Profile

An enthusiastic, highly motivated Project Manager with a good understanding of project management best practice in a multi-disciplined environment. Safely and successfully delivering projects to a high standard within agreed time and cost constraints. Using SPI, CPI & Earned Value within reporting mechanisms. Success has been supported from a wide reaching mechanical engineering background. Currently working towards chartered status via the Chartered Management Institute.

Present Position

Currently operating as Fuel Route Project Lead for Dungeness B Power Station on Romney Marsh in Kent. This position required me to develop the transition of Fuel Route investment work from station into Projects Division control over an agreed timescale. I lead a small team of project managers, project engineers and planners. The role requires me to liaise and work with Supply Chain and Contract Management when acquiring Goods & Services. Develop Quality frameworks and processes with the station Quality Management Group and stakeholder manage all the project specific interfaces. Using project management best practice, deliver projects safely, meeting quality, within agreed time & to cost.

Experience

Sep 06-Present British Energy Dungeness B Power Station

Fuel Route Project Lead

▪ Ensure compliance with the commercial/supply chain process.

▪ Provide project management support and encourage best practice.

▪ Stakeholder management with Operations, Engineering & contractors.

▪ Ensure safety management of contractors working under the CDM regs.

▪ Produce detailed project progress reports.

Mar 06-Sep 06 British Energy Dungeness B Power Station

Projects Work Interface Lead

▪ Develop project strategies and programmes using MSP 98 & P3E.

▪ Provide project support to the Project Manager.

▪ Develop and maintain project controls.

▪ Analyse project risks and manage contingencies.

▪ Produce project progress reports.

Dec 04-March 06 British Energy Dungeness B Power Station

Senior Project Control Engineer

▪ Develop project strategies and programmes using MSP 98 & P3E.

▪ Provide project support to the Project Manager.

▪ Develop and maintain project controls.

▪ Analyse project risks and manage contingencies.

▪ Produce project progress reports.

Sep 04-Dec 04 British Energy Hartlepool Power Station

Project Engineer (Cast Iron Replacement Project)

▪ Safety management of contractors.

▪ Cat 3 safety case writing.

▪ Short term planning support.

▪ Pressure test and weld inspections.

▪ Confined space entries to enable inspections.

Jan 02-Sep 04 British Energy Dungeness B Power Station

Project Control Engineer

▪ Develop project strategies and programmes using MSP 98.

▪ Provide project support to the Project Manager.

▪ Develop and ensure project controls.

▪ Analyse project risks and manage contingencies.

▪ Produce project progress reports.

July 98-Dec 01 Alstec Ltd Dungeness B Power Station

Senior Mechanical Technician

▪ Implementation and commissioning of electro-mechanical systems.

▪ Supervision and setting to work of staff and contractors.

Jun 97-Jun 98 GEC Alstom Gatwick Airport

Mechanical Technician

▪ Installation of baggage handling systems.

▪ Commissioning new installed systems.

▪ Developing prototype baggage handling components.

Jan 97-Jun 97 Opalion Plastics Hertfordshire

Senior Mechanical Technician

▪ Installation of plastic extrusion systems.

▪ Co-ordinating subcontractors at site.

▪ Testing and commissioning of new installed systems.

Education

Further Education

Feb 96-Dec 96 Thompson Flight & Simulation Crawley

Mechanical Technician

▪ Assembling modular civilian and military simulators.

▪ Fabricating custom control cubicles.

▪ Test and commissioning of new built simulators.

Nov 92-Jan 95 Fintech Engineering Ltd Morton

Mechanical Technician

▪ Producing automated welding machines and associated jigs.

▪ Bench fitting and general machining duties.

▪ Site installation and commissioning.

Sep 88-Nov 92 Elecwind Engineering Ltd Chesterfield

Apprentice Mechanical Technician

▪ Day release to study at the local technical college.

▪ Bench fitting and fabrication.

▪ Machine shop experience working on a wide variety of machines.

1988-1992 Chesterfield College Of Technology & Arts.

▪ City & Guilds Basic Mechanical Production. (Parts 1 & 2)

▪ City & Guilds Basic Mechanical Science.

▪ ONC Mechanical Engineering.

2002-Present

▪ Primavera P3E - Mass Systems 3 day course.

▪ Innovation - Project Management 4 day course.

▪ Skillsolve - MS Project 98 Introduction 1 day course.

▪ NVQ Level 4 in Project Control.

▪ AV3 Safety Case Manager - Author/ Verifier.

▪ Hawksmere - Successful Project Risk Management.

▪ WMP & Passport release 9 trained.

▪ Introduction to ' The Construction & Design Management' Regs (CDM).

▪ IOSH Managing Safely.