Karl Lewis
Chesham,Bucks
Summary
Highly organised and analytical professional with extensive expertise in project management and a deep understanding of railway systems. Demonstrates a strong focus on safety and excels in stakeholder communication, ensuring seamless project execution. Proven leadership abilities, adept at developing and implementing effective training systems. Committed to leveraging skills to drive operational excellence and achieve strategic goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PMO Coordinator
Merlin
London
12.2022 - 02.2025
- Support to project managers to ensure all projects meet all quality, cost and timescale parameters and delivery outcomes aligned with the project sponsors and technology expectations
- Produce and run a regular set of dashboard reports to stakeholders to highlight key deviations and long-term trends and working with project and senior management teams for improvement initiatives. This includes project status updates, risks and performance metrics.
- Ensure that all appropriate approvals are in place for stage gate approvals across all projects from initiation phase to closure supported by required documentation
- Manage RAID Logs and Risk logs and escalate risks to relevant stakeholders where necessary
- Work with Finance team to monitor project/programme budgets and identify risks.
- Capture and communicate best practice project planning policy, processes and procedures across the business
- Facilitate steering group meetings and workshops
- Provide training and support to new/current team members on current process
- Point of contact for Jira/Confluence and Smartsheets. Maintaining these systems and ensuring data is up to date.
Junior P6 Planner
Telent
London
03.2021 - 12.2022
- Responsible for producing project plans, producing periodic reports and evaluating progress on projects. This involved communicating with the project team and engineers for an update on progress which I updated and schedule the plan on Primavera P6 or MSP
- Logging project timelines/RAID logs and maintain the database of tasks and their status
- Capture and collate information relating to project progress
- Identifying/predicting problem areas and providing viable solutions
Programme Coordinator
WCPD
London
06.2020 - 03.2021
- Programme point of contact for gathering data, sharing information to the team and also providing accurate reporting on project/programme activities including risks and issues
- Supporting the PMO Director and the programme team in the administration and coordination of the delivery of all programme related activities
- Running meetings for internal and external stakeholders
- Organised and led progress meetings with stakeholders and partners.
- Produced up-to-date progress reports, enabling improved project understanding.
Project Management Assistant
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
01.2017 - 06.2020
- Supported the Discipline Managers for DRG Meetings, the building of Competencies, Frameworks, periodic reporting and the general support to the Engineers. One of my projects was the rollout of the new IP Construction Management framework and aligning engineers to their new role profiles
- Coordinated project meetings, documenting key action items and decisions.
- Project managed the roll out of Engineering Assurance for Temporary Works and Working at Height training across Construction Management and Buildings and Civils in which I met my target criteria of over 300 people trained across the year and on budget
- Facilitated communication between project team members and stakeholders.
- Analysed project performance metrics to make continuous improvements.
Training Programme Coordinator
Network Rail
Milton Keynes
08.2013 - 01.2017
- Accountable for the smooth coordination of the Star Track Trainee Design Programme and the IP Signalling Programme
- Network Rail lead for the Arkwright Scholarship scheme which nurtures and brings through the next generation of leaders in engineering
- Mentor and guide all track design trainees through their 2 years to complete their technical passport/logbook, complete and pass foundation degree in railway engineering
- Organised and led progress meetings with stakeholders and partners.
- Implemented activity planning to deliver smooth, successful event programmes.
Education
Higher National Diploma - Sports Science
The Henley College
Diploma of Higher Education - Sports Science
Uxbridge College
GCSEs - Maths, English, Science, History, PE
St Bernards Catholic School
Skills
- Project Management
- Railway Understanding
- Safety Focused
- Stakeholder Communication
- Training systems
- Leadership
- Analytical
- Highly Organised
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Task collaboration
- Customer focused
- Project planning and coordination
- Report analysis
Accomplishments
- Part of production team to produce and end of year video to showcase the technology teams achievements in 2024
- Rolled out a new project management tool (Smartsheet) and become subject matter expert to support/train Project Managers and stakeholders on the new process and delivered workshops
- Collaborated with Senior management to Create a standardised monthly report which includes status updates, risk and performance metrics.
- Set up and lead the Arkwright Scholarship scheme which mentors next generation of leaders in engineering
- Project Managed a track programme for trainee design engineers winning Best New Entrants programme (Awarding body) at the Railway awards
- Invited to Big Bang careers event & dinner for my contribution towards supporting young engineers at Network Rail.
Certification
- Primavera P6
- APM Project Management Fundamentals Qualification
