Trainee Project Supervisor
National Grid
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :6 years, 2 أشهر
• Appointed to role after competitive selection process
• Liaised with major contractors on schemes such as flood defence, new GIS build substation, SmartWire schemes
• Negotiated very complex and fraught relationships to build better working bonds
• Excellent understanding of complex civils and electrical engineering works
• Completed works within National Grid’s complex TP and TS requirements
• First trainee to be given a solo project with a value of £2.5m and turn around of 6 months
• Analysed available potential projects alongside market trends to establish which would offer the best potential ROI
• Negotiated the optimal purchase price to maximise profit potential
• Tendered each job and liaise with contractors re. job specs
• Oversaw each stage of works and tracked progress through Gant chart
• Accounted for each and all costings relating to works carried out
• Completed works on time despite significant drawbacks and achieved 40% profit
• Sole site based Advisor on a £15Bn project
• Created strategic dashboard to improve reporting on statistics and key themes back to Alliance management and site operatives to improve overall safety culture
• Handpicked to assist independent auditor on complex auditing of sites, covering the projects life cycle
• Lead rail gangs on final stages of project, completing tasks to a tight deadline with limited resources
• Facilitated better communication between head office and site specific staff, became point of contact of choice within the safety team due to modern approach
• Formed close working relationships with over 100 operatives
• Fed back major issues to Project Directors and Construction Managers to ensure that the clients project was completed to specification and within the provided deadline
• Acted as first responder to several utilities strikes being a voice of reason and acting in a methodical way when others were very fraught
• Assisted with several employment law investigations (disciplinary and grievance)
• Partook in high profile investigation during the summer of 2014 which required completion of 30 employee interviews and a final report, resulting in two dismissals; including the CEO’s
• Ensured all specified tasks were completed within the agreed timeframe
• Commented on changes to administrative policies/procedures and guidelines, as required
• Provided a high quality service ensuring effective communication when dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Attended Employment Law seminars to learn about updates to legislation and new regulations
• Appointed to voluntary role after a competitive interview process
• Managed a team of researchers, delegating tasks to each of them to assist in claims for asylum
• Negotiated with, motivated and held researchers to account to deliver within tight timeframes
• Reformatted and checked the research for accuracy and relevance before submitting it to the solicitors; all within a tight deadline
• Consulted with solicitors regarding their client’s case before feeding back to the researchers
• Appointed to voluntary role after competitive selection process
• Corresponded with prisoners regarding their case and claims for innocence
• Researched legal basis of a claim requiring attention to detail with large case files
• Prepared first case to be submitted for consideration for appeal in the University’s project history
• Dedicated time alongside regular university studies, and showed team work and confidentiality
Achieved a 2.1 Final year dissertation based on the political climate at the time: 'Is there scope to implement a shoot to kill policy under Article 2 of the ECHR?' Accept to join the Justice Project and managed to progress a case which had stagnated for three years