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Manchester

Manchester

• Project Management on a consultancy basis working on various 11kV to 132kV sub stations in the UK.• Responsible for overall management of the quality of supply from both internal and external suppliers. Liaison and site management for the installation and safety of the project.

Ferrybridge Power Station Multifuel Waste To Energy Project

Project Manager for the Hitachi Zosen Ineva AG / SSE / NPG 11kV/132kV Substation.• Project Management of the contract for the commercial and contract management for the supply and installation of the 11/132kvsubstation which includes a 11kv busduct connection, 11/132kv 98MVA transformer, 11kv GCB and the 132kV CB including the 132kv cable installation into the Siemens / SSE 132kv grid connection substation. Management of major CDM works inc a NEC 3 based type A contract for the civil… Show more Project Manager for the Hitachi Zosen Ineva AG / SSE / NPG 11kV/132kV Substation.• Project Management of the contract for the commercial and contract management for the supply and installation of the 11/132kvsubstation which includes a 11kv busduct connection, 11/132kv 98MVA transformer, 11kv GCB and the 132kV CB including the 132kv cable installation into the Siemens / SSE 132kv grid connection substation. Management of major CDM works inc a NEC 3 based type A contract for the civil builds and back to back NEC contracts for 33kV equipment build and supply. • Responsible for overall management of the quality of supply from both internal and external suppliers. Liaison and site management for the installation and safety of the project. Show less

London, United Kingdom

January to presentUKPN – City of London 33kV Re-enforcement ProjectProject Manager for Capital Programme – City of London• Responsible for the Tendering and Project Management of 2 x £5m 33kV electrical re-enforcement Primary Stations for the City of London.May 2010 to Dec 2011UKPNS (Formally EDF) M.O.D. Project AllenbyProject Manager for Infrastructure Services Ministry of Defence Division• Responsible for the project management of the £7m electrical… Show more January to presentUKPN – City of London 33kV Re-enforcement ProjectProject Manager for Capital Programme – City of London• Responsible for the Tendering and Project Management of 2 x £5m 33kV electrical re-enforcement Primary Stations for the City of London.May 2010 to Dec 2011UKPNS (Formally EDF) M.O.D. Project AllenbyProject Manager for Infrastructure Services Ministry of Defence Division• Responsible for the project management of the £7m electrical re-enforcement of the Aldershot garrisons, inc the civil build of a 2 new 11kv Sub Stations.• Decommissioning of the existing 33kv/11kv Aldershot Military Power station and subsequent power transfer on to the new 11kV Sub Station.• Responsible for the project management of the £5m new connections from Sandhurst to Gibraltar and Minley Manor Garrisons. • Operational management of UKPNS duties at the Larkhill Garrison, inc all new connections customer interface and liaison meetings with other utilities.• Project management for the initial stages of the Bulford 33kv Primary Station inc civil design, environment surveys and cost control.September 2006 to April 2010EDF Energy plc Stansted and London City Airport’sProject Manager for Infrastructure Services Airport Division• Responsible for the project management of a £24m 33kv re-enforcement project at Stansted Airport.• Operational management of the project delivery teams at both Stansted and London City Airports. Projects vary in size and complexity from simple feeder panel installations to new 33kV and 11kv infrastructures at both airports. Show less

Manchester

Operations Manager for Products and Systems • Responsible for the management of a team of 35 project managers and design staff with an annual turnover in excess of £20 million. Successful delivery of the full range of Siemens MV/HV equipment and individual projects in excess of £6 million.• Customer base of all UK DNO’s, and industrial customers including BAA, Conoco, Celsa Steel, Ineos Chlor, Outokumu Stainless Steel and many more.• Negotiate and put in place bulk supply contracts… Show more Operations Manager for Products and Systems • Responsible for the management of a team of 35 project managers and design staff with an annual turnover in excess of £20 million. Successful delivery of the full range of Siemens MV/HV equipment and individual projects in excess of £6 million.• Customer base of all UK DNO’s, and industrial customers including BAA, Conoco, Celsa Steel, Ineos Chlor, Outokumu Stainless Steel and many more.• Negotiate and put in place bulk supply contracts with our major supplier to improve costs and resource hours on projects annual savings circa £100k.• Development of all operations staff to achieve maximum results and employee retention.• Prime driver in the development of the department from a £4M business in 1998 to its position now, by introducing more efficient processes and team working practices.• Management for the quality control of Siemens MV switchgear responsible for ensuring feedback leads to improvements in the manufacturing processes.• Resource management and selection with individual developments utalising a skills matrix I introduced and the staff dialogue procedures.• Responsible for managing monthly project reviews and directly reporting the progress to the P & S Director.• Team member for the PM@Siemens process improvements which involves mapping out of the existing processes and procedures with evaluation of best practices across the division and introducing these into the department.• Company Champion for the Heathrow Airport T5 project for £11M, which has been delivered within budget and ahead of time. Successfully negotiated the Stansted development project for over £2M and leading early negotiations with the client for future projects at Heathrow Airport circa £35M over a six year period.• Advise on the resource requirements and provisional project programming at the tendering stage. Show less