Christopher Davies

Experience

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  Ramboll

  Sept 2004 - Jul 2008

  Engineering Intern

  Worked on a range of projects of varying scale with the structures and bridges teams

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  REDR UK

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

  Facilities Volunteer

  Worked in the London office as a volunteer in the IT and facilities team helping them with the logistics of moving office.

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  Engineers Without Borders UK

  Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Construction Project Manager

  Worked independently as the engineer, architect, site manager and managed the budget on the construction of a new community centre and volunteer house.

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  Save the Children

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2012

  Support to SIDA, ECHO and UNICEF projects across Puntland and Somaliland. Field-based working on emergency preparedness planning, construction support, WASH in institutions, disaster risk reduction and program evaluation. DFID, AusAID, DANIDA, Norwegian MFA, CIDA, Bandaid and DEC funded WASH projects across Hiran, Galgaduud, Bay and Bakool and Mogadishu. Remote support and management of teams and local partners. Work included construction of sanitation and water storage facilities, storm water drainage in Mogadishu, water trucking to bladders, hygiene promotion in communities and institutions, distribution of hygiene kits and program monitoring and evaluation. Coordinating DFID and ECHO funded projects across the West region after the post election conflict. Managed a team of 15 people and 2 local NGO partners, providing WASH support to institutions and IDP camps. Work included the construction of WASH facilities, distributions of NFI kits, hygiene promotion and water supply USAID funded WASH project following ethnic clashes and arson damage in Osh and Jalal-Abad. Managed team of 50 people for urban santiation constructions and the distribution of cash grants to 500 households. Also took on the role of Shelter Coordinator for 2 months to close a UNHCR funded shelter project constructing 345 houses. 3 months spent with the Emergency Response Team & 3 months spent with the Capacity Building and Preparedness Team. Completed the Emergencies Operations Programme including simulated first phase response and advanced field training with personal security in hostile environments and emergency first aid

  • Roving WASH Coordinator

    May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • WASH Coordinator - Central and South Somalia

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  • WASH/Shelter Programme Mangager

    May 2011 - Dec 2011

  • WASH/Shelter Coordinator

    Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Humanitarian Skills Development Programme

    Mar 2010 - Sept 2010
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  ICRC

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Wathab delegate

  Working in Batil refugee camp, Upper Nile state, to increase the water supply from <5 to over 20 litres/person/day for 38,000 people. Improved coverage of water network across the camp and increased water supply with new boreholes, generators and water storage.

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  Elliott Wood

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2017

  Senior Civil Engineer

  Specialised in urban flood risk, storm water and foul water drainage design, sanitation networks and road design, especially creative design utilising Nature Based Solutions and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

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  British Red Cross

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  WatSan Engineer Delegate

  Europe refugee response MSM20 deployment. Water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion in camps working with refugee volunteers

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  IMC Worldwide

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2022

  Principal Consultant (Infrastructure)

  Project roles included:- Technical Director, Support for Municipal Urban Infrastructure Investments, Nepal- Contracts Manager, Rehabilitation of Freetown Water Supply, Sierra Leone- Project Manager, Assessment of Sustainability and Targeting of UK-funded WASH programmes- Management Information Systems Lead, Independent Verification for Solid Waste Management in Monrovia, Liberia- Technical Lead, Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Project- Project Manager, UK Nigeria Infrastructure Assistance Fund (UKNIAF)- Modeller & Community-based resilience, Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Myanmar- Technical Support to UNICEF Ghana- Technical Lead, Yangon Sewerage Assessment- Institutional Expert, Digital Roadmaps and Compendium: Solid Waste Digitalisation Roadmap Show less

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  DT Global

  Sept 2022 - now

  Team Leader / Technical Director / Commercial Manager

  Consultant working across a range of international development projects in the Environment & Infrastructure team. Project roles include:- Team Leader & ISWM Specialist, Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution in Asia- Technical Director, Support for Municipal Urban Infrastructure Investments, Nepal- Commercial Manager, Rehabilitation of Freetown Water Supply, Sierra Leone- Team Leader, Independent Verification for Solid Waste Management in Monrovia, Liberia- Institutional Expert, Digital Roadmaps and Compendium: Solid Waste Digitalisation Roadmap Show less