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As Project Manager for C Spencer Ltd I am responsible for the planning, management and delivery of both civil and rail interface elements which extend over 1.5 km through an operation port, from a docking wharf through to a rail offload facility, to enable bulk fuel biomass material to be conveyor transported to three storage silos. Distribution thereafter to an automated rail load out facility for transport to the power station at Lynemouth. Major PCC driven piling operations, traditional FRC and slip-forming methods have been carried out, with the challenges of interface working adjacent to tenants has been a major achievement with very little impact to port operations. I have extensive experience acting in both managerial and technical roles of complex rail, civil and building projects. My experience extends to off-site monitoring control & inspection, having visited manufacturing plants throughout Europe on behalf of Clients including United Utilities and Northumbrian Water. Have been involved in the rail sector for over 13 years planning and managing multi-disciplinary engineering projects, delivering station improvements, enhanced spend bridge refurbishments, bridge re-construction and new permanent way infrastructure schemes. I have fostered and maintained an excellent relationship with Network Rail and various Train Operating Companies over this period working in time sensitive environments under possession conditions where critical work activities had to be carried out with regard to heavy crane bridge lifts and bridge removal works whilst maintaining continued station and infrastructure performance without disruption to NwR and the train operating company’s business requirements.

Project Manager (Sub-contract) Various locations LEN3/312 St James Road Over-bridge Refurbishment & ReconstructionRefurbishment of span 1 which included GB&P coatings to edge girders, wide way sections and non- Network Rail electrified lines, via an encapsulated scaffold. St3 mechanical preparation of soffit areas where OLE was present on Nexus infrastructure sections, steelwork repairs, works progressed running day and night shift ROTR possession periods.Span 2 Reconstruction, precast impost cill units, edge beams and infill members, reinforced structural slab complete with H4a steel parapets, client brief was to ensure that pedestrian movement across the bridge was maintained at all times, whilst a road closure was in place. Engaged as CRE for civil construction elements. Responsible for client liaison, planning, delivery, possession & OLE isolation management taking into use/handback to Network Rail LNE IP, meeting programme requirements in a safety critical environment. Line management responsibility for Engineers, Site Managers and Foreman.  Responsible for monitoring and maintaining cost forecasts and expenditure in consultation with the SPM and commercial support staff through detailed cost planning and regular cost/value reconciliation. As a requirement of the project all utilities had to be relocated, hand exposure was carried out over a 6 week period and diverted onto a temporary service/pedestrian bridge, works were carried out without detriment to water, gas, fibre optic telecommunication and HV power supplies.  Responsible for community relations and project presentations during open day periods. Appraisal, appointment, management and performance review of key sub-contracted work elements. Design liaison with consultants and client teams.

 York Under-bridge, this 140 year old life expired structure having a badly degraded timber deck was re-constructed during a 9 day blockade, 13th – 22nd February 2015. A piled and capped temporary works ramp and platform was constructed to found a 500te crawler crane, after a 3 day duration and some 18 support loads the crane was erected, complete with some 400te of counter weight. Following removal of the p-way, sections of the deck where remove, 50te loads at 61m radius (6No), four lifts of weathering steel members completed the deck installation, 61te at 61m radius. 800te of ballast was placed and some 250m of new track laid, the project was carried out safely, within budget, ahead of programme and train services resumed as planned. This project was the epitome of teamwork, determination, challenges, collaboration, and accountability with a customer focused approach.

 Merchant Park (Hitachi Train Manufacturing Facility) Newton Aycliffe £6m Project interface management with civil, platform, permanent way and signalling works. Including design liaison with consultants and contractors. Ancillary civil package management as CRE working collaboratively with Volker Rail who were responsible for all track signalling, power and OLE.

 Enhanced Spend Grit Blast and Paint LNE Bridge Works (£10m) Stillington County Durham – Arlesey Bedfordshire 26 Structures throughout the country  Site inspection to determine project scope analysis against client remit. Community liaison to determine land agreements for the setting up of offices, welfare and compound facilities.  Condition survey reporting conducted jointly with the protective coatings manager. Value engineering using a variety of protective coating systems. Assist client in the production of PCIP documentation. Possession planning and management. Pre-construction planning, SSOW documentation, on site monitoring, support and liaisonwith site managers. Weekly client interface meeting on schemes in planning, delivery & handback. Production of health and safety file data for end user consideration and acceptance. Attend monthly client progress meetings to present progress against all schemes. Such was the success of the delivery of these schemes, that efficiencies made enabled the budget to cover a further 6 structures.

 Three Bridges ROC Crawley £14m Internal fit out of the latest design 3 story Rail Operating Centre from a core structure through to operation occupation, which involved compartmentalization for offices, UPS battery, HV and mechanical equipment rooms, computer access floors, external light-well, partition and screen glazing. Coordination with building and specialist M&E trade packages, whilst interfacing with major external work elements.

 Marple Station Stockport £900k – Access for All schemeConstruction of a new single span steel footbridge & two passenger lifts to provide access between two platforms for Network Rail. The works also included extending the existing platform surfacing, removal of the existing bridge structure, power upgrade, new platform lighting & CCTV equipment, toilets block & ticket office refurbishment including upgrading the existing car park. Carried out within an operational station environment.

 West Anglia Platform Extensions £1.0m - Stansted AirportExtension of platform 1 within the main ticket office area to enable addition train carriages to use the facility, works involved platform demolition, riser wall construction, permanent way, OLE, signalling, new buffers and high specification finishes. All works were carried out in a strict rail operational environment whilst maintaining passenger throughput.

 Normanton Station £1.1m – Access for All Scheme Design & Construction of a new DDA compliant footbridge, platform improvements & new car park extension, platform re-modelling, removal of a level crossing, lighting upgrade and improvements to the facility.