Experience

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  BAM Nuttall Ltd

  • Project Director

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  BAM Nuttall Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Project Director

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Client: Transport for LondonResponsibility for the Structures and Tunnels Investment Programme (STIP). Contracts included;Refurbishment of Chiswick Bridge, Forestreet Tunnel and Woodlands Retaining Wall.All projects underwent an ECI process prior to contract.Also carried out technical appraisals and budgetary exercises on behalf of TfL for the Thames RiverBridge Crossings and various other schemes.

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  BAM Nuttall Ltd

  • United Kingdom
  • Construction
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Director

    • Nov 2011 - Sep 2012

    Tottenham Court Road JVClient: Transport for London£300M Joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Taylor Woodrow.Senior Company representative for the Joint Venture. Duties involved overseeing the construction of the new ticket hall and Goslett Yard shaft.

  • Project Director

    • Dec 2009 - Nov 2011

    Project Director – Blackwall Tunnel, Northbound Refurbishment WorksClient: Transport for LondonNEC Option A project to the value of £55M. Works were carried out under night time closures andinvolved; refurbishment of ventilation shafts, replacement of fans, new EDPs, replacement lighting, new SCADA System, new CCTV, VMS, LCS and VAID systems, Extensive Fire Protection, works to control tar ingress , Shotcrete, Resurfacing and Replacement Roofs (smoke extract) to theventilation shafts and road realignment works to Pear Island.Advanced Project Thinking (APT) was employed on this project and as a consequence the project was completed a year ahead of Programme.

  • Area Manager

    • Jan 2001 - Nov 2009

    Overall responsibility for BAM Nuttall South East area business unit with a turnover of £30-£35Mper annum, reporting directly to the Main Board, with in excess of 100 staff.Duties involved; Marketing, production of short and long term business plans, taking opportunitiesthrough prequalification to tender and then overseeing the production of the tender andsubsequent construction phase.Contracts included; CTRL contract 102 Gas Holders Removal, and Contract 135, Dover 8 & 9 Berths, Refurbishment of the Pitsea Flyovers, Crawley Guided Busway, (4 Packages), Rochester Riverside (remediation and riverwall reconstruction), HA Framework M26 Lane Rental, BRITNEDInterconnector, Refurbishment of Rochester Bridge, Crossrail Pudding Mill Lane.

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  Edmund Nuttall Ltd

  • Project Manager

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

    Project Manager – Maidenhead, Windsor & Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (MWEFAS)Client: Environment AgencyResponsibility £20M ICE 6th project for construction of a Flood Alleviation Channel between Dorneyand Eton. Works involved construction of 17 structures, two of which were alternative designs toovercome problems the client had with existing services.The excavation of the new 9km channel and associated wet land areas involved excavation of 3million cubic metres of material of which 2 million tons of gravel were exported from site, thebalance of the material being incorporated into the various landscaped areas. Actively involved in the purchase of the Earthworks fleet including; 10 x 30 t Dump trucks, 2 x 45texcavators, 2 x 30t excavators, 2 Komatsu D6 blades, 14G Grader and a Cat D8 together with allnecessary support vehicles and fitting shops.The plant was fitted with GPS equipment thus becoming independent of relying on the traditionalengineering staff setting out for the excavation of the Channel, which was a very effective way ofcreating the river profile and landscape areas. Other duties involved dealing with variousstakeholders ranging from Windsor Castle to Eton College.

  • Project Manager

    • Mar 1998 - Dec 1998

    Project Manager – Mersey River Wall Stabilisation (Contract 2) Responsible for the procurement and negotiations with the principle Subcontractor Sillanpaa, for thesupply and delivery of rock, which was scoured locally in North Wales and supplemented fromArklow Southern Ireland.The project involved the construction of 2 number 250 metre long rock groynes which wereconstructed on a geotextile foundation, each groyne contained 60,000 tonnes of rock of which wereencased by 3-6 tonnes armour stone.In order to minimise disruption to the local community working all available tides the rock wasshipped by side-stone dumping Vessel (The Mari) from a rock handling facility at nearby BirkenheadDocks. By working in this manner we managed to minimise disruption to the local community.

  • Project Manager

    • Jul 1996 - Feb 1998

    Reconstruction of Immingham West Lead-in JettyClient: Associated British Ports (ABP)£10M ICE Design and Construct project with designer Halcrow involved the reconstruction of 440mof lead-in jetty and the installation of 180 760mm diameter x 40 metre tubular piles which wereinstalled working off a six leg jack up barge, Karlissa using a vibratory hammer and an S90 hammer.The piling, demolition of the existing jetty and subsequent reconstruction was carried out whilst theport remained fully operational. The jetty deck was constructed in a combination of precast and in-situ concrete. The 700 precast units were manufactured on site.Follow-on work involved the supply of a new fendering system and the associated deck furniture.M&E consisted of replacing the potable water and fire fighting systems, together with the appropriate lighting and navigational systems. Additional work was undertaken direct to Conoco under subcontract for the supply of additional pipe bridges.

