Oliver Long

Experience

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  McGee Group

  Jul 1989 - May 2002

  Project Manager
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  Bovis Lend Lease

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2003

  Construction Manager

  The project was the first phase of Regent Street redevelopment in the heart of London’s west end. The site being adjacent to the busy Oxford Circus underground station and junction posed many logistical challenges.The existing site was made up of eleven structures of varying ages and forms of construction with a listed Georgian stone façade along the Regent Street elevation which had to be retained in the new scheme. The development provided high specification office and residential accommodation plus retail outlets at ground level to Regent Street, which includes the Apple flagship store. Show less

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  Keltbray Group Holdings Ltd

  Jun 2003 - Dec 2004

  Colchester Barracks Phase 1 & 2 was a Joint venture with Lagan Group to provide the full enabling and infrastructure works for the new £600m PFI army barracks at Colchester for the Ministry of Defence. The project included both works on existing green field areas along with areas of the existing barracks, whilst maintaining full security and operational status for the live barracks site. The project involved the demolition and groundworks to part of the old Spitalfields market on the edge of the City of London to make way for a new City office development for Hammerson. The project was carried out successfully despite the confined city centre location and tight programme constraints.

  • Colchester Barracks PFI phases 1 & 2

    Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

  • Spitalfields Market - London

    Jun 2003 - Jan 2004
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  Keltbray Group

  Aug 2005 - Mar 2008

  Following on from the successful stage 1 demolition works Keltbray negotiated the pile enabling and sub-structure works packages on the Central St Giles development for Stanhope. The substructure package commenced with pile probing works to a depth of 5m allowing for the installation of secant wall and bearing piles. Running concurrently to the pile enabling works was pile attendance & a sequenced archaeological excavation to specific areas of the site followed by temporary works installation and bulk excavation works. Show less Keltbray carried out the demolition and enabling package to facilitate the construction of the Pinnacle tower in the heart of the City. The existing site was made up of three existing structures, of which 38 Bishopsgate proved to be the most challenging resulting in extensive specialist cutting and craneage being utilised for its de construction. In conjunction to the de construction works an extensive enabling works package was carried out in advance of the piling and sub structure packages. Show less The project entailed the formation of the new basement structure for the Ropemaker Place office development on the edge of the City Of London for British Land. The project was successful due to pre-planning and co-ordination with both the piling and RC contractor which was carried out in as a pre construction phase. Extensive temporary works were installed in conjunction with the existing basement demolition to allow maximum area for the follow on blue sky dig and new RC basement and core formation. Show less The building consisted of an 8 storey concrete frame 1960’s office building with a shared party wall to the Southern boundary. The initial works entailed the removal of asbestos based materials and de-commissioning of the existing services, this was followed by a soft strip operation and then full structural demolition. Structural demolition was carried out on a floor by floor basis using mini excavators & skid steers down to second floor. Down to second floor level where larger machines were then used to complete the demolition. Show less The Works entailed the Demolition of the existing 9 storey office buildings that formed the St Giles Court office complex at the Eastern end of Oxford Street in the West end of London. The demolition was carried out to make way for the 403,883 sq ft Central Saint Giles mixed residential and office development for Stanhope Plc. The works were carried out over 2 stages with an initial asbestos removal and de rating operation followed by a return visit to complete the structural demolition. Show less

  • St Giles Court

    Jul 2006 - Mar 2008

  • The Pinnacle, Bishopsgate

    Mar 2006 - Mar 2008

  • Ropemaker Place, Ropemaker street

    Sept 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Bow Bells House

    Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

  • Guildhall Accommodation Project

    Jun 2006 - Jan 2007

  • 200 Pentonville Road

    Sept 2005 - Jul 2006

  • 35 Basinghall Street

    Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  • 1 Coleman Street (Austral House)

    Dec 2004 - Jun 2006

  • St Giles Court - Demolition

    Aug 2005 - May 2006
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  Keltbray Group

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

  To prepare the site for the new Heron tower development two existing 1960 tower blocks on the site were de- constructed utilising tower crane demolition , this was followed by an extensive pile enabling and temporary works activities. An advanced 12 month pre-construction period was used to develop the successful top down basement construction that allowed for the 3 new basement levels to be formed concurrently to the superstructure erection. The demolition of – Copthall Avenue formed part of the Drapers Garden development. The site was located in the center of the City Of London which presented many logistical challenges requiring progressive planning with other trades working in adjacent projects. The building consisted of a 6 storey concrete frame with a single basement. Permanent ties were installed to ensure the stability of the adjacent party wall structures which were retained. The project involved the removal of contaminated ducting, soft strip and internal demolition within two existing building know as B3 and B4 on the Glaxo Smith Kline research facility in Ware Hertfordshire. The works were carried out whilst the research site remained operational with the works being interfaced with other construction and refurbishment operations being carried out concurrently on the site.

