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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Currently employed as HS2 Alignjv Colne Valley Viaduct Projects Electrical manager, this project is one of the largest construction projects in Europe. Responsible for all maintenance aspects at the onsite pre-cast factory which will produce over 1000 130-ton concrete segments which will build the longest rail bridge in UK history. Oversee all maintenance activity of the UK’s first Launching Girder which is a specialised method of building bridges quickly and efficiently. Managing all temporary Electrical installations work across the whole of the Colne Valley Viaduct project

United Kingdom

Responsible for the safe and efficient maintenance of an assigned area of Plant and Equipment.Formulate and deliver maintenance schedules, equipment availability requirements in conjunction with the manufacturing teams. Direct and supervise maintenance teams and contractors within their assigned area. Lead and develop engineering performance in line with company principles, available tools and techniques.Responsibility for the safety and environmental performance of assigned equipment.Direct isolation / immobilisation of equipment and issue of necessary permits.Leads Risk Assessments, Observations, Tool box talks and Safety conversations Departmental owner in assigned Company and British standardsManages to agree budget levels in Minor, Major maintenance and CAPEX.Directs and manages the assigned teams.Formulates specifications, maintenance plans, raises work orders working closely with procurement to deliver cost effective engineering.Sets up and upholds agreed standards for all activities & equipment within their assigned area. Is involved with the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment as directed.Leads and develops personnel behaviours and competencyFormulates and delivers vocational and educational training for direct reportsCarries out briefings for assigned personnelDrives and delivers productivity improvements with direct reportsMentors and develops personnel including T/L and apprentices.Holds regular 1 to 1 discussion with direct reports.

Iraq

Managing a multi discipline team of on the job trainers and assessorsQuality assurance of all vocational assessments performed on siteDeveloped training plans with on job trainers for all disciplinesClose coordination with Training Centre Manager to produce competence profiles for trainees and required training's.Developed training packages from competency assessment gaps analysisProvide guidance, support to on the job trainers and assistance as requiredFeedback multi discipline competency progress to the management team

Iraq

Supervision of both HV and LV Motor maintenance and assisted as required.Oversaw and assisted with Generator maintenance, fault finding and re-commissioning of Plant GeneratorsPerformed Maintenance of associated Electrical equipment on Solar Gas Turbines, Supervised and assisted in the fault identification and repair of faulty equipment’sExecuted cathodic protection, Lighting Maintenance including the investigation and repair of faulty equipmentEnsuring Maintenance of UPS systems and batteries, arranging manufacturer’s site visits to resolve issuesSupervision of visual, close and detailed EX inspections of electrical and Instrumentation equipment, carried out corrective work to meet compliance with IEC 60079Authorised to perform Electrical Isolations of 11KV HV equipment and 415V LV equipment in line with company electrical safety rules. Enabling me to supervise and assist the team to perform switchgear maintenanceTransformer maintenance including primary and secondary windings testing and carrying oil samples if requiredTask completion entry into the SAP system, ensuring maintenance activities are fully recordedCompilation of risk assessments in line with company safety policies ensuring safe working environments are both created and maintained Coaching and mentoring of local national technicians to teach and enable them to execute electrical works in a safe and efficient mannerProvide team with technical support as and when requiredTraining Iraq Nationals across a range of vocational programs, developing technical training, procedure documentation, presentations, and handout materialCarrying out competency assessments of candidates in the work place in accordance with performance criteria

Iraq

Electrical supervisor to Shell Iraq Petroleum Development FCP gas construction project, seconded into the role to help achieve project completion goalsSupervision of a team of Electrical Technicians during construction of FCP Gas projectSupervision of technicians carrying out detailed EX inspections of Electrical and Instrumentation equipment and carried out corrective work to meet compliance with IEC 60079Completion of Ex Equipment inspection documentation, redline drawings, resolving non-compliance of EX equipment and verification of equipment certification of conformityQC & QA of Electrical installations on behalf of the clientCarry out System walk downs and subsequent identification of faults, and close out of many A & B punch list items Pre commissioning of Electrical equipment

Iraq

Teaching and Delivering Electrical training programs to ensure the timely completion of qualifications and support the embedding of Functional Skills.Preparing and conducting technical training programs, completion of training requirement analysis. Creating and developing the required training material modules, course outlines, background material, instructional materials, and training aids to achieve the training strategies, developing OJT training programs and participation of teams development training plansEnsure the quality and consistency of course content throughout a course life cycle and evaluation and modification of existing training solutions, techniques and materialsPlanning and direction of classroom training, electronic learning, multimedia programs

Scunthorpe - Uk

Responsible for E & I equipment at the By-products gas recovery plant within the Coke making facilityPreventative Maintenance of all Safety critical & Non Safety critical equipment on time and in a safe and efficient manner in line with company policiesProjects, overseeing upgrades and improvements to plant equipmentManaging Supervisors & Technicians, appraising team members, development of technicians, ensuring the Electrical team have the skills to execute their duties safely and efficientlyEnsured trainees were coached and mentored to aid development

Scunthorpe -Uk

Scunthorpe - Uk

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Higher National Diploma, Electrical Engineering

Higher National Certificate, Electrical Engineering

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