Brendan Donovan resume

 

Brendan Donovan

 

 

Date of Birth:        30/12/1973

Email address:      [email protected]

Phone Number:    +44 (0)77 86387180

Address:               20a Upper Addison Gardens W14 8AP, UK

Nationality:          New Zealand

 

 

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:

 

 

·                Primavera P6 Administration.

·                Project Controls, Earned Value, CPI, SPI KPI’s.

·                NEC Contract Management

·                Scheduling and Planning.

·                Tender Planning

·                Integration and negotiation of construction programmes across a multi disciplinary network.

·                Supply Chain Management.

·                Procedure and Process development.

·                Manipulation of Database, Spread Sheet and Project Planning formats.

·                Work Package Costing Analysis

·                Commercial system development and programme integration.

·                Primavera P3, Primavera P6, Pertmaster, MS Project, Artemis.

 

CAREER PROGRESSION:

 

 

SIEMENS PLC:  Heathrow Airport Terminal2 – Baggage Handling System                     November 10 – Present

 

Role:      T2a BHS Project Controller, Planner.

 

  • Develop Full integrated programme with client’s representative, ensuring accurate cost and resource profiling.
  • Assist and advise Siemens commercial management with full contract signoff.
  • Integrate Siemens programme with overall BBA design programme.

 

 

CH2M Hill: Thames Water - Thames Tideway Tunnels                                                            March 09 – November 10

 

Role:      Field Investigations/Third Party Infrastructure Scheduler  / P6 Administration, Thames Tunnel

 

  • Administration of P6 user accounts.
  • Controlling and balancing P6 actual cost inputs. 
  • Cost Assigning and baselining Thames Tunnel Programme.
  • Managing Field Investigation procurement and execution programmes.
  • Developing and Maintaining Third Party Infrastructure schedules.

 

Role:      Programme Controls Planner, Lee Tunnel

 

  • Develop and implement reports and reporting cycles for Lee Tunnel Main Contract.
  • Develop Earned Value reporting for Lee Tunnel enabling works.
  • Project Controls reporting Lee Tunnel enabling works
  • Development of Tideway Tunnels WBS.
  • Manage multiple Enabling Works Programmes.
  • Manage High Level Lee Tunnel Programme.

 

BIRSE METRO LTD:Metronet  - Stations Renewal Programme                                            November 06 – March 09

 

Role:      Senior Planner/Project Controller, White City Station Refurbishment

 

  • NEC Contract and subcontractor resource management.
  • Develop multi-discipline (Premises, Mechanical, Electrical, and Communications) programme based on RIBA design / Scope Documentation.
  • Ensure programmes meet NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract specifications.
  • Site based progress management.
  • Work package costing, resourcing, schedule implementation and analysis.
  • Commercial system and programme implementation development.
  • Integrating programmes into P3e, within the enterprise WBS structure.
  • Earned Value Control, Critical Path Analysis and Periodic Progress Reporting to directorship.
  • Periodic Lockdown and MPD preparation.
  • Snagging, closeout and preparation of final documentation.

 

 

METRONET RAIL LTD: Track Renewal Programme.                                                               June 06 – November 06

 

Role:      Senior Planner, Ballast Track Renewals.

 

  • Ensuring P3e coding and structure is correct across the BTR team when entering periodic lockdown and submission to LUL.
  • Ensuring quality and timely submission of team Period Performance and KPI reporting.
  • Incorporating 4 year strategic plan into P3e, and ensuring accuracy.
  • Commercial loading of programmes and resources, maintaining figures though out the reporting cycle.

 

BRITISH AIRWAYS AUTHORITY:  BAA -  Terminal 5                                                           March 06 – June 06

 

Role:      Systems Planner

 

  • Horizontal (non trunk) cabling sequencing and integration of building works programme.
  • Develop, initiate and integrate WLAN programme (T5A and T5B) from design and specifications.

