Description

Senior Project Manager with over 10 years’ experience leading cross-functional engineering, operations, and technology programmes across infrastructure, telecommunications, and digital environments. Proven track record delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects within regulated and compliance-driven settings, ensuring alignment to safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.

Experienced in owning end-to-end project lifecycles, including scope definition, integrated planning, critical path management, RAID governance, stakeholder communications, and risk mitigation. Strong background in operational change, engineering installations, supplier coordination, and structured documentation control within safety-regulated environments (IOSH/CDM frameworks).

Successfully scaled organisations from 8 to 35 staff, established and led a PMO overseeing 10 project managers, and drove portfolio growth from £9m to £34m through disciplined delivery governance and commercial oversight. Improved reporting accuracy by 30% through the implementation of structured project controls and financial visibility tools.

Comfortable operating at the interface of engineering, operations, commercial, and executive stakeholders. Adept at facilitating structured problem-solving, driving accountability across functions, and ensuring effective delivery in complex, fast-moving environments.

Available for contract and interim assignments requiring strong governance, operational rigour, and cross-functional leadership.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Southampton (up to 50km), London (up to 50km)

Inurface Media Ltd
Operations & Projects Director
January 2019 - January 2023 (4 years)
Led organisational transformation, programme delivery and operational leadership across a rapidly growing technology organisation.

Key achievements include
Project Management Process facilitation Leadership Digital Transformation Team management
Perfect Concept Ltd
Founder & Senior Programme & Transformation Consultant
January 2019 - Today (7 years and 7 months)
• ● Lead complex multi-workstream programmes from mobilisation through governance, delivery and operational handover.
• ● Deliver programme governance, PMO maturity improvements and operational transformation initiatives for growing organisations.
• ● Own programme budgets, forecasting, commercial reporting and executive stakeholder communications.
• ● Implement governance frameworks, RAID management, milestone controls and reporting structures improving reporting accuracy by 30%.
• ● Deliver infrastructure programmes including structured cabling, BMS, AV integration and data centre environments.
• ● Provide strategic advice to organisations requiring programme recovery, operational stabilisation and governance improvement.
Leadership Commercial strategy Technical project management Project Management Process facilitation
AVI-SPL EMEA Ltd
Operations Manager
January 2017 - January 2019 (2 years)
• ● Increased operational portfolio from £9M to £34M within two years.
• ● Managed financial forecasting, WIP reporting, resource planning and margin protection.
• ● Strengthened programme governance, improving delivery predictability and operational performance.
• ● Chaired cross-functional delivery reviews, risk forums and executive stakeholder meetings.
• ● Managed supplier performance, commercial risk and contract compliance across multiple international programmes.
• ● Led engineering and operational teams delivering complex enterprise technology solutions.
Commercial strategy Technical project management Risk analysis PMO Process facilitation