Daniel Evans
Ogmore By Sea
Summary
I speak confidently in unfamiliar situations and can engage in the interests of others. My ability to communicate with colleagues and clients is proficient. I can accept the authority of others, respond to advice and have an assured approach in all situations. My ability to follow instructions with little guidance and use my initiative when necessary is beneficial in the workplace. I have developed a wide-ranging knowledge of the construction and civil engineering industry as a whole and have been able to utilise a variety of skills which are transferable within the workplace. From my experience within the construction and civil engineering industry, I have gained the confidence to manage staff effectively and ensure the smooth running of various sites simultaneously, to finish on time and within budget. I am constantly looking to develop and learn new skills, with education or experience gained by others to push myself to achieve a better understanding of any industry I work within. As you can see from previous roles, I’m willing to travel and work over my standard working hour to help projects and others.
General foreman with demonstrated success in supervising crews, planning projects and maintaining records. Well-versed the field and adept at adapting to different requirements. Broad knowledge of different construction disciplines and project management.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
General Foreman/Supervisor
Morrison Energy Services
03.2025 - Current
- I am currently working as part of the management for the construction Melksham 400Kv Sub-Station transformer SGT8 civils build.
- On a daily activity consists of delivering toolbox talks, Managing temporary works, sub-contractors, , material orders, plant orders.
- Safety management on site.
- I also work closely with NG on site to deliver the scheme to a high standard and stress free.
- I make myself an integral member of the team, by always making myself available and approachable.
- I go over and above within my role to push my standards to achieve my self-goals that I personally set.
- I work closely with the commercial team to manage all costs to the project, to ensure the cost management is being acknowledged and monitored constantly.
General foreman/Supervisor
Morrison Water Services
12.2022 - 03.2025
- I’m part of a team on Thames major projects working withing the management structure on site.
- My role within Morrison water services currently is part of a team working with Thames Water in London and Oxfordshire.
- My daily activities would consist of site safety audits, Planning, daily orders, and the daily running of the labour, plant, and materials to work within site and company budgets.
Site and Earthworks, Works Manager
Tom Prichard Holdings
09.2021 - 12.2022
- My Role within Prichard’s is to manage the daily running of the Civils and Earthworks as part of a team, delivering toolbox talks, managing site safety, sub-contractors, agency staff, labour, material orders, plant orders for the daily tasks ahead of POW.
- I assess the differing priorities of the sites and the differing skills and abilities of the personnel, sub-contractors and plant to ensure that jobs are effectively staffed and resourced for the daily planned works.
- I can control the budget of site, by monitoring the POW, labour, plant and materials costs on site to be able to control budgets.
- My time with the Prichard’s I liaised with clients, the Local Authority representatives as I am the first point of contact on the site.
- I must ensure open lines of communication with colleagues and clients alike to ensure that clients were happy with the service they were receiving and to maintain longstanding relationships.
Reinstatement/Chlorination Manager
Morrison Water Services
01.2020 - 09.2021
- During my Time at MWS, I was running all reinstatement and chlorination for Capital work stream throughout South Wales, for our client - Welsh Water.
- During my time at Morrison, I would control and manage the reinstatement personnel and chlorination personnel to maintain all site requirements to working programs.
- My daily activities would consist of site safety audits, client and site meetings, Planning, daily orders, labour, plant and materials to work within site and company budgets.
- I managed various teams of men and women with differing skills and abilities, although my main responsibility was to oversee the work completed.
- I also worked within that team of men and women and addressed their needs independently as a manager.
- I made myself an integral member of the team, by making myself available and approachable.
- I conducted yearly appraisals in accordance with the company’s policy and addressed any training requirements as they arise.
Director
Design and Build Construction Services
12.2017 - 12.2019
- I was Co-Owner of a construction company that built bespoke new home builds.
Site Manager/ Engineer
ECS Engineering
09.2014 - 12.2017
- My Time at ECS engineering involved the daily running of programmed works at FORD and Jaguar motor companies.
- My role was to run teams of electrical engineers and steel erecters for new engine lines in Ford Motor Company/Jaguar land rover.
- It was my responsibility to ensure that these tasks were carried out in an effective manner to comply with regulations and Health and Safety standards.
- The ordering and management of labour, plant and materials was also one of main duties, this meant that I had to be organized and have a foresight over the job as a whole, to ensure that the site was run in a proficient manner.
Manager / Engineer
LGA Birkett Ltd
02.2008 - 02.2014
- During my time at LGA I managed approximately 2 schemes of civil engineering/building projects at any given time.
- I also have vast experience of running Telematics and Utilities schemes.
- I worked to agreed programmes of works, which ensured that work was completed on time, within budget.
- I organised the daily whereabouts of the staff and resources of the company.
- I had to organise the correct employees, plant, and resources to be on the correct job, which enabled each site to be completed in accordance with the programme of works.
- I assessed the differing priorities of the sites and the differing skills and abilities of the personnel to ensure that jobs were effectively staffed.
- From the daily whereabouts I was able to control the budget of each site by monitoring the labour, plant, and materials costs of each site.
- I ensured that each site was run in accordance with current Health and Safety Legislation.
- I also developed my negotiation skills, as it was my role to identify any obstacles to a job being completed to the specific programme of works.
- I highlighted these to the clerk of works and negotiated the need for addressing them.
- I had to assess different ways of addressing these obstacles and the differing outcomes, which included budgetary constraints and timescales.
- I had to persuade the parties that there is a sound need to warrant the additional works to be carried out.
- I chased up orders of plant and equipment which required me to liaise with suppliers and negotiate our needs to reach a satisfactory outcome in relation to the required schedule and budget.
- I managed various teams of men with differing skills and abilities, although my main responsibility was to oversee the work completed.
