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Amalgamated Construction Co.Ltd Lead Planner

START Date: 
February, 2002
END Date: 
March, 2004
(Projects all over U.K and Overseas values from £50,000 to £100,000,000)

I was employed by Amalgamated Construction to assist with the planning of ongoing & future projects, from Railway Infrastructure & tunnels to reinstating car parks, this included:
•The redesign of the yard at the Barugh Green site involving all aspects of design and build planning.
•Estimating Planner, where I assisted the Estimators with Tender Schedules
•Sub-Contract Enquiries.
•Time / Location Plans.
•Kept their records up to date.
•Collated together all relevant information for Tender Submissions (Health & Safety, Environmental, Insurances, etc)
•Ensured the final Submission Document was complete, packaged and delivered by the submission date.
•Document Control Manager for a Hydro Scheme in Kingairloch Scotland appointed by Amco’s Managing director
•Updated and maintained a document database in Microsoft Access containing all drawings, specifications, etc that required the Clients approval before being issued for construction.
•Planner & Possession Coordinator on London North East line of route.
•Booked all of Amco’s possession requirements through sub – contractors Bridgeways.
•Tracked Possessions to ensure they were coinciding with works schedule.
•Communicated out Possession information between the clients, sub – contractors, Amco’s On Site Construction Managers, the Site managers and my Senior Planner.
•Booked & monitored Amco’s Isolation requirements.
•Assisted the Senior Planner in the managing of Amco’s Rail Division’s document database (INFOTRAK).
•Document Control Manager for the Rail division’s Company Standard and Safety Library, which means I received the Clients Company Standard Specifications & Safety Documentation & Issued documents to the relevant people.
•Managed the Clients Key Performance Indicators to ensure they met the deadlines or informing the client that they would slip & agreed a new date.
•General forward planning of Tunnels and Drainage works using Microsoft Project, Excel & SureTrak / P3.
•Managed the N.R.A.S.W.A aspect of the Rail Division.
•Tracked all jobs that require design / E.A Consent.
•Supplied a weekly report to the Rail Division Director.
•Plus many other general Planning / Administration duties.

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