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Surbiton, England, United Kingdom

Director responsible for rail electrification, power and energy projects. Experienced Temporary Works Coordinator.

Surbiton, England, United Kingdom

I have worked on the following projects for Whitfield Construction Services:- Civil CRE Design - Client: SPL Midland Mainline L2C - Braybrooke ATFS- Senior Civil Engineer - Client: ABB - Padiham 132kV GIS Switchgear replacement. Providing temporary works design for enabling works and civil engineering assurance.- CRE Civil Design - Client: BCM – Project.

Rochester, United Kingdom

Lowe Civil Engineering provides a wide range of civil engineering and construction related services across many sectors. We are specialists in the management of multi-disciplinary projects with complex civil engineering, building, mechanical and electrical aspects.

London, United Kingdom

Great Western Electrification Project- Overseeing the civil engineering design & construction of 27 substations and associated HV cable routes between Maidenhead and Cardiff.- Civils Design of circa 400 track section switches and associated cable routes and control cabinets across 150 miles of track.- Managing specialist civils design consultants, ground.

Crossrail C305 - Eastern Running Tunnels

Production manager responsible for the production of 13500 precast concrete tunnel lining rings. Dragados-Sisk Joint Venture (DSJV) have established a segment manufacturing facility to produce tunnel lining segments for 22km of tunnel for Crossrail in Chatham Docks.Reporting the Factory Manager, my role is to manage all aspect of production, quality.

London, United Kingdom

• Construction Manager / Resident Civil Engineer for the Principal Contractor (ABB) on Griffith House BSP. The BSP is part of London Underground’s ‘Cooling the Tube’ programme of works to upgrade the power supply.
• Responsible for the construction of all civils aspects of the BSP
• Excavation to a depth of 12m of a site sandwiched between highway and the tube lines. Complex propping arrangement, track monitoring strategy requiring CAT3 check and LUL approval.
• Successfully coordinated all construction works on very congested site. Development of tall plant concessions for construction within 5m of the running tube lines.
• Review of all Method Statements to ensure health and safety compliance and gain client approval.
• Review of all civil designs to ensure compliance with the specification and provide design assurance to the Client. Coordinating civil and electrical designs from D & B subcontractors.

Riverside Energy From Waste - \Belverdere

• Riverside Energy from Waste (EfW) plant, a £300m project to construct the largest EfW plant in the country.
• Management of subcontract packages for steelwork and cladding – c. £25m. This consisted of detailed planning and programming of the sections, coordinating activities with the other Agents, updating sectional programme.
• Design management of steelwork and cladding packages. Coordination of these with M&E and Process designs.
• Identify any temporary works required and coordinate with the engineering department for timely production of designs. Also responsible for production of Inspection and Test Plans and gaining Client approval.
• Major input into coordinating works with mechanical, electrical and process equipment packages.

Hornsey Water Treatment Works

• Hornsey Pre-Treatment, a £40million upgrade project for Thames Water, to improve the clean water treatment.
• Management of project team and ensure that the project was delivered on time and to budget.
• Subcontract manager packages including reinforced concrete, steel frame, cladding, blockwork, and sewer / shaft packages. My daily tasks included: implementing and managing health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Major excavations in close proximity to statutory reservoir, river and railway. Temporary works design required client and Network Rail approval.
• Responsible for reporting on progress and programme, the management of quality assurance and quality control to the required specification by ensuring that inspection and test plans existed before sub-contractors.
• Provided leadership and organisation, accounted for engineering methods, including temporary works plan, programme and monitoring and review of quality systems. I was temporary works coordinator and Appointed Person.

• Various projects at Heathrow Airport as part of the Pavement and Infrastructure Team.
• Agent on a £7m project to reconstruct / rehabilitate the taxiway for use by the Airbus A380. Required excellent communication & planning with Airfield Operations to minimise disruption to the airfield and ensure the.
• Phase 9 of the project took possession of section of live taxiway overnight and handing back each morning, requiring detailed planning, precise nightly briefs and a thorough understanding of Airport procedures.
• Senior Engineer / Sub Agent on the £10.5m project to rebuild a section of aircraft taxiway and construct new stands for the A380. My role included managing the site team, leasing with the Designer to resolve technical.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng) Hons, Civil Engineer, 2:1

Chartered Civil Engineer Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

3 A Levels, 8 Gsce'S