Experience

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  Sirius Minerals Plc.

  • United Kingdom
  • Mining
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Site Superintendant - Yorkshire Polyhalite Mine Project - Value £3BN

    • Sep 2018 - Present

    In charge of the project at 3 locations Woodsmith Mine, Lockwood Beck Shaft & Wilton Processing.Currently based at the Lockwood Beck site (in the process of sinking the ventilation shaft to -360m).Key member of a team delivering technical and commercial expertise from design to construction.Hold oversight on permanent, contract staff and third-party consultants at the 3 different locations.Applying due diligence throughout core stages of development, design, execution and optimisation.Following safety protocol to allow time for repairs, replacements, maintenance and troubleshooting.Tasked with keeping the sites open and running them efficiently 24 hours a day 7 days a week.Routinely reviewing the maintenance provision for plant defects to support reliability and availability.Involved with the specification of the project to cover quality control and any emergency situations.

  • Construction Consultant

    • Sep 2018 - Present

  • Construction Consultant

    • Sep 2018 - Present

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  Hitachi Zosen Inova

  • Lead Supervisor on Boilers - Project Value £600M

    • Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

    Lead Supervisor for HZI at Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (Europe’s largest energy-from-waste plant).Provided governance and control skills to maintain standards with regards to safety, risk and cost.Advised on planning and mitigation measures that supported all HZI policies and procedures.Oversaw the site maintenance function to ensure availability within budgets and cost controls.Promoted consistently high delivery across operational aspects, processes and team training.Met the requirements of environmental legislation to boost efficiency and cost effectiveness.Encouraged effective team working in accordance with output, plant and welfare requirements.HZI Innova sadly decided to take on the construction themselves halfway through the project.

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  Babcock & Wilcox Vølund

  • Construction Manager - Project Value £200M+

    • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

    Directly worked for B&W Vølund at the Teesside Port Clarence Waste Wood-Fired Plant (Biomass project).Coordinated programmes of work that reflected critical KPI's for time, budget, quality and manpower.Scoped and implemented all stages of the lifecycle including feasibility, due diligence and operations.Evaluated and advised on technical reports, design specifications, calculations and capital estimates.Collaborated with all trades on site and subcontractors to try and minimise the delays and issues.Asked to turn around a failing project that was very late in delivery due to many design problems.The project was finally halted due to a multitude of ongoing issues with design failures and project costs.

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  VINCI Construction France

  • Construction Manager/Supervisor

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2017

    Oversaw the £340M ERF Facility Client SITA/SUEZ and £360M ERF Facility Client Amey Cespa.Worked on waste to energy projects directly for Vinci Environment France (VEF Client PC).Provided direction to sub-contractors and planned the delivery of projects to time & quality targets.Rolled out a continuous improvement culture & performed inspections to meet H & S requirements.Designed a timetable of project milestones, phases and stages aligned with specifications.Assessed project quality control implications to maintain delivery and compliance with HSE legislation.Responsible for construction builds, testing/commissioning (cold) to final handover & QA documents.

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  CB&I

  • Derby, United Kingdom

  • Project Manager - Project valuations £0.5-1.5M

    • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Derby, United Kingdom

    Commended for delivering multiple new build projects and specialised maintenance mainly in waste to energy and biomass projects at Sleaford, Blackburn Meadows and Shrewsbury EFW.Implemented project audits to support delivery and reviewed progress to identify potential delays.Promoted safety excellence and calculated costs by creating action plans and a timetable of stages.Chaired site meetings, organised manpower, signed off tasks and planned output/resources.

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  AJS Contracts

  • Project Manager - Project valuations £1-60M

    • Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

    Led and oversaw projects mainly in waste to energy including the 1st large scale biomass conversion of Ironbridge Power Station, Stafford EFW ACC Build.Implemented a programme of works for commercial delivery and updated seniors on productivity.Recorded incidents, defined cost/quality requirements and approved final completion and hand over.

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  Promanex

  • Project Manager/Construction Manager

    • Feb 2006 - Jul 2010

    Project valuations £2-80M and included;Rye House Power Station Hertfordshire.10 Cell Acc extension Client Scottish Power New Build.6 Cell Acc Lockerbie New Build Client GEA New Build.Rugeley FGD project Client Lentjes New Build.ICHP2 ACC 18 Cells Client Black and Veatch New Build.Managed 2-year service contract for Black & Veatch warranty ICHP.Various maintenance/shutdown projects for clients such as Air Liquide, Veolia, Sita and EPRL.

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  GEA Btts, France

  • Site Technical Advisor

    • Oct 2005 - Jan 2006

    Port Dickson - Malaysia; oversaw the installation of a cooling system.Abu Dhabi - Accountable for quality control on a cooling system for LNG system.

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  Thermal Energy Construction

  • Construction Manager/Supervisor/Technical Advisor

    • Nov 1996 - Oct 2005

    Seconded to GEA Btts.Oryx GTL Plant, Qatar.Supervision/TA of Sub-Contractor SOMI Qatar workforce of 90 men across all trades.Air Cooled Condenser 30 cells.Site supervisor overseeing workforce of 60 men in all trades at Spalding Energy.Power Project (HRSG) Client Bechtel, Air Cooled Condenser 35 cells.Site Supervisor / TA, Senoko Power Plant, Boiler Demolition & rebuild.Singapore, Asia, 3 x 350mw boilers, Client Alstom oversaw 180 staff.Assistant Site Manager/Technical advisor seconded to Balke Duerr.Bellingham Energy Power Plant, ACC 30 cells Client Alstom.Massachusetts, USA.Lake Road CCGT Project ACC, Connecticut. USA, 45 cells Client Alstom, Connecticut USA.Midlothian CCGT Project ACC, Texas. USA, 60 cells Client Alstom.Construction Manager Avonmouth CCGT Project Wet Cooler, new build, 9 cells.Client Siemens, GEA Btt workforce of 45 men all trades.Site Supervisor Enfield CCGT Project - ACC, 25 cells Client ABB, Balcke-Duerr.New Build Workforce 25 men all trades.Construction Manager Peterborough CCGT - ACC, maintenance project Client GEA.Gearbox and fan upgrade.Construction Manager Kings Lynn CCGT - ACC, maintenance project Client GEA.Assistant Site Manager/ Technical advisor seconded to Balke Duerr.Kuantan Propane Dehydrogenation Project, Malaysia - ACC 14 cells Client Petronas.Overseeing workforce of 60 men all trades.Site Supervisor on new builds below and oversaw a workforce of 30+ men;Stoke on Trent Incinerator - Air Cooled Condenser.Monthyon Incinerator, France - Air Cooled Condenser.Thetford Power Station - Air Cooled Condenser.Wolverhampton Incinerator - Air Cooled Condenser.Dudley Incinerator - Air Cooled Condenser.

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  International Combustion Ltd

  • Foreman Steel Erector/Rigger

    • Aug 1990 - Nov 1996

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  Various Employers

  • Apprentice Erector/Rigger-Rigger/Erector

    • Jul 1979 - Aug 1990