Based in Suffolk. Phill has been operating, as a Contract Project
Manager / Engineer
for more than 22 years, with 40 years’ experience in the Electricity
Supply Industry.
A qualified contractor,
with an extensive career working in Project Engineering & Management
primarily within the Electrical Distribution and Generation Industry.
As a dedicated manager, I
have been involved in a wide range of ‘cradle to grave’ projects, both
as PM and in support of the Project Manager. My career path is set against a
solid background of Operational & E&M ‘hands on’ involvement,
both in the UK and overseas. Having a wide range of engineering and management
skills, my career path has extended into other fields of expertise, such as
Safety Case Authoring, C.D.M. Practitioner, staff training, industrial safety
engineering, business advisor, as well as business owner.
Key Strengths. Consistent high achiever with excellent problem solving skills. Ability
to manage successfully time, across a number of projects. Highly motivated and
proactive team player, with good inter-personal & leadership skills. Strong
ability to translate ideas into technical and auditable documentation. Flexible
approach to work content & working hours.
Significant career achievements. Successful responsibility for a
variety of multi-million Pound projects, within the Generation and Utility
Industries. Increased productivity and reduced costs by formulating & introducing
new working practices and materials. Designed & implemented new
management control systems. Author of over 200 Nuclear Safety Cases (Cat
II & Cat III and Cat I Stage Submissions). Assisted and supported
several companies in their development and expansion into new business
opportunities.
Sept 18 -
Present New contract assignment
search
Proactive search for a new full - time contract in the UK within the nuclear,
electrical distribution and utility industries.
May - Sept
18 Project Engineer /
Manager (CONTRACT)
Carrying out project work
associated to the movement of Electrical Infrastructure for HS2 (High Speed
Two) new rail network. This role involves regular attendance of meetings with
the client HS2 at their offices in Birmingham to report on progress being made
on the schemes I am actively involved in which ranged from 11kV to 132kV along
a route from Buckingham to central Birmingham.
Feb - May
18 New contract
assignment search
Proactive search for a new full - time contract in the UK within the nuclear,
electrical distribution and utility industries.
During
this period, I have been carrying out improvement works on my house in France,
along with looking at other opportunities away from my core career profile.
Jul - Dec 17 Morrison Utility Services - Electrical Project Manager Ipswich (CONTRACT)
Carry out the role of
Electrical Project Manager on a high profile project for their client UKPN in
an effort to get the project back on track for delivery in early 2018.
May – Jul
17 New contract assignment search
Oct 16 – May
17 House Refurbishment Project (CONTRACT)
Short-term
contract for an Expat acquaintance in France. Project involved the
modernisation of a holiday home, which they had recently invested in by
utilising my career and my own home refurbishment experience.
Aug – Oct 16
New contract assignment search
Aug 15 – Aug
16 Project Engineer - Cummins Power
Generation (CONTRACT)
Assisting
CPG in the development of their STOR (Short Term Operating Reserve) projects
for their client. The main thrust of the project is to install small generating
sites around the country, which will be brought on-stream in times of
electrical power shortfalls on the Grid.
Responsible
for developing processes and designs to build small gas powered STOR sites, at
various locations throughout the UK. Acting as a subject management expert on
CDM, site & project management, undertaking the role of Principal
Contractor, as well assisting in the design of these 18 new sites within this
small project team. This is a Turnkey project with CPG providing the
installation, as well as the gas powered generator sets, for each of the sites
being developed on brownfield locations.
Sep 14 –
May 15 Project Manager - HVMS
Project based in SW Wales
(CONTRACT)
Managing a large electrical installation and plant refurbishment CDM project,
for their client Welsh Water, at a large a water pumping station in South West
Wales.
Overall responsibility for delivering this large project to a tight schedule,
which was being carried out by sub-contractors. The works involved the
replacement of new HP Pumps, HV Cables, Motor Control Cubicles, refurbishment
of the 33kV/6.6kV Transformers, as well as the replacement of condition
monitoring and control equipment. As the PM, I was responsible for delivering
the project to budget, timescale, quality and scope under a NEC Contract.
Apr 14 –
June 14 World Travel Experience
Travelling around the world, as I took my first long holiday in 8 years and the
first one in my life, where I was not fully connected to an ongoing project,
which required supervising from a distance.
Dec 11 -
Apr 14 Project
Manager/Engineer, EDF Energy, Sizewell B Power Station (CONTRACT)
Responsible
for the delivery of the Generator Transformer Exchange Project at SZB, from
initial conception, through to final delivery. (Gates 1 – 5). This major
project with a total budget of £8m was carried out during two refuelling
outages (2014 & 2016). The work involved the replacement of two sets of
three 23.5kV/400kV single-phase ALSTOM transformers, each weighing 160tonne, as
well as the supporting transformer oil cooling equipment. In addition to this,
the unique configuration at SZB, resulted in the requirement to remove and
replace the Siemens Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS), which forms part of the
structure and the electrical circuit of the 3 phase transformer(s).
