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Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for:• Create projects plans by identifying tasks, deliverables and milestones;• Attending weekly schedule reviews and ad-hoc progress meetings to accurately update the schedule;• Conduct variance analysis to monitor the difference between baseline and actuals;• Prepared and maintained weekly status reports to inform management decisions;• Update the corporate work management system;• Distribute project schedules;

Organisations:• Babcock – January 2020 – June 2020• AWE – May 2019 – December 2019• DXC – March 2016 – April 2019Responsible for:• Creating a Level 0 integrated master schedule for the programme, in order to report progress to senior external stakeholders;• Managing the creation of detailed Level 2 project schedules, including resourcing allocations and project costings using a product-based approach to creation;• Implementing the weekly project reporting cycle and reporting governance, including the creation of bespoke fields, views, tables and filters within MS Project and Excel;• Auditing and reviewing all subordinate project schedules created by the PMO Scheduling team;• Recording, coordinating and managing the programme inter-dependencies and chairing the interdependencies workshop; and• Project Schedule Risk Analysis – carrying out a risk-based approach to schedule creation and completing critical path analysis;• Programme Finance – responsible for the creation of monthly project cost trackers and chair of the programme finance review. Projects• Submarine depth maintenance, responsible for the development, updating, production of schedules and reporting for the Devonport SSN facility. • Worked as part of the Project Management team for Digitalisation Programme, the programme objective was to complete a Physical Audit across multiple sites, Digitise the information and provide a platform to control and allow user access. Responsible for planning the Physical Audit across 3 sites and 200 buildings, creating the bespoke KPI reporting, Management Information Database and producing the final report template.• Working as part of the PMO on an MoD solution for a major business critical infrastructure and applications technical refresh programme. Responsible for managing the creation, reporting and delivery of logic linked project schedules. I was bought in to assist the PMO Director in the governance and control of projects across the programme with

United Kingdom

March 2013 – to date – PMO Manager – Serco UK and Europe • Responsible for building best practice and standards across all projects and programmes within the company• Managing PMO project teams consisting of Planner, Risk Manager, PMO Coordinator and Administrator• Understand the KPI’s and MI reporting requirements and converting data into a format that is clear and concise to senior management and stakeholders• Produce, tracking and reporting on Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies Logs for individual programmes using delegated tolerance levels to appropriately escalate Risks and Issues • Facilitate governance process, dependency management and change control processes • Leading contract change through documented change control procedures• Recording Lessons Learnt and producing best practice recommendations and tracking through to implementation• Weekly/Monthly Reporting. Production of monthly reporting packs (output of Microsoft Excel dashboard into Microsoft PowerPoint slide pack). Schedule status, Achievements, Risks and Issues, Financial status.• Managing delivery in a Prince2 format including the preparation of policy and strategies Projects• Transition of FM services in the UAE, including the recruitment of 200 staff, designing and manufacture of uniforms, Transition of equipment from current provider, production of operation manuals• Delivery of the National Citizen Service, a government back scheme open to all 16 and 17 year olds in the UK. Responsible for reporting to the Home Office, tracking of users from initial sign up to attending course and graduation. • Delivery of new laboratory facilities (energetic and chemical), in accordance with RIBA Stages, OGC gateways and the use of NEC3 contracts. Including all infrastructure works, people and plant relocation and commissioning

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Work closely with the PMO Manager to develop and implement a range of robust systems, standards and measures to meet the needs of the programme• Record data and ensure relevant Management Information is captured and disseminated in an approved format• Maintain the Risk, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies (RIAD) Log and Action Tracker• Through close liaison with the programme work stream leads, assist with the implementation of a quality assurance tracking system for project participant files and associated outcomes and manage such a system once it is fully operational• Review a sample of participant files on a monthly basis and verify quality to agreed specifications• Assist PMO Manager with the development of operating procedures, instructions, forms, quality control and audit documents in line with the programme requirements • Preparation of documentation for meetings, record and maintain meeting schedules, taking and distributing minutes/actions• Weekly/Monthly Reporting. Production of monthly reporting packs (output of Microsoft Excel dashboard into Microsoft PowerPoint slide pack). Schedule status, Achievements, Risks and Issues, Financial status.Projects • Social housing contract involving the procurement, renovation of over 2500 homes across the North West, Scotland and NI including the transfer of user from current accommodation.• Design, renovation and commissioning of two large housing projects to accommodate both individuals and families

Serco Dsn - Raf Valley

• This was a secondment to the transition team at RAF Valley reporting to the Transition Manager• Instigated company policy and processes across the site for leave, sickness and travel• Ordered and supplied PPE and clothing for all employees within an allocated budget. Transferred process to new onsite employees to allow for smooth transition on exit of Serco transition team• Maintain the Transition Delivery Plan (MS Project), Risk, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies (RIAD) Log • Took charge of all employee communications and events throughout the process. This was to ensure that all staff were fully aware of each step of the transition process and presentations• Dealt with senior members of both the customer and existing supplier to identify and reduce impact to service on day one of contract• Demonstrated company culture, behaviors and policy throughout the transition process in order to promote the company among new employees and customers • Wrote and prepared Gateway presentations in line with company policy

Serco Dsn - Yeovilton

• Reporting to the Operations Manager on a high value multi site contract employing 600 plus staff, rotating across the business functions• Led the implementation of the Serco Management System (a companywide governance structure role out) across multiple sites to ensure compliance with new Group policy.• Combined the licensing of multiple sites into a single exposition, leading to in year cost efficiency• Created and managed a stakeholders matrix with the capabilities to inform high tier operator of the current state of engagements• Working with the HR Business Partner providing day to day support on Recruitment, Induction, and Disciplinary & Grievances. • Carried out due diligence exercise on TUPE data for rebid. Supported the development of various training workshops. Reconciled redundancy costs and prepared schedule to invoice Customer• Supporting the Bid team with responsible for the preparation and proof reading of responses for Invitation to Tender, Statement of Requirement and Statement of Work.

Continued to work for Serco reporting to the Aircraft Supervisor, my role included carrying out both Depth and Forward servicing of Lynx Mk 3, 7 and 8. My job role involved working and tasking from both supervisors and directly from the aircraft 700.Secured a place at Southampton for Sept 2007 sponsored by Serco.

Joined the first apprenticeship scheme operated by Serco at RNAC Yeovilton. Attained an NVQ level 2 & 3 in AC maintenance. The apprenticeship involved attending college 1 days a week, the remainder of the time was spent gaining hands on experience and developing skill which would led to becoming a qualified aircraft engineer. In my spare time I was a Basketball Coach coaching for England, SW England and Southampton University Ladies Basketball.