PROFILE
     
I am an experienced project planner/engineer who is able to meet objectives in complex project environments within specified timescales and to budget, managing teams of internal staff. I have experience of collaborative working with outsourced agencies, stakeholder management up and down the supply chain, natural problem solving abilities as well as excellent team working, communication, business and management skills. My professional qualifications and experience gives me knowledge in:

• Working in telecoms, infrastructure, IT, construction, building services (HVAC, Public Health & MEP) engineering, energy, rail environments.

• Project management methodologies and systems with reference to APM BoK V5, APM PRAM, British Standards BS 7000: Part 4, BS 6079-1 to 3, BS EN 12973, BS ISO 10006, BS ISO 10007, BS EN ISO 14001, BS 8800, BS OHSAS 18001, BS ISO 9001 & PD 6079-4:2006.

• Project techniques and expertise in earned value analysis, risk and value management, critical path analysis, logic networks, WBS, CBS, & OBS both using current computer software and by manual planning methodologies such as network analysis including AoA and AoN networks.

PERSONAL SKILLS

My Professional and personal skill sets has enabled me to be competent in:
IT skills including:
• Primavera P3 & P6 – setting up, baselining & tracking programmes, earned value analysis, risk management, critical path analysis.
•CA Project Planner – setting up, baselining & tracking programmes, earned value analysis, risk management, critical path analysis.
• Microsoft Project – setting up, baselining & tracking programmes.
• Microsoft Excel - advanced data analysis tools.
• Microsoft Word - create and edit detailed documents and reports.
• Microsoft PowerPoint - design and edit professional presentations.
• Microsoft Outlook - email and diary management & Database management.
• AutoCAD – technical drawing production and alterations.
Behavioural Competencies including:
• Analytical thinking - ability to assess data and processes to recommend best solutions.
• Teamwork - actively involves other team members to develop proactive solutions.
• Customer focus - strives to identify customer requirements and deliver a high quality service.
• Planning and Organising - ability to plan and prioritise service delivery and provide management information to stakeholders.
• Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders.

EXPERIENCE

2008 – Present, Mott MacDonald Ltd, Building and Infrastructure Division (Eastern) employed:
• HVAC/Public Health Engineer.
2008 – 2005, Atkins, Asset Management (Managing Agents) & Design Solutions employed:
• Project engineer/planner.
Projects included:
Barclays Retail Network
• FMR (HTG & HWS replacement schemes) (Total project Value £2.5M).
• CC&V (Comfort Cooling & Ventilation replacement schemes) (Total project Value £7.2M).
• NIC electrical upgrade/replacement schemes) (Total project Value £0.6M).
• Legionella L8 statutory upgrade/replacement schemes) (Total project Value £0.3M).
• Demonstrating experience of producing and analysing management Information to review project activity, reviewing survey information and update asset information for cost and prioritisation of works and delivering project works through a dedicated supply chain.
• Experienced in the operation and maintenance of building services engineering, managing preferred suppliers, working within a consultancy environment and of working with large financial institutions preferably within a projects environment.
• Providing engineering and IT support to M&E Project’s team and assist in the delivery of the FMR strategy/programme using Microsoft Project.
• Client liaison along with the production, manipulation and delivery of management information relating to the ongoing projects using Microsoft Project.
• Apply rules and procedures flexibly to accomplish tasks and deliveries more effectively & prioritisation and costings to survey information.
• Provide solutions to M&E technical issues relating to forward maintenance register, support to the Project Manager in the development of business strategy options.
• Produce detailed proposals to enhance the service provided to the client and accurate and succinct management information.
• Develop surveyors and team members to ensure consistent and relevant technical feedback is achieved and maintain and support the IT data bases associated with M&E asset management.
• Monitor supplier activity and performance.
• Attend meetings and ensure remedial action is appropriately taken to resolve issues.
• Liaise closely with all levels of commission management to ensure escalations are suitably addressed.
• Production of high level scope of works to be used in refurbishment schemes / installations.
• Production of tender documentation to be used in refurbishment schemes / installations.
• Client and Contractor liaison negotiations on site.
• Attending inception & site meetings.
• Carrying out site snagging checks and handovers on rewires/boilers/air conditioning installations to ensure satisfactory completion/installation for the Client in line with all relevant legislation.
British Telecom 21st Century Network
• Client and contractor liaison negotiations on site.
• Organising pre-start site meetings.
• High and low level site programming incorporating the Client’s core programme with the Contractor’s site programmes on a site per basis using Microsoft Project and Primavera P3.
• Resolving programming conflicts between the Client and Contractor’s programmes using Project Management skills and techniques using Microsoft Project.
• Setting up, baselining & tracking programmes using Microsoft Project.
• Checking Contractor’s design intents are in line with current technical regulations.
• Using value engineering techniques to make sure that the client’s total expenditure is not over budget for each of the projects.
2005 - 2003, Troup Bywaters & Anders, employed:
• Intermediate HVAC/Public Health Engineer.
2003 - 2000, Brentwood Design Group, employed:
• Junior HVAC/Public Health Engineer & CAD Technitain.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET).
• Ex - Member of the Association of Project Management (MAPM)

CPD DEVELOPMENT
• DEC training.
• PRINCE2 Foundation course.
• CDM 2007 course.
• Asbestos awareness course.
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme Site Visitors Card.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
2003 – 2006. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds. Upper Second Class Honours BSc (Hons) Project Management:
• Management: Human Recourses.
• Management: Planning and Recourses.
• Methodology and Business Procedures.
• Risk & Value.
• Advanced Project Management A & B.
• Experiential Learning B.
• Management Review Paper.
• Project Data & Decision Making.
• Major Integrated Project. Including:
• Producing business cases.
• Producing project definition documents.
• Producing plan of work.
• Producing work/organisation/cost breakdown structures.
• Producing project milestone status reports.
• Producing procurement weighted evaluations.
• Producing project handbooks.
• Producing check lists for design responsibilities.
• Producing life cycle costings & discounting techniques.
• Producing project execution plans.
• Producing project briefs.
• Producing risk logs.
• Producing tenderers weighted evaluations.
• Producing Project Manager’s instructions.
• Producing early warning notifications.
• Producing information requests.
• Producing feed back action plan.
• Producing post project evaluation.
• Producing fractional networks.
• Producing precedence diagrams.
• Baselining and tracking master project programmes/gantt charts.
• Undertaking total quality management.
• Undertaking earned value management.
• Undertaking resource management.
• Undertaking risk management.
• Developing value management stage workshops.
• Developing flow diagrams.
• Developing project methodology.
• Developing value analysis tools
• Safety, Design, Quality and CDM (Exempted).
• Supply Chain Management (Exempted).
• Accredited Prior Experiential Learning Level 2 (Exempted).
1999 – 2001. Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds. BTEC HNC Building Services Engineering:
1994 – 1996. University of Teesside, Middlesbrough. BTEC HND Computer Aided Engineering.

PUBLICATIONS, ARTICALS & AWARDS RECEIVED
• Professional Journal Article in the APM ‘Project’ January/February 2006 titled “Avoiding the Comfort Zone”