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United Kingdom

Barrow-In-Furness, England, United Kingdom

Hackthorpe, Cumbria

• Worked within a small project team responsible for the development of structural refurbishment designs, (primarily road/footbridges, post-tensioned structures); producing 2D AutoCAD detailed drawings, structural calculations, contract and CDM documentation, specifications and supervising site investigation works.• Worked with engineers at all levels across the business to develop design solutions to technical engineering problems.• Liaised with site teams, external authorities and Client representatives.• Conducted and lead site-based structural examinations of road and rail infrastructure, (bridges, culverts, coastal sea defences) and produced detailed condition reports and presentations for Clients within strict timescales.• Experience of producing detailed assessment calculations for rail bridges to determine structural loading capacities.• Managed team workloads through programming of examinations to ensure Client deadlines were realised.• Demonstrated an ability to work independently and prioritise tasks and workload.• Site surveying experience using an EDM.• Performed an integral supporting role in the structural investigation of Hammersmith Flyover, London in 2011/12, liaising with site teams and engineers of all levels to develop investigation/testing plans and propose practical engineering solutions to design issues with the structure.• Training – PTS (Personal Track Safety) and IWA (Individual Working Alone) accreditations held for examination works on Network Rail infrastructure during this period.

Penrith, Cumbria

• Worked within a design team responsible for project managing a diverse range of highways improvement schemes for the Highways Agency from initial design to site construction.• Project Management - Organising personal workload and prioritising activities.• Undertook feasibility studies and options reports to evaluate and develop solutions to technical engineering problems.• Worked with senior engineers in the development of technical solutions to engineering problems.• Client liaisons to ensure customer requirements were achieved and procedures followed.• Successfully supervised construction works of two large civil engineering projects on-site; one for a new piled retaining wall and a second a trunk road improvement scheme.• Supervised and mentored junior Technicians with their workload on my schemes to develop their engineering knowledge and ensure tasks were completed to agreed timescales.• Creation and checking of AutoCAD drawings, preparation of specifications, bills of quantities and contract documentation for tendering purposes.• Demonstrated a clear understanding of CDM issues across my schemes and developed health and safety documentation to current legislative requirements.• Developed design solutions using Specification for Highway Works Standards.• Managed scheme budgets for each of my allocated schemes through the design stages.

Penrith, Cumbria

• Formed part of a design team initially assisting senior engineers on a range of highways improvement schemes; developing design solutions to engineering problems on carriageway renewals, new cycleways, lay-bys and projects incorporating new traffic signaling and street lighting arrangements.• Produced detailed designs for such schemes using Specification for Highway Works Standards, working under a quality management system.

Kendal, Cumbria

• Managed and maintained a Local Authority Highways Maintenance Inspection area working largely under my own direction.• Liaised with senior managers and site teams in organising maintenance and repair works.• Liaison with members of the public to identify and propose solutions to engineering defects/problems.• Maintained equipment lists, survey instruments and quality assurance files.• Undertook detailed highways inspections of trunk road routes and compiled detailed inspection reports which could be interrogated in the event of a 3rd party claim.• Site surveying experience using a dumpy level. • Developed a sound working knowledge and understanding of highways maintenance and repair methodologies.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Building Surveying, 2:1

Hnc Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering, With Merit

Onc Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering, With Merit