During the initial planning of this complex project, I provided on site
assistance at Torness Nuclear Power Station in SE Scotland, for a period of
five months in 2012, followed by supporting the Siemens GIS refurbishment of
the SZB Station Transformer #5. Both of these experiences allowed me to develop
my understanding of the issues, involved in the project and to create a fully
itemised project plan to level 3 to work to.
As sole Project Manager for the Transformer Exchange project, I was deeply
involved in all aspects and stages of the project (‘cradle to grave’)
from the generation of all the documentation to initially specify the project
to get budget approval all the way through to the development of the full
implementation project plan.
This
project was a CDM notifiable scheme and received notification from the HSE that
they would be taking an active interest in this large project due to its size
and complexity.
Apr – Aug
11 Project
Manager, Lucy Switchgear Ltd. Thame UK (CONTRACT)
This project assignment involved the preparation of a radio-controlled
switchgear installation project, to be carried out in Ghana for ECG
(Electricity Company of Ghana) followed by on-site implementation management.
The work involved the planning of the project, along with the logistics of
transporting the project materials from the UK to Ghana. In this role, I also
acted, as the Project Engineer and SME (Subject
Matter Expert) for this large project, as well as the other planned projects in Kenya
and Nigeria.
Apr 08 to
Oct 10 Project Manager,
Major Projects Delivery - EDF Energy Networks (CONTRACT)
Working under contract to
EDFE (Now UK Power Networks) I was responsible for the total Project Management
of a portfolio of projects valued between £750k and £11m spread across East
Anglia on the EDFE 33kV & 132kV networks. These project works encompassed the
overall management of three principal contractors Babcock Networks, Carillion
Utility Services and Freedom Group, as well as other support personnel both
internal and external to EDFE.
The Project Manager’s role within EDFE involves taking the project from
inception through to operational use and is inclusive of all the P.M. functions
within that set criteria. In this role, I also acted as the CDM Client, on all
projects within my portfolio, in addition to managing and supporting the CDM
design function of these complex projects.
All work was carried out under Option C of the NEC3 Engineering and
Construction Contract (ECC), which was authored and managed by the responsible
Project Manager assigned to the specific project, who acted as an approving officer
within the constraints of the budget. Developed the project implementation
programme of the various projects I was involved in using MS Project to level 3
plan.
Aug 07 -
Apr 08 Apprentice
Training Technical Author, British Energy - Sizewell B. (CONTRACT)
Working under a short-term contract for British Energy (Now EDF Energy Nuclear
Generation) I was involved in the creation of technical training material for
their apprentice & mature electrically biased student courses.
This project played an important part in British Energy’s commitment to achieve
world-class status amongst the WANO agreement and to prepare for nuclear new
build. The training material that I authored encompassed not only the technical
aspects of the work but the safety culture, which plays an important part of
the nuclear business.
Achievement. At short notice delivered and lectured a course on the safe
maintenance of batteries that I had authored to three groups of technicians as
part of their Continuation Training package, as well as providing technical
expertise to several SZB site engineers.
Jul 06 –
Apr 07 Consultant
Project Engineer, British Power International (CONTRACT)
Carried out a variety of consultancy work, on behalf of BPI (Freedom Group). This work included
carrying out authoring technical manuals for EDF Energy Networks (UK) and other
electricity distribution companies. Creating safe working practice and training
manuals for numerous civil contractors carrying out work for UK based utilities.
During this period, I also took on the role of Project Management and
supervision of sub-contractors. On one assignment I acted as an Authorised
Person and site manager on a project involved in the installation of satellite
controlled monitoring and control switching systems located within EDFE’s 11kV,
33kV and 132kV Grid sites. Authorised by EDFE, to issue Limitation of Access
(LOA) Safety Documents.
Mar 06 -
Jul 06 Project
Manager, RVA Consulting - Sizewell A P.S. Suffolk (CONTRACT)
Provision of consultant project management skills to RVA Consulting, on behalf
of their client British Nuclear Group. Responsible for a project to create and
manage a team, that would isolate & disconnect buildings, plant and systems
for decommissioning and demolition of the Sizewell A Nuclear site. Project
included all aspects from team selection to creation of documentation
applicable to this project e.g. Project Strategy, Safety Case, Work Methods
& Procedures and the creation of Method Statement guidelines ready to
commence work in January 2007. Carried out the role of Designer in the C.D.M.
process including identification of hazards and risk assessment development, in
the project planning.
Sep 05 -
Mar 06 Safety Case &
Technical Author - British Energy Sizewell B. P.S. (CONTRACT)
Working under contract for the Operations Department at SZB, I assisted in the
total review of the Control Room Operational Documentation; including S.O.Is,
work and alarm procedures, drawings and records, at Britain’s only Nuclear
Pressure Water Reactor (PWR).
