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Over the past 35 years+ I have developed considerable construction supervisory / management experience working on numerous high-profile projects for both the Client and Main Contractor ensuring each project has been built in accordance with the contract documentation and my employers accredited Quality Management Systems. Contract values ranging between £100k through to £250m+ and have included fast track, turnkey & critical completion date contracts. Projects types including Hydrogen Plants, Nuclear, contaminated land, commercial and military airport upgrades, Shell petroleum decommissioning works, 5No. wind farms, structural steelwork, dam / reservoir construction, sea defences, rock armour, piling (steel, precast & augered), Multi Storey RC Structures, rail & canal refurbishments, 4No. sewage treatment upgrades, motorways, highways, marine, river diversionary works, flood alleviation surveys, major infrastructure works, major hospitals, telecommunications.

Project Quality Manager - Altrad Babcock - Fife

(2023-10)

SGN H100 (Fife) - £65m. The UK's first full hydrogen production and storage facility: The initial phase to meet the demand of 300 > 900 homes.

• Production of contract specific Project Quality Plans and associated Inspection and Test Plans for all activities
• Ongoing audits to demonstrate compliance
• Material approval
• Client liaison
• Document / drawing control
• Raising / closure of NCR's
• Production and submission to Client of As-built work packages

Quality Manager - Altrad Babcock

(2022-09 - 2023-10)

Preparation of various quality related documents for Tender submission. Also Quality Manager on ERM's Dolphyn Project Small Trial / FEED Hydrogen Production Project

• Project Specific Quality Plan
• Procedures
• Inspection and Test Plans
• Clients BP, SGN, Air Products & SSE

Pre-Contract Project Quality Manager - Doosan Babcock

(2021-12 - 2022-09)

APCO Polar Crane (Hinkley Point C) - Preparation of Project Quality Plan, task specific Inspection and Test Plans and associated check sheets, document and drawing control.

• Production of Contract specific template documents
• TQ's
• Meeting Minutes
• Calibration registers

Company Quality Manager - ABM Design and Build Limited (Ireland) - Ireland

(2019-11 - 2021-11)

Max Project values: £15m. Company Quality Manager responsible for production of contract specific Project Quality Plans and associated Inspection and Test Plans for all Projects.

• Ongoing audits to demonstrate compliance
• Material approval
• Client liaison
• Document / drawing control
• Raising / closure of NCR's
• Staff training on Quality Procedures
• Projects included 5 Schools, 5 Temp' schools, 6 Rapid build housing projects and 1 University Sports Complex

Project Quality Manager - Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure - London

(2019-01 - 2019-05)

London Southend Airport - £10m. Refurbishment of runway 05 / 23 overlay project.

• Rehabilitation works to Bravo, Tango & Delta taxiways
• Upgrading of existing drainage & AGL networks

Project Quality Manager - Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure & Clare Civil JV - Dublin

(2017-02 - 2019-10)

Dublin Airport - €50m. Design and construction of runway 10 / 28 overlay project.

• Rehabilitation works to Bravo and Echo taxiways
• Upgrading of existing drainage & AGL networks

Project Quality Manager - Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure / Iacovou Brothers JV - RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus

(2016-06 - 2017-02)

RAF Akrotiri – Cyprus - £38m. Design and Construction of Runway upgrade. Contract involved milling & resurfacing of 3km runway, widening and upgrading 3.5km of taxiway, construction of 2No. Turnpads.

• Demolition / upgrade of 3No. Dispersals
• Delethalization works
• Material approval & testing
• Asbestos removal
• Renewal of existing drainage, AGL & CCTV networks
• All asphalt and concrete being produced from site batching plant

Building and Civil Engineering Asset Manager - BAA Aberdeen Airport - Aberdeen

(2012-06 - 2016-05)

Initially joined the Aberdeen BAA team as the Building and Civil Engineering Asset Manager to develop Asset Management Procedures in accordance with PAS 55 requirements. Temporary secondment to the Projects Development department to project manage the proposed £100 million investment at the airport for approx. 6 months

Project Quality Manager - Hanson Contracting Limited (Heidelberg Group)

(2011-09 - 2012-06)

£15m - Design / construction of one of Europe's largest wind farms (Phase 2 of 3 - 456MW).

