Colm Colgan Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

The Corporate Project Support Office (CPSO) reports to the Corporate Project Governance Board (CPGB) and supports the board in monitoring, approving and maintaining a strategic overview of the Dublin City Council Capital Programme. The current Capital Programme outlines an estimated capital expenditure of EUR2.4 billion across all programme groups over the next three year period. I have been assigned on additional responsibilities to ensure the office maintains a high standard of reporting and review of incoming projects.Additional responsibilities include:* Management of teams day to day work flow and operational responsibilities.* Review of financial reports from Oracle system to track project spend, flagging any overspend or trends that would indicate project value changes.* Liaise cross departmentally with senior management staff on projects and provide support and feedback.* Arrange, record and circulate CPGB meeting agenda, minutes and reports respectively to the Chief Executive and Assistant Chief Executives.* Develop team PSDS plan to tie in with the corporate plan* Review CPSO team performance and set goals in the team plan* Act as go between for coordination of projects

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Work with the Corporate Project Support Office to assist Dublin City Councils Cooperate Project Governance Board in monitoring and decision making for Capital Projects in in the governance process.I lead the updating of the Corporate Project Governance Guidelines inline with changes to the Public Spending Code and good project management practice. I am responsible for outlining the governance framework that is required to be implemented in the management of Capital Projects in Dublin City Council. I develop and maintain information to be shared across the organisation to support continuous improvement including writing and publishing lessons learned reports and organising PM network events. I assess project appraisal reports and make recommendations as appropriate for the highest level of management to assist in their consideration of project proposals and value for money. I review Project progress throughout the delivery lifecycle. I developed and maintain the CPSO contingency calculator to mitigate against optimism bias, to help more realistically plan for projects. I collate project delivery results to better inform project managers of historical performance of similar projects. I write and prepare of quarterly reports on the current status of projects, highlighting issues, risks and common themes emerging for the highest level of Management. I promote formal project management methodology across Dublin City Council and provision of relevant guidelines.

County Dublin, Ireland

Delivering projects for public and private bodies ranging from industrial manufacturing facilities to hotels commercial projects, ranging in value to €25m across Ireland and Europe. Since joining Brunner Consulting Engineers and focusing on structural design, I have worked on a number of refurbishment projects throughout Ireland my background in project management and particular understanding of constructability enables the delivery projects to a high standard within budget and program.

County Dublin, Ireland

I returned to Ireland and joined Brunner Consulting Engineers as a Structural Design Engineer. I was responsible for structural analysis and design, site inspections, drafting and detailing in both 2D and 3D, client and design team liaison for projects of all sizes. Work on projects of varying size and complexity nationally and internationally. I developed expert knowledge in industry design software along with a working knowledge of CAD programs. Responsible for design, development and implantation of projects within the BCAR. I gained a wealth of experience in this role in both Civil and Structural design and implementation. Projects of Note:• Killarney Hotels Ltd. – The Dunloe Castle Hotel redevelopment – Total project Value €15m• Liam Lenehan – Lenehan’s commercial redevelopment Rathmines – Total project Value €1m• Artist Rhona Byrne / NUI Maynooth – Scribble Sculpture – Total project value €55k• Belmont Gardens and Clonmore Road – Domestic extensions – Total project value €400k

Vancouver, Canada Area

Work on projects of varying size and complexity. Responsible for directing, organizing and controlling project activities, under the guidance of the Operations Manager on large projects and independently on smaller projects. Responsibilities included:• Estimating and pre-construction planning• Investigation of constructability issues and design of effective solutions • Survey management and analysis• Plan, develop, coordinate, and manage onsite construction activities for large, extensive projects.• Provide and explain technical engineering information to company supervisors and crew members.• Responsible for document control maintenance to help the crew adhere to project timelines and guidelines and to work in accordance with on-site policies• Participate in continuous maintenance of as-built documents which reflect any changes made to the specifications or drawings during construction• Assist with the preparation of change request documents which outline any adjustments to the system to resolve design issues• Leading and executing quality assurance and control programs, monitoring construction work to ensure it complies with all of the design instructions and engineering standards, codes, and specifications. • Preparation and maintenance of construction schedules, monitoring any delays or changes in design• Perform cost tracking against the established construction budget. Control budget considering – change directives, change orders, crediting, disputed claims, progress claims and invoicing, • Primary point of contact for clients, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors. • Project closeout procedures, preparation and amalgamation of operation and maintenance manuals, warranties and as-built drawings.

Serving drinks and food, closing up, daily finances, merchandising, inventory control, loss prevention, restocking, bar/store cleaning and maintenance. Other roles include training in new bar staff and occasionally filling as waiting staff.

Malahide

Worked closely with Civil and Structural Engineers developing my skill as an Engineer, working directly for clients and as part of a team on bigger projects. Responsibilities included:• Inspecting buildings damaged by pyritic heave and subsidence. Assess dangers to the inhabitants by documenting visible damage, doing a detailed level survey of each floor and writing a report for the client and insurance companies.• Being responsible for the full structural design of a 2 storey health centre.• Inspecting temporary structures at events such as football and rugby games, this involved acquiring and understanding data sheets related to the relevant structures, assuring they are assembled and tied down correctly and making sure they are suitable to the weather conditions.• The design of reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry and timber elements including floor slabs, lintels, beams, retaining walls and columns.• Being responsible for developing schemes for domestic extensions directly with the client and following it through the planning stages acting as an intermediary between council and client. Also responsible for the building change of use applications for both commercial and domestic buildings and commercial building alteration applications.• Aiding in the design of a sustainable drainage scheme for a 50+ dwelling estate following the SUDS standards and guidelines set out by the local county council.• Carrying out topographical surveys, drawing up plans in CivilCAD/AutoCAD and using these surveys to analyse flood risk, aid in the design of structures and access roads, they were also used in the setting out of foundations, pipelines and services and to compare to land registry and ordnance survey maps.• Steel detailing for reinforced concrete retaining walls.

Lounge Staff: The clearing of tables, restocking shelves, taking orders and closing up the bar.

Restocking shelves. Received training in manual lifting, food safety, stock rotation and use of a till

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Structural Engineering, 2.1

Final Thesis: Damage Detection of Structures Using an Array of Accelerometers. The aim of this project was to prove the health.

Leaving Certificate