May 04 -
May 05 Decommissioning Safety
Case Engineer, BNFL Magnox – Bradwell
(CONTRACT)
The preparation and
authoring of nuclear safety case documents in support of the decommissioning
project at Bradwell Nuclear Power Station located in Essex.
Responsible to the Projects Safety Case Officer and the Project Implementation
Manager for this high profile Nuclear Safety Project involved in dismantling
this nuclear establishment over the next 20 years.
Aspects of this work involved the planning for the safe and controlled disposal
of hazardous & radiological waste in line with agreed procedures and
disposal routes. Development of Safety Cases, for the construction of a new
nuclear safe store and other new build projects. Aligning the Safety Case
process with the requirements of a designer under C.D.M and advising both the
client and the principle contractor of their legal requirements under this
legislation.
Achievements.
In this
role, I was responsible for assisting and supporting the Safety Case
Officer/Manager as well as deputising for him in his absences from the site.
This role required willingness, drive and determination to ensure that the
Decommissioning Safety Case as well as the overall decommissioning process was
‘Deemed Fit for Purpose’ and delivered to agreed targets.
As the Deputised Safety Case Manager,
I interfaced with the sites designated NII Inspector on a regular
basis to ensure that Nuclear Compliance was adhered to across the current work
as well as future works. This acted as step up in my career development by
increasing my knowledge and demonstrating my ability to manage at this senior
level.
Oct 03 -
May 04 Nuclear
Safety Case Engineer, BNFL Magnox PassPort v9 Upgrade (CONTRACT)
Based at Oldbury (OTCC) I was responsible for the preparation and authoring of
nuclear safety stage submissions in support of the PassPort Replacement
Programme. Responsible to the Project Safety Case Officer and the Project
Implementation Manager, for this high profile Nuclear Safety Category 1
Project.
The
project required that on occasions I was embedded at other Magnox sites
(Sizewell, Trawsfynydd & Bradwell), as the Safety Case Stage Submissions
were produced.
Aug 03 -
Sept 03 Consultant Electrical
Engineer, British Power International (CONTRACT)
Carried out a short term contract on behalf of BPI for EDF Energy Networks
Major Projects formerly 24/7 (Eastern Electricity).
Work involved the on-site auditing of workplace safety, workforce behavioural
safety, environmental practices and safety related documentation. Advised and
tutored on hazard identification, risk assessment and the implications of
C.D.M. to their site based staff throughout East Anglia.
Achievement. The Project resulted in a well-received report that was
delivered to the UK based senior management of the EDF Group for setting out
their future strategic and tactical option plan for on-site safety.
Jan 03 -
Aug 03 Nuclear Safety Case Engineer BNFL Magnox Berkley Centre (CONTRACT)
Carried out the safety case authoring of a number of CAT II & CAT III
Nuclear Safety Papers, for planned plant modifications at Sizewell A Nuclear
Power Station in Suffolk. Interfaced on a daily basis with the INSA Officers
and others in the Nuclear Safety Group.
April 02
- Nov 02 Project
Engineer. Dungeness B Power Station, Kent (CONTRACT)
As a Project Engineer within the Material Enhancement Project Group, I was
responsible for the delivery of several ‘cradle to grave’ projects. This
also involved the authoring of Nuclear Safety Case Papers (Cat II & Cat
III) associated with the organisation and implementation of these, small and
medium-sized electro-mechanical projects incl. Q.A., Hazard & Risk
Identification procedures. Providing engineering technical advice to the
on-site and acting as a designer under C.D.M.
Principle Projects: Main Control Room Refurbishment, Electrically controlled
Oil-Feed Supply to CW Pumps & Start-Up Boiler Feed Pumps, Emergency Diesel
Generator Temp Monitoring System replacement, CW Pumphouse Sump Pump
Replacement system, Decommissioning & removal of the Instrument Compressed
Air System (located in RCA).
Jun 99 -
Dec 01 Project Engineer.
Bradwell Power Station, Essex. (CONTRACT)
Authoring of Nuclear Safety Case Papers to CAT II Level on a wide range of
electro-mechanical & civil modifications.
Provided electrical engineering technical advice to the E.C. & I section,
of the site Engineering Dept. Designated as the Responsible System Engineer,
for Essential Battery Systems & IPAT Testing. Carried out the role of an
Authorised Person (AP), working on the station electrical and instrument
systems.
Responsible for the organisation and implementation of small to medium
electro-mechanical projects including project planning, supervision &
organisation of staff /contractors, work specifications, monthly site safety
audits, method statements and risk assessments. Carried out the testing of
existing plant & equipment, as well as the test & commission of new
installations.