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  Edmund Nuttall Ltd

  • St Helier, Jersey

  • Project Manager

    • May 1994 - Mar 1996
    • St Helier, Jersey

    La Collette Breakwater St Helier, JerseyClient: States of Jersey£23.7M ICE 5th Jersey modified project with responsibility for the tender planning and subsequentconstruction of La Collette Breakwater. The project involved scouring the rock supply, transportationand placing of over 1,200,000 tonnes of rock.The rock was supplied by Carrieries de L’Ouest with the shipping being done by Esa Sillanpaa / David Rochford and Draflumar (Van Oord).Principle Quantities:40-50mm Cushion 50,000 tonneCore Stone 10kg – 1 tonne 225,000 tonneCore Stone 50kg – 2 tonnes 43,000 tonneArmour Stone 1-4 tonnes 69,000 tonneArmour Stone 2 – 4 tonnes 26,000 tonneArmour Stone 3 – 6 tonnes 58,000 tonneArmour Stone 6 – 10 tonnes 137,000 tonneThis rock was sourced from France, Scandinavia and Ireland. The balance being delivered from thelocal island supplier Ronez. The rock was delivered to a purpose built berth by the following barges:Charlie 4,500 tonne capacityAlpha 4,500 tonne capacityRSB1 9,000 tonne capacityBamble 2,000 tonne capacityLapis 20,000 tonne capacity (off loaded at sea and transhipped using the Charlie and Bamble barges).The sidestone dumping vessels Frans and Pompei (1.000 tonne capacity) were also used. The works were carried out in a 12 metre tidal zone and the breakwater was 1760 metres long. Also incorporated in the works was a 420 metre long precast culvert which was proposed as an alternative and was designed in-house and built insitu by the site team. This project was the subject of a presentation at the Coastlines, Structures and Breakwaters Conference at the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1998.

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  Edmund Nuttall Ltd

  • Project Manager

    • Oct 1992 - Mar 1994

    Chatham Primary HighwaysClient: English PartnershipsResponsibility for this £6.8M ICE 6th project involved dealing with Statutory Authorities and divertingnumerous services. The project included construction of 600 metres of dual carriageway, together with the construction of 3 roundabouts. All works were carried out whilst the existing road network was live.The building of an elevated interchange, where the bridges and underpass were supported on secant piled walls. There were considerable temporary works associated with the construction of the lower underpass slab. There was a significant amount of landscaping carried out on the project.

  • Agent

    • Nov 1991 - Oct 1992

    Tendering Duties at Head Office. Projects tendered included Eastley Bypass.

  • Deputy Project Manager

    • Oct 1990 - Oct 1991

    Isle of Grain IIClient: ThamesportInvolved in the preparation of the tender for this £12.8M ICE 6th project. On award responsibility forthe marine works. This involved the demolition of an existing jetty dredging and piling. Subsequently reinforced concrete work, the installation of the fendering system and all theassociated temporary works.The demolition of the existing Anglo Iranian Jetties was carried out under subcontract to Smit Takusing the Barge Taklift 4. The dredging was carried out by our by sister company Ham Dredging initially using a backhoe dredger and then a trailor hopper suction dredger.Tubular piles, 55m long, were supplied by Bender – Ferndorf [Germany] from spirally welded tubewhich initially was in two lengths [for transportation]. Om leaving the mill they were transported bybarge to in Rotterdam were they were butt welded together into their final length. On completion ofthis exercise the piles were shipped by barge to the Isle of Grain where they were installed using the Barge Marlin, which incorporated a leader rig that could handle the 55 metre long pile. The pileswere driven by a Delmag D100, a requirement of the specification called for10% of the piles to becap wapped at installation and subsequent restrike.Pile head preparation was executed from a float and carried out as a stand-alone operation. Cross head construction (46 in total) was carried out using two tower cranes, one working off a purpose built temporary jetty and one located on the existing jetty.The deck was formed using precast planks, which had been fabricated on site and was topped off by concrete supplied by the site batcher.

