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Wirral, England, United Kingdom

Experienced design engineer, providing engineering design/consultancy services for distribution networks design from 11kV though to 132kV

Wirral, England, United Kingdom

As a Lead Design Engineer I was responsible for the 132kV and 33kV system design for the ‘Cheshire’ region, and for several years, the isle of Anglesey areas of the SP Manweb franchise area.The main purpose of my job was to:• Develop effective designs for distribution system reinforcement, modernisation and new business activities for the Cheshire region of the SP Manweb 132kV and 33kV networks.• Develop close liaisons and interface with other internal businesses to ensure optimum network security and integrity and effective long term network planning. • Liaise with major customers and other external parties to future demand growth could be accommodated.• Proactively manage project priorities and network risks in association with Asset Management• Pro-actively manage network deficiencies• Develop, initiate and progress optimum network project solutions.• Provide technical guidance and design support to project delivery staffAs part of my duties I:• Ensured designs delivered complied with Company and statutory requirements.• Update the business on required design policy changes as they arose.• Assisted in the preparation and monitoring of revenue budget.• Conducted annual load reviews and develop plans for solving network deficiencies.• Maintained an overview of network integrity and a forward plan for the network.• Provided information to ensure appropriate provision in the investment plan. • Ensured designs were approved in a timely manner following internal governance procedures.• Exchanged network modelling data with other DNO's and NGESO.• Actively participated in development of design policy and procedures.• Provided monthly updates on distribution system planning activities. • Respond appropriately to customer enquiries and complaints, taking ownership and resolving issues as appropriate.In the last 18 months of my employment I oversaw the system design section of the department.

Wirral, England, United Kingdom

Following my secondment I returned to my previous role, delivering 132kV and 33kV infrastructure projects. Details described below

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Seconded to Galsgow as part of a team to address Ofgem's requitrements under The Information & Incentives Project, which dealt with the accuracy, consistency of network performance data reported to them under condition 9 (England and Wales) and condition 6 (Scotland).My duties were to project manage two of the work streams, Disaggregated Data and Medium Term Performance. For disaggregated data I was responsible for providing a method/procedure for obtaining the source data for disaggregation reporting and to set in place a system to determine the number and duration of interruptions to supplies at a disaggregated level. For medium term performance, I had to provide modified systems to allow Power Systems to report information to the regulator on the performance of specific company assets, e.g. transformers, overhead lines etc. and the reliability of our network.

Wirral, England, United Kingdom

As a Project Manager I was involved in the detailed design and management of a portfolio of 132kV projects involving refurbishment, new supplies, generation connections and reinforcement works, ensuring that the best technical and economic practices were employed.I liaised with the Engineering Design group of SD&C and commented on their System Construction Authorisation documents for capital expenditure schemes.I liaised with Scottish Power Procurement and wrote the detailed specifications for the enquiry documents, carried out tender adjudication’s and produced tender assessment reports and purchasing authority requests for contract placements.Part of my duties were to visit suppliers and witness type and routine testing of plant and equipment and carry out design review meetings to ensure that the equipment being provided met with current Scottish Power requirements and E.A. standards.I gained experience with132kV substation construction, 132kV overhead line construction works together with 132kV underground cable installation works, all of which involve detailed negotiations and discussion regarding the acquisition of Wayleaves and consents from land owners, local authorities and government departments.I was responsible for ensuring that the projects under my control are all completed to defined requirements and within specified budgets and time scales.

Crewe, England, United Kingdom

As a Senior Authorised engineer my duties involved production and execution of schemes for new supplies. These often involved discussions with landowners to obtain routes for overhead line, underground cables, transformer locations and acquisition of wayleaves. Other duties included service alterations, refurbishment works and diversions. I also carried out high/low voltage fault location and repair, commissioning of new secondary substations involving pressure testing and protection testing/commissioning. I also carried out standby as part of my normal duties.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

During this period I joined the company (Manweb at the time) where I works in the revenue protection department in North Mersey for 12 months. Here my duties included investigation of illegal abstraction of electricity and executing warrants for disconnection. Here I gained valuable experience with regard to customer relations and achieve extra ordinary customer care.Following that I moved to LIster drive for another 12 months where I took a post in the cusatomer accunts department where some of my responsibilities were to carry out insitu testing of metering equipment (domestic and small commercial) for accuracy. I also inspected points of supply, checked load readings and advised customers on their accounts.I then was successful in securing a postion with the companys engineering training scheme working in various district operational and planning sections, Head Office functions and the Central Field Unit. I also attended a number of engineering related courses at our Hoylake training centre, finally taking up a permananent post as an operational engineer in Crewe in 1989.

Msc, Power Distribution Engineering

Certificate In Project Management, Project Management

Hnc Electrical Engineering (Power), Power Engineering