Thomas Williams

Experience

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  Jacobs

  Apr 2008 - Jun 2010

  CAD Technician

  During my employment there I worked in the signs and lines team more specifically focusing on the health and safety element when designing/ implementing road features. One key aspect of my job whilst employed was to visit locations outside the office and assess whether the feature presented to me was safe enough to implement at the location. Another responsibility during my employment was mapping out road lines using auto-cad software.

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  BHS

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2014

  Sales Associate

  Recruited on a 14 hour contract to work on the lighting, menswear and customer services departments of the store.

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  Kent County Council

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  CAD Assistant Engineer

  Hired on a Temporary contract as an assistant engineer. Here I helped design schemes for the 2014 member highway fund. This involved;-Surveying sites to determin whether schemes could be installed. -Creating signs and diversion routes for when works would be carried out.-Drawing CAD desigins adhereing to a specification whilst creating what the client wanted.

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  EuromarkGB

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2015

  CAD Designer

  Euromark are a company that specialises in road lining and resurfacing. My starting role here was as a Design Engineer which mainly encompassed aiding the design process managed by the design manager.These responsibilities entailed; Drawing up designs from the design manager. Ensure drawings are completed to high and set standard.Compile work, upload and create records to the clients online system (confirm). At December 2014 the design manager left the company and I was required to work up and take over the responsibilities left. The new responsibilities included:Managing the works of the department. Handling any queries from our client and the public (via the client) regarding road lining changes.Advising on changes to the traffic order and handling any discrepancies and notifying the relevant party.Dealing directly with London Borough Hounslow / TFL regarding issues with traffic orders and helping resolving these issues / discrepancies. Identifying and pricing work for the client. Dealing with any compliancy issues raised by the clients/ making sure any new works put down are themselves compliant to the TSRGD. Show less

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  Kent County Council

  Jan 2016 - now

  The accountable officer of service provision for Highways ensuring an efficient and consistent service for a specific District area delivering to agreed standards and contractual standards.Main duties1. Lead for the County Council at Joint Transportation Boards and other meeting as directed, and direct the submission of papers and attendance by others as appropriate; ensure distribution of outcomes to all stakeholders.2. Line manage, develop, appraise and performance manage a team of operation engineers and highway stewards.3. Direct and evaluate the work of the team to act as an integrated whole and co-ordinate with other district managers to ensure the most effective overall use of resources for HT&W and achieve targets for Key Performance Indicators.4. Be accountable for responses to customer requests and complaints for their district and ensure that all are investigated and completed in a timely way, and clearly communicated.5. Manage the general works budget under the annual works programme, ensuring that all works are completed to time and within budget.6. Provide professional and technical advice on highway maintenance and related matters to Members, senior managers, other councils and members of the public and ensure that County Council Members are kept fully informed of operational issues which are likely to impact on their constituents.7. Provide appropriate assistance to team members in establishing relationships with customers, and lead a co-ordinated approach to engagement with County and District members and officers, and with other community representatives.8. Keep abreast of improvements in technology and changes within the industry in order to provide the most cost-effective service, to comply with changes in legislation and to identify possible improvements; and work with other team leaders/managers to implement them. 9. Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and complete appropriate training as directed. Show less My Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Act as mentor and give on the job coaching to Highway Stewards to build their development to aid them in their daily tasks and strict following the processes.• Arranging for minor works and operational maintenance activities identified in the annual programme (excluding those functions under the remit of the Head of Programmed Works) to be carried out; ensuring that technical standards are complied with; agreeing payment for work.• Packaging works identified by Highway Stewards for programmed works (P5); monitoring budgets and programmes to ensure good value and contract compliance.• Preparation of Health and Safety Plans and risk assessments, and ensuring that all works on site are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with Health & Safety policies and good practice. Review whether CDM compliant and notifiable to HSE (Form 10).• Assessment of condition of highways, recommending and designing future works for all assets except those under the remit of the Head of Programmed Works and preparation of maintenance bids in conjunction with Programmed Works and Transportation Teams.• Ensuring information is updated on WAMS system to enable KPI information to be Extracted.• Liaising with members of the public, elected Members, Parish Councils, contractors and emergencyservices as required, and in accordance with KCC HTW Customer Care policies.•The review of new products, innovations, designs and procedures to incorporate where possible, within financial constraints, trialing of new products. Ensuring this incorporates the Business Plan to ensure business efficiencies. • Carrying out audit checks on a weekly basis to ensure that works are completed to Standard specification. Also to ensure value in terms of resources supplied and materials used. Show less Kent County Council Growth, Environment and Transportation.Main duties and responsibilities:Manage schemes from concept through to delivery. Carry out the design, procurement, contract administration, site supervision and financial control of planned maintenance schemes. Carry out site supervision of highway maintenance projects and keep accurate site recordsInterrogation of the County Council’s crash data base to establish the priority and nature of any remedial works that deliver highway casualty reduction.Working closely with Members and other key stakeholders to identify appropriate traffic schemes which meet the County Council’s policies.Preparation of Health and Safety Plans, risk assessments and high quality job packs to ensure that all works on site are carried out in a safe manner and in accordance with Health & Safety policies and good practice.Undertake meaningful and timely consultation on schemes to ensure community buy in. 6. Undertake safety audits to ensure schemes as designed and built are safe.Manage associated Traffic Regulation Orders as part of scheme deliveryProvide information for performance measures and ensure contract compliance in all elements of work.Ensure timely response to enquiries from Members, the Public, Parish, Town, District and Borough Councils, contractors, utility provides, third parties and emergency services. Show less

  • Highway Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Operations Engineer

    Jul 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Schemes Project manager

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2018