Freelance Interim Consultant Engineer Manchester, UK
Chartered Civil Engineer
30 years public and private sector experience
- Project Management/Delivery
- Development Control
- Transport Engineering and Planning
- Property Asset Management
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £88.89 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £711.11 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 320913 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Chartered Civil Engineer
30 years public and private sector experience working for :
- Public bodies and Highways Agency
- Consultants
Project Management/Delivery
Development Control
Transport Engineering and Planning
Property Asset Management
Employment History
(Oct 2008 to 2009)
Freelance Consultant
• Advising local authority on Regeneration Delivery via Property Asset Management Plans
• Advising on Major Sites for Potential Development
• Identifying potential Housing and Employment sites
• Joint Venture Delivery Vehicles and Partnerships
(Apr 2003 to Oct 2008)
Interim Consultant
• Giving development control advice (highways and transportation) to the planning authority on major planning applications and maximising mitigation measures and contributions from developers.
• Assessment of impacts of a Regional Investment Site (costing over £1 billion) of 226 hectares to create Europe’s largest business park (Omega) creating over 24,000 jobs – helped achieve a contribution of £15 million from the developer for infrastructure mitigation.
• Hosted every Project Team meeting attended by all major stakeholders (English Partnerships, Highways Agency, Local Authorities and respective consultants)
• Project management of an Urban Village which created 2,000 houses – liaison with Architect and Developer on road layouts, safety audits, accident investigation and achievement of significant financial contributions
• Assessment of a JV major business park which will provide 116,125m2 (1.25m sq ft) of business space and related amenity facilities and home to over 3,000 office workers for United Utilities
• Assessment of impacts of a Regional Investment Site (Parkside) which will be a Rail Freight Centre and assessment of the transport model
• Management of consultants on traffic studies for a Sports England project which involved closure and re-location of an sports centre and establishment of additional community facilities (polyclinic, sports pitches etc)
(Jun 2002 to Mar 2003)
Interim Consultant
St.Helens Metropolitan Council (Regeneration)• Giving development control advice (highways and transportation) to the planning authority on major planning applications for housing, commercial and industrial use classes
• Involved negotiating with developers, consultants and other stakeholders to determine appropriate mitigation measures and contributions
• Formulation and agreement of Section 278 legal agreements in connection with necessary infrastructure works and Safety Audits of all proposed improvements
(Jan 2002 to May 2002)
Contract Consultant
Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers• Traffic, Highways and Safety Assessments of the Second Mersey Crossing (Silver Jubilee Bridge)
• Acted as lead on discussions with the local authority and other third parties / stakeholders
• Led team of transport specialists on the assignment
(Oct 2000 to Dec 2001)
Interim Consultant
Warrington Borough Council (Network Development Control)• Giving development control advice (highways and transportation) to the planning authority on major planning applications
• Formulation and agreement of Section 278 legal agreements in connection with necessary infrastructure works and Safety Audits of all proposed improvements
(1999 to Sep 2000)
Contract Consultant
Highways Agency (NCS-Area 19, Major Development Control and Area 10 Teams)• Providing highways development control advice on major planning applications on behalf of the Secretary of State
• Providing support to the Expert witness at a Public Inquiry for a major retail park
• Assessing efficiency and improvements in development control and giving presentation to whole of Northern Highways Agency Regional office (approximately 80 in-house people)
(1997 to 1999)
Associate Director
De Leuw Rothwell Consulting Engineers• Management of highway maintenance contract for a local authority in the Midlands – managing 20 site and office staff
• Project management of the design and supervision of construction of large Trunk road and Motorway schemes on behalf of the Welsh Office and Highways Agency. Duties included liaison with clients and supervision of permanent and contract staff.
• Liaison as Project Manager, then Associate, with the Highways Agency and Welsh Office
• Accident Investigation Analysis and Road Safety Issues on various major developments
• Formulation and agreement of Section 278 legal agreements in connection with necessary infrastructure works and Safety Audits of all proposed improvements
(1993 to 1997)
Transportation Manager
Stockport Metropolitan Council• Formulated and implemented the countywide Local Transport Plan bid and single-handedly hosted a presentation to over 200 transport activists
• Investigated the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) with regard to its applicability to the Transport Infrastructure Programme on behalf of 10 local authorities - this involved giving presentations to corporate and merchant banks
• Management of consultants on major studies such as Transit Rail system and transport implications of the 2nd Manchester Runway
• Formulated the Advanced Transport Telematics package bid on behalf of 10 local authorities
• Liaising with Government Offices, other local authorities and passenger transport authorities
• Pulled together all 10 Local Authorities in order to submit a bid for EU monies which was to model / map traffic and pollution levels
• Presentations to Members of Parliament and councillors on major transport schemes
(1990 to 1993)
Project Manager
Rendel Palmer & Tritton Consulting Engineers• Responsible for the redevelopment of the, redundant, Cammell Laird dock-yard (Liverpool) and a major bypass scheme of some 2 kilometres
• Responsible for the design of major infrastructure schemes for the Merseyside Development Corporation. Duties included liaison with clients and supervision of permanent and contract staff
• Duties included the preparation of Transport Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments and presentation at public meetings
(1987 to 1990)
Project Manager (Infrastructure)
Ove Arup Consulting Engineers• Project management of the infrastructure redevelopment of Ashton Town Centre and Bradford Railway Station
• Liaison with architects, developers, planning authorities, consultants and contractors on necessary transport and highway work to be done for major developments
Professional Qualifications
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
M.Sc. Transport Engineering and Planning
C.Eng. Chartered Engineer
M.I.C.E. Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
M.I.H.T. Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation
Categories & Freelance Skills
Engineering & Technical
Categories
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Leadership (Project Consultancy)
- Man Management (Project Consultancy)
- Mentoring (Project Consultancy)
- Multiple Projects (Project Consultancy)
- Negotiation
- Private Sector (Project Consultancy)
- Programme Management (Project Consultancy)
- Project Management (Project Consultancy)
- Project Office Mgmt (Project Consultancy)
- Project Support (Project Consultancy)
- Public Sector (Project Consultancy)

