Michael Housby

Experience

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  Affinity Water

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2018

  Working as a project manager on the multi-million pound High Speed 2 rail line programme for Affinity Water. Primarily supporting the Interface Manager as a senior member of the HS2 team in mitigating the significant impacts resulting from HS2 intersecting the AW region, from South Wembley to Great Missenden in the Chilterns. • Lead Project Manager of a complex £10m network diversion project (design and construction),• Leads environmental approach and projects within the programme,• Line management and contractor management, (recruitment, tenders and contract development),• Implemented programme/project controls and non-profit/loss commercial management,• Involved in senior level negotiations between AW and HS2 in developing legal agreements, Show less AW Technical Graduate Scheme:• Delivered a successful change programme across AW for customer service (office/field)• Assisted programme design, implementation and delivery to improve customer service scores • Developed reporting methods for customer service metrics and workstream/initiative progress• Benefits identification and realisation carried out, showing a potential £2.3m benefit • Ensured workstream leads were on target and supported in achieving their vision• Programme management activities such as; board reporting, senior stakeholder engagement • Increased customer focus culture across AW, enhancing customer satisfactionAchieved a measurable reduction in unwanted customer contact, customer complaints, and unwanted contact, reaching a two year high in customer satisfaction scores obtained by our regulator (SIM). Show less AW Technical Graduate Scheme:• Supported the Treasurer /CFO to change AW’s financial covenants and sell bonds to investors• Worked closely with members of the senior/executive teams to raise £40m Class-A debt• Assisted meticulous delivery of an updated bond prospectus• Captured all information investors need in order to consider purchasing AW bonds • Responsible for creating an innovative Investor Report, published half yearly to investors • Assisted Investor Road Show preparation to explain changes in financial covenants• Interpersonal / communication skills to engage with a variety of internal and external contacts• Gained an understanding of how debt capital markets operateSuccessful completion against tight deadlines, including the team dealing for a significant profit. Team performance was recognised by receiving a company exceptional award for impressive commercial acumen. Show less AW Technical Graduate Scheme: • Understanding of water treatment processes, equipment, and borehole monitoring technology• Accountable for creating and managing delivery of improved maintenance activities• Identified methods of best practice, process mapping, guidance and operating procedures • Responsible for site repairs across AW and investigation of over 200 boreholes • Recommended technology alternatives allowing potential Capex and Opex savings• Organised and coordinated repairs while keeping senior management informedSuccessful project completion resulted in reliable ground water visibility, increased asset protection, financial benefits and improved company performance through reduced source loss risk. Show less I was selected for a two year graduate programme involving the completion of four, six month placements within Affinity Water, giving me the opportunity to experience a variety of positions within a leading water utility company which had been awarded enhanced status by its regulator. Placement 1: Production (Front-line field experience). Placement 2: Finance (Corporate finance introduction, completing a bond sale).Placement 3: Customer Relations (Change / improvement programme experience). Placement 4: Wholesale Operations (Large infrastructure project experience) Show less

  • Project Manager, Wholesale Operations (HS2)

    Apr 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Assistant Programme Manager, Customer Relations

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Treasury Projects Assistant, Finance

    Apr 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Production Engineer, Wholesale Operations

    Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Technical Graduate

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2014
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  Yorkshire Water

  Nov 2018 - Sept 2023

  Responsible for supporting effective delivery of the water service delivery portfolio (£74m), inc. the award winning £28m Smart Resilient & Calm Network Programme.Senior leader support in financial year delivery, future business investment planning and prioritisation.Area lead in defining the Performance Excellence Improvement Programme, rolled out accross YW.Developed, implemented, and embedded governance/reporting processes for effective capital management accross the Water Portfolio. Show less Lead Project Manager on the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Programme (£284m) leading a sub-programme of 6 projects (£121m).Supporting the adoption and development of P13 principles in the Partnership 4 Yorkshire.Delivered England's first NBS integrated constructed wetland at Clifton WWTW, increasing net biodiversity, saving 80% operational carbon. This multi-award winning project was named Wastewater Innovation Project and Natural Capital Initiative of the Year at the Water Industry Awards 2022.Delivered the £32m Chellow Heights DWI project from concept to contract award, achieving £20m efficiencies and 84% carbon reduction.Carbon Ambassador in the Partnership for Yorkshire Show less Led the AMP7 Transitional Programme (£360m notional) for Yorkshire Waters £900m WINEP programme for AMP7, including the responsibility to identify deliverability and cost efficiencies across the programme for April 2020.Delivered strategic level AMP7 projects (to allow a programme first approach, and a clear strategy to be implemented e.g consent trading and alternative technology considerations (Catchment Management, Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal).Programme Manager for the AMP7 DWI Programme – ensuring regulatory compliance and water quality to customers (£97m).Managed a cross organisational team to enable programme delivery between client, consultant and contractor groups.Delivered 4 Phosphorus Waste Water projects (£12m) under the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP), progressing from concept through design and into contract award.Successfully led the Clean Water Infrastructure Growth Projects in Harrogate (£3m), Knaresborough (£1m) and Studley to Birkby Nab (£0.8m) resulting in the Harrogate project being submitted by the business for the Infrastructure Project of the Year Awards 2019. Show less

  • Programme Manager

    Mar 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Lead Project Manager

    Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2018 - Jul 2020
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  Anglian Water Services

  Sept 2023 - now

  Strategic Portfolio Delivery Manager