  • Agent

    • Feb 1990 - Oct 1990

    Tendering Duties at Head Office - Projects tendered included Fairlight Cove and St. Mary’s Island Refurbishment

  • Agent

    • Jan 1989 - Feb 1990

    Isle of Grain Container TerminalClient: Thamesport Agent responsible for the initial site establishment and the setting up of the site batching plant onthe £14.8M ICE 6th project. Subsequently responsible for the construction of 46 reinforced concrete crossheads (5,500m³ of concrete) and the majority of the temporary works associated with the project.

  • Agent

    • Aug 1987 - Dec 1988

    A24 Dial Post BypassClient: West Sussex County Council £2.2M ICE 5th project to construct a 2km dual carriageway. First stage earthworks, drainage andsecond stage earthworks were carried out in-house. The fully flexible surfacing was subcontractedout.Responsibility for a team of six and for liaising with the local traffic Police and members of theVillage. Assisting the buying department procuring the permanent materials and placing the varioussubcontracts. Overseeing the production of the Clause 14 Programme, production of the QuarterlyForecast, material reconciliations, monitoring outputs, compilation of the monthly applications, thepreparation of the final account and evaluating the variations.

  • Sub Agent

    • Mar 1987 - Aug 1987

    A259 Westgate Bypass Responsible for the delivery of this £700K ICE 5th scheme. This project involved the construction of600 metres of single carriageway and a roundabout linking it to the A27. The road and roundaboutwere predominately constructed using imported materials. Responsibility for the day to day running of the project. Duties included the production of the Clause 14 Programme, short term planning, production of the quarterly forecasts, monthly cost reports, assisting the buying office in placing various subcontract orders and the requisition of permanent materials. Responsibility for the production of the final account.

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  Edmund Nuttall Ltd

  • Colchester, United Kingdom

  • Sub Agent

    • Sep 1985 - Dec 1986
    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    A120 Road Improvement Scheme £1.2M ICE 5th project involved the widening and realignment of a major trunk road. Employed asSub Agent but having overall responsibility for the project. Duties included the long term and day today planning of the project including dealing with the Statutory Authorities and the financial control,which involved the production of the quarterly forecasts and cost reports. Responsibility for theproduction of the interim and final accounts.

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  Mabey Construction Ltd

  • Ilkeston, Nottinghamshire

  • Sub Agent

    • 1980 - 1985
    • Ilkeston, Nottinghamshire

    Responsibility for the construction of the eight pile caps at Thorne Colliery involving the installationof universal bearing piles inside cofferdams. Subsequent construction of the reinforced pile cap, was closely monitored for temperature differential. Close liaison with the Frodingham Cement Company to design the concrete mixes.Upon completion of Thorne Colliery responsibility for overseeing the installation of steel sheet pilescountry wide. Projects included, Heathrow cut and cover Tunnel, refurbishment to the New River,major maintenance to Kenwood Lake and many others.Duties involved meeting clients, site visits, maintain records and sites records, sorting transportlogistics, checking lifting equipment, assisting Quantity Surveyor with the monthly applications.

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  Tilbury Construction Ltd

  • Belvedere, Kent

  • Setting Out Engineer / Sub Agent

    • 1976 - 1980
    • Belvedere, Kent

    Work on a number of projects as a Site Engineer, assisting the Site Agent, including; installation ofcable troughs for CECB at Hackney, Foulness Island Range Roads, clearing the Throat at Kings Cross Station, refurbishment of Jetties at Shell Haven, Rail Bridge replacements for British Rail.Responsibility for setting out, maintaining / keeping site diaries / records, calling off materials andliaising with the General Foreman.Responsibility for flood defence schemes at Greenwich involving the day to day running of theschemes, maintaining the measure records, identifying change and notifying the client as and whenrequired, management of labour, selection of plant, production of programmes and the commercialadministration of the project which involved development of the Quarterly Forecast and themonthly CVR.

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  Dowsett Ltd

  • Teeside

  • Setting Out Engineer

    • 1974 - 1976
    • Teeside

    Setting Out Engineer – A19 Teesside [Yarm to Teeside] and M11, [Loughton to Harlow], SiteEngineer, setting out first Stage earthworks, drainage , second stage earthworks and roadworks onthe M11 structures, the M11 being a rigid pavement and the A19 being flexible pavement.

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  W & C French

  • Redhill, United Kingdom

  • Junior Site Engineer

    • 1972 - 1974
    • Redhill, United Kingdom

    Junior Site Engineer on the M25 / M23 Motorway having initially spent eight months on site as alabourer. Beginning work as a setting out Engineer on Earthworks, progressing to roadworks andfinally moving to side roads, where reporting to the Section Engineer looked after specific elementsof work, being responsible for line and level and working alongside the Section Foreman.