 

ATKINS COMMS LTD:Metronet- London Underground

 

Role:      Senior Planner/Project Controller                                                                                July 2004 – March 06

 

  • Liaising with other affiliate members to drive resolutions to relevant high level issues and concerns
  • Managing the quality of practices and procedures employed by Atkins’ planners.

·         Earned Value analysis, CPI, SPI and S- Curves to Commercial and Directorship on a periodic basis

·         Periodic resource analysis for both short and long term equipment and labour forecasts.

·         Providing spend forecasts for ALPAC (Application for Payment and Costs, Equipment & Personnel)

·         Commercial Liaison to produce and validate actual and forecast costs.

·         Lead plan and manage affiliate wide programmes to baseline and client hand back.

·         Build, integrate, maintain and manage up to 20 plans across affiliate network, encompassing critical path analysis and duration/logic challenging.

·         Develop and maintain resource look ahead and programme tracking database.

 

FLUOR DANIELS LTD: LUL Connect Project - Enabling works.

 

Role:      Project Planning Engineer                                                                                              April 2004 – July 2004

 

·                 Planning and scheduling construction enabling works from design (engineering) to completion.

·                Responsible for accuracy and integrity reporting of all concurrent projects.

·                Design and reporting of high level documents to customer / client and directorship.

·                Optimise reporting systems efficiency.

 

NETWORK RAIL:West Coast Route Modernisation (WCRM): Line of Route (LoR).

 

Role:      Project Controls Engineer                                                                                               March 2003 –March 2004

 

·                Management interface between Scope Designers, Project Planners and Delivery Areas.

·                Determine work capacity requirements and facilitate program tracking and reporting.

·                Responsible for Line of Route information located within the WCRM central database (iPCS).

·                Design, develop and implement procedures to ensure project scope and progress are updated and accurate.

·                Use of Primavera P3 to breakdown project scope, enabling transfer of information between database and spread sheets for analysis, reporting and spreading

·                Liase with Project Planners to forecast project spreads; baseline and assist with the production of the WCRM LoR Integrated Plan.

·                Liase with Change Control Manager and provide data for required changes and controls within the data system.

 

 

 

LONDON UNDERGROUND LTD:PPP Contract Directorate, Performance

 

Role:      Contract Management Consultant                                                                                October 2001 – March 2003.

 

·                Design, develop, implement and maintain the LUL Sub Service Line Fault Management System.

·                Develop and implement the Access (possessions) database.  Liaise closely and assist with the Access attribution manager to manage inward and outward claims.

·                Develop audit structures and procedures to manage contractor (Infraco Sub Surface Ltd.) performance under the PPP regime.  Member of LUL Contracts Assurance Audit Forum.

·                Discuss and negotiate issues within LUL and ISSL. Level A meetings.  Responsible for saving LUL more than £5 million in lost abatements over a one year period.

·                Researching issues and applying contractual knowledge and levers to get faults fixed and issues mitigated.

 

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON:Street Management, Finance

 

Role:      Stock and Systems Supply Chain Manager                                                November 2000 – June 2001.

 

·                Liaison with Transport Engineers to determine product and system availability for use with current projects.

·                Requisition suitable products for engineering projects, using CBS and SUN systems to manage product flow and accounting for these movements.

·                Maintain budget information for engineers and finance management.

·                Provide inventory and product flow forecasting reports for procurement.

·                Produce daily and monthly stock reports for finance management and warehousing operations.

·                Assist in year-end stock take, including trial balancing and audit balancing.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING:

 

University:

 

P.G. Dip. Forestry. Science.                                Canterbury University, New Zealand.                             1997

Bachelor. of Resource. Management.             Lincoln University, Canterbury New Zealand.              1993 - 1995

 

Professional Training:

 

CITB-Construction Site Safety (2007 Legislation)                                                       Project Management Techniques.

NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contracts                                                            Performance Management.

Primavera P3                                                                                                                        Commercial Negotiation

Primavera P3e                                                                                                                      Commercial Awareness

Artemis Views                                                                                                                      Access/Excel Advanced

Construction Design Management Regulations                                                            Environmental Awareness

Studying Prince 2 Project Management