PERSONAL PROFILE:
An adaptable TFL Engineer, resilient, pro-active, and highly motivated professional with excellent work ethics, who will go the extra mile in achieving the corporate objectives.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
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I negotiate technical details with designers, contractors, and other parties where appropriate and not concede points critical to TFL business.
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I correctly interpret railway Acts, highways, and other transport systems under which the railway system was built, operated and maintained with legal property documentation, contracts etc.
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I possess the ability to manage programme and commercial aspects of project delivery at any stage of the project lifecycle (e.g., bid stage, options, feasibility, design, construction, or project close)
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I have knowledge of the TfL transport system, its network and the different transport modes, how they function and ability to correctly assess risk to TfL infrastructure from various construction related activities.
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I have knowledge of the principles of property development, utility infrastructure delivery and related legislation including Party Wall etc. Act, Town & Country Planning Act, Access to Neighbouring Lands Act, Construction, Design & Management Regulations, Highways Act, and various railway legislation.
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Have knowledge of commercial aspects of design and construction related works.
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I understand the principles of risk management, value engineering and knowledge of the TfL Vision, Mayoral Transport Strategy, Business priorities and financial constraints.
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I possess the ability to manage the interface between TFL railway assets, operational, construction related activities of TFL neighbours, mitigate risks to TFL assets, being a trusted source of engineering advice, manages the technical and commercial aspects of allocated third-party jobs.
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Have knowledge of legislation, technical standards and industry best practice related to the Construction Engineering with knowledge of health, safety, and environmental considerations applicable to Construction Engineering.
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Experienced in a range developments and infrastructure projects interfacing with operational transport systems.
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I have experience of building relationships with and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholder.
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Experienced in Civil or Structural Engineering, or Building Services to include at least one of design, assessment, maintenance or construction of railway or highway assets or structures.
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Experienced in the execution of demolition, new construction, or maintenance activities in close proximity to operational transport infrastructure.
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I am capable of analysing data and information sources such as: diagrams, technical specifications, operational restrictions, impact on access request and solutions.
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Have strong interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills with capability to work under intense pressure and scrutiny.
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Have excellent Microsoft Office Skills such as: Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and database.
Familiar with the relevant statutory safety legislations such as: Health & Safety at Work Act,1974, Fire Precaution Act 1971 etc
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Have ability to interpret work plans, safe system of work, possession plans and extract relevant data for access safety publications.
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Ability to lead, resolve, prepare, and implement real time strategic contingency and recovery plan in response to incident on the Railway sub-sector work.
WORK EXPERIENCE
TFL INTERFACE AND INTEGRATION MANAGER (MAR 2024 TILL DATE)
Managing teams of construction project staff, track and depot access and delivery of packages.
TFL ENGINEER INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: (11 April 2022 till March 2024) Duties:
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Manage the interface between external clients, designers, contractors, TFL assurance teams to obtain consents and access required for third party works. For instance: High Speed 2 project
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Write and review technical documents submitted by contractors such as: Site Specific Risk Assessment Method Statement, Task Briefing Sheets, Project Support Agreement, Concept Design Statement, Licenses, project consent letters, LoNFC, LONO etc.
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Lead on a range of small, medium, and large third-party developments on behalf of Infrastructure Protection, including provision of engineering input to property agreements and contracts.
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Read and interprets assessments, monitoring reports, co-ordinate specialist technical reviews as required, relevant railway standards, guidance, rule books, generate Railsys track access number, book track, and mitigate all risk to operational railway. e.g., G0023, G0024, G0025, S1165, S1023, S1050. etc.
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Investigate accidents where third-party works have damaged our assets or operations and tracking time and cost on my jobs to aid cost recovery.
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Apply professional engineering experience in making judgement on project risk level, building relationships and coordinate small and large engineering team with stakeholders.
TFL ENGINEERING CONTRACT/MORSON TALENT: (2ND AUGUST TO 1ST OCTOBER), 2021 AS RAILWAY SITE-TRACK ENGINEER DUTIES
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Implementing the TFL Railway Standards and marking up sites for all track reconditioning work.
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Carrying out Dilapidation surveys using (Offset, Cant, Dynamic, Multi-Purpose Gauges), Track Clearances, Dimensions and Tolerances, designs & Configuration etc.
