Project Manager
Scottish Power / Iberdrola
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 5 أشهر
Carried out pre-contract design work for housing, industrial and commercial projects;
Ensured all quotations met customer requirements, OFGEM specifications, construction design and management regulations;
Organised and chaired weekly project progress meetings with, clients and contractors;
Worked closely with government bodies such as OFGEM, local council and contractors;
Ensured all systems (CRM) and workflows are up to date;
Monitored and co-ordinated design change requests, ensuring work package delivery;
Designed diversions for major utilities such as LV, HV, EHV for OH and UG diversions;
Carried out risk assessments before entering substations and relevant sites;
Established key client accounts to develop client relationship and encourage future business;
Ensured all systems, workflows and deliverables are completed;
Managed projects successfully from start to delivery stage;
Maintained good client contact throughout the design and delivery stages of projects;
Skills gained: Negotiation and people management, contract management, quality control.
Produced BoQ’s, budgets and proposals for large scale offshore projects;
Took appropriate responsibility towards developing a bid strategy derived from the business development strategy;
Maintained regular contact with clients to ensure client satisfaction and discuss possible future projects;
Prepared traceability matrices to highlight client requirements and variations to design throughout the project lifecycle;
Worked closely with the head of division to enhance and develop a new bidding strategy to allow Fugro capture a larger market share;
Ensured joint tenders with different Fugro disciplines and partner companies met all client requirements;
Attended monthly marketing and business development meetings to establish future areas for growth and expansion;
Coordinated monthly meetings to discuss status of proposals, contracts and contract renewals with business development manager and head of division;
Developed good client relationships to encourage future business via negotiations and discount clauses on contracts for future projects;
Witnessed all Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) with clients to ensure client satisfaction with product and service;
Prepared proposals for different types of clients ranging from large oil and gas companies to academic institutions;
After project completion maintained client contact to ensure client satisfaction with overall service;
Prepared successful bids in excess of £3M and now converted to contracts;
Skills gained: contract management, budgeting, estimation, addressing client needs, planning and coordination.
Coordinating inter-disciplinary design reviews, organising reviews, designs & correspondence to client and sub-contractors;
Managed interfaces between Siemens disciplines, client and sub-contractors;
Responding to Technical Queries and Requests for Information (RFI’s) from client and the different stakeholders;
Identified bottle necks and proposed possible appropriate action;
Liaised with different disciplines within Siemens to ensure milestones and deliverables are achieved on time;
Change, requirements management and Quality Control;
Produced weekly progress reports and monitored progress against agreed project programme;
Set up a database to monitor and control all outstanding activities and tasks;
Carried out risk assessments and site briefings prior to each site visit;
Site work: site investigations, testing & commissioning, monitoring of works and resolving of issues that occur on site.
Skills gained: change management, interface and disputes management.
Experience of the MX Road geometry design software and AutoTrack software;
A detailed knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB), and other relevant highway design guidelines;
Prepared detailed designs for major roads, carriageways and drainage using MX;
Designed different types of drainage for carriageways according to DMRB Volume 4;
Experience in Road Safety Audits, producing and amending Road Orders;
Experience in the design of highway infrastructure, including traffic signs, road markings and road restraint systems;
Project Management - Project Execution Plans, Tendering, Change Control/Management, Document control and Commercial Plans;
Consulted government bodies such as SEPA, Scottish Water and Scottish Power;
Preparation of Tenders, Environmental Statements, Environmental Impact Assessment, Contracts & risk assessments;
Liaised between different disciplines within Scott Wilson to ensure design package completion before submission to client;
Coordinating between the International Division & Middle East based clients;
Skills gained: Use of MX, AutoTrack, DMRB, CDM Regulations, Highway design, Drainage design and railway project management.
Project cycle & review (fact finding mission & identification of Projects);
Project Development (assessment of activities related to project budgets & outcomes in a logical framework);
Project Implementation & Overview of GF formats;
Involvement in global forum activities (conferences & workshops);
Dealing with counterparts & realisation of project sustainability & risk management;
Familiarity with UN project development (UN & REEEP formats);
Involved in the assessment of subcontracts and preparation of proposals;
Conference Officer for High Level Panel (HLP) meeting on UN reform, Industrial Development Board (IDB) & G77.
Skills gained: bid evaluation, budgeting, project and risk management.
Ensured design solutions are prepared and delivered to comply with all applicable design standards (BS & DMRB), legislations, quality, cost and client requirements;
Prepared detailed designs for roads and carriageways using MX and AutoTrack;
Prepared reports such as:
Public consultation report
Stakeholder statutory consultation report
Traffic management report and supporting statements
Carried out design of roundabouts on MX;
Designed drainage for urban areas using SUDS;
Simulated vehicle movement on lanes and carriageways using AutoTrack;
Carried out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) on local environment affected by design and construction of new carriageway;
Attended monthly progress meetings with clients and incorporated design changes into new proposed designs;
Provided different design options to minimize impact on environment and local community;
Applied appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of engineering problems faced during design stage of roads and carriageways;
Used a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to optimise the application of existing and emerging technologies as well as keeping up to date with the latest emerging technology via NCE+;
Skills gained: Use of MX, AutoTrack, DMRB, CDM Regulations, Highway design and Drainage design.
Dissertation: Managing resistance to change in the construction industry
Dissertation: Energy efficiency in commercial buildings.
Dissertation: A review of geophysical methods and their use in the oil and gas industry