David Alton

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UK Senior Construction Manager, currently on a career break following relocation to New York @
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New York, New York, United States, United States
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About David Alton

I have over 20 years UK construction experience, commencing as a Site Engineer and working up to my current role as a Senior Construction Manager. I have successfully delivered a variety of different projects in different environments ranging from airport refurbishments and new builds, atomic weapon establishment sites, theater refurbishments and student accommodations, to large civil engineering projects building new sewage treatment and LNG gas storage facilities.As well as being technically competent, I have developed exceptional management, organizational and communication skills to carry out my more recent roles. I regularly deal with, and have good relationships with both my direct staff and subcontractors, but also Clients, local councils, interested stakeholders, the public and many more and have to modify my delivery to suit the audience. I pride myself on being a team player and will take responsibility for carrying out works that nobody else wants to do, which are often the most difficult sections of the job, or most high risk. Part of this is that I lead by example and I do not ask anybody to do anything I wouldn't be prepared to do myself, and part is that I love a challenge and achieving something difficult that I've had to work hard for. I have even been criticized by my management for failing to acknowledge my achievements in getting work and projects completed as I put it down to the team effort. I consider myself to be very loyal to individuals, teams and companies that have treated me with respect. I am also a fast learner, and am always keen to learn new skills. In addition to standard company courses I have carried out additional training to be able to do some of the more demanding technical and responsible roles on UK construction sites including temporary works coordinator and appointed person for lifting operations. One of my proudest work related moments was being given a job prior to interview, following a two year planned career break, based on recommendations from contractors, clients and stakeholders all of which I'd previously worked with at Heathrow Airport. I think this demonstrates, that as well as being very technically competent, that my attitude to working collaboratively and treating people with honesty and respect is appreciated by others and makes projects run smoother, more successfully and more profitably.

