Christopher O'Keeffe, Freelance / Contractor Construction(Civil) Engineer

Christopher O'Keeffe

Freelance / Contractor Construction(Civil) Engineer

Freelance / Contractor Construction(Civil) Engineer

Location
United Kingdom - Birmingham
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
24 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 1 Months

Freelance / Contractor Construction(Civil) Engineer at Freelance / Contractor Construction(Civil) Engineer
  • United Kingdom
  • July 1989 to July 2013

SUMMARY
I am a very versatile Construction Engineer with over twenty-five years’ experience across the whole spectrum of Civil/ Building Engineering from working on runways, motorways, roads, bridges, under passes, a nuclear power station, an oil refinery, a LNG plant, a reservoir, RC frame high rises, schools, hospitals & residential/ commercial/ retail developments using innovative methods such as modular build, slip forming, jump forming & jacked box tunnelling both in the UK & KSA.

Over the years I have worked with most major contractors including Amec, Carillion, Laing, Kier, Mowlem, Taylor Woodrow, Edmund Nuttall, Bierrum International, Jacksons, Millers, Morrison, Willmott Dixon, Careys, SDC, Bowmer & Kirkland, PC Harrington & Saudi Aramco directly & supply chain MPB Structures Ltd for Carillion, Interserve, Miller, Wates & Westfield on projects of value £10mill to £3000mill with various engineering roles.

Major Highway Experience: AMEC, Carillion(Rugby Western Relief Road), RMG(A1M / A14), Jacksons(A563 / V1), Henry Boot(A47), Associated Aggregates(A6), Morrison, Nuttalls(A43 / M1) with major earth works, drainage, communications, road headering, rock nailing, shotcreting, RC structures, jacked box tunnelling, etc. totalling approximately 6-7 years.

Major RC Structure Experience: MPB Structures Ltd on various contracts plus major RC Slip forming experience with Taylor Woodrow / Gleitbau Salzburg, SDC / Bierrum International, & Saudi Aramco.

Major Steel Structure Experience: Kier, Miller, SDC, Mainland, Wilmott Dixon, Careys, Westfield (MPB) & SWC Steel Erection Ltd / Barrett Steel Buildings Ltd

• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers No 65143842

• Construction Site Manager's Safety Certificate No.2813199 (SMSTS) valid till Dec 2015

• First Aid at Work Certificate (4 Day British Red Cross) No 62650-FAW valid till May 2014

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Imperial Coolege London
  • July 1989

• Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Scholarship 1984 • Imperial College, London BEng (Civil) 1989 • Associate of the City & Guilds (London) Institute ACGI 1989 • Heriot- Watt University, Edinburgh 1993

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Steel Structures
Concrete
Set Construction
Construction (Civil) Engineer

Memberships

MICE
  • Civil Enginner
  • May 2008

Training and Certifications

Construction Manager Health & Safety Course SMSTS (Training)
Training Institute:
Construction Industry Training Board CITB
Date Attended:
December 2010
Duration:
50 hours
First Aid (4 Day) (Training)
Training Institute:
British Red Cross
Date Attended:
March 2011
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Mountain Trekking, Hill Walking, Down Hill Skiing & Snooker
    Mt Everest Base Camp Gokyo Base Camp Annapurna Base Camp Machhapuchhre Base Camp