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SPMM is a Project Management approach designed for EPC Projects, based upon APM guidelines and Best Practice across AMEC.

As Project Controller I worked with a core team of six, and a lead from each Discipline to define the management policies,which incorporate quality at all stages of a contract and develop clear performance indicators for the business and projects.

My background in IT and experience qualified me with a unique and vital insight into the practical implementation of such a system.

I spent four months assisting on a claim for the project. This included the production of a P3 programme which visualised the historical data collected in the analysis of many drawings, documents and the contract. Utilising my extensive knowledge of Earned Value allowed me to clearly analyse data and S-curve’s, ensuring I was fully prepared for discussions with the project manager and confident presenting to the client. I also often progressed the program actuals using P5 and updated the expended man hours on a weekly basis.

Working out of the Swindon office as Project Controller, I produced a schedule in Primavera 6 for the utilities bid on the 2012 London Olympic Village. The schedule was resource loaded and my role required me to identify exactly what the client requested, coordinate the efforts of the estimating manager & quantity surveyor to get the data I needed and ensure targets where met. I identified a key inaccuracy with the data provided by the Olympic Delivery Authority, whom upon being informed issued an acknowledgement and a two week extension.

Producing Conceptual Design Statement’s on upgrading the power to Metropolitan, Circle & District lines. Working out of Royal Mint Court, London. My role as Project Planner required me to co-ordinate team efforts when the manager was unavailable. My primary responsibilities were to monitor and update the schedule, make alterations where required, input expended man hours and compile Earned Value reports. I also attended daily review meetings with the project manager and CDS champions to ensure current progress reporting was accurate.

As Forensic Claims Analysis Planner on the Kilroot FGD project, I was working with a team of ten core persons including legal advisors to produce a model with audit trails and other required evidentiary support to form a successful legal case.

In my role as Engineering Planner I am responsible for the ongoing update and revision of existing schedules and the development of new schedules for all engineering disciplines, primarily on Oil & Gas / Nuclear projects. I also develop EPC schedules in accordance with bid and tender requirements. Another responsibility is the tracking of CTR Deliverables, plus forecasting remaining durations and costs accurately.

Managing the production of a Level 5 commissioning programme to be integrated into the master delivery programmes, working as Project Controller at the Longannet Power Station, Scotland. Constant communication with the Commissioning Manager as well as daily meetings with the project team allow me to be kept up to date of current progress and able drive the planning teams within the joint venture to implement the solution both accurately and correctly. I also frequently interface with the client in a formal setting.

Working as Project Controller based at the DOW Chemicals EOEG Plant on the Wilton site, I managed the production of a fully resource loaded Level 5 Decommissioning programme with a value of £7million for Process Division. As part of this I am the first AMEC employee to successfully use the PICS database system and Primavera 6 together. This involved using the SDK to automate the integration between MS Access & P6.