Stephen McLoughlin

Experience

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  Weightman and Bullen Architects

  May 1999 - Aug 1999

  Summer Trainee

  AutoCAD drawings & hand drawings on A0 drawing board, for conversion of St John’s Beacon for local radio station to move into building.

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  Sutcliffe

  Jan 2001 - Oct 2008

  Building Surveyor | CAD Technican

  Duties included on site levelling and Theodolite work, attendance in fire damage and demolition surveys on residential and commercial properties, production of schedule of conditions, attendance in party wall surveys, completion of structural surveys, production and issuing of drawings in client approved AutoCAD format, management on site, of trial holes and boreholes being taken, collecting of samples, and recording of findings in approved client format. Ongoing supervision on site of several drainage surveys by approved suppliers, input into site investigation reports and drawings for tender preparations, Production and checking of lintel schedules and bar bending schedules. Site project manager on different sized projects ranging from £6000 up to £12 million, which involved management of installation teams and sign off’s of works to AFC standard. Managed the coordination of design activities of several projects, which entailed working closely with the client, and various stakeholders, and managing demands and expectations. Show less

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  Emplacement

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

  Resourcer | Recruitment Consultant

  Created and managed a new division within the business recruiting for Geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and project management professionals, responsible for creating brand awareness and building relationships with external stakeholders within the construction sector. Created and managed several in-house systems to ensure all policies and procedures are followed and all vacancies and candidates are fully compliant with legislation.

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  NDC Consultants Ltd

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2013

  CAD Technician | Bids & Marketing Co-ordinator | Building Surveyor

  Working on Network Rail’s Fixed Telecommunications Network, I was responsible for surveying and designing trunk routes up to 12km per work package. Managed the gathering, planning and organising data to produce the designs for the package of works I oversaw. Production of Planning Concessions and Technical Queries, sending these to external stakeholders and liaising with them to come to resolution. Evaluated and resolved engineering difficulties with on-site teams. Responsible for finding cost effective solutions by communicating with Surveyors, Analysts, stakeholders, and Management to resolve difficult issues. Quality Checking the work of internal and external Planning Engineers, included all AutoCAD drawings, making sure all in line with current and approved NWR drawing standards. In attendance on several topographical surveys, recording all data to then produce relevant AutoCAD drawings for the Network Rail GSM-R Project. Managed and arranged all protection staff, ensuring all site safety paperwork was in place to carry out site works. Responsible for the survey and design management for assessing sighting distances at approximately 1,500 associated User Works Crossings, pedestrian crossings and 560 GSM-R mast sites managing and coordinating the integration of engineering and design activities. Show less

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  Network Rail

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  Project Manager Assistant (Secondment)

  Seconded into Network Rail (NRT) responsible for the management of 2 principal contractors, for the design, installation, and commissioning stages of the FTN GSM-R Migration Project. Responsibilities included gaining approval of design documentation through the DRN process, liaising with internal design engineers and project Engineers, responsible for the management of the tender process, and awarding of work packages, responsible for approval of construction phase plans and work package plans. On-site management of Principal Contractors during installation and testing phases, undertaking safety audits and PGI’s. Responsible for the management and collating of all information needed to complete As-Built documentation and O&M manuals and the management and uploading of Ellipse data into approved Management Tool. Show less

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  Network Rail

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2017

  Construction Manager | Project Engineer

  Construction Manager for Network Rail Telecoms Project Engineer for Civils' activities including the following:Structures, Earthworks, Buildings, Building Services Engineer [Mechanical], Building Services Engineer [Electrical]Worked on the following projects:• Lewisham Data Rings, design, project & site management• BT Sunset, design, project & site management (Rugby ECR, Crewe ECR & Eastleigh ECR)• BTS 9000 swap out project within 120 REB’s to release operational BTS spares (Nationwide)• BT WAN satellite upgrades on Signal Boxes, surveys & site management (Nationwide)• FTNx Distribution Network Surveys & installations, including site management (Nationwide)• MNO infill sites, survey, design & site management of GSM-R Repeater installations (Nationwide) • Project management and Civil Project Engineering duties relating to the design, installation & commissioning on FTN GSM-R Migration Project, to enable the migration of services from Legacy and 3rd Party transmission (Nationwide) Show less

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  Instalcom Limited

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  Telecoms Rail Project Manager

