Experience

Trueform Manufacturing & Technologies Group

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contracts Director

  • May 2015 - Present

  Operating internationally, concise commercial and contract management aligned with on-time delivery and safety is ever more important to ensure customer satisfaction, profitable operations and our ambitious future growth plans for the business. Reporting into the Board I am responsible for the company’s commercial and operational delivery, focusing on sustainable profitable delivery and facilitating intercommunication and team working between departments.

• Northern Contracts & Construction Manager

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  As Trueform's Northern Contracts and Construction Manager reporting to the Board of Directors I had overall responsibility for delivering all contracts, commercially and operationally north of Birmingham's latitude within the United Kingdom supported by a professional team of Commercial Contract & Project Managers and Installation Engineers based at our UK network of Business Centres in Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Glasgow.Projects including Nottingham Trams, Architectural Metalwork, Smart Cities, Canopies, Light Rail and Rail projects in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Blackpool, Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen and Glasgow.For more information, please refer to our website www.trueform.com Show less



BSW Group

• UK Contracts & Construction Manager

  • 2012 - Dec 2013

  Reporting to the Managing Director I had overall responsibility for the commercial and operational deliverables UK wide on projects supported by my Project Management and Commercial team. As well as all the commercial activities my role involved liaising and planning between clients, suppliers, factory, designers and site installation teams/tradesmen.Achievements• Edinburgh Tram Network (Phase 1) – Bespoke high quality platform equipment and glazing systems.• Hamilton Bus Station - Curtain Wall, Stance Corridor, Structures, Glazing and M&E.• National UK Railways - Bespoke Platform Infrastructure, Canopies and Walkways.• Centro, Birmingham – Bespoke transport systems and glazing systems.• South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE)• West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE)• Ipswich Bus Stations (x 2) – Bespoke Bus Station infrastructure and rain screen cladding• The Highland Council - Bespoke transport systems and glazing systems. Show less

• Northern Contracts Manager

  • 2010 - 2012

  Reporting directly to the Managing Director I was responsible for the company’s business development and contract delivery throughout Scotland and the North of England. The role involved a business start up in the Scottish market place identifying new opportunities, developing relationships, negotiations and ensuring all secured business was resourced for and completed to clients satisfaction within budget and program with due regard to safety and quality.Projects Included :-• Edinburgh Tram Network – High quality tram platform infrastructure• Hamilton Bus Station – Bus Station & Operations Building Redevelopment• Network Rail – High quality platform infrastructure Show less



Trueform Engineering Ltd

• Scottish Operations Manager

  • 2004 - 2010

  As the Regional Manager reporting to the Managing Director I was responsible for the P&L and all strategic and commercial decisions including business development, sales and tendering with full responsibility for the safe and sustainable running of two Scottish Depots based in Glasgow and Dundee. I managed up to 50 employees delivering a range of construction projects throughout Scotland ranging from a few thousand pounds to £2m. Typical turnover was in the order of £4.5m PA As the Regional Manager reporting to the Managing Director I was responsible for the P&L and all strategic and commercial decisions including business development, sales and tendering with full responsibility for the safe and sustainable running of two Scottish Depots based in Glasgow and Dundee. I managed up to 50 employees delivering a range of construction projects throughout Scotland ranging from a few thousand pounds to £2m. Typical turnover was in the order of £4.5m PA



Makers UK Ltd

• Scotland & NI

• Regional Contracts Manager

  • 2003 - 2004

  Reporting to the Regional Construction Manager, I was responsible for the delivery of Structural Refurbishment projects throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland with the support of a specialist site management team comprising Site Managers, Site Engineers and Quantity Surveyors. Projects included managing the Kingston Bridge concrete parapet replacement programme where I developed a concrete mix such that the contract could progress ahead of program. I also managed refurbishment projects on a number of occupied tower blocks across the central belt of Scotland in Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow using scaffold, mast climbers and suspended cradles involving over cladding, windows, doors, kitchens, bathrooms, concrete repairs, coatings, roofing works, balustrades, stairs, asbestos removal, drainage, M&E. Show less



Kielburn Construction Ltd

• Carmichael, Scotland

• Architectural Designer & Design Engineer

  • 1991 - 2002

  I designed bespoke housing for private clients in the self build market, commercial buildings with block and beam precast concrete floors as well as a number of speculative housing projects including working within the small family business. The design work included the Architectural and Structural aspects covering both traditional brick built dwellings as well as timber framed structures where the family business fabricated and erected their own timber kits. I designed bespoke housing for private clients in the self build market, commercial buildings with block and beam precast concrete floors as well as a number of speculative housing projects including working within the small family business. The design work included the Architectural and Structural aspects covering both traditional brick built dwellings as well as timber framed structures where the family business fabricated and erected their own timber kits.



Fife Council

• Kirkcaldy

• Senior Civil/Structural Engineering Technician

  • 1987 - 2002

  I designed, specified, tendered and project managed a wide range of Civil/Structural Engineering construction and maintenance projects to a wide range of domestic and commercial properties throughout Fife including Structural Refurbishment, Roads, Bridges, Schools and Landfill Site reclamation. The works included feasibility/desk studies, inspection, report writing, analysing, checking, structural calculation, hand draughting, CAD, Health & Safety, surveying, setting out, measurement and valuations. Working with ICE & JCT conditions of contract. Apologies for the few photos there were many more, but I just can not find them, this was the era pre digital...! Show less