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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.

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.

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.
• 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.
• 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

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.
• 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.
• 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

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.
• 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

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.
• 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

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.

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.
• 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

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.
• 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

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

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.
• 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

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.
• 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

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.
• 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.
• 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

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.

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.
• 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

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