  Reporting to the Head of Rail, responsible for all personnel within team were committed to the delivery of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental requirements as defined in current company and client policies & procedures, embedded a robust safety culture and reinforcing of the lifesaving rules into the team and business. Lead, motivated and managed a small team of project managers, project engineers, project planners and acted as a role-model for the team in terms of behaviours and values. oversaw the detailed planning of resources so that there was appropriate level of project support from design through to close out and handback. Responsible for surveying and producing all Telecoms drawings, including As-Built production, and Ellipse documentation. Responsible for site management, which involved the management of sub-contractors, management of deliveries, undertaking of daily site diaries and provided client with daily progress, completion of toolbox talks, management of all buried service information, permit to digs, undertaking PGI’s and overseeing QHSE site inspections. Involved in several new business development opportunities with existing and new clients.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Appointed by Network Rail as Telecoms design contractors responsible engineer (CRE) for a CDM notifiable project • Appointed by Network Rail as Civils design contractors responsible engineer (CRE) for a CDM notifiable project • Lead team in achieving Principal Contractors Licence (PCL) within 5 months.• Responsible for developing a process for agreeing, compiling, measuring, and achieving Key Performance Indicators to manage Network Rail expectations and aid continuous improvement within the business.• Creating and Implementation of systems to allow capture, analysis, and benchmarking of project data to provide greater understanding of productivity, improve cost-benefit analysis and project performance. Show less

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  Amey

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2021

  Principal Engineering Manager (Telecoms)

  Responsibilities include managing and coordinating the integration of Telecoms engineering and design activities and all technical interfaces for all multi-disciplinary projects. Implement, maintain, and manage the competencies and associated training of Telecom design staff in the Rail Consulting Central and South accounts (27 in total). Responsibilities include authoring, checking, and approving of G4 & G5 SISS and operational Telecom designs, acted as delivery manager on several jobs, completing periodic cost to completes on various projects, liaising weekly with all PM’s in the business to provide progress on projects. Liaising with all multi discipline leads for resourcing, planning, programme purposes on all business portfolios, across 3 business accounts.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Lead, manage and motivate the Rail Consulting Central and South Telecoms team.• Successful in a recruitment drive, following review of existing competencies & skill set and project pipelines.• Involved in several new business development opportunities with existing and new clients. • Embedded a robust safety culture and reinforcing of the lifesaving rules into the team• Involved in mentoring of junior staff, focusing on personal and professional development. Show less

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  Telent Technology Services Ltd

  Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

  Project Manager

  Reporting to Programme Manager, completing monthly costings on various projects, liaising weekly with stakeholders on projects to provide progress, ensuring all projects are progressing to programme and budget. Preparing, maintaining, and managing flow of project information between design teams and the client, through progress meetings, including taking leading roles in interfacing with the client, design teams and various stakeholders. Liaising with Engineering leads for resourcing, planning, programme purposes on current projects. Production and approval of all site safety documentation, acting as Responsible Manager to allow check and sign off SSOW packs.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Involved in several new business development opportunities with existing and new clients.• Involved in mentoring of junior staff, focusing on personal and professional development. Show less

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  Linbrooke Services Ltd

  Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  Project Manager

  Reporting to Programme Manager, completing monthly costings & programme updates on all Telecoms projects within the S&T Frameworks in LNE region, liaising weekly with stakeholders on projects to provide progress, ensuring all projects are progressing to programme and budget. Preparing, maintaining, and managing flow of project information between design teams and the client, through progress meetings, including taking leading roles in interfacing with the client, design teams and various stakeholders. Liaising with Engineering leads for resourcing, planning, programme purposes on current projects. Production and approval of all site safety documentation, acting as Responsible Manager to allow check and sign off SSOW packs, management of new works via NR Bravo, including all documentation for PQQ’s & ITT’skey achievements• Involved in several new business development opportunities with existing and new clients.• Involved in mentoring 2 Assistant Project Managers, focusing on personal and professional development, include mentoring on a Level 4 PM apprenticeship.• Implementation of new processes into the business for all PACE and ACE dispositions to become BAU within business. Show less

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  Amey

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

  Principal Project Manager

  Reporting into Programme Manager, completing monthly costings & periodic programme updates, Design Manager for TransPennine Route Upgrade - West of Leeds (WoL), working with multi disciplines including, OLE, Telecoms, Signalling, Geotech, Drainage, Civils & Structures.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Involved in mentoring of junior staff, focusing on personal and professional development.• Upholding responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of all team members.• Overseeing project cost projections and managing changes effectively. Show less

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  Mace

  Nov 2022 - now

  Associate Director

  Seconded into Peel Ports as a Senior Project Manager.Seconded into a Project Manager role with Network Rail, working in Capital Delivery team managing 3No principal contractors in a Design & Build framework from PACE stages 1-4, taking leading roles in interfacing with the contractors, internal & external design teams and various stakeholders, including sponsors, liaising with Engineering leads for resourcing, planning, programme purposes on current projects.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Leading the creation of essential project documentation including NEC4 Contract scope data (NR28) and supplementary scope data packs, aligning with CDM Regulations and Network Rail Standards.• Guiding Contractors Responsible Engineers (CEMs) to ensure design submissions meet Network Rail Standards, adhere to British Standards, and present cost-effective, buildable solutions.• Upholding responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of all team members.• Overseeing project cost projections and managing changes effectively. Show less

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  The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

  Mar 2023 - now

  Committee Member

  CIOB Hub Committee member covering Merseyside & Cheshire area.CIOB EDI AmbassadorCIOB Chartered professional review mentor.