Richard Waller Email & Phone Number

Esher, Surrey

Self employed civil engineer providing consultancy in water related and marine projects as well as project management.As Director of his own company providing project management and design services for sports facility developments, surface water and foul drainage.Team Leader for Review of sewerage design by Pakistani consultant for the major improvement of the Karachi sewerage networkTeam Leader for supervision of a scheme to extend the Eastern Wharves of Karachi PortHeavy Civil Engineering consultant to Fluor for Land Reclamation project management

2004 – Feb 2010 Director - Water and International Projects, Mouchel Group Working across a variety of projects based both in the UK and Overseas responsible for:Commercial Management (2004-2007) - Overall management of profit and loss account for business with turnover of £2m, Management of risk, Change managementClient Management - Technical Director on key projects Working with challenging clients to secure additional funds for additional work caused by the client Negotiating for more feesBidding - Key role in winning projects Staff - Managing 45 staff in West Byfleet office. Dealing with recruitment, performance management, development and exits. Mentoring graduate engineers to Chartership for ICE and CIWEM.Technical - 2008 -Design Team Leader for Monte Carlo Sealand Consortium in scheme for new island off Monte Carlo. 2009 - Civil Engineering Adviser to Fluor to prepare outline design reclamation project at Das Island1993 – 2004 Regional Director – Africa, Mouchel Group (Previously Parkman) Based in the UK, with frequent travel to Africa, Commercial Management Ensuring working capital kept to a minimum. Managing risk through use of risk matrix, Managing resources to match technical and commercial prioritiesClient Management - Dealing with a range of stakeholders including State Water Boards, The Federal Ministry and Funding agencies Bidding - Preparing bids and negotiating fees for major projects Staff - Managing a small team in the UK and a large disparate workforce employed both directly and indirectly.Technical - Project Manager for Operation and Maintenance TrainingProject Director for Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply, Lesotho and Team Leader for World Bank PSP studies in Kano and Gombe States, Nigeria.

Based in the UK, with frequent travel to Africa, this role involved identifying, winning and delivering projects through expatriate and local resource. Commercial Management. Ensuring working capital kept to a minimum through active management of debtors and negotiating appropriate contract terms. Managing risk through use of risk matrix, addressing security, technical, financial and commercial aspects. Managing resources to match technical and commercial prioritiesClient Management - Dealing with a range of stakeholders including State Water Boards, The Federal Ministry and Funding agencies (EC, World Bank, DfID,).Bidding - Preparing bids and negotiating fees for major projects such as Kaduna Multi State and Katsina Multi State Water Supply Projects (each funded by World Bank for $45m) . Numerous bids for water supply, and institutional projects (e.g. Private Sector Participation studies with Severn Trent Int’l for Kano and Gombe States, Nigeria)Staff - Managing a small team in the UK and a large disparate workforce employed both directly and indirectly.Technical - Project Manager for Operation and Maintenance Training for Southern Region Water Board, Malawi, for a Rural Water Gravity water supply project for World Bank in Sierra Leone, a Small Town Water Supply Project- Monitoring and Evaluation, Fed Ministry, Nigeria and a National Framework for Water and Sanitation Monitoring, Nigeria.Project Director for Lesotho Lowlands Water Supply, Lesotho and Team Leader for World Bank PSP studies in Kano and Gombe States, Nigeria.

Commercial - Associate Partner managing the Public Health Division of some 20 staff.Recruitment and performance management.Client Management - Successfully managed difficult relationship with client Anglian Water (Lincoln) for many major projects –. Pyewipe Pumping Station and long sea outfall, Riby Street, Cleethorpes. Total construction value approx £30m. Bidding - Successfully managed the bid process for major projects with Wessex Water (£300k –Gordano Valley)Staff - Managed a team of 20 staff for water and waste water design projectsTechnical - Project Manager for design of Pyewipe Pumping Station and Outfall, Grimsby (Anglian Water’s biggest project for many years).Responsible as head of department for Gordano Valley Waste Water Treatment Works and Outfall, Bristol.Resident Engineer for Al-Rass Water Supply using reverse osmosis plant in Saudi Arabia

2.2, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Cricket, football, golf, squashCIVIL ENGINEERING

Bs(Hons), Water And Sewage