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Senior Engineer/Site Agent, AMCO Rail, Finniston

START Date: 
May, 1992

 

Oct 12- Present           AMCO – Senior Site Agent

 

                                    Finnieston Infill

Removal of a steel bridgedeck and replacement on a upfilled type 1 embankment. 7 weeks of upfilling followed by a 56hr blockade for the removal and p-way replacement.

 

 

May 07- Oct 12             C Spencer Ltd – Project Manager / Site Agent

 

Dalmarnock Station Regeneration

Project Manager on a station re-build project to replace the existing 1980’s station with a modern showpiece station for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

 

Paisley Gilmour streetroof replacement.

Reporting to the project manager on a complex project to scaffold, then gritblast and paint the existing lattice roof trusses followed by Installation of a new steel and glass roof. Value £7m

 

Marine skills centre replacement jetty.

Demolition of the existing structure and Installation of 914mm diameter piles using a barge at Albert bridge on the river Clyde. Installation of a prefabricated steel platform to be used as a Jetty to launch training vessels for the Glasgow nautical college. Value £1.5

 

                                    Ayrshire to inverclyde platform extensions.

Design and construction of precast crosswall platform extensions at Ardrossan town, Ardrossan harbour and Saltcoats stations. Value £2m

 

                                    Bishopbriggs platform extension

                                    Design and construction of a piled 30m platform extension on the EGM1

                                    line. With associated signal moves and telecoms work. Value £1m

 

 

 

Partick Interchange

Seconded to help complete a very complex station rebuild, the new station being built without affecting passenger or train movements. Management of multidisciplinary subcontractors, liason with Netwok rail, First Scotrail and SPT.  Value £15m.

 

West of Scotland Signal Centre

Construction of a new signal centre for Network Rail. Concrete base steel portal frame with associated drainage, ducts and roadway. Management of multi disciplinary sub contractors. Value £10m

 

May 05- May 07             Raynesway (Balfour Beatty) – Site Agent

 

Mossmorran Term Maintainance contract

Location, investigation and repair of small diameter leaks on the under ground waste water pipeline. General repair and maintainace to plant infrastructure.

 

A1 Craighall Link

Construction of 800m of 7.3m wide single carriageway road including merge/diverge slip roads on the A1 at Musselburgh. Value £1.7M.                   

 

Greenlaw Mains Footbridge

Construction of reinforced concrete bridge abutments for an Ekki timber footbridge in Penicuik. 

 

June 02- May 05            Byzak Ltd – Site Agent

 

ClydeTunnel Replacement Secondary Lining.

Installation of a stainless steel drip shield and the application of a spray applied fireproofingsystem. Value£9M.

 

Gardenstown WWTW

Construction of a membrane bioreactor treatment works with associated pipe works, sea walls, outfalls and pumping station. Built on the Moray coast near Banff. Value £1.9M.

 

May 99 - June 02           John Mowlem and Company,Kilsyth -Sub Agent

 

Tayrail bridge refurbishment

Major repair and renovation works to the wrought iron bridge to allow a speed and weight capacity increase. Management of multidisciplinary Sub Contractors. Value £16M.                

  

Dundeeairport slope stabilization

Rock bolting and fencing works to a 14m sandstone face.

 

Millennium Bridges Project

Construction and modification of  three bridges over the Forth Clyde canal.

 

BishopbriggsTraditional construction of a 22m span concrete bridge with associated approach roads.

KirkintillochConstruction of a 17m span road bridge on a previously infilled canal road crossing, maintaining live traffic and pedestrian access at all times.

Cadder  Existing bridge raised 450mm.

 

 

Jan 97- May 99              RJ McLeod (Northern) Ltd – Site Engineer

 

Kirbister WTW

Construction a water treatment works Kirbister Orkney. Sole member of staff on site reporting to the Site Agent based on Shetland. Value £540k final measure £1.2M.

 

Lerwick Main Drainage

Installation of a new foul drainage system through Lerwick, Shetland, including the construction of two large pumping stations. Pipe diameters 450-900mm depth 2.5-6m.Senior staff member on site reporting to a visiting Agent based in Glasgow. Value £4M.

 

Nov 1995- Jan 97          Aoki Corporation, Jubilee Line Contract 105, London Bridge to Canada Water – Section Engineer

 

Construction of 5Km of 4.4m diameter running tunnels using 5.03m diameter Kawasaki EPBM tunnel boring machines, also enlargement of the 4.4m concrete tunnel to 7.5m SG iron to facilitate the construction of running platforms. Operation carried out using compressed air water suppression, with hand mining and erecting techniques employed.

 

1992 – 1995                  Previous Employment

 

Torith Ltd.Site Engineer: setting out. Clean and foul water projects values up to £8m. (Temp contract).

Gemmel Hammond. Design Engineer Arbroath. (Temp contract)

Costain (South Eastern).  Setting out engineer road works. (Temp Contract).