Michael Richardson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Leading a team in the delivery of 46 new trains and the construction of a new depot with a combined value of £362m.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Leading the Renewals department in the delivery of a capital works programme valued between £20-30m per annum, in accordance with safety, quality, cost and programme objectives.

Gosforth

Senior Project Manager role with direct responsibility for the delivery of projects in excess of £10m. As well as leading a team of 6 Project Managers in the delivery of projects which comprise the Asset Renewal Programme, along with responsibility of overseeing circa 10-15 projects (at differing stages within the Project Life Cycle) at any one time.

Gosforth, Newcastle

Project Manager for Civil Engineering, Rail, Building and Infrastructure renewals on the Tyne and Wear Metro, as part of the Asset Renewal Programme. Responsibility for all aspects of project/possession planning & delivery, procurement of construction/professional services, contract administration/management (typically NEC) for construction and professional services, design development, stakeholder engagement/community relations, budget management, risk management, and compliance/conformance with technical, performance & Health & Safety standards as appropriate.

Gateshead

Project management and delivery of various service improvement, 'back office' business change, operational and construction projects with budgets up to £3.5m. Contract management for the provision of waste and recycling services including Household Waste and Recycling Centres. Overseeing the operational management of the Councils Household Waste and Recycling Centres including the repair and maintenance of assets, equipment and infrastructure and ensuring contractor compliance with health and safety, performance and service standards. Waste education, community engagement and marketing/communications campaigns both within the local and wider community, and in schools. Management of website content for waste and recycling pages. Responsibility for safe management of landfill gas on closed landfill sites on an out of hours basis with associated emergency and resilience planning.

Gateshead

Project coordination, project planning and technical support for the procurement of a strategic £1.6bn PFI waste treatment contract, by Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Councils, to manage waste arisings from the South Tyne and Wear area.

Gateshead

Working within a neighbourhood area management structure to support waste management and grounds maintenance frontline service operations across the borough of Gateshead, including customer relationship management, workload organisation/prioritisation/management, data collection/analysis, administration, and operational project support.

Msc Project Management (Distinction)

Bsc Environmental Management