Royal Engineers, British Army – Class 1 Engineering Surveyor
Experience in many engineering projects both at home and abroad. Major Projects have included:
Op Resolute (Bosnia), Deployed as Senior Regimental Surveyor. Responsible for carrying and managing, engineering and survey work for all construction undertaken by the sub units. As one of only two Class 1 surveyors in theatre, I was called upon to advise and assist other Engineer Regiments deployed at that time, on survey, Design and construction aspects. Typical projects included:
- Producing detailed site plans.
- Road design.
- Setting out and monitoring the construction of bridges, earthworks and roads
- As built surveys.
BerrilValleyObstacle Belt, A £2 million construction project, the largest undertaken by the Royal Engineers for 25 Years. The task was to construct three sliding span/dry bridge gaps and 3km-connecting track. As the Senior Surveyor with a team of two Surveyors, I was responsible for organising and managing all survey work carried out which included:
- Expanding Major Control and establishing minor control.
- Setting out and controlling excavations.
- Earthworks calculations.
- Redesigning the horizontal and vertical alignment of the track.
- Setting out and controlling the line and level of the track.
- Setting out and monitoring the horizontal and vertical positioning of the concrete structures.
- Setting out culverts.
- Completion of as built surveys.
Tidworth Training Area. A £1million construction, of an Armoured Engineer driver training circuit. As the site engineer I was responsible for:
- Setting out and controlling all road construction and earthworks
- Setting out and controlling the construction of the bridge/obstacle gaps and setting out the foundations for the troop shelters.
- Setting out and controlling construction of track drainage.