Experience

Drax Group

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Hydro

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  I am responsible for the operation, maintenance, engineering and asset management of the Drax Hydro fleet in Scotland. This fleet includes Cruachan Pumped Storage, and the Galloway and Lanark Hydro sites. The role includes the responsibility for the people management and development, the CAPEX and OPEX budgets together with ensuring the optimum performance of the sites. I am responsible for the operation, maintenance, engineering and asset management of the Drax Hydro fleet in Scotland. This fleet includes Cruachan Pumped Storage, and the Galloway and Lanark Hydro sites. The role includes the responsibility for the people management and development, the CAPEX and OPEX budgets together with ensuring the optimum performance of the sites.



Network Rail

• United Kingdom
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Head of Engineering and Asset Management - Signalling, Power and Communications

  • Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  I am responsible for the overall strategy, engineering and asset management for the signalling, power and communication elements for Network Rail in Scotland. I am responsible for the overall strategy, engineering and asset management for the signalling, power and communication elements for Network Rail in Scotland.



SP Energy Networks

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Smart Grid Operations

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  I am responsible for all aspects of the development of Smart Grid in SP Energy Networks. This includes the Telecommunication Network, Real Time Systems, Automation strategy, Smart Metering systems, Smart Metering operations and Cyber Security. I have accountability for a team of around 55 staff and a contractor population of around 140. In addition, I manage a budget of around £14million in CAPEX and around £7million in OPEX. I am responsible for all aspects of the development of Smart Grid in SP Energy Networks. This includes the Telecommunication Network, Real Time Systems, Automation strategy, Smart Metering systems, Smart Metering operations and Cyber Security. I have accountability for a team of around 55 staff and a contractor population of around 140. In addition, I manage a budget of around £14million in CAPEX and around £7million in OPEX.



ScottishPower

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Network Technical Services

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

  Reporting to the Engineering Services Director, I provide a range of services to the different departments within SP Energy Networks. I am responsible for the management of telecommunication services, management of the Real Time Systems including projects and strategy together with the development of secondary sub-station automation schemes. I am responsible for the management of both OPEX and CAPEX budgets for this role.

• Chief Engineer

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2016

  Reporting to the Generation Director, I provide a wide range of services to the different locations within the business. Firstly, I ensure that the sites are meeting their statutory requirements including PSSR, Electricity at Work and COMAH. I set the required Engineering Standards for the business and manage their implementation including training engineers. I am also the business champion for Process Safety and have led the change in how this is delivered. Finally, I represent ScottishPower on wider industry groups including GENSIP and EEMUA. Show less

• Maintenance Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

  This role was managing the entire Maintenance function at the 2nd largest coal fired power station in the UK. This was for all aspects of Maintenance, from day to day routine maintenance through improvement projects to the large major overhauls at the site. This included the management of 140 employee staff, approximately £30million CAPEX budget and £6million Revex budget per annum. This role sets the Maintenance standards, direction and strategy for the location.

• Longannet Power Station Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Jul 2011

  This role covered all of the key engineering issues at the 2nd largest coal fired power station. The station was an ageing site, and I had to manage the condition and asset management issues for the site. This role included the management of the capital budget and 35 employees. This role was to set the engineering direction of the site and ensured that the site had necessary improvement projects to improve the site overall performance.

• Group Electrical Engineer

  • May 1997 - Mar 2010

  This role was the business electrical engineering expert. This included the replacement of large generator transformers, the uprating of hydro pumped storage power plant by 20%, the replacement of a variety of switchgear and the implementation of an Electrical Improvement programme. This improvement programme included the development of the Arc Flash awareness campaign at the different sites. I was responsible for the overall strategy and direction for electrical engineering at all sites within ScottishPower Generation. Show less



ScottishPower

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electrical Maintenance Engineer

  • Aug 1993 - 1997

  At Cruachan Power Station, I was responsible for Electrical Maintenance and projects in the underground power station. This included managing the replacement of a hydro generator that was constructed underground.

• Graduate

  • Aug 1992 - Aug 1993

  I joined ScottishPower originally as a Graduate trainee based at Cockenzie Power Station. I followed a short training programme including being based at Methil Power Station where I managed a short outage. Following this year programme, I moved to my first permanent job.