Liam Kirkham

Experience

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  Lyndhurst Precision

  Jul 1997 - Jun 1999

  Engineering Apprentice
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  British Army

  Jun 1999 - May 2022

  Evaluating, facilitating and assuring the organisational and individual training requirements of 350+ personnel. Working closely with operational managers and front-line leadership teams, assessing capability and development plans. Responsible as Workforce Planning Operations Manager. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Officer to deliver strategic capability management enabling workforce optimisation. Lead for the management of 120+ engineers requiring excellent analytical, decision making and problem solving skills. Ensured business excellence was achieved through resource planning, project management and implementation of training and development solutions. Fleet and Workshop Manager, structuring effective and timely repair and maintenance of specialised vehicles and equipment. Responsible for workshop management and H&S, capturing trend analysis of procedural and technical polices. Principal Lifting Equipment Examiner, conducting the inspection and testing of Lifting and Recovery Equipment. Ensured adherence with LOLER, PUWER, engineering standards and legislation. Senior Engineering Supervisor and Operations Manager to 35 Vehicle Recovery Engineers. Fleet manager and equipment engineer of bespoke recovery equipment including, light and heavy recovery assets, incorporating crane and winch capabilities, mechanical handling equipment and lifting equipment.

  • Training and Assurance Manager

    Jun 2021 - May 2022

  • Workforce Operations Manager

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2021

  • Workshop and Equipment Manager - Lifting Equipment Engineer.

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2018

  • Vehicle Recovery Operations Manager, Engineering Supervisor and Team Leader

    Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

  • Vehicle Recovery Operator

    Jun 1999 - Jun 2010
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  Assystem

  Apr 2022 - now

  Responsible for P&L accounts, developing and maintaining new and existing customer relations, leadership and oversight of projects and deliverables contributing to the successful operational growth and performance of the Fusion and Modular Nuclear Business Unit.Currently focused on work package delivery to multiple nuclear fusion frameworks. These include the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP), the decommissioning and repurposing of the Joint European Torus (JET), Remote Applications in Challenge Environments (RACE), Mega-Amp Spherical Tokamak Upgrade (MAST-U), and the Materials Research Facility. Show less

  • Fusion Delivery Manager

    Dec 2023 - now

  • AXIOM Resource Manager

    Apr 2022 - Dec 2023