PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am a dedicated hardworking and conscientious individual who is quick and willing to learn. I consider myself to be articulate and adaptable. I have a meticulous and methodical approach to work, with good record keeping and reporting skills. I have the ability to work as part of a team and on my own. I feel that I have good commercial awareness and communication skills.

EMPLOYMENT

Laing O'Rourke: Engineer, April 2003 - Present

Playfair Project, Edinburgh

I started with Laing O'Rourke as a sponsored student through my last year of university. I worked as an assistant engineer for work experience after completing my third year of university at Playfair Project in Edinburgh. At this job my duties included; helping the senior engineer with setting-out, taking concrete cubes and keeping an up-to-date QA filing system for the concrete testing. I also measured and ordered the concrete for most pours that were being carried out on site.

Cala Homes, Glasgow Harbour

After graduating from university I carried out a six week placement on site learning about health and safety. After completing this I then moved into a managerial role on site looking after the main courtyard area of the building. This included carrying out the last of the setting-out for the building and also ordering plant and material to carry out the remainder of the works.

Xscape, Renfrew

On this job I worked as the main site engineer for the externals work package. This included the setting-out and levelling the entire car park which included kerbs, road levels, tar levels and also the positioning and levelling of drainage into the car park soak-away areas. I was also involved in the organisation of the externals works package from lay-down areas to organising the externals work force.

After moving to another project which then completed, I came back to this job to deal with the surveying of all the cinema auditoria ceilings before remedial works were carried out. I then plotted this information into AutoCAD drawings before passing this on to the structural engineer. On this site I also completed the management section of my Graduate Management Programme.

EMPLOYMENT (CONT)

Quartermile, Edinburgh

This project involved the refurbishment of two hospital buildings in the city centre. I worked along side the architect for the project to establish the main gridline control points for the two buildings that were to be used through to project completion. I then carried out the main setting out works for the build. I was also involved in the onsite management of four different sub-contractors. In addition to my day-to-day duties I also worked through a placement in the commercial department to help me complete my Graduate Management Programme.

141 Bothwell Street, Glasgow

This project involved the construction of a ten storey commercial development in Glasgow City Centre. My role on this job was that of a resident engineer. My main duties involved establishing the site settling out control points, checking all sub-contractor setting out on site as well as auditing QA files for all of the engineering aspects of the job. My role also involved coordinating work on site, organising day-to-day deliveries and establishing a site traffic management plan.

Graduate Management Programme

I have now completed the Laing O'Rourke Graduate Management Programme. This lasted for two and a half years and was designed to cover all aspects of the construction industry from planning to quantity surveying. Through this I completed six management modules which included managing communications, managing finance and innovation and learning. This helped develop me as a member of a team on a construction site in both engineering and managerial roles.

EDUCATION

Paisley University: 2:1 BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering with Project Management, 2004

StowCollege: GSVQ and HND Civil Engineering, 2002

St Maurices High School, Cumbernauld 1993 - 1999

TRAINING

Managing Safely in Construction, IOSH, July 2005

Concrete Technology, in house, June 2006

Demolition Safety Management Certificate, Wayne Bagnall Consulting, September 2006

Temporary Works Appreciation, in house, October 2006

Scaffolding Safety Inspection, CITB, October 2006

Registered First Aider, St Johns Ambulance, March 2007

Environmental Awareness, in house, February 2007