Declan Diamond Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Dublin 1

Dublin 1

Foley St. D1

Programme Manager for Water Network upgrades across the North and North West Region in 9 Local Authority areas.

Colvill House, Dublin.

Worked in the Asset Management team at Irish Water where I was responsible for the construction delivery of various 'New Connection' projects in the East Midlands Region. I managed several key projects for high profile FDI customers taking projects through Design, Tender Award and Construction.

Colvill House, Dublin.

Worked as Technical Assurance Specialist in the area of Capital Delivery. I was responsible for technical monitoring and compliance with Irish Water Policies, Procedures and Irish Legislative requirements across the Irish Water Capital Programme. The role covered all the elements of contract management, in particular key elements such as cost, time, quality and safety. The role required projects to be monitored to ensure technical compliance and delivery within budget, to a high standard of quality. The role also involved project programme management/ monitoring while ensuring high standards in construction safety. The Irish Water Capital spend was €340m in 2014.

North East Region

As Regional Contracts Manager for the metering programme in Irish Water I was responsible for the management of the meter installation project in the North East which included counties Meath, Louth, Longford, Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan. The installation contract was awarded to Coffey Northumbrian Joint Venture in Q3 2014 and involved the installation of over 100,000 meters. When I moved from this role into Technical Assurance in Irish Water, approximately 20,000 meters had been installed ahead of programme with an excellent safety record. On the 7th May 2015 the target of 100,000 meters installed was achieved.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Shanganagh Waste Water Treatment Plant, Dublin. 2008 - 2012.I was the Construction Manager on this €75m scheme. The project scope included the replacement of the existing sewage disposal works at Shanganagh and construction of a modern 'state of the art' treatment facility to serve a population equivalent of 186,000 with capacity built in to allow for expansion to 248,000PE. The upgraded plant provides for full secondary treatment of wastewater using innovative technology in wastewater and sludge treatment, energy recovery, and environmental management. The standards at the facility set new benchmarks for excellence at such plants in Ireland. I was directly responsible for the Civil Engineering and Building aspects on the Project from design development, through subcontract procurement, management to commissioning and hand over to the client Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The project resulted in the improvement of water quality in Dublin Bay and the awarding of the blue flag to the local beaches in Killiney and Bray. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council reported that it was "pleased with the completion of this major infrastructural development, which was constructed without major incident in a densely populated area in the south of the County. It will provide for future development in this part of the county as well as providing improved recreational facilities in terms of improved water quality."Other key Infrastructural Projects where I held a senior position with John Sisk are as follows;M8/N8 Motorway, Cullahill - Cashel, Tipperary. 2006 - 2008.Construction Manager (Structures)N2 Finglas - Ashbourne Motorway, Meath. 2004 - 2006.Side Roads/Accommodation Works and Public Liaison ManagerM7 Heath - Mayfield Motorway, Laois/Kildare. 2003 - 2004.Structures Site Agent.Hewlett Packard New M4 Link Road, Kildare. 2002 - 2003.Project Manager.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Master Of Science (Msc) Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Planning And Development