Michael Orchard Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, Gb

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for securing work for the fleet of marine survey vessels.Proposing tailored marine solutions to a variety of clients (oil & energy companies, wind farm developers etc.);Providing expert advice/consultation to clients (single point of contact);Managing internal teams and coordinating delivery of data towards the writing of proposals; Writing commercial and technical proposals;Delivering timely submissions;Negotiating contract terms and conditions.Key skills: Proposal writing, timely delivery, planning, costing, smart pricing, internal and external stakeholder management, strong oral and written communication, effective organisation, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Responsible for securing work for the fleet of marine survey vessels.Proposing tailored marine solutions to a variety of clients (oil & energy companies, wind farm developers etc.);Providing expert advice/consultation to clients (single point of contact);Managing internal teams and coordinating delivery of data towards the writing of proposals; Writing commercial and technical proposals;Delivering timely submissions;Negotiating contract terms and conditions.Key skills: Proposal writing, timely delivery, planning, costing, smart pricing, internal and external stakeholder management, strong oral and written communication, effective organisation, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure.

Greenwich, Uk

Responsible for the marine aspects of the delivery of a turnkey cable system project in French Polynesia. Understanding the project challenges;Organising the site visit (planning and scheduling, preparing objectives, managing stakeholders);Meeting stakeholders on site, collecting marine and land site-specific data;Analysing the data and writing the site-visit report;Developing the most effective installation methodology, and writing the marine installation method statement;Planning the installation phase (inc. forecasting operation costs, budget analysis);Selecting suitable subcontractors.Key skills: Project planning, stakeholder management (taking into account cultural differences), effective organisation, practical application of marine installation knowledge, budgeting/forecasting, report writing, strong communication (inc. in French language).

Suresnes, France

Responsible for project delivery by a fleet of seven installation and maintenance cable vessels.Vessel project manager of seven vessels, insuring delivery of client projects;Principal contact between clients and vessels for all project related activities; Assisting clients in preparing projects and achieving objectives (according to resources, capabilities, timing and external constraints);Signing off project method statements prior to commencement of work, and seeking relevant operational work permissions from authorities;Scheduling and planning of the work;Managing and coordinating teams, ensuring the vessels readiness to undertake clients’ specific projects;Quality assurance throughout projects including at the reporting stage;Delivery of written reports to clients. Key skills: Project planning, stakeholders management (inc. ship agents and subcontractors), decision making, effective organisation, strong communication (inc. in French Language), clarity of instructions, active listening, attention to detail, adaptability (taking into account international cultural and business practice differences) and change of circumstances), invoice checking.

Greenwich, Uk

Engineering cable routes, and providing marine costings and technical support to the Tendering team.Part of the commercial team that successfully secured projects WACS & ACE, connecting West Africa with Europe; Assessing clients’ needs and objectives as part of the invitation to tender for fibre optic cable projects; Engineering cable routes using admiralty charts and cable planning software;Preparing marine costings and technical documents (including non compliance matrix) and submission of proposals;Making informative presentations to client.Key skills: Marine cable routing, costing, proposal writing, presenting, planning.

Master'S Degree, Construction Law And Dispute Resolution

Contract Law, Law of Torts, Statutory Law, Environmental Law, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration international Practice, Research proposal

Master'S Degree, Oceanography

Activities and Societies: Surf, Sailing, Rugby Masters Oceanography

High School, International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Jazz Band, Squash