David Alton's Current Company Details
Career Break

Career Break

UK Senior Construction Manager, currently on a career break following relocation to New York
David Alton Work Experience Details
  • Career Break
    Relocation
    Career Break Nov 2022 - Present
    Relocation to New York due to family reasons. Opportunity to return to UK for an extended period following family bereavement.
  • K Contracting Llc
    Construction Superintendent
    K Contracting Llc Feb 2022 - Oct 2022
    Construction Superintendent for a small contractor, managing all aspects of site works. Projects included the fit out of a pizza restaurant, and extension of a gym to include a new swimming pool and work out area. Reporting daily to a project manager that visited site once a week. Responsibilities for, ensuring the works proceeded to schedule, and revising the schedule as required to ensure key dates were achieved, site safety, quality control and keeping the costs down to a minimum. Building close relationships with various parties to ensure smooth running of the project including county and specialist inspectors, client and other interested stakeholders, and adjoining businesses to ensure no disruption occurred to their operations.
  • Career Break
    Travel
    Career Break Feb 2021 - Jan 2022
    Relocation from UK to USA - Washington, DC area. Extended period of travel across the USA and Canada.
  • Vinci Construction Uk
    Senior Construction Manager
    Vinci Construction Uk Oct 2019 - Jan 2021
    Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
    Senior Construction Manager on the £11 million construction of a student accommodation block. Responsible for all aspects of the external works, including ground works, steel erection, light gauge steel frame erection, windows, brickwork, cladding and felt roof. In addition, temporary works coordinator for the works, and appointed person for lifting operations and site logistics on a confined site surrounded by public roads, homes, businesses and a school.
  • Vinci Construction Uk
    Senior Construction Manager
    Vinci Construction Uk Jun 2018 - Sep 2019
    Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
    Senior Construction Manager on the £50 million refurbishment of Fairfield Halls, consisting of two theaters, and performing arts spaces. Initially responsible for all aspects of the works leading a team of 7 in the early works, demolition, surveys phase of the project and later managing the refurbishment of one of the theaters while overseeing the construction of an adjacent performing arts/cafe and managing temporary works for all the project. In addition to previous experience gained, I have acquired a good working knowledge of theaters and their operations, including lighting and sound systems, acoustics, stage and backstage workings etc.
  • Vinci Construction Uk
    Senior Construction Manager
    Vinci Construction Uk Dec 2015 - May 2018
    Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
    Senior Construction Manager refurbishing an old bolierhouse and constructing a new building to create a data centre with power supply. This was all within a secure faciilty at AWE Aldermaston, requiring government clearance to enter the campus and all the logistical requirements involved with that. Responsible for all aspects on the construction with a team of 5 construction managers and site supervisors working as direct reports. Temporary Works Coordinator and Appointed Person for Lifting Operations for the project, as well as main liaison with Client. Power supply building consisted of concrete slab, resin floor, steel frame and hot melt ashphalt roof and the refurbishment of the boiler house involved structural alterations, resin floor, raised floor, metal stud security walls, elevator and the installation of a steel plant deck on top of the existing building.
  • Vinci Construction Uk
    Construction Manager
    Vinci Construction Uk Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
    Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
    Construction Manager working on the £12 million refurbishment of Terminal 4 Baggage Hall to enable, and including, the installation of Europe's longest baggage belt. Responsible for all aspects of planning and implementing the works, including the health and safety and quality, and ensuring construction methodology and sequencing was optimized to keep costs to a minimum. Works carried out on an airside / landside boundary which was permanently relocated during the works. Works were communicated weekly, or more frequently if required, to the Heathrow Project Manager, Terminal Engineering Team, Baggage Management and Security all of which had their own procedures and permits required to allow works to commence, so communications had to be clear and well planned to allow authorization for works to proceed.
  • Vinci Construction Uk
    Nightshift Manager
    Vinci Construction Uk Oct 2013 - Dec 2014
    Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb
    Nightshift manager responsible for overseeing all Vinci Projects on Terminal 3. Management of small team of night managers covering various projects, running concurrenty with managing production, safety, quality and costs on one of the larger projects.Main project working on internal adaptations to the terminal in gaterooms and the departure lounge, working around live airport staff and passengers to maximise the working window due to no sie being available so areas made safe and reopened to pubic every morning. Works include demolition, services adaptation and internal fit out.Overseeing projects which also involve underground service installation, building demolition and roofing works all requiring close liaison with airfield operational departments, retail and terminal facilities.
  • Ferrovial Agroman Airports Ltd
    Nightshift Site Manager
    Ferrovial Agroman Airports Ltd Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Nightshift Manager on £400million project to construct new baggage facility in the heart of the Heathrow Airport airside environment at Terminal 3.Responsible for all aspects of running a nightshift, of up to 150 people at any one time. Works including underground drainage, concrete works, steel frame construction, wall and roof cladding and M&E works. Works both on and off site requiring close liaison with various airport operators and stakeholders to ensure areas could be closed to accomodate works.
  • Career Break
    Back Packing
    Career Break Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
    Career break to do some travelling and gain experience of different cultures in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australasia.
  • Taylor Woodrow
    Senior Engineer
    Taylor Woodrow Jan 2007 - Feb 2010
    Watford, Herts., Gb
    Working on various contracts up to £30 million at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Works included internals and externals in live airport areas and also construction site areas. Running the projects on dayshift with responsibilities for health and safety, cost control, quality, production, and planning including setting up and maintaining the paperwork systems. Also setting up works to be completed on a nightshift and close communication and laison with the nightshift manager to ensure these works were successful.
  • Taylor Woodrow
    Section Engineer
    Taylor Woodrow Jul 2006 - Jan 2007
    Watford, Herts., Gb
    Section engineer on Souh Hook LNG Terminal construction, responsible for delivery of ancilliary buildings and substations. Planning and managing the health and safety, quality, costs to ensure delivery of this key element of the project.
  • Peter Fraenkel
    Design Engineer
    Peter Fraenkel May 2005 - Jun 2006
    Working in a design consultancy for a year gaining design experience in marine engineering on secondment.
  • Taylor Woodrow
    Graduate Engineer
    Taylor Woodrow Oct 2002 - May 2005
    Working on variuos projects as a graduate engineer, starting on the construction of a new sewage treatment works in Reading, and progressing to work at both Gatwick and Heathrow Airport on the construction of Pier 3 and car park 1A respectively.

David Alton Skills

Construction Management Concrete

David Alton Education Details

  • Loughborough University
    Loughborough University
    Civil Engineering

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