Brian Sweeney

Experience

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  Network Rail

  Sept 2005 - now

  This role was to assist with the management of all Electrification and Plant assets on Network Rail’s Scotland route – circa 1700 single track kilometres of Overhead Line Equipment, 49 traction power supply substations, 835km of 650V lineside power distribution systems with embedded UPS / back-up generators, 15 pumping stations, and numerous LV electrical installations.I was responsible for asset condition assessment and reporting across the portfolio, providing technical support and leadership to project teams, and the production of remits for renewal or enhancement works. Show less Member of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to develop, design and construct major railway enhancement schemes across Scotland.I was a member of 16 project teams during my 4 years in this role, these included:• PE E&P - Paisley Canal Electrification (GRIP Stages 1-5, £12m)• PE E&P - Central Scotland Phase 2 Electrification (GRIP Stage 1-3, £200m)• PE E&P - Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (GRIP 2-4, £1bn)• DPE - Borders Rail Interface Works (GRIP Stages 5-8, £1m)• DPE - Eglinton Street & Newton K11 Switchgear Renewal: (GRIP 5-8, £6m) **Winner of the Network Rail Partnership Award for “Best Small Project” in 2011**• PE E&P - Class 380 Rolling Stock Introduction (GRIP Stages 1-8, £460m) • PE E&P - M74 Motorway Interface Works (GRIP Stages 4-8, £600m) Show less

  • Project Delivery Engineering Manager (Electrification)

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Senior Project Engineer

    Jun 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Project Manager (Alliancing)

    Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  • Asset Engineer, Electrification

    Dec 2011 - Mar 2015

  • Project Engineer, Electrification & Plant

    Jan 2008 - Dec 2011

  • Graduate Engineer

    Sept 2005 - Dec 2007
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  University of Leeds

  Nov 2023 - now

  Visiting Professor