Simon Winch

Experience

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  Haycock and Todd Land Surveyors

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1984

  Assistant Topographical/Architectural Surveyor

  – On-site surveying of land and buildings. – Use of specialist surveying equipment.– Correlation of data collected and preparation of final drawing for customer.

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  Royal Air Force

  Jan 1984 - Jul 1993

  Electronics Engineer Telecommunications

  Joined RAF as an electronics engineer telecommunications where an extensive range of “hands on” and project engineering skills were attained. A detailed knowledge of systems engineering and communications systems was achieved with experience of high frequency, satellite and digital data communications in all aspects of maintenance, modification, repairs and installation to component level. Staff training, recruitment and supervision of technicians.

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  British Rail S&T

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  Signalling Design Assistant

  Responsible for providing functional support to the design engineer on allocated projects. Team leader of six personnel. Responsibilities included produce and production check to required quality standards, planning tasks of team, checking work of other employees and design of equipment/systems.

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  Signalling Control UK

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Senior Safety Assessment Engineer

  Specially selected to join Channel Tunnel Projects as an EMI engineer. Engineering consultant to Class 92 locomotive project team. Responsibilities included as described above plus:– Team leader of Class 92 Signalling Control UK safety case team.– Produced 17 successful safety assessments including the safety case to allow revenue-earning operation of the Class 92 within Dollands Moor and through Eurotunnel.

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  Transport Management Group International

  Mar 1995 - Jun 1996

  Engineering Consultant

  Recruited by TMG and seconded to British Rail Projects Ltd, Risk Assessment Group as an engineering consultant to RfD Class 92 project team. – Responsible for writing safety/technical assessments for the dual voltage Class 92 locomotives with regards S&T infrastructure. – Project engineer responsible for producing interim safety assessments to allow test running on both ac and dc rail networks. – Establish theoretical basis and methods of operation of signalling infrastructure, liaise with manufacturers to substantiate basis and methods of operation, establish equipment susceptibility levels of interference, and liaise with locomotive manufacturers to access data on levels of interference produced by locomotive. Specify practical tests required to verify theoretical calculations and arrange tests to establish levels produced by locomotive. Establish credible failure modes and ensure these are addressed in safety assessments. – Attend Safety Assessment Panel meetings to support safety assessments.– Produced several successful safety assessments including Crewe IEMD to allow multiple Class 92 operation on the depot. Show less

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  Mott MacDonald, Railways Division

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Systems Engineer

  Working as part of a multi-disciplinary consultancy team, experience included:– British Airports Authority Heathrow Express Rail Link – Safety case co-ordinator responsible for the production of the Heathrow Express Branchline Infrastructure Design safety case. Also technical author responsible for the Permanent Way and Tunnel Structures safety case. – Railtrack Rolling Stock Acceptance Board – Assisting in the implementation and production of new route acceptance standards, new technology related standards, safety case construction guidelines and infrastructure/vehicle change processes. – Independent technical reviewer for Railtrack Safety Assessment Panel on Class 373/2 and Class 365/5 safety case documentation. – Manchester South Resignalling Scheme Safety Approvals – Assistant project manager, liaise with and advise ANSALDO, CSEE and AMEC SPIE on safety procedures to be followed in UK and facilitate systems assurance processes. – Railtrack SICA surveys, part of a dedicated team of signal engineers assessing signalling infrastructure for Railtrack and reporting current condition. Show less

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  Alstom Transport

  Jun 1998 - Aug 2002

  UK Safety and RAM Manager

  Responsible for the RAMS aspects of all projects and tenders within the UK and Ireland. Led all dependability aspects of the complete integrated system from preliminary design, through design, manufacturing, implementation and commissioning (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety). Was a committee member of the ALSTOM Transport Safety, Core Competence Network as part of the World Class Engineering initiative. Safety and RAM manager on major projects including:– Arlanda Airport Rail Link Project (Sweden) – Implemented and responsible for safety management system for complete project including both internal and external companies. Authored interim and final railway safety reports that allowed the opening of the railway. Member of the consortium safety council. – Istanbul Metro (Turkey) – Provided advice and guidance to the project to help correlate and consolidate safety issues before handover of the project to the client and safety authorities. Project successfully handed over and in revenue earning operation.– Katowice Tram Modernisation Project (Poland) – Responsibilities also included site safety issues (providing site safety plan, providing site inspections and a member of the safety council). Provide guidance on all safety and RAM issues to sub-contractors who were unfamiliar with current safety and RAM practices. – Millennium Transit Guided Bus Project – Review product safety documentation for the system. Show less

