfolio reviews using PRISM against agreed KPI baselines with client Network Rail and wider Amey Group including parent company Ferrovial • Continued business case justification utilising benefits management approach analysing product outputs against forecast • Business development of future opportunities and development of pipeline project definition stages • Wider profit and loss reporting using commercial outputs and KPI data

Doncaster, United Kingdom

PROGRAMME MANAGER; managing VolkerRail’s framework portfolio of HV and electrification framework projects. Duties included; • Managing VolkerRail’s framework portfolio of HV projects using GIS, AIS SMOS switchgear solutions • Ascertaining customer requirements defining project-wide scope and product deliverables• Identifying innovation, best practice through supply chain interaction with ABB, Schneider and Balfour Beatty including evaluation of Signet GT smart signalling power system • Assisting Project Managers produce complex individual and multi-disciplinary programmes delivering specialist products aligned to overall programme milestones • Client and stakeholder management defining integrated collaborate organisational structure defining agreed roles and responsibilities• Agreement of overall program milestones and KPI’s with client, and internal governance stage gates • Management of multiple concurrent bids, determining incentivisation schemes, presenting innovation and cost saving proposals to stakeholders demonstrating continuous business improvement • Promoting and establishing key supply chain partners as an integral part of the framework at strategic geographic locations delivering key specialist products

London, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER; project management of significant substation and electrification bids for Alstom as part of the ABC Electrification (Alstom, Babcock and Costain) consortium, including;- West Coast Power Supply Upgrade 3B value £52m - Stockley to Maidenhead (Crossrail) value £35m - Power & Electrification Programme (PEP) Framework value £1bn+ - National Electrification Programme (NEP) Framework value £1bn+ - Edinburgh to Glasgow Electrification (EGIP) value £250mDuties included; • Deriving organisational structure consisting of integrated Project Board, feasibility and delivery structures managed by Project Managers with supporting Project Management structure and assurance functions • Defining scope and risk allocation between the consortium members with supporting incentivisation and pain gain mechanisms through collaborative working practices • Ascertaining customer requirements and business case justifcation with identifiable and measurable benefits at project completion• Producing board papers and recommendations and attending peer board reviews to assess bid viability through go/no go authorisation as part of the corporate stage gate procedure• Reviewing and managing cross discipline work package estimate production through peer reviews• Navigation through corporate stage gates to obtain final board signoff with associated cash flow forecasts, risk identification and mitigation, robust delivery programmes and sign off work package estimates along with proposed organisational structure and margin forecasts • Technical appraisal of proposed specialist products through technical discipline leads as part of the mandated peer review process• Bid and project progress reporting to the consortium partners and Alstom Paris in the form of dashboard RAG reports with KPI performance reports

Derby Area, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; for Balfour Beatty and Alstom jointly owned Signalling Solutions Limited National Signalling Framework SEU based bid submission, where SSL secured £1.5bn of signalling projects over the next 8 years operating as a primary or secondary contractor in various geographic locations. Duties included;• Production of highly complex overarching strategic delivery programs for the standalone Thameslink program and the national signalling framework incorporating ETCS and roll out of new technology • Integrating and establishing the overall technical solution with system architectures and case studies aligning to quality and customer acceptance criterion and performance targets • Production of continuous improvement plans, innovation proposals and time based SEU cost reduction forecasts defining product assurance approach and end stage user benefits • Advising the boards of Balfour Beatty and Alstom on contract type NEC3 target cost pain gain mechanism and the risks associated with this contract, including due diligence reviews on the framework contract • Producing an integrated shared risk management approach with the client • Defining scope and risk allocation including incentivisation and pain gain mechanisms through collaborative working practices with the client • Production of board papers for SSL Board and parent companies Balfour Beatty and Alstom Paris for corporate stage gate reviews including final bid sign off • Managing cross discipline estimate production and validation including peer reviews• Client interaction with Network Rail and internal progress reporting to Alstom UK and Alstom Paris including Balfour Beatty Rail

London, United Kingdom

SENIOR PROJECT/BID MANAGER; for Balfour Beatty Rail on the LUL Sub Surface Railway (SSR) (value £650m) consortium bid incorporating Siemens based Communication Based Train Control systems (CBTC) with Alstom Smartlock 400 interlocking, wayside signalling equipment provided by Signalling Solutions, delivery partner being Balfour Beatty Rail as part of the Alstom/Siemens/Balfour Beatty Rail/SSL consortium bid. Duties included;• Production of highly complex overarching strategic delivery program introducing innovative CBTC technology, defining each parties’ roles and responsibilities and interfaces within the program • Integrating and establishing the overall technical solution with system architectures and stage visualisation • Integrating the various international stakeholders of Siemens UK and Siemens Germany, Alstom UK and Alstom Paris, and the UK contingent of SSL and Balfour Beatty Rail through clear stakeholder management plans and a communication-based approach plan • Advising the Balfour Beatty board on contract type NEC3 target cost pain gain mechanism and the risks associated with this contract, including review and amendment of the contract with the company’s solicitors • Producing an integrated risk management approach for the consortium members • Defining scope and risk allocation between the consortium with supporting incentivisation and pain gain mechanisms through collaborative working practices• Managing production of the non-disclosure agreement between the consortium members • Client interaction with London Underground Limited • Production of board papers for the consortium and Balfour Beatty at corporate stage gate reviews including bid go/no go and final bid sign off through Balfour Beatty Board• Managing cross discipline estimate production and validation including peer reviews

Derby, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; Projects include Paddington and Hayes Performance enhancements removing signalling constraints imposed after Ladbroke Grove (value £1.5m), Swindon B (value £1m), West Ham (value £0.5m), S Class Messages (£0.25m), Crossrail (value £0.75m).Duties include; - Full P&L responsibility for a portfolio ofl signalling schemes delivering, ARS, SSI and IECC modifications. - Project management functions including producing specialist technical and programme delivery strategies through bid stage through implementation phase - Stakeholder management and progress reporting on program. balance sheet and margin analysis

London, United Kingdom

PROJECT MANAGER; station upgrade and platform extension works to four key stations to accommodate 12 car train sets including DOO camera installation as part of the Thameslink Outer Areas Programme Key Output 1 through GRIP stages 3-8 (value £11m as part of £3.5bn Programme), duties included;• Project Management of contractor design and delivery phases aligning to overall strategic plan• Reviewing and approving stage plans aligned to strategic milestones measuring reportable KPI’s • Safety tours and quality inspections, contractor change control assessment, work package review and acceptance, bi-weekly contractor progress and performance reviews • Integration with multiple internal and external stakeholders including train operating companies through defined stakeholder management plan • Maintaining ARM risk profile through program analysis and stage completion• Periodic highlight dashboard boards reporting on forecast v actual spend variances and program schedule compliance• Document control functionality controlled through ProjectWise • Maintaining compliance with Network Rail corporate processes and procedures • Integration and interfacing of other sponsor led programs including ATF and rolling stock cascade lighting programme into station upgrade works

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