Experience

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  Clarks

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2010

  Sales assistant
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  Kingston university

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

  Construction academic skills adviser
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  Laing o'rourke

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Assistant site engineer, crossness stw (£145m)
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  Crossrail ltd

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2015

  Administered Framework Design Consultants (Hyder) and Contractor’s RIBA F Designer (Atkins) to construct a 300m Tunnel Portal linking the new Crossrail Canary Wharf Station to Custom House Station, providing engineering support. Inspected quality plans, inspection and test plans, and design packages.Key Achievements:• Participated in testing and commissioning phase of the project’s civil and MEP infrastructure, during the detailed design phase/RIBA F stage.• Facilitated interfaces between Vinci and M&E systemwide contractors and the portal contractor.• Analysed reports, drawings, and specifications for the civil/structural design from ‘interim RIBA F’ to RIBA F/Issue for Construction (IFC). Show less Superintended design deliverables and quality in line with Crossrail policies and specifications for the project involving the interface between quality, design and health and safety in integrating Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL), with tunnel/shaft Segments for two 30m deep, 10m diameter shafts along with cross passages.Key Achievements:• Created and observed verification checks on the quality and consistency of “end product” packages including temporary works design, sprayed concrete shift reports and structural concrete according to Crossrail standards and industry standards for structures and sprayed concrete lining.• Undertook commercial management including planning time, resource allocation, and cost evaluation of contractor’s design and build resource.• Controlled technical assurance interface framework design consultants (Mott McDonald, ArupAtkins JV, and Jacobs) in production of design and design certification for the package of work. Show less

  • ASSISTANT ENGINEERING MANAGER, C340 (£50M)

    Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  • ASSISTANT ENGINEERING MANAGER, C360 (£50M)

    Sept 2013 - May 2014
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  Transport for london

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Certification engineer (c620, c650, c660 - crossrail ltd/elizabeth line)

  Led the delivery of compliant certification across C620-£50m, C650-£25m and C660-£43m Rail Systems contract suite including Non-HV Power, Signalling, and Comms, working under NEC form of contract option F and C (delivery teams).Key Achievements:• Facilitated project teams with the implementation and acceptance of certification packages from contractors.• Evaluated quality control plans (ITPs) and identified testing criteria and parameters to mitigate issues affecting commissioning-built assets.• Coordinated with contractors to monitor the structure and correlation of design, construction, installation, and commissioning certification (Work Package Breakdown).• Completed the Crossrail graduate scheme and acquired promotion to Certification Engineer once the scheme had finished. Show less

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  High speed 2 enabling works (£900m), costain group plc

  May 2016 - Sept 2018

  Supervised packages on Euston and Old Oak Common Stations along with utilities and route (tunnel) packages, delivering quality assurance governance as part of the central management team on the NEC option F professional services contract. Key Achievements:• Delivered sense checking assurance framework guidance training based on the quality management system and contractual requirements across disciplines, levels of staff including the supply chain.• Carried out feasibility assessments for digital solutions to quality assurance with reports to senior management.• Trained over 30 members of staff on quality assurance, control, inspection, and testing.• Guided project teams in creating bespoke assurance frameworks for thousands of stakeholders located along the London route for demolition works. Show less London Bridge Stn Redevelopment(£1bn), Costain Group PLC Responsible for the quality control and internal auditing to optimise quality management system by pointing out improvement activities based on project requirements and ISO 9001:2015 certification of Costain. Reported project quality performance through dashboards and recommendations to Rail Directors.Key Achievements:• Ensured site team compliance with design specifications, utilising FieldView software for QA/QC surveillance.• Performed internal audits of subcontractor packages to ISO 9001:2018, following the Costain Way and NR requirements.• Mentored Delivery Team Engineers and Supervisors on-site regarding working practices, quality of build, and implementation of project management system procedures. Show less

  • SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

  • QUALITY FIELD MANAGER & INTERNAL AUDITOR

    May 2016 - Jan 2018
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  Tideway london

  Sept 2018 - Jul 2019

  Continuous improvement manager (£3.8bn)

  Headed the formulation and execution of continuous improvement strategy throughout the lifecycle of projects, aligning with company vision. Responsible for assessing and advancing productivity enhancement, LEAN techniques, process waste reduction, quality improvement, and lessons learnt. Key Achievements:• Directed continuous improvement initiatives utilising LEAN tools, generating metrics and reporting against the progress of improvement projects, efficiencies/savings/benefits.• Organised strategic gap analysis sessions with key business teams such as commercial, legal, and HR to identify opportunities for measurable performance improvement projects.• Collaborated with the Programme Manager’s CI Leads using Six Sigma tools to analyse process capabilities, including the determination of cost-benefit and savings across the project.• Prioritised sharing of lessons learned through bulletins on databases, company media platforms to drive improvements for each major site.• Oversaw the maintenance of effective communication channels across multiple stakeholders within the Tideway alliance and the wider industry forums, supporting workshops.• Developed high-quality performance dashboard reports on continuous improvement to report to Directors and senior management teams.• Launched 20 project-wide continuous improvement workshops to educate the project team on CI tools.• Reengineered the Tideway training registration process to eliminate waste activities to facilitate accurate budgeting for the 2019/20 tax year.• Produced key performance indicators (KPIs) of core business processes in four departments of the business. Show less

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  Maths genius

  Nov 2021 - now

  Founder
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  Sk ecoplant

  Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

  Quality control manager, silvertown tunnel project (£2bn)

  • Managed the Handover of the Tunnel Launch Chamber for TBM Launch Chamber closing all 10 Quality Assurance worth £6m of additional works in just a 6-month period. • Project-managed the Concrete Testing Supplier and drafted project-wide Structural Concrete Specifications throughout the Concrete Trial Process and saved over 8 weeks off the Cl 32 Programme’s Critical Path and £200k off the project budget.• Negotiated the close out of over 25+ process and product nonconformities for piling contractors establishing effective solutions to route causes for a cost saving of £500k. • Captured and presented 3 lessons learned across the project to upper management and site teams respectively at the onset of 3 major programme milestones. Show less