Experience

SSE Energy Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lead Development Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Working within SSE Distributed Energy, this role is to enable business development opportunities to be realised, and tangible assets generated. From inception of a lead or commercial opportunity, the LDM takes the raw product or concept identified, and takes it through rigorous internal and external governance to ensure the project is deliverable, safe, efficient, profitable fit for purpose and aligned with core business needs and strategy. with contract values ranging from £2-200m, this role requires strict attention to detail, excellent stakeholder management, a recognition of the needs and objectives of the employer and client alike. In an ever changing Energy and political landscape, never has there been a more challenging and rewarding time to be engaging in the Distributed Energy marketThe role requires the LDM to work across the entire business unit, the wider SSE Enterprise business and for Large Capital Projects, to generate and present to the SSE board for investment approval. Through a series of staged gates, it is the responsibility of the LDM to pull together, validate, coordinate and approve the combined works of up to 10 internal producing stakeholders, presenting this at all levels of internal governance, furthermore, the outputs of these governance gates culminate into a valid proposition for the client. Show less

• Business Process Lead

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

  This secondment role spanned two discreate projects. firstly, working on the inception, introduction and implementation of a new Graphical Information System, for the mapping of full MU live assets and secondly as a business support and interface role for SSE Distributed Energy electrical network Control Centre.Though each role differed in nature, commonality came in the form of supporting each project from a business prospective, ensuring the right people were involved, identifying and moving forward pipeline blockages, negotiating contractual details, supporting Subject Matter Experts to achieve their goals whilst ensuring very tight deadlines were achievable.The GIS project was significantly behind schedule but with a lot of hard work from the team, the system was bought online, on time, ensuring continuity to the regulation required mapping system was available to all user. Show less

• Operations Performance Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Working for the Director of Operations, this role was focused around the base lining of activities, consolidation of data, data management and overall interpretation of performance and results within the Operations team. The intention of this role was ensure stringent management of data, activity and outputs were measureable across the Delivery, Operations & Maintenance and Customer Services teams.Additional activity included: Safety management and engagement, special one off projects, charity events and any additional support required by the SMT. Show less

• Regional Team Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2017

  As Regional Team Manager, I oversee the delivery of multi utility networks via five Project Managers across Wales and the West of England.The role requires support and guidance to all direct reports and their framework contractors, to ensure we safety achieve excellence, whilst delivering on time, on budget and to the clients specifications.

• Project Leader

  • Nov 2013 - Mar 2015

  Project leader working to deliver utility networks in residential, industrial & commercial environments.Within each project I have the responsibility to ensure each project it delivered on time, on budget and to the clients specification.This is achieved though the management of; utilities interior and exterior frameworks, project managers, design teams, financial control and legal requirements.



Dyson

• Singapore
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test and Validation Engineer

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2013

  Currently working in the post of Research and validation test engineer, conducting investigation and validation of developmental test products, from initial concept through to production, develop and produce test documentation, schematics and instruction, in a very high pace environment. The role involves the support, development and advice for design teams, development of test procedures, design methods and analysis of test results, via bespoke test rigs and software, for each product. The position requires detailed use of electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems, employing software, which includes: lab-VIEW, mentor, Siemens logo and PLM. Responsibilities include: the management of resources, graduate engineers, technicians and projects. Show less



University of Bath

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate in physics

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2012



Marshall Aerospace

• United Kingdom
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Theatre Recovery Engineer

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2009



Qantas

• Australia
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft Engineering Team Leader

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2007

  Full time Aircraft Team Leader, working on the Royal Australian Air Force C130J Hercules, Deep Maintenance Team, for Australia’s leading employer Qantas. The responsibilities required within this role were to sub-manage the aircraft multimillion-dollar servicing schedule, task, validate and oversee the preventative, routine and non-routine maintenance carried out by 30+ trades people and their supervisors. I utilised strong personnel management, interpersonal and project management skills throughout, often whilst under immense pressure and narrowing deadlines. During my time there as leading hand, I helped drive forward an award winning maintenance environment and supervised the first application of Operational Load Monitoring for the Royal Australian Air Force’s C130-j Hercules aircraft. Show less



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aircraft technician

  • Jan 1999 - Sep 2005