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  Mott MacDonald

  Aug 2002 - Nov 2014

  Network Rail, GNGE Joint Line Upgrade (Oct 2010 to Nov 2014) Scheme Project Manager, SP & C – Seconded to Network Rail Investment Projects, Enhancements team (Oct 2010 to July 2012) to manage the signalling and level crossing elements of the Capacity Relief to the ECML GNGE Joint Line Upgrade through GRIP 2 to GRIP 4 the necessary works circa £60 million. Once the project became an Alliance my role was Level Crossing PM (July 2012 to Jan 2014) responsible for the successful delivery of the level crossing works and hand back to operation for phases 1 and 3. Post Alliance re-org meant role changed to Level Crossing Interface Manager (Jan 2014 to Nov 14) responsible for interfaces with the ORR, councils, NR RAM, RLCM and external risk assessment providers. The project is unique in that it encompasses 147 Level crossings along its 86 mile route with the installation of 23 MCB-OD as part of its scope.WCML A09 Line Speed Enhancements, OHLE and Track, Network Rail West Coast Enhancement team. Engineering Project Manager, OHLE and Track. Seconded to Network Rail West Coast Enhancement team (18 months) for route sections 1, 2, 3, and 7 delivering the necessary improvements to track and OLE infrastructure.East Coast Main Line Upgrade. Development Joint Venture Railway Performance Manager. West Coast North Portfolio. WCN Signalling Projects. Engineering Project Manager Crewe to Runcorn life extension works, Silver migration works RS3, 4 and 7, Liverpool Lime Street Life extension works and Crewe to Holyhead Clearances.Hot Axle Box Detector Renewals. Network Rail, West Coast North. Engineering Project ManagerSeconded to NR (18 months) working as part of WCN signalling projects management team responsible for HABD renewals at 23 installations over 16 sites.West Coast Route Modernisation, Route Sections 11, 12 and 66 Blockade WorksEast Coast Main Line Improvement Project, Performance Analyses, Project Manager. Show less Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Capital Projects TeamPosition held: Building and Engineering; Project Manager. Client facing project management responsible for day-to-day management of various capital projects throughout the six hospitals within the trust. Seconded for 18 months. The Trust is the largest in the UK and the largest teaching hospital trust in Europe. Work encompassed management of various parties from design consultants to contractors from brief through feasibility to final handover after defects period. Work also involved the day-to-day interaction with the Trust Capital team, estates, infection control, users, corporate planners, fire officers, asbestos control and other relevant specialist departments. Team leader of four other Mott MacDonald project managers seconded to the Trust. During the secondment managed over 30 projects of different values and at different stages in their project life cycle. Successfully delivered 12 schemes to practical completion to the value of £14 million.West Yorkshire Police Authority PFI. West Yorkshire Police. Technical Advisor. Part of the PFI team to build two new divisional headquarters including custody suites at Wakefield and Leeds and a training facilities site at Carr Gate to include public order, firearms and driver training.Independent Certifier (IC) - Projects included;- Tees LIFT 3 Hartlepool Medical Health Centre,- Mansfield Kings Mill Hospital (£265 million),- Building Schools for the Future (BSF), Durham.Hastings Academies – Assistant Project Manager – Project management role to support the build of two new academies in the Hastings area. Milton Keynes Academy – Project Manager.Runcorn Boiler Plant Project, INEOS Chlor – RAM Advisor.PFI, Mid Essex Hospital NHS Trust, Broomfield Hospital MoD DPA ALTG – Sea R&M – RAM Analysis. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2002 - Nov 2014

  • Principal Consultant

    Aug 2002 - Nov 2014
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  Gladsheim Ltd

  Nov 2014 - now

  Director

  April 16 to present; Project Manager (Consultant to Siemens) on the Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme (East of Leeds and Level Crossings route wide). Responsibilities include being a core team member during the forming of the Alliance and management of 4 Scheme Project Managers and portfolio of works for several schemes encompassing the works east of Leeds to York and Selby. Currently also PM for the Systems design package for Grip 3.May 15 to April 16; Consultant to Amey as Design Project Manager for the S&C North Alliance. Responsible for delivery of design to AFC, which includes signalling, OLE, track, E&P, civils and telecoms. Working closely with the delivery and installation teams to ensure the high turnover of works are achieved to programme. Also part time assisting on the closeout of the Great Northern Great Eastern Project.Nov 14 to April 15. Project Manager responsible for close out strategy for Level Crossings on the North Trans-Pennine Electrification East Project (Consultant to Volker Rail as part of the REAL Alliance). Show less