Jonathan Sancaster
Chepstow,Monmouthshire
Summary
Highly accomplished Special Projects & Site Manager with over 36 years of operational excellence across the UK logistics sector, including Royal Mail, parcel force, and DX. A certified expert in Health & Safety management and strategic recruitment, with a proven track record of leading complex special projects, optimizing site resources, and driving operational efficiency. Fully qualified in industry-specific systems and safety standards, combining three decades of hands-on leadership with formal professional accreditation.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior site manager / health & safety manager
Dx logistic
Bristol, South Gloucestershire
2016.01 - Current
- Supported site leadership with accountability for site P&L, safety, and operational throughput during nine-year tenure.
Assisted in transforming safety culture by implementing proactive digital hazard-reporting model that decreased minor incidents by 30%. - Facilitated streamlined shift handovers and loading procedures, leading to 60% reduction in facility downtime during peak operational periods.
- Managed site P&L, safety, and operational
Health & safety manager/ shift manager
Parcelforce Worldwide
Bristol, South Gloucestershire
2010.10 - 2016.12
- Safety Leadership: Applied IOSH Managing Safely principles to oversee all site HSE protocols. Maintained Zero Lost Time Injury (LTI) record through rigorous risk assessments and staff training.
• Collections & Operations: Managed collections and Customers" workflow, overseeing high-volume sorting shift and achieving 98% on-time performance rate.
• Stakeholder Liaison: Acted as primary contact for key account customers and regional collections, ensuring full compliance with service level agreements (SLAs). - Initiated changes following accident investigations, preventing similar incidents in future.
- Conducted regular site inspections for maintained adherence to HSE procedures.
- Collaborated with management to develop effective health and safety policies.
Special project manager
Royal Mail Group
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
1988.03 - 2010.06
- Budget & resource optimisation : Managed a £5M Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) budget for multi-phase site development project. Upon mid-project audit, identified significant budget leakage in equipment category due to passive rental management and overlapping subcontractor schedules, which led to
1. Granular Audit & Utilisation Tracking: Implemented GPS and telematics tracking system to monitor the engine-on time of heavy machinery (excavators, cranes, generators). Discovered that 30% of rented assets were idling or unused for more than 4 days per week.
2. Rental Contract Renegotiation: Identified £250k in redundant costs caused by rolling rentals—equipment kept on-site just in case. Terminated underutilized contracts and negotiated Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery model with vendors, shifting from monthly to daily/weekly rates for specialized gear.
3. Strategic Reinvestment (ROI Focus): Instead of returning £250k to the general fund, presented business cases to the Steering Committee to reinvest in savings into Site Automation Tools (e.g., automated grade control systems for dozers and BIM-integrated site surveying drones). - System Implementation: Utilised training to manage real-time resource tracking, optimizing staff levels across regional hubs and reducing operational overhead by 12%.
- Vendor & Subcontractor Orchestration: Managed diverse portfolio of 12+ external contractors and engineering firms,Negotiated new service-level agreements (SLAs) that reduced procurement costs by 12% (£180k savings) while maintaining 98% on-time delivery rate for critical materials.
- Handled conflict resolution within teams fostering better collaboration.
Education
City & Guilds
London 03/1996 - 04/1996
Special project management framework
Royal Mail internal leadership program
Peterborough 06/2016 - 06/2016
Skills
Logistics Systems: slip resistant footwear and procurement and management system training , MS Project, Resource Planning Software
Site Equipment: Forklift Counterbalance (Active License)
HSE Tools: Risk Assessment Profiling, Incident Reporting SaaS, Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Recruitment: Interviewing & Selection Methodologies, Equal Opportunities Compliance and Construction project management
- Preliminaries and project budget control
- Inventory control systems utilisation
Certification
staff resourcing & strategic workflow planning-Advanced professional training
IOSH Managing Safely – Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Awarded June 2016)
• City & Guilds Certificate in Recruitment and Interviewing Skills (Awarded April 1996)
◦ Core Units: Recruitment, Equal Opportunities, Planning & Preparation, The Interview, Assessment & Selection.
• Forklift Counterbalance License – Fully certified for site-based operations.
Advance professional training
• OLShoe (On-Line Shoe) System Trained – Expert proficiency in Royal Mail’s resource and tracking
platform
Timeline
Senior site manager / health & safety manager
Dx logistic
2016.01 - Current
Health & safety manager/ shift manager
Parcelforce Worldwide
2010.10 - 2016.12
Special project manager
Royal Mail Group
1988.03 - 2010.06
City & Guilds
03/1996 - 04/1996
Special project management framework
Royal Mail internal leadership program
06/2016 - 06/2016