Principle Projects: Reactor Temperature Monitoring Replacement System
(Guard-line System) & Essential Supplies Battery Systems, Refurbishment of
Restaurant Food Preparation Facility, Control & organisation of site-wide IPAT
Test & Inspection.
Achievements. Authored in excess of 200 Nuclear Safety Papers, as well
as playing a significant role in reducing the outstanding backlog of N.I.I.
Compliance Issue Documentation i.e. Completion of expired Safety Cases,
Assigned Engineers Investigation Reports, Maintenance Schedule work,
Post-Incident Report Actions, etc. Carried out lectures on Safe LV/MV Live
Working Practices to over eighty staff.
Nov 98 - Mar 99 Business
Manager, Valtex Computer Systems Ltd. (CONTRACT)
Responsible for the general management and control of this S.B.U. involved in
the retailing of computer systems and software, MS Office based training and
repairs and up-grade of PC based systems.
May - Nov
98 Project Engineer, Magnox
Electric, Sizewell A. & Bradwell PS. (CONTRACT)
Maintenance of Transformers, Switchgear, Generators, Rotating Machinery,
Emergency Lighting, DC Supplies, Essential System Batteries, Emergency Lighting
and IPAT Testing. De-contamination of electrical equipment. Carried out the
role of an Authorised Person EM & NR.
Jun 97 -
Jan 98 Eastern Regional
Contract Manager. McNicholas plc.
(CONTRACT)
Working on behalf of Eastern Electricity in the maintenance & refurbishment
of their 11kV Network in Norfolk. Responsible for the overall management and
development of the Power Division in the Eastern Region, including the creation
of Method Statements and procedures.
Jun 96 -
Sep 97 Electrical/Instrument
Technician, Sizewell B. Power Station. (CONTRACT)
Testing, calibration and maintenance of electrical and electronic control
systems including sensitive Guard-line equipment. Work carried out in C2
Radiological Controlled Areas & Main Control Room.
1993 - 1996
Business Owner, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
1993 - 1995 Full Time
Student at Suffolk Management Development College. Ipswich.
1987 - 1993
Distribution Network Field Manager, Eastern Electricity, Ipswich.
1987 - 1990 33KV Overhead Linesman, Eastern
Electricity, Ipswich.
1986 - 1987 33KV O/H Linesman, M.A.N.W.E.B. Whitchurch.
1983 - 1986 Multi–skill Craftsman/Supervisor,
Johannesburg City Electricity Dept. South Africa.
1978 - 1983 33KV O/H Linesman, Eastern
Electricity, Kelsale Suffolk.
Formal Education
Qualifications
Jul.1994. Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Management. Trent University.
Jan.1994. Postgraduate Certificate in Business
Management. Trent University.
Jul.1992. H.N.C. in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering. B.Tec.
Jul.1990. O.N.C. in Engineering (Electrical,
Electronic & Mechanical.) B.Tec.
Technical
Training in the following: Category II (AVB) Nuclear Safety Case Authoring & Verification incl.
Simple CAT I (Oldbury T.C. 1999 & Nov. 2003) Authoring. Electrical & Mechanical/Radiological -
Competent Person/Nominated Supervisor (EDF Energy & Magnox). Health &
Safety Auditing. HAZOP & Risk Assessment. Radiological C2 & C3/4
Training. Confined Space Access Training.
Construction,
Design & Management (CDM). Ergonomics & Human Factors. Waste
Handling & Environmental Considerations. Construction & Demolition
Processes. Quality Management. EDF Energy Nuclear Generation
Certified Level 3 Field Supervisor. Electricity Distribution & Project
Management. Resource Management & Scheduling. Cable
Jointing & Electrical Plant Fitting. LV/HV Overhead
Line. HV/LV Switching. Live Line Working. Electrical Installation. Cable
Laying and Reinstatement. Health & Safety. Electricity Regulations.
NRSWA. Instrument Calibration. Lifting, Handling &
Slinging. Powered Access Platforms. First Aid including Artificial
Respiration. ECS Card Holder.
Management Training in the following: HR, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Organisational
Environments and Business Development. Corporate Strategy & Business
Re-Engineering. EDF NGL Fleet Certified Instructor. Currently preparing to
take the APMP exam.
Computer Training: Microsoft Office Pro 2017, Access & MS
Project, Magnox/EDF Energy Work Control Systems, Risk Databases, HTML Code
Web Authoring
Security
Clearance: Disclosure Scotland & Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) Oct. 2013.
Clearance to work on Nuclear Civil sites. Requires
Updating
Personal:
British
Passport, UK citizen.
Single
(Divorced), Clean driving license.
Available on request
Available for immediate telephone interview and Contract Start.
Living in France, Book Authoring, Travel, History, Films, Cookery,
Meeting new people and Learning new skills.
Published first novel in December 2018 – ‘A History in the Making’ is
the first volume of a trilogy.