David Gibbin Email & Phone Number

Responsible for:Energy flexibility work involving demand side response (frequency response, reserve services), triad management, and tariff management. I lead on Severn Trent’s electric vehicle charge point infrastructure roll out and future requirements. I’m also responsible for the wider decarbonisation of fuels across Severn Trent. And finally I chair the company’s power resilience group.

Longbridge, Warwick

Optimise the performance of Severn Trent's Demand Side Response activities, by ensuring new projects deliver the maximum income from the operational assets available and lead investigations into under-performing assets and sites. Ensuring assets are delivering income to the levels agreed during the scoping and delivery of Demand Side Response projects, identify areas of opportunity within current National Grid schemes and operational windows and work with other teams in Energy & Renewables to identify new opportunities in this field.

Coventry, United Kingdom

External and internal stakeholder engagement to build a portfolio optimiser allowing schemes from across the business to be compared to create the most optimal business plan for AMP7. Troubleshooting issues of subject matter experts when completing the templates to input their needs and solutions. Reviewing and analysing previous business plans against current proposals for AMP7. Up skilled in business planning and financial reporting.

Finham, Coventry

Line management responsibilities for 6 Distribution Service Technicians (DST). Implementing, managing and sustaining change with new shift patterns for the team, which includes undertaking consultation sessions. Dealt with customer complaints and independently made decisions on best way to resolve their issue. Worked in a reactive department which I managed successfully alongside proactive working such as interpretation of data to prevent water quality complaints.

Coventry, United Kingdom

I established the Project Management Office (PMO) for Smart Networks programme within Group Transformation. I created the reporting structure of working group and steering group levels which included key directors and strategic leaders from the business. Had to meet monthly programme deadlines for reporting to steering group and working group. Ensured reports had been completed on time and to the sufficient standards. Promoted the programme at a full companywide business leadership event, and at other department meetings across the business. Using different communication styles. Facilitating the meetings including those of Business and Strategic leader levels.

Raynesway, Derby

Process advisor for sewage treatment works in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Provided advice and support to operatives, team managers and contractors as necessary to ensure compliance against ODIs. Work with reactive situations whilst maintaining a proactive approach to prevent site failures.