Thomas Jackson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chartered Engineer & Project Manager

  • Education

    • All Hallows Cathoic College

      2005 - 2012
      A-levels Mathematics (A*), Further Mathematics (A), Physics (A) A*, A, A

      Activities and Societies: Played for the rugby, football and cricket teams, as well as been involved with the athletics team. A-Levels: Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics 14 GCSEs gained including Mathematics, English Language and English Literature.

    • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

      2015 - 2016
      Engineering - Academic Scholarship A

      Activities and Societies: University Rugby Team. University Librarian. Local Volunteer.

    • The University of Sheffield

      2013 - 2017
      Master of Engineering - MEng 1st Class Mechanical Engineering with a Year in North America 1st Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: Part of the University Rugby League team. Volunteered with various groups both in the U.K. and the United States. Key modules in final year; Fluids Engineering, Design of Structures, Machines and Systems, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, Project Management and HRM for Engineers. Final year project was on the condition monitoring of offshore wind turbines using MATLAB for pattern recognition.

  • Experience

    • Atkins

      Sept 2017 - Oct 2022

      Project Manager for several ongoing Atkins projects at Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station, managing deliverables and personnel secondments as well as station bid opportunities.I managed three main projects and their associated risks, these include the following; 1. Site software installation, 2. Upgrade of the clients knowledge transfer system, 3. Strategic workforce forecasting.Total cost circa £0.6 million. In this role I supported my team of five through their projects and professional development. My role was to facilitate the delivery of Atkins digital projects and undertake business development on the power station by applying my site knowledge and digital capabilities. I was promoted to Mechanical Engineer due to my on-site experience delivering projects on Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station and Hinkley Point C construction site. At this stage of my career, I had completed the Atkins Graduate Development Programme and I was working towards my chartership. My initial role on the Graduate Development Programme was predominantly design and theory based. I completed various substantiation calculations from first principles to validate my designs.

      • Project and Bid Manager

        Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
      • Team Lead

        Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
      • Digital Lead for Sizewell B Power Station

        Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
      • Mechanical Engineer

        Dec 2020 - Oct 2021
      • Assistant Mechanical Engineer

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
      • Graduate Mechanical Engineer

        Sept 2017 - Jan 2019
    • EDF

      Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

      Overview: Lead a core team of five and two groups of contractors to upgrade the alarm and safety system for the Hypochlorination Plant, budget £0.65 million.Achievements: Safely installed and tested a new alarm system adding additional safety functions. Overview: Technical Lead for the Reactor Polar Crane Refurbishment Project during the stations nuclear refuelling outage. Installing new software on the load monitoring system and adding surveillance equipment, budget £0.5 million. Achievements: Successfully refurbished the crane within the tight refuelling outage schedule and budget. Overview: De-risk mechanical installation using digital techniques to mitigate onsite misalignment issues between the civil construction and mechanical interface on Europe’s largest construction site.Achievements: The primary deployment successfully flagged up errors with the civil structure. Allowing the mechanical installation teams to complete corrective works before the equipment entered site.

      • Project Lead

        May 2021 - Feb 2022
      • Technical Lead

        Aug 2020 - May 2021
      • Project Engineer: Digital

        Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
    • Kent

      Nov 2022 - Oct 2024
      Project Manager

      Project Manager for projects across Guyana and Trinidad.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Choosing the Right Interpersonal Communication Method to Make Your Point

      Skillsoft
      Jul 2023
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    • APM Project Management Qualification

      Association for Project Management
      Jun 2021
    • Thinking Strategically as a Manager

      Skillsoft
      Aug 2023
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    • Chartered Mechanical Engineer

      Institution of Mechanical Engineers
      Feb 2022
    • Creating a Plan for Performance Management

      Skillsoft
      Oct 2023
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    • Being an Effective Manager When Times Are Tough

      Skillsoft
      Jul 2023
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