I am an experienced Project Controls Professional with over 25 years tenure in Programme and Project Controls, split across three major industries Rail, Defence & Petrochemicals. My experiences have ranged from £multi-thousand to £multi-billion projects & programmes.

Throughout my career I have held various levels of responsibility, more significant being Programme Planning Manager on The West Coast Route Modernisation Programme (£14Bn), Senior Programme Analyst for LUL overseeing the Metronet SSL contract works & Lead Planner for London Underground Ltd / Metronet on the Subsurface & Victoria Line Upgrades (£3Bn & £1bn) where I held functional responsibility for all planning activities.

I have an extensive knowledge of managing multi-layer programmes and have the ability to communicate at the highest levels within organisations, the mentoring skills to help develop junior team members & a personality that helps deliver. My level of ability with regard to the wider functions of Programme Controls those of risk, cost and change management are widely respected amongst my peer group, this is reflected in my broader experience.

I have worked on very high profile projects at a senior level for the last 15 years. The West Coast Mainline Upgrade, Kings Cross Refurbishment, SSL & Victoria Line Upgrade Programme are significant amongst these as they are national or have large strategic importance with multi-million expenditures and were/are recognised as amongst the most challenging projects in the UK at the time. My role on these programmes has led to significantly better understanding of the programmes schedule and success criteria for the client organisations I was consulted too. My initiative thinking in areas of schedule and cost control on West Coast Route Modernisation have been reflected in a P3e implementation for Transport for London to control the multi-billion pound PPP Underground programmes; MPD, LUL’s Master Projects Database of which I was a designer.

Specialties

Implementation of "off the shelf" or bespoke project controls systems on large projects or portfolios.

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