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Senior Rail/Transit Engineering Consultant with Multi-Billion Project Experience

Louth, United Kingdom
Worldwide
Chartered Engineer (CEng MIET), Electrical Engineering
Louth, United Kingdom
Worldwide
Chartered Engineer (CEng MIET), Electrical Engineering

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Change ManagementClaim ProcessingContract NegotiationEngineering ManagementGovernanceInfrastructure ManagementInternational StandardsMediationNuclear PowerProgram EvaluationsProgram ManagementRequirements ManagementStandards-CompliantSystems IntegrationTechnical ManagementIso/iecFreight ForwardingRailway Operations and ServicingIntegration FrameworksSafety Principles
Rail Systems Integration
Extensive expertise in rail systems integration and engineering across multiple transit types including metro, light rail, and freight systems. Implementation of complex integration frameworks for major infrastructure projects with values exceeding £14 billion.

Systems Assurance and Safety
Leadership in systems assurance and safety governance for transit projects. Experience chairing safety review panels and implementing safety case frameworks for major rail infrastructure, ensuring compliance with international standards.

Program Management
Strategic program management for multi-billion dollar transit infrastructure projects across three continents. Expertise in managing complex stakeholder relationships, contract negotiations, and delivery of large-scale engineering programs.

Requirements Management
Development and implementation of requirements management frameworks for major infrastructure projects, including nuclear and rail sectors. Experience with baseline configuration and change management.

Technical Leadership
Technical directorate experience leading multi-functional, diverse engineering teams across international projects. Ability to coordinate integration of multiple subsystems and manage complex technical interfaces.

Standards Compliance
Deep knowledge of rail and systems standards including ISO/IEC 15288, EN 50126, and government standards for project assessment and control. Implementation of compliance frameworks across major projects.

Contract Negotiation
Complex contract negotiations and arbitration skills for major infrastructure projects. Experience as technical witness for significant compensation claims and resolution processes.
 

Languages

EnglishNative speaker

Project history

Freelance Systems Engineering Consultant (Infra - transport/Nuclear)

Adaptive Infra Ltd
Supporting Tier 1 consultancy providers in the transit/rail/freight space. Providing strategic review and advisory services for client verification and validation of requirements. Chair of the Ontario Line System Safety Review Panel for Metrolinx Toronto, leading lifecycle review of assurance submissions.

Infrastructure Baseline Development to New Nuclear Build

Jacobs (transition to Amentum)
Delivery Integration and Technical Directorate - Systems Integration/Requirements Lead for Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station Associated Developments (£14.5 Billion). Developed systems integration and requirements management framework for non-nuclear Associated Developments including freight rail modifications, intermodal logistics facilities, and infrastructure improvements.

Lead Technical Advisor to ExecVice President, Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit Program

Hatch
Led review of delivery challenges and restructuring of contractor and client engineering/commercial teams. Led systems integration and assurance efforts, managed program changes for Bombardier Rolling Stock integration, and served as professional technical witness for significant compensation claims.

Project Engineering Manager (PrEM) System and Deputy to the Technical Director (Onshore), Transit Systems Riyadh Metro

Alstom
Led Engineering and Systems Integration for Alstom's scope of work ($4Billion) for Riyadh Metro Package 3, Lines 4, 5 and 6. Managed integration of all subsystems including signaling, platform screen doors, infrastructure, and communications systems. Responsible for systems architecture development and interface management.

Head Systems Discipline

Network Rail, Capital Projects Directorate
Led the update of NwR principal engineering management standard NR/L2/INI/02009 and developed competency management framework for senior engineers on major CAPEX Projects. Chaired national committee for regional engineering directors and managed systems engineering discipline community.

Systems Engineering Lead for the Riyadh Metro Lines 1&2 bid

Siemens AG
Provided technical strategic support for Siemens/Bechtel Bid for Riyadh Metro Package 1. Established Siemens project office in Riyadh and facilitated integration of civil engineering and train systems designs for stations, viaducts, tunnels, and infrastructure.

Systems Lead, Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning

Atkins Middle East/India
Managed baseline development for metro program in Doha in preparation for 2022 World Cup. Applied systems lifecycle principles to baseline configuration and led integration baseline development for transit programs and utility diversion.

Systems Principal Consultant, Systems Assurance

MVM/Atkins/Macmahon
Engineering and Project Management for Glenfield Junction in SE NSW. Led systems assurance and safety case management for upgrade works including new station, junctions, and freight bypass valued at A$ 1.5 Billion.

Client Agent

Atkins, London, UK/Infraco SLL/Metronet
Deployed on multiple strategic rail projects over 10 years including Rusty Bridges Initiative, depots and embankments program, Waterloo and City closure project, and signaling immunization portfolio for London Underground.

Various management roles

Ministry of Defence (Defence Estates)
Managed Whole Life Asset Management for Military aviation infrastructure, including minor and major works maintenance and CAPEX improvements.

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