Simon Nelson Email & Phone Number

Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom

Raf Brize Norton

• Manage contracts for Defence Estates ensuring the supplier fulfils contract obligations for Hard and Soft FM and ensuring the MOD is getting value for money.• Responsible for Stakeholder Engagement, Performance and Risk Management, Assurance, Programme Delivery, and Issue Resolution across the site.• Providing accurate responses to focal point requests relating to DIO wide queries, ensuring infrastructure related risks and issues on the site are identified and managed; actively… Show more • Manage contracts for Defence Estates ensuring the supplier fulfils contract obligations for Hard and Soft FM and ensuring the MOD is getting value for money.• Responsible for Stakeholder Engagement, Performance and Risk Management, Assurance, Programme Delivery, and Issue Resolution across the site.• Providing accurate responses to focal point requests relating to DIO wide queries, ensuring infrastructure related risks and issues on the site are identified and managed; actively participating in stakeholder engagement including at Establishment Weekly Meetings and the Site Infrastructure Management Meeting.• Encourage a working culture which promotes a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment, prioritise people's development and support smarter ways of working.• Build strong collaborative, professional working relationships with colleagues and other teams across DIO & the wider MOD, to provide the continued level of support needed across a diverse estate in support of Defence.• Proactively manage work tasks through clear and effective direction. Supporting and participating in a culture of continuous improvement.• Provide support to maintain all DIO Business as Usual Operational Requirements & respond assist management requests to support changing departmental priorities. Show less

Woodbridge, England, United Kingdom

Served as facilities manager and management of P&L accounts for 51 Parachute Squadron providing support to >130 personnel who are held at Very High readiness, including co-ordinating the inspection, testing, and calibration of all equipment. Maintained efficacy and productivity of daily operations and project developments in a wide range of capacities and processes while managing material stocks and supplies. Ensured implementation of Equality, Diversity and inclusion as the Advisor to the… Show more Served as facilities manager and management of P&L accounts for 51 Parachute Squadron providing support to >130 personnel who are held at Very High readiness, including co-ordinating the inspection, testing, and calibration of all equipment. Maintained efficacy and productivity of daily operations and project developments in a wide range of capacities and processes while managing material stocks and supplies. Ensured implementation of Equality, Diversity and inclusion as the Advisor to the Subunit which has seen me deal with some very sensitive issues. I was also one of the units Mental Health First Aiders, which has seen me deal with issues not only in work but outside, too. Conduct thorough Health and Safety checks as the Site Safety Advisor and keep thorough records for audits or inspections. Facilities manager for technical and domestic areas, co-ordinating and arranging reactive and proactive maintenance along with ensuring buildings meet all health and safety policy and regulations. With my handling of weapons and sensitive equipment, I am also cleared to a high government level. Show less

Air And Space Warfare Centre, Jadteu, Raf Brize Norton

Was the Lead Helicopter Handling instructor at Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit. Responsible for the design and delivery of the Helicopter Landing Site Managers (HLSM) course the Helicopter Handling Instructors (HHI) course and the Troop Insertion and Extraction Systems Instructor (TIESI) course. Responsibilities included but not limited to:• Managing a team of instructors to deliver specific courses across Defence and a whole host of nations, teaching in the UK and… Show more Was the Lead Helicopter Handling instructor at Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit. Responsible for the design and delivery of the Helicopter Landing Site Managers (HLSM) course the Helicopter Handling Instructors (HHI) course and the Troop Insertion and Extraction Systems Instructor (TIESI) course. Responsibilities included but not limited to:• Managing a team of instructors to deliver specific courses across Defence and a whole host of nations, teaching in the UK and abroad.• Displayed excellent communication skills teaching foreign nationals, high ranking officers and foreign Royalty.• Mentioned in the Queens Birthday Honours List twice for team output.• Responsible for conducting audits of all helicopter units across defence.• Trials Officer for new equipment being used for helicopter operations and advising on improvements and best practice. • Qualified in Defence Systems of Training (DSAT)• DSAT Manager• Defence Training Auditor • Worked with the Air Accident Investigations Branch on accidents involving helicopters and advising on possible causes and best practises to avoid reoccurrence of accident.• Cleared to a high government level. Show less

From airfields to bridges, I worked on all kinds of major building projects. My job was to create diagrams of electrical and mechanical systems that were needed by our teams. I trained in electrical engineering, technical drawing, IT, general construction and mechanical engineering.• Gained qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering• Respondible for producing technical drawings• Used complex computing and IT applications• Took part in large-scale construction… Show more From airfields to bridges, I worked on all kinds of major building projects. My job was to create diagrams of electrical and mechanical systems that were needed by our teams. I trained in electrical engineering, technical drawing, IT, general construction and mechanical engineering.• Gained qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering• Respondible for producing technical drawings• Used complex computing and IT applications• Took part in large-scale construction projects. Show less

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