James Manley

Current position is one of a multi-faceted role managing multiple stakeholder interests, organising direct labour and sub-contractors effectively to deliver on target and on time whilst providing full support to the senior management team building the next generation Full fibre network on behalf of BT Openreach.

• Responsible for the site and field supervision of build operations such as fibre splicing and jointing alongside supply partner cabling, ensuring that all client orders were delivered in a safe, on time and compliant manner
• Complete prebuild site surveys to ensure all civil engineering/build requirements are captured and completed prior to contractor arrival
• Communicating with external parties including potential and existing landlords, attaining permission to work from private landowners to maximise potential client base
• Responsible for the site and field supervision of Kier direct labour and supplier sub-contractor teams
• Completion of onsite health and safety audits and inspections and escalating where unsatisfactory to ensure compliance and continual improvement and mitigation of unsafe practices
• Ensuring operatives have correct training and certifications and accreditations to enable them to conduct their role safely and effectively
• Forecasting and reporting of project elements against key milestones
• Onsite problem solving and ability to accommodate build adaptation to achieve company targets and objectives reducing outlay costs
  Ensure stores and materials are available as required to deliver and achieve on time project targets
• Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.

• Responsible for helping to ensure the maintenance of the UK’s underground and overhead telecommunications FTTC and FTTP network for residential and corporate properties
• Requirement for on-the-job problem solving, analyzing and development of alternative methods to resolve issues, outages and damages and implement a cost-effective resolution
• Involved in face-to-face client liaison, fault finding and repairing of services
• As senior engineer I was at the forefront of trialling new ways of working and new equipment and systems in an ever evolving industry
• Well versed in training and development of new engineers and operatives
• Continually challenged with overcoming complex tasks, which often require alternative solutions, such as sourcing alternative cabling routes whilst also representing Openreach’s interests and ensuring stakeholder, and customer expectations are met.

• Responsible for running a fleet of vehicles across the country, planning and routing Articulated trucks effectively and profitably, ensuring import and export collections and delivery logistics were planned
• Aufait with communicating between a multitude of companies such as Port Facilities, Customers, transport depots, rail terminals, driver operators, shipping lines and government departments
• Flexibility, in order to achieve all work orders and have the ability to adapt and work with others to solve problems
• Dedication to ensure smooth running and completion of tasks.

• Position within a multinational independent shipping agency specialising in dry cargo and tanker discharging / loading operations covering the UK south coast
• Person in charge and point of contact for vessel and senior crew
• Boarding upon arrival into the UK to facilitate smooth shipping operations
• Responsible for co-ordination between numerous stakeholders and government authorities such as customers, vessel owners, HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Agency
• Arrangement of necessary maintenance and stores ordering.

• Responsible for organising the arrival and departure of the company’s multi-million-dollar container ships within the UK for import/export operations
• Quickly promoted to Onboarding operations agent working at this multinational shipping company in global container logistics
• I would organize vessel pilotage, tug requirements, advise port facilities of schedule of works so shore labour were prepared for immediate arrival and start for unload/load operations
• Responsible for co-ordination between a multitude of stakeholders and government organisations
• Ensured that special cargo operations were conducted with the upmost efficiency, safety and accuracy, including the loading of dangerous goods such as radioactive and explosive cargo.