Description

Client-side Project Manager with experience in rail and public transport infrastructure. I specialise in short-term, fixed-scope advisory, early-stage scheme development, governance, and investment readiness, helping organisations turn ideas into credible, board-ready projects. I take a pragmatic, proportionate approach shaped by working in regulated, public-sector environments.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Translink NI Railways
Project Manager
CIVIL ENGINEERING
January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
• • Managing multiple rail infrastructure projects to a combined value of £22m under NEC4 ECC & PSC Contracts.
• • Overseeing interface coordination with signaling, telecoms, and systems engineering teams.
• • Supporting structured project governance through economic appraisals, project execution plans, and stakeholder engagement.
• • Managing risks and assurance processes on projects delivered in a live railway environment.
• • Preparing and managing project documentation and contract materials.
• • Tracking budgets, evaluating payment applications, and maintaining control of project finances.
• • Ensuring projects deliver expected outcomes and benefits.
• • Stakeholder management – identifying stakeholders, developing, and implementing stakeholder management plans.
• • Maintaining and managing project schedules using Microsoft Project, ensuring projects and milestones are delivered/achieved on time.
• • Project risk management (identifying risks, maintaining risk register, organizing risk reduction meetings).
• • Managing project change as and when necessary.
• • Developing and managing client requirements.
Risk & Issue Management Business Case Development Governance & Assurance Board Level Reporting Investment Readiness
IJ Lynn & Son Earthworks and Drainage
Site Manager
October 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 2 months)
• • Delivered groundworks and civil packages across housing and major roads schemes.
• • Oversaw subcontractors, resolved on-site technical issues, and ensured deadlines were met.
• • Stakeholder and interface management on complex sites, organizing and attending client meetings, raising early warnings and documenting change.
Laverty Group
Freelance site engineer/Director
February 2021 - October 2021 (8 months)
• • Building rapport with existing clients.
• • Exploring and connecting with new clients.
• • Securing a pipeline of work.
• • Providing quotations and managing invoicing.
• • Technical role involving setting out of works and resolving complex problems on-site for a wide range of clients.
• • Understanding stakeholder and client requirements and delivering outcomes to achieve them.