United Kingdom (EU.UK)

Nathan Carter

First Name

Nathan

Last Name

Carter

Professional Since

Sun, 08/01/1999 - 02:00

Oldest experience

1 Jul 2006 - 02:00

Years Experience

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I served as an engineer officer in the British Army for eight yearsin a succession of positions before leaving to pursue a different career. I have planned, managedand deliveredprojectsinvolving teams including up to 500 multi-disciplinary managers and tradesmen across Europe, Canada and the Middle East, often in austere environments.

Regimental Operations Officer, British Army, Defence Construction

START Date

Tue, 08/01/2006 - 02:00

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During this post I was responsible for managing all operational deployments for a unit of approximately 500 cross functional personnel on behalf of the Commanding Officer (equivalent to Director). I undertook initial scoping, planning and overall coordination for a number of simultaneous construction projects across the UK which included simple structures, building works and fit out. I planned and executed the training and subsequent deploymentof 100 tradesmen to Afghanistan within a significantly reducedtimeframe.

IT Project Coordinator, Jaguar and Land Rover, Various

START Date

Sun, 08/01/2004 - 02:00

END Date

Sun, 07/01/2007 - 02:00

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A variety of roles within the IT Department, all focused on Project Management, PMO and Project Controls. Also trained to Green Belt standard in Six-Sigma. Roles included:

Planner, Interserve, Microsoft Exchange Refresh

START Date

Tue, 01/01/2008 - 01:00

END Date

Sat, 03/01/2008 - 01:00

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Worked within the PMO on an Infrastructure refresh programme, moving all users (mostly remote) on to the new technology. The position required complex logistical planning.

Short-term contract position.

Commercial Project Support, EON Engineering, Various

START Date

Sat, 03/01/2008 - 01:00

END Date

Sat, 08/01/2009 - 02:00

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A wide-ranging project support role within the commercial team of this engineering consultancy, during a major change in infrastructure and business process to a new SAP-based system. Experience with tender planning, outage/shutdown planning and contract management.

Use of Primavera, MS Project and significant data analysis and reporting with MS Excel.

Contract position.

Planner, Alstom GRID, Rio Madeira HVDC

START Date

Thu, 07/01/2010 - 02:00

END Date

Sun, 05/01/2011 - 02:00

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Providing planning and process development support for two major infrastructure projects (HVDC power transfer) within a new engineering PMO structure.

Assisted in the transition from MS Project to Primavera as the planning tool of choice.

Contractor position, initially for Areva T&D and then for Alstom GRID following a takeover.

Senior Planner, Taylor Woodrow (Civl Engineering Divison of Vinci UK), Victoria Station Upgrade Project (London Underground)

START Date

Thu, 03/01/2012 - 01:00

Read more about Senior Planner, Taylor Woodrow (Civl Engineering Divison of Vinci UK), Victoria Station Upgrade Project (London Underground)

Project envolves extending the existing Victoria Line ticket hall and construction of a new ticket hall and ticket office along with associated tunnels and shafts for new access routes to the platforms.

I am responsible for all civils works for the extension of the existing south ticket hall, civils works for the new north ticket hall (including demolition of existing buildings) and all civils works for any enabling packages.