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Providing Assurance services and supervision for all Track delivery reconditioning works
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Inspection and reporting of all As Build, Top & Linning work, Versine & Twist Faults, remedial maintenance works for compliance and approval.
WITH: CLESHAR GROUP: (JUNE 2008 to 2nd August 2021): FREELANCE: SUB-CONTRACTOR TO LONDON UNDERGROUND, NETWORK RAIL & CROSSRAIL AS: WORKSITE TRAIN CONTROLLER (WTC) MACHINE CONTROLLER, SAFE WORK LEADER, COSS SITE MANAGER, SITE REPRESENTATIVE- AND SUB-AGENT:
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I apply knowledge of legislations, Network Rail Safety Standards, Track component systems, track assets maintenance techniques, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing system (MEP) with sound knowledge of Civil, Track, OHLE and S&T Engineering to daily tasks.
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Agrees and set-up a safe system of work as Sub-Agent for various station refurbishment work, LV distribution, HVAC, Tunnel Hydrant Pumping System and monitor the process to ensure no overrun is recorded
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Manage track renewal, the relevant mechanical plant and equipment at worksite within a possession. For example: Engineer’s Trains, On Track Plant (OTP) and Trolleys
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Read and interpret relevant Rule Books, Possession Plans, Worksite Guides, risk assessment method statement (RAMS), Operational Safety Plans, Protection Safety Plan, NEPA, Engineering Notices, Guide to Switching Current On & Off and many more
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managed and gain access to the London Underground and Network Rail tracks to carry out both routine and reactive track maintenance work through the standard approved procedure as specified in the Rule Books
WITH PLATELAYERS LTD LONDON (May 2010 -July 2017): FREELANCE SITE MANAGER: Duties:
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Freelance Site Manager for numerous capital projects, New Built Residentials/Commercial Properties, fit-out across the capital and Railway environment.
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Managed day to day operation of projects, ensure cost control is in place, monitor budgets, report budgetary matters to the Senior Project Manager, monitor site clearance, hoarding erection and the buildability of the projects.
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Drove the structural package to a completion by working with key-subcontractors to ensure that their package is complete within the program and provide daily report to the Project Manager.
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Monitored the supply chain performance, logistics for sub-contractors, avoided non-recoverable costs.
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A site manager for many railway station upgrade works, blocks of flats construction projects.
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Experienced of working on contracts ranging from £5000 to £30million
EDUCATION
Dec. 2020: Local Authorities Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) License
Sept 2018: M.Sc. Construction Engineering Management (University of East London: Distinction)
July 2017: B.Sc. Construction Management degree (University of East London, 1st Class Hons)
April 2015: 5 Days Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
July 2015: 3 Days First Aid at Work (QCF)
August 2015: CSCS Contract Manager Black card
August 2014- Machine and Crane Controller with: {OTP CORE, SLINGER, MC MH, CC OTP CORE, CC ATT GRP3, MC ATT GRP4, CC EXC, MC OTP CORE]
November 2013 – City & Guild NVQ L2 Railway Engineering Islington College London
April 2013 – Network rail Controller of Site Safety [COSS]& Safe Work Leader (SWL1)
November 2013 – City & Guild in BS 2395 Periodic Electrical Inspection & Testing Lambeth College London
MAY 2012- Diploma in L3 Electro-thermal services Lambeth College, London
June 2012 – City & Guild L3 in BS7671 Electrical Requirement (17th Edition) Lambeth College London
August 2010- NCCA Network rail Personal Track Safety Qualification
April 2010 –NEBOSH National General Certificate 3 in Health and Safety at work place.
PROJECTS INVOLVED IN SO FAR:
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Numerous TFL Infrastructure protection Engineering projects including HS2(on-going)
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Site Engineer contract with TFL Engineering 2021
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Thales 4LM project with LUL 2010 – 2020 (Specified Area works and weekend Engineering Possessions -Site Representative)
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Freelance Site Manager for the construction of 8 Blocks of 56 Luxurious Apartments, Walworth – project value £30 million
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Worksite Train Controller (WTC Role) Cross rail in 2017
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Tube-line Transmission Base Train Connection project (TBTC) in 2008
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Balfour-Beatty Track Partnership project in 2008/15
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Elephant & Castle Station Upgrade projects2012/13
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Green Park Station Electrification project 2012/13
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Kings Cross Station Modernization projects 2010/2012