Robert Walton Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

Position Held

Senior Operations Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

May 2014 - Present Senior Operations Manager - Costain Power Generation In this role, I have full P and L responsibility for the operations team of 100 personnel, covering power generation operations, planned and remEdial maintenance, FM, contract administration and ad-hoc small project works for Scottish and Southern Fiddlers Ferry coal powered generation facility in Widness. As the senior manager on site, all operational, Safety, Health and EnvironmEntal monitoring and reporting functions report through mE to the SSE managemEnt team for the stations £3M services contract. PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Company Name

Thomas Broadbent and Sons Ltd

Position Held

Contracts Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2012 - April 2014 Contracts Manager - Thomas Broadbent and Sons Ltd This family run business has been running for over 150 years. I was asked to join this business in order to review current contract managemEnt and wider commErcial and operational processes and procedures, with a view to change managing the business towards a more modern approach to operational managemEnt. In this role I developed and implemEnted significant business improvemEnts, providing a more reliable costing model, reducing waste and increasing efficiency across the sales and project managemEnt functions. I was also responsible for the day to day managemEnt of the contract engineering functions within Broadbent, liaising with Production, Engineering and ProcuremEnt departmEnt managers to ensure timEly completion of contracts ranging from several million pound bespoke contracts to £100K standard offering and refurbishmEnt contracts.

Company Name

Sellafield

Position Held

Engineering Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2009 - 2012 Projects Engineering Manager - Costain Energy and Process Assigned to the Sellafield EvapD Nuclear project. Initially tasked with the delivery of significant elemEnts of this £400m project, dealing with design, procuremEnt, supplier and subcontract managemEnt. ElemEnts in these packages include large fabricated items encompassing valves, pumps, motors, compressors and chillers After successfully delivering these packages, I becamE responsible for the managemEnt of the C and I function for this safety critical project. Interfacing with the wider construction team to ensure effective and timEly delivery of control packages with a combined value in excess of £30m This entailed coordinating the activities of the Costain engineering design team, interfacing as necessary with the Sellafield responsible engineers to ensure specification PED, ATEX, ISO9001 , ISO14001 , Sellafield Tech.Std and PES compliant designs were developed and delivered, including managemEnt of design change, technical queries, production permits and concession requests as appropriate. During my timE with Costain I identified several process improvemEnt opportunities which I helped change manage into implemEntation phase both for the project I was assigned to, and to the wider business.

Company Name

NEC

Position Held

Engineering Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2007 - 2009 European Engineering Manager - Orica Watercare Orica provide an innovative, resin based pre-treatmEnt technology to the water sector. Typical project size was £2M under the NEC form of contract and involved, bespoke batch and continuous cycle process equipmEnt including vessels, pumps, valves and computerised control systems. With multiple concurrent projects under way at any one timE requiring the developmEnt of bespoke software and hardware packages, commissioning and implemEntation planning, and strict adherence to regulatory requiremEnts associated with European drinking water directives. In this role I headed the European engineering functions for all European projects - servicing the clients expectations, managing the supply chain, coordinating remote multi-national and local technical personnel design, project engineering, commissioning and surveying , controlling and reporting on costs and managemEnt of direct and indirect employees both site and office based.

Company Name

CAP Aluminium Systems Ltd

Position Held

Operations Director

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2005 - 2006 Operations Director - CAP Aluminium Systems Ltd I was brought in as part of the business turn-around team in order to effect change within this specialist sub-contract business dealing in curtain wall, window and facade systems. CAP operated on a £20M turnover employing more than 190 personnel working in batch and bespoke manufacture of equipmEnt as well as installation and supervision of contract labour. After initial reviews of the business, I implemEnted quality system manufacturing techniques and processes into the business which included Re-defining estimating processes to ensure clarity of work scope at contract award and clarity of cost and value information. Process mapping then re-defining and implemEntation of estimating, purchasing and accounts codes to allow estimate to cost reconciliation and monitoring. DevelopmEnt and implemEntation of a new purchase order system and procedure including automated generation of unique order numbers. DevelopmEnt and implemEntation of a Project cost To TILL and cost to complete reporting system. ImplemEntation of a project managemEnt based philosophy of contract execution. DevelopmEnt and implemEntation of a contract design, build and installation tracking process across the business. DevelopmEnt of Non-Conformance reporting and corrective action processes and implemEntation of root cause analysis on data obtained. These processes and procedural improvemEnts had a mEasurable effect on contract profitability, cost of manufacture and the reduction of irrecoverable costs. The attitude within the teams was also seen to improve with the removal of barriers between departmEnts and the introduction of a can do delivery team philosophy.

Company Name

NomEnca Ltd

Position Held

General Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2003 - 2005 General Manager - NomEnca Ltd Part of the North Midland Construction group, NomEnca supply plant and equipmEnt associated with mEchanical and electrical M and E systems as well as undertaking specialist M and E project managemEnt to a wide range of clients in various sectors. Promoted into this role from my initial appointmEnt as Contracts Manager, I have, as well as facilitating the enhancemEnt and developmEnt of existing systems, procedures and practices, implemEnted better project and business managemEnt techniques, including the automation of routine monthly account reporting. This involved careful planning and managemEnt in order to ensure continuing customEr satisfaction whilst changes were being implemEnted. With full responsibility for the profit and loss accounts of the business at Warrington, I reported directly to the M.D. of the business on all financial, H and S, QA and EnvironmEntal matters. Projects ranged from £10k to Multi-million pound Partnering agreemEnts with tier one main contractors and clients. Standard forms of contract include Dom 1 and 2 , IChemE, NEC and G90.

Company Name

Midland Construction

Position Held

Contracts Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

1998 - 2003 Project Manager - Tyco Control Systems I was responsible for the project life cycle from tendering through to completion on multi-million pound contracts. Projects successfully completed in this role include : Smith Kline Beecham - Batch processing control and electrical systems for chemical handling and pharmaceutical production units at Uxbridge Balfour Beatty Costain - Cardiff Bay Barrage electrical and computerised control systems PLC, SCADA etc developmEnt, installation and commissioning. TotalFinaElf - North Alwyn oil production platform EmErgency Shutdown Systems ESD , Fire and Gas F and G and Ultimate Shutdown Systems USS change out with live change out of Process Control System PCS .

Company Name

Scotech International Services

Position Held

Branch Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

1995-1998 Branch Manager - Scotech International Services. Branch Manager for the Great Yarmouth branch of the company dealing with Hire, Sales, Service and project work of engineering related equipmEnt and personnel into the oil and gas industry. I was also responsible for the implemEntation of ISO9002 standards throughout the branch. 1995 Senior Commissioning Engineer - Solartron Transducers Short term contract for A.B.B in Algeria on a fiscal mEtering station, controlling and supervising the installation and commissioning of a networked computerised gas mEtering system UNIX redundant systems 1988-95 Senior Technician Rhône Poulenc. InstrumEnt technician for a 107 acre site at Norwich which produces a wide range of Chemical, Agro-Chemical and Pharmaceutical products. This involvemEnt ranging from the developmEnt of software programs to quality control and supervisory duties with respect to contract labour. 1985-88 Offshore Production and Maintenance Technician Amoco UK Exploration. Working as an offshore production and maintenance technician InstrumEntation I was also called upon to act as O.I.M. for both the manned and unmanned installations designated as 49/27E, 49/27H and 49/27J. 1982-85 InstrumEnt Technician Dietsmann, SPEL and Vauldale. Working on the Brent Delta and other oil producing platforms as part of the dedicated contract base crew. Particular reference to the extensive fire and gas detection systems with fault finding down to component level