Principle Structural Engineer/ Lead Engineer responsible for the design of major defence related projects in Barrow in Furness and the Preston area The work involved developing and managing the projects from RIBA stage 3 to commissioning and handover.

Lead structural engineer for a Design/Build contractor, responsible for the design of a large gas fired heater supplying hot water to a Russian gas refinery to prevent freezing of plant and equipment during the severe winter months.The project included the full assembly of the heater on the quayside in Northern Spain prior to it being transported using SPMTs to a Roll on Roll off vessel and transported to northern Russia where it was transported on SPMTs to be placed over prepared… Show more Lead structural engineer for a Design/Build contractor, responsible for the design of a large gas fired heater supplying hot water to a Russian gas refinery to prevent freezing of plant and equipment during the severe winter months.The project included the full assembly of the heater on the quayside in Northern Spain prior to it being transported using SPMTs to a Roll on Roll off vessel and transported to northern Russia where it was transported on SPMTs to be placed over prepared foundations.The challenges were to design the structure for a series of design cases including: temporary stability during construction, road transport loads to and from the roll-on vessel, sea transport loads and the final insitu loadings, operating, seismic, environmental loads, thermal loads etc.The work was completed on time and to budget Show less

As Lead Structural Engineer was responsible for the supervision of a team of up to 30 Engineers and technicians working on BP off-shore facilities in the North sea.The work involved frequent off-shore site visits to survey work areas and to prepare reports and method statements.

As Lead Structural Engineer was responsible for the design of all civil and structural elements of work associated with the design and installation of gas fired heaters and heat exchanger projectsThe work included Method Statements for Lifting Studies and Transportation

As a Project Director, I was responsible for a large number of projects, primarily in the commercial and domestic sectors, from scheme development to hand-over. I supervised a team of engineers and technicians ensuring the work was carried out to a high standard and to the satisfaction of the client