Experience

SDC Builders Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• BPS Director

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  A key decision maker for SDC and influencing the direction of the business through regular directors’ meetings. Reporting directly to the Managing Director. Successfully directing the BPS team which aided SDC Builders Ltd to achieve its best ever year in 2021 & 2022 with ZERO RIDDOR's. In 2022 achieved the lowest minor injury rate in SDC's 50 year history.

• Head of BPS

  • Oct 2015 - Aug 2020

  For 5 years I managed a team of 20 individuals to ensure the key deliverables for the BPS department were met. This led the company (who have been established since 1972, turnover of £186 million and 394 employees) to achieving its best SHE records in its history in 2017 and second best in 2020. I also had significant involvement in successfully defending the business, in 2018, through the Crown Courts.



McLaren Construction Group

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Learning & Development Manager/SHE Manager/Lifting Operations Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2015

  Overall responsibility for learning & development across the group. SHE Manager for three £60 million projects in the London area. Overseeing all major lifting operations including tower crane procurement on 14+ projects. Overall responsibility for learning & development across the group. SHE Manager for three £60 million projects in the London area. Overseeing all major lifting operations including tower crane procurement on 14+ projects.



Citrus Training

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager/Trainer

  • Feb 2009 - Jan 2013

  Feb 2009 – Jan 2013, ASSISSTANT MANAGER/TRAINER/ASSESSOR (Citrus Training Ltd) • Assist in managing the NVQ department within Citrus. • Chairing standardisation meetings for the trainers/assessors. • Assist in managing and coordinating EWPAR’s with Citrus Assessors. • Make sure Assessors are meeting KPI’s. • Delivery of the following Site Safety Plus courses, SMSTS, PMSTS, SSSTS, HSA plus all refresher courses. Plus Manual Handling and Abrasive Wheels courses. • Delivery of in house Plant courses for Telehandlers, Forward Tipping Dumpers, 360 excavators, ride on rollers to name a few. Delivery of the following NVQ’s/QCF: • L6 Diploma Construction Site Management (Building and Civil Engineering) • L6 Diploma Construction Contracting Operations – General • L3 Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations – Estimating • L3 Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations – Buying • L3 Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations – Planning • L3 Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations – General • L3 Diploma Site Supervisor (Building and Civil Engineering) • L3 Diploma Occupational Works Supervisor • L2 Diploma/Certificate Plant Operations • L2 Diploma/Certificate General Construction Operations • L2 Diploma/Certificate Concrete Repairs Show less



British Army

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sgt, Royal Engineers (Plant Operator Mechanic)

  • Jan 1996 - Jul 2009

  I joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1996, where I worked as a Plant Operator/Mechanic which involved Construction Plant Operating/Maintenance, Construction Plant Supervision/Plant Management. I have also been heavily involved in Project Management, Site Management, Site Supervision, Drainage Design/Construction and Concreting. the different roles within this were: Jun 2007- Feb 2009 SITE MANAGER (Sergeant, British Army, Royal Engineers). I was posted to an Air Damage Repair Regiment within the Royal Engineers at Waterbeach, Cambs. I was a Plant Sgt within a busy Air Support Squadron in charge of a troop of 45 personnel. We were deployed at short notice to anywhere in the world to cover any construction that needed to be carried out. Operation Manager (Sergeant, British Army, Royal Engineers) While on operations in Iraq I was in charge of allocating and running up to 7 construction tasks at a time. Construction at that time was the main focus. All tasks were bided for by the clients i.e. RAF, Navy and Army. Each task I had to prioritise for, depending on the details given. All tasks were given a budget which had to be strictly adhered to. Each task was surveyed and a letter report produced, from that it was then issued to the construction teams. Sep 2005-Jun 2007 INSTRUCTOR (Corporal, British Army, Royal Engineers) I was employed at an Army Training Regiment (ATR) for this period of my career. Nov 2001-Sep 2005 OCCUPATIONAL WORKS SUPERVISOR (British Army, Royal Engineers) Jan 1996 – Nov 2001 PLANT OPERATOR MECHANIC (British Army, Royal Engineers) Show less