- I also worked within that team of men and addressed their needs independently as a manager.
- I made myself an integral member of the team, by making myself available and approachable.
- I conducted yearly appraisals in accordance with the company’s policy and addressed any training requirements as they arose.
Trainee Building Engineer / Site Supervisor
Self-Build Investments Ltd
04.2007 - 02.2008
- I worked for a self-build company who undertook the ground works on various small building sites.
- It was my key role to manage the day-to-day running of the building site, which meant that I had to coordinate multifaceted site operations, this included ensuring that colleagues had sufficient tasks to carry out during the day and it was my responsibility to ensure that these tasks were carried out in an effective manner in order to comply with Building Regulations and Health and Safety standards.
- The ordering and management of plant and materials was one of main duties, this meant that I had to be organised and have a foresight over the job as a whole to ensure that the site was run in a proficient manner.
- During my time with the firm I liaised with clients, the Local Authority representatives and Utility Companies as I was the first point of contact on the site.
- I had to ensure open lines of communication with colleagues and clients alike in order to ensure that clients were happy with the service they were receiving and to maintain longstanding relationships.
- My key role was the setting out of building plots on the site, this encompassed drawing reading, levelling and marking out the coordinates of the building.
- I had to ensure that the plot was fully prepared and clearly marked out prior to the excavation.
- This role has allowed me to put my educational qualification and technical knowledge into practice in the workplace.
- It was essential that all employees worked together, and the emphasis was fully on teamwork.
Trainee Building Engineer
Parish Plant Hire
01.2003 - 04.2007
- I undertook a very similar role to that detailed below.
- Again, I worked on various small building sites dealing with their general daily management.
- During my time with this firm, I was also undertaking my BETEC National Certificate in Bridgend College.
- This allowed me to gain transferable skills from my course and employ them in the workplace.
- I worked closely with the owner of the firm to ensure that operations were carried out smoothly; this allowed him to be aware of all of the daily site operations.
Ground worker – Trainee Building Engineer
Macob Construction Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003
- During my time with this large construction company, I developed my role from a Ground worker to a Trainee Engineer and began the BTEC National Certificate in Construction.
- I worked alongside a Civil Engineer on a daily basis, this allowed me to develop my own engineering skills and gain a greater understanding of the role of an engineer.
- I set out buildings on a daily basis and by shadowing a Civil Engineer I was able to mark out plots with confidence.
- The role of the Engineer was to arrange the labour, plant and materials and I was able to obtain and develop my own organisation skills which I have taken to future roles, this role also gave me an insight as to how large organisations are structured and their daily operations.
Labourer – Ground worker
Llantwit Major Building Contractors
01.2000 - 01.2001
- My main duty was to be the labourer for the various trades on the building site, I worked alongside carpenters, electricians, plumbers and bricklayers; this allowed me to gain a varied experience and learn a variety of skills.
- During my latter time with the company, I took on the role of ground worker which gave me a sound understanding of the role and allowed me to appreciate the early stages of any development.
Education
GCSE’s - English, Mathematics, Science
Ysgol Gyfun Llanharri
Edexcel Level 3 BETEC National Certificate - Construction
Bridgend College
Skills
- Leadership Experience
- Communication Skills
- Organizational Skills
- People skills
- Collaboration Skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Computer Skills
- CDM Knowledge
- Drawing Reading
- Temporary Works Management
- Working To Programme
- Delivery of Projects within Time and Budget
- RAMS Evaluations
- Writing RAMS
- Working To SHEQ And Company Policies
- Working with Company Systems
- Issuing Company Permits and Passes
- Working with National Grid Systems
- Working with National Grid Permits
- Site audits
- Client liaison
- Conflict resolution
- Tool box talks
- Resource allocation
- Performance evaluations
- Equipment monitoring
- Daily planning
- Material procurement
- Company safety policies
- Subcontractor management
- Company safety procedures
- Team instructions
- Project site supervision
- Safety management
References
References are available upon request.
Training Completed
- ONC Building Engineering
- CSCS Construction Site Manager (Black Card) Due for renewal.
- Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
- Construction Site Manager and Contracting NVQ Level 4
- NRSWA Street Works Supervisor
- Confined Spaces entry (City And Guild)
- NPORS 360 above and below 10 T
- NPORS Forward Tipping Dumper
- NPORS Road Roller Ride on Articulated/Vibrating
- NPORS Telescopic Forklift Handler All Sizes
- CITY AND GUILD Deep Excavations Install, inspect and remove Propriety Support Systems
- Temporary Works Supervisor
- NPORS Slinger Signaller
- EUSR Persons National Grid
- HSG47 HV
Timeline
General Foreman/Supervisor
Morrison Energy Services
03.2025 - Current
General foreman/Supervisor
Morrison Water Services
12.2022 - 03.2025
Site and Earthworks, Works Manager
Tom Prichard Holdings
09.2021 - 12.2022
Reinstatement/Chlorination Manager
Morrison Water Services
01.2020 - 09.2021
Director
Design and Build Construction Services
12.2017 - 12.2019
Site Manager/ Engineer
ECS Engineering
09.2014 - 12.2017
Manager / Engineer
LGA Birkett Ltd
02.2008 - 02.2014
Trainee Building Engineer / Site Supervisor
Self-Build Investments Ltd
04.2007 - 02.2008
Trainee Building Engineer
Parish Plant Hire
01.2003 - 04.2007
Ground worker – Trainee Building Engineer
Macob Construction Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2003
Labourer – Ground worker
Llantwit Major Building Contractors
01.2000 - 01.2001
GCSE’s - English, Mathematics, Science
Ysgol Gyfun Llanharri
Edexcel Level 3 BETEC National Certificate - Construction
Bridgend College