Professional Experience

Jacobs (UK) Ltd - Associate Director (2023-2025)

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Task Lead for HS2-TAA. Managing a team of 20 to 30 technical reviewers for the technical approval of high speed rail viaducts, bridges and structures. Seconded into HS2 as a Senior Construction Assurance Manager for viaduct construction at the Delta Junction. Works include elevated precast segmental viaducts constructed using the progressive cantilever method with temporary mast, cable stay and swivel crane.
Works Examiner for and on behalf of the Smart Motorway Alliance. Responsible for managing a small team of works examiners to assess construction compliance on a number of SMART motorway assets including advanced directional sign long span gantries, MS4 cantilever gantries, street lighting, CCTV masts and retaining walls.
Project Verifier, Principal Designer and Technical Reviewer - Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). Responsible for technical review and health and safety screening of miscellaneous design submissions including steel viaduct repainting, expansion joint and parapet replacement and re-surfacing.
Technical Reviewer for A12 Widening – Chelmsford to A120 (J19 to 25). Responsible for technical review of bridge design, drawings and specifications.
Catterall Bridge – Review of contract documentation for a 35m Pratt Truss Steel Footbridge over the River Wyre. 
 

RPS Consulting - Glasgow Airport Investment Area – Designer’s Site Representative (2019 to 2022)

Designer’s Site Representative for the design and construction phase of a Development Bypass at Glasgow Airport. The project included multiple disciplines including roadworks, earthworks and pavement, steel and precast concrete road and footbridges, utilities, watermain, gravity foul and rising main, Pumping Station, M+E, street lighting and landscaping. Permanent on-site presence for the Main Contractor’s (WBCEL) Designer (RPS). Duties included administrating and managing the review, assembly and submission of design packages, issuing designers site instructions, co-ordinating output from BIM processes, site supervision and monitoring site activities for safety, environmental and quality compliance. Specialist activities included review of steel bridge fabrication, transportation and heavy lift processes. 

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SMEC South Africa (2018 to 2019)

Resident Engineer - Technical, Mtentu Bridge

Responsible for administration and management of all technical submissions, meetings and contractor liaison on Mtentu River Bridge, the highest bridge built in Africa with pier heights of approximately 223 meters. The bridge comprises both incremental launch approaches and a balanced cantilever main span of 260m. 

Scotland Transerv (2015 - 2018)

Resident Engineer, Erskine Bridge, Scotland

Responsible for managing a small on-site team for the maintenance and upgrade of Erskine Bridge. Duties include managing upgrade and maintenance schemes including cable stay re-tensioning, tower top navigation light replacement, steel orthotropic deck strengthening, bearing and substructure refurbishment and new surface and internal deck lighting and  power, electrical and communications systems fit out. Responsible for managing all permanent inspection and maintenance access equipment including underdeck inspection gantries and tower and cable stay man-rider platforms. Responsible for co-ordination of all traffic management, cyclic maintenance operations and maintenance manual bridge inspections.

Resident Engineer, Kingston Bridge, Scotland

Responsible for overall contract management and administration for the Kingston Bridge Cope and Parapet Refurbishment Works Contract.

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Louis Berger Group (2011-2014)

Project Manager, Zemun Borca Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia

Engineer and Project Manager for the construction of Zemun Borca Bridge over the River Danube together with 22km of associated roadworks. Responsible for overall contract management and administration and leading a team of 25 engineering and administrative staff.

Resident Engineer, Sava Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia

Responsible for contract administration and managing a team of 16 engineering and administrative staff for the southern approach and interchanges.

Halcrow Group Ltd (1996-2014)

Engineering Manager, Qatar Bahrain Causeway – Doha, Qatar

Engineering Manager for Design Phase of the Qatar Bahrain Causeway. Preparation of the Employer’s Requirements, Project Management Plans, Review of Contractors Design Submissions to Eurocode, led the project Sustainable Development Strategy.

Seconded to Long Beach Office, California for preparation of tender documents for Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement.

Engineering Manager – Structures Bridges and Highways - London 2012

Engineering Manager for the design and construction of structures, bridges and highways on the London 2012 Olympic Park. As part of the project delivery team I was responsible for co-ordinating and managing project consultants and contractors, engaging with town planning, rail interface, sustainability and security teams and stakeholders to meet delivery programme.

Project Manager - Wembley Stadium Station and Wembley Central Station Developments

Project Manager for the design and construction of completion works for the Wembley Station Developments

Resident Engineer, Rewa River Bridge, Nausori, Fiji

Clients representative for the Construction of Rewa River Bridge. Responsible for all technical, legal, contractual and financial  matters relating to the construction of a 425m, nine span incremental push launch bridge structure with associated roadworks.

Seconded to Accra, Ghana for financial and technical audit of Kumasi Techiman highway.

Design Representative – Contract 310 – Channel Tunnel Rail Link – UK

Responsible for coordination, review and implementation of all design based site activities during construction, including systemwide interface, review of contractors design submissions, control of design changes.

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