  • Heron Tower project

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Pocket Park, Copthall Ave

    Dec 2008 - May 2009

  • Project Phoenix, Ware

    Jan 2009 - Mar 2009
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  Keltbray Group

  Nov 2009 - Nov 2015

  The enabling (demolition) works for the Crossrail scheme at Farringdon East Ticket Hall worksite involve the demolition of 10 buildings of varying sizes comprising of masonry, timber and concrete. With its location the worksite had many adjacent stakeholders and 4 main interfaces: LU Barbican Station, NWR Moorgate Spur, Historical Smithfield meat market and City of London.Keltbray were awarded the inaugural Crossrail Contractors & Designers Award for outstanding Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality work on the C209 Farringdon Demolition East Ticket Hall contract. Show less

  • Quadrant 4 Development - Q4

    Jun 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Regent Street Block W5 Project

    Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Battersea Power Station Marketing Suite

    Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  • 7 - 8 St James Square Project

    Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  • Birmingham Gateway Project

    Jan 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Farringdon East Ticket Hall enabling package

    Nov 2009 - Feb 2011
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  Keltbray Group

  Feb 2019 - Aug 2021

  Member of the Keltbray project team undertaking the façade retention and structural demolition to Battersea Power station Phase II. The works includes the following scope: Site investigations, Mini piling, Main piling, Sheet piling, Cofferdam excavations, Reinforces concrete foundations, Structural alterations, Structural demolition, Installation and management of circa 3,000 tonnes of temporary works to facilitate the structural demolition, Dismantle of existing façade temporary works, Salvage of existing listed items for restoration by others e.g. light sockets, radiators, staircases, old plant, gantry cranes etc. On completion of the main works the Keltbray team were instructed to facilitate and manage the removal of the lead paint from the retained existing steels, the opening up pockets (circa 3,000 locations) through the brick and concrete encasement to expose the existing steels for the connections between the new and old steel frames, the removal of the previously installed temporary works (4,000 tonnes) and the demolition through the existing facades for new openings (windows and doorways). Show less

  • Battersea Power Station Phase II

    Nov 2015 - Aug 2021

  • 20 Ropemaker Street

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Keltbray

  Apr 2022 - now

  Member of the Keltbray project team undertaking the Pre-Main Works package for Mace Dragados JV& HS2 at Curzon Street, Birmingham. The packages include the following scope: General excavation to remove the existing weathering layer, Construction of piling platform, Construction of 86 lm of contig piles adjacent to the RBS NR line, Supply, excavation and construction of the below-ground storm and foul drainage, Construction of a 500 lm concrete haul road, Excavation and removal of redundant service berms, Excavation of the “Berm of Dirt” adjacent to the RBS NR line, Construction of the Green Road extension, Dismantle of existing site hoardings following the closure of New Canal Street, Construction of a concrete capping beam over the contig piles, Ground investigations associated with the proposed welfare facility. Show less Member of the Keltbray project team undertaking the Piling & Groundworks package for Mace Dragados JV& HS2 at Euston. The packages include the following scope: Installation & Testing of Insitu HIPER pile. Construction of piling platform, Construction of 35No Insitu & 5No HIPER piles, Design and installation of the ground source heat pump system between the HIPER piles and the service riser, supply, excavation and construction of the below-ground storm and foul drainage, construction of a ground floor concrete slab, single-story steel frame structure, excavation and installation of service ducting, construction of a UKPN substation, construction of blockwork to ground floor workshops, permeable paving to external areas. Show less Preconstruction:Working with our preconstruction department, providing a key operation link in preparing the tender documents, attending meetings, developing methods of work, liaising with potential subcontractors and assisting were very required to secure new works.Operational:From award to delivery (Safely, on time and on budget) of many projects for the following clients;Milton Keynes Council, MaceDragados jv, Skanska, Bovis Lend Lease, Stanhope plc, Sir Robert McAlpine, Canary Wharf Contractors, Legal & General, MACE, British Land, The Crown Estate, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), Arab Investments, Heron, Grosvenor Estates, Berkeley Homes, Network Rail, Crossrail, BPSDC, CORE, OPLM.At the following contracts:The Gables & Melish Court Demolition, Chapter Living London Bridge, Maria Fidelis - Euston HS2, 20 Ropemaker Street, Battersea Power Station Phase 2, Battersea Power Station Phase 3a, Quadrant 4 (Q4) development (Piccadilly), Block W5 Regent Street, Battersea Power Station Marketing suite, 7 - 8 St James Square, Birmingham Gate Project, Farringdon East Ticket Hall, Project Phoenix, 10 - 12 Copthall Ave (Pocket Park), St Botolphs, Heron Tower, The Pinnacle, Ropemaker Place, St Giles (demo & Groundwork packages), Guildhall Accommodation Block, 60 Threadneedle Street, Bow Bells House, 200 Pentonville Road,1 Coleman Street, 35 Basinghall Ave, 16 Coleman Street, Colchester Garrison, White City, 77 Grosvenor Street, Spitalfields. Show less Member of the Keltbray project team undertaking the Piling & Groundworks package for Mace. The packages include the following scope: Construction of 125 linear metre secant piles wall, preparation and construction of a 1600 x 1415mm concrete capping beam on the secant piled wall, bulk excavation with MOLA watching brief and 2 specific MOLA excavations to a depth of 3 metres below street level, construction of a low-level piling platform, construction of bearing piles (26 wet piles, and 44 dry piles), followed by the installation of temporary propping to the capping and final bulk excavation to the new basement level formation with concrete blinding. Show less

  • Curzon Street Pre Main Works Package - HS2 Birmingham

    May 2023 - now

  • The Gables & Mellish Court Demolition

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Maria Fidelis Accommodation Package - HS2 Euston

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Operations Director

    Jun 2003 - now

  • Chapter Living - London Bridge

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2022