Change Control

Trainee Planner/Planner as part of a central programme team deployed to projects.

Completed the Trainee Planner programme in 6 months (6months earlier than expected)

Provided baseline plans for Chemical Storage Area Removal, Experimental Reactor Decommissioning, Site Delicensing, Water Treatment Plant construction, Active Pipeline Decommissioning (on site), Off Site Pipeline decommissioning.

Actively involved in on Site with live projects

Planner in a large team for a Tier 1 contractor Designing and Building a new Testing Facility on a Large Dedence Site in Berkshire

Responsible for creation of a manhours loaded programme that involved the co-ordination activities accross 4 Regional Offices.

Liaison with the client Planner to ensure that Design tasks were completed or explained to the client ahead of the Master Programme being presented to the Clients board.

Responsible for the creation of a number of processes and practices in readiness for a number of fix price decommissioning contracts to be let and delivered.

Was responsible for creating the single source of truth by the collation of contractors programmes into a master programme.

Created Earned Value reporting metrics for the programme of works which was circa £20m per year and part of an overall programme that was estimated at £2bn (lifecycle)

Led meetings with Senior members of the organisation and liaised closely with a number of other programme offices.

Current Role

Project Planner for Babcock Rail in the Telecoms division.

Current Role - Package Planner on Eskom Kusile Power Station in South Africa.  Employed by Black & Veatch.  Project consists of 6x800MW coal-fired units and all BOP elements on a green field site.

Interfaces with Construction and Commercial management staff and with the Controls and Instrumentation contractor.  Reviews contractor programmes, providing feedback to contractor and reporting status to Project.  Develops and inputs logic and status updates for Project Master Programme.  Provides reports and analysis for Project and corporate management.&

President for firm in  training and education on planning, scheduling, EVM, Change Management, Cost Control

Lead Planning Engineer for the Dounreay site on behalf of DSRL.  Ensure compliance in all planning areas to the requirements set by the NDA, critical path analysis, portfolio managemenent and reporting to the client and senior team.  Advise the senior management team on potential savings and way forward.  Run scenarios on funding proposals.  Intelligent customer for the planning software, Primavera.  Write and own the guidance for planning on the site and the rules and tools utilised.

Project Controls Manager

With 20 over years experience within Project Control’s, my career has developed to give me a broad understanding of the many elements required to successfully control and aid major project delivery.  My experience covers a diverse range of industries, which has helped to broaden my understanding of the project controls function and its applicability across the project lifecycle.  I have gained valuable experience at all levels from hands work to a senior management role where I have used a range of analytical, organisational and communication skill