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Gareth Watkins

Gareth Watkins

Senior Project Manager - Overseas Projects

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Programme Director at KBR

  • Education

    • University of Humberside

      1991 - 1995
      B.Eng(hons) Electro-mechanics

      Gareth studied as a day release student whilst working as a trainee project engineer in order to gain practical experience as well as formal qualifications

  • Experience

    • Jiskoot Ltd

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
      Senior Project Manager - Overseas Projects

      Accountable for tendering, sales and delivery of oil and gas sampling and metering projects in India, Africa and Middle East. Led a team of Project Managers based in the UK and travelled extensively overseas (primarily Middle East and India) giving sales presentations to clients, making site surveys and performing commissioning services.

    • Jiskoot Autocontrol

      Jan 1997 - Dec 1999
      Senior Project Engineer (Overseas Projects)

      Gareth was responsible for the management of all overseas projects and had sales responsibility for India, Africa and the Middle East. He travelled extensively throughout the regions working on sales presentations, site surveys and system commissioning

    • Simon Storage

      Jan 2000 - Mar 2003
      Project Manager

      Gareth worked as the project manager for various chemical and oil storage and distribution projects across the UK

    • Environmental Services

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2003
      Project Manager

      Gareth worked as the project manager for resin encapsulation and fuel element debris recovery before leaving to work as a full time freelance PM professional

    • Freelance

      Jul 2003 - Feb 2013
      Project Manager

      Freelance Project Manager specialising in Nuclear Decommissioning Projects in UK and Eastern EuropeGareth spent 3 years working on various Intermediate Level Waste processing projects at various UK nuclear sites before spending 1. 5 years managing the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning project management unit in Bulgaria and then 3 years working on the spent fuel storage system at Ignalina in Lithaunia

    • GNS

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
      Project Manager

      Gareth provided Project Management Services to his Client GNS to ensure licensing and delivery of storage casks for spent fuel from the 2 decommissioned reactors at Ignalina NPP

    • Amec

      Feb 2013 - Jun 2014
      Project Director

      Responsible for ensuring the safe design, construction and commissioning of the interim fuel storage facility funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)Based in Ukraine on the Chernobyl site

    • E C Harris Qatar

      Aug 2014 - Feb 2016
      Senior Project Manager

      Providing consultancy support to the Public Works Authority on critical infrastructure projects. Facilitated the implementation of bulk materials procurement frameworks for aggregate and bitumen.Based in Qatar

    • M W Hargreaves

      Feb 2016 - May 2018
      Project Director

      Project Director accountable for delivery of the ventilation system for the New Safe Confinement project ventilation ductwork system at the Chernobyl site in Ukraine. MW Hargreaves have been engaged by Novarka to provide the ductwork system for the new protective arch being installed over the damaged reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The system involves over 6km of ductwork a large proportion of which is high integrity stainless steel.The scope includes all seismic assessment of the ductwork as well as detail design and manufacture, design and supply of seismically qualified supports, supply of 70 fans, and management of the procurement of all other ventilation system components (air handling units, dampers, etc) Show less

    • Kruto PM Ltd

      Jul 2018 - Nov 2021

      Providing project management support and expertise to the Nuclear Decommissioning industry

      • Project Director

        Aug 2018 - Nov 2021

      • Project Manager

        Jul 2018 - Nov 2021

    • DBD International

      Feb 2021 - Nov 2023
      Chief Programme Officer

    • KBR Careers - Gov Solutions

      Nov 2023 - now
      Program Director

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NEBOSH ICC

      NEBOSH
      Jun 2015

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Advisor

      Issued by Young Enterprise South East on Jan 1999
      Young Enterprise South EastAssociated with Gareth Watkins