• Deforestation
• 28km of access roads
• Crane hard standings
• Construction of 69 of 152 wind turbine foundations (circa 30,000m3 of concrete from site batching plant)
• 1,500,000 m3 of earthworks
• Material testing
• Suitable fill / concrete aggregates being won from site borrow pits
• Site re-instatement after the wind turbines have been erected

Construction Manager - Exeter University Estates Department - Exeter

(2011-01 - 2010-12)

Award winning Forum Project £48 million - Providing Construction Management duties on Student Forum Development.

• 50,000m3 earthworks
• Steel / RC frame structure
• Curtain walling
• New infrastructure
• Access roads
• Feature lakes
• Hard and soft landscaping to piazza areas

Project Engineer - Vinci / Norwest Holst Construction - Deptford, London

(2010-01 - 2009-12)

Carrying out reinforced concrete cover meter survey at Thames estuary (Deptford) wharf / jetty site for proposed major regeneration project.

Project Site Supervisor - E. C Harris Project Management - Brixham, South Devon

(2009-01 - 2008-12)

£14 million extension to existing fish market at Brixham, South Devon.

• Sheet, in-situ & pre-cast concrete piles
• 30,000m3 earthworks
• Reinforced concrete decking
• Fenders
• Utilities installation
• 2No. warehouses

Project Quality Manager - Sir Robert McAlpine - Bristol

(2008-01 - 2006-12)

£250 million Cabot Circus shopping centre at Bristol Broadmead.

• Demolishing existing structures
• M32 upgrade works / diversion of 1km section of A Class road
• New Infrastructure works
• Earthworks
• Sheet / CFA piling
• Steel / RC frame structures
• Glass / stainless steel / timber curtain walling
• Glass domed roof over majority of shopping centre

Project Quality Manager - Jackson Civil Engineering - Carlyon Bay, Cornwall

(2006-01 - 2004-12)

£35m of a £200 million proposed luxury beach resort development at Carlyon Bay, Cornwall.

• Whole new infrastructure
• Earthworks
• Beach replenishment
• Rock armouring
• Sheet piling
• Cliff stabilisation
• RC works
• Japanese knotweed eradication
• Modification to existing 'A' class highway and junction to facilitate new beach development

Project Quality Manager - Vinci / Norwest Holst Construction Limited - London

(2004-01 - 2001-12)

£70 million regeneration project for Guinness at Park Royal, London. Involving the construction of new Guinness Headquarters and associated Infrastructure works.

• On / off slip roads off A40 at Hanger Lane gyratory
• 2No. vehicular bridges over Network Rail / LUL networks
• Earthworks
• Piling
• RC and reinforced earth retaining walls
• Hard / soft landscaping
• Construction of 5No lakes & associated pump station and drainage

Project Quality Manager - Vinci / Norwest Holst Construction Limited - North West London

(2004-01 - 2001-12)

£12 million refurbishment project for Great Western Trains/Network Rail at their Old Oak Common Depot in North West London.

Resident Engineer - Lewin, Fryer and Partners, Consulting Engineers (Black & Veatch) - Kennet and Avon

(2001-01 - 2000-12)

£1.2m Kennet and Avon 2.6km canal refurbishment scheme.

• Sheet piling
• Grouting
• Earthworks
• Masonry repairs to listed structures
• 1km of canal relining works

Resident Engineer - Lewin, Fryer and Partners, Consulting Engineers (Black & Veatch) - Greenwich

(2000-01 - 1999-12)

£4.4m Greenwich Riverside Park. Millennium funded project.

• Demolition of existing structures
• Marine works (building 1 in 1000-year flood wall)
• New infrastructure
• Concrete beacon structures
• Earthworks
• Landscaping

Resident Engineer / Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) - Mouchel Consulting Ltd, Consulting Engineers

(1998-01 - 1989-12)

Considerable supervisory / management experience on a wide range of heavy civil engineering & construction projects. Client profile ranges from large governmental authorities, e.g. MoD, Regional Health Authorities, Development Corporations, British Nuclear Fuels to multi-national corporate businesses (e.g. National Power, South West Water Ltd & Shell).

Secondment to BNFL - Devonport Nuclear Submarine Complex

(1998-01 - 1997-12)

Project D154 - Secondment to BNFL to carry out structural survey, also supervise / manage concrete remediation measures to dry docks 14 & 15 and submarine complex foundations

HNC - Building Studies - Plymouth College of Further Education (1989-01 - 1991-12)

ONC - Building Studies - Plymouth College of Further Education (1985-01 - 1987-12)