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Edinburgh, Scotland, Gb

Responsible for all aspects of operations management. Duties include:-Senior management within Iriss.-Developing and implementing internal organisational processes to support organisation sustainability, development, and efficiency.-Developing and implementing the income generation strategy and supporting in developing and implementing the organisational strategy for Iriss.-Producing reports and briefs for the Board to support funding and strategic decisions.-Line managing the Research and Support Team, providing coaching and development through a period of significant change, including streamlining the resources to match budget.-Developing and maintaining a positive organisational culture and environment.-Supporting all governance tasks and ensuring the organisation is compliant with all legislative requirements for a charity.-Overseeing the finance, HR, communications, and digital functions of the organisation and integrating these functions into the project delivery processes.-Representing Iriss at funder and external sector meetings.

Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of project and operations management. Duties include:• Managing a team of 13 permanent staff and additional contractors, inc. onboarding, resource, wellbeing, disciplinary progress reviews, project work, training.• Implementing a yearly training plan for staff.• Senior management duties within the firm inc. driving change and growth, strategic business decisions, and maintaining quality standards.• Recruitment.• Managing quality, commercial and progress control aspects of all projects.• Leading face to face and Teams meetings with stakeholders, team members and senior management.• Production and presentation of formal status reports and project progress to stakeholders. • Lead on client communications.• Strategic oversight of risk management strategy for all projects.• Implementing a new resource management system, improving the Quality and CRM systems for the firm.

Greater Edinburgh Area

Responsible for all aspects of personal, social, or nutritional care for various clients.

Dunfermline

Responsible for all aspects of project management. Duties include:• Managing commercial and progress control aspects of projects.• Leading face to face and Skype meetings with all involved stakeholders and team members.• Formally reporting project status and progress to all stakeholders.• All communications with project stakeholders.• Identifying and managing all risks to project.• Management of project team members.

Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of project management. Duties include:• Producing programmes and any project/site reports as needed. • Producing RAMS and promoting safe working environments. • Procuring and manage professional teams with the appropriate skills for each job. • Undertaking cost control and budget reporting.• Risk/issue identification and mitigation for installation strategies and projects. • Liaise with and cultivate good working relations with clients.Firm liquidated July 2019

Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for dual role aspects of Sales Project Manager and Civil engineering support for Sales and Execution within Northern Europe. Duties include:• Sales team support to add value to civil and construction scope of supply and meet clients varying needs – installation budget estimates, tender responses, documentation review, strategy decisions.• Leading face to face and Skype meetings and working with customers to optimise both the design and construction of turbine site layouts, civil requirements and installation methods.• Negotiating with clients to ensure sites can be installed safety while meeting the clients budget expectations.• Supporting the execution teams through the construction works and installation including site visits.• Maintaining and updating the construction site specifications and modifications to allow wind turbine component delivery and erection in safe, timely manner.• Liaising with internal transport and sourcing as well as the crane and haulier subcontractors to ensure an aligned and accurate delivery and installation strategy for each project.• Optimising programmes and ensuring the accuracy of these to transfer to full execution.• Risk/issue registration and mitigation for installation strategies and projects.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of project management for site development and wind turbine installations including:• Site assessment for site development including prospecting, wind resource and financial feasibility.• All relevant documentation and submission of grid applications including site/location plans.• Liaising with clients, utilities, planner, solicitors, and technical/install team.• Designing and populating the CRM system to record leads and relevant data before converting these to projects upon hand over to installation.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Operations Manager (Jan 16 - Sept 16):- Scheduling and supporting the Operation & Maintenance of a 40 strong fleet of wind turbines.- Liasing with turbine manufacture tech support to fault find and minimise reactive site visits.- Technical support to the customers answering queries on turbine issues and availability.- Managing the maintenance contracts for the turbine fleet and all office paperwork.- Thorough knowledge of accounting (Sage 50), for multiple accounts, including full VAT returns.- Aiding in personnel searches and interviews.Engineering Project Manager (Mar 14 - Sept 16)- Site assessment including wind resource and financial feasibility.- Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, from initial contact point to sale, installation and technical after care to ensure they remain informed and content.- Liaising with all manufacturers, contractors and grid services to ensure smooth running of each project. - All relevant report writing, admin and invoicing for full client account management including full planning and grid connection applications and liaison, registration and management of OFGEM accounts and PPAs.- Organising on-site logistics, including all freight logistics for the firm, to ensure smooth running of installations.- Providing commissioning and health & safety documentation assistance to the Lead Installer.Skills and strengths include- Registered PRINCE2 practitioner as of April 2016- Excellent IT proficiency; producing feasibility reports, planning documentation and automated spreadsheets.- Excellent team work; Part of a small firm working as a unit to deliver both sales and installations on time.- Effective communication skills; Liaising with clients & contractors to solve and diffuse problematic situations.- Great ability to adapt; Competently moved between a Masters in Civil Engineering to a PhD in Materials Science before shifting into renewable energy using transferable skills and knowledge.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for administrative support to teaching academics in the School of Engineering, teaching support for 4th, 5th and MSc year Chemical Engineering courses as well as contracts for and all enquiries regarding Tutoring.

Friction of rubber on snow for tyres;A comparison of outdoor and indoor testingAn investigation into the influence of rubber properties and geometry on snow frictionA characterisation of the snow surface roughness with its influence on test frequencyAn investigation into the link between test frequency and rubber properties and in turn its influence on friction

Tutoring 3rd year Civil Engineering undergraduates in behaviour and design of structures including conceptual design of various structures and detailed design to Eurocode specification.Materials failure analysis to fifth year Mechanical Engineering undergraduates including sample preparation and analysis techniques

Responsible for helping 180 first year students make the transition to university life, including organising social events such as a barbecue and pub quiz, solving problems within flats and helping when situations arise such as lock-outs.

As a work experience placement between my University terms I worked on many projects including the new harbour development and multiple secondary school builds or updates.• Detailed AutoCAD work for both civil and structural work including creating, upgrading and altering drawings, some of which included external files.• On-site visits to Inverness Harbour to review works and West Heather Road for drainage survey • Researching products for various civil works and obtaining fee quotations.• Performing calculations including RC Schedules and creating Excel spreadsheets for various tasks including automating calculations.

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Civil Engineering, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Ultimate Frisbee, Secretary for the Ultimate Frisbee Club 2006-2007, Tutoring undergraduates, Resident.

Certificate In Clinical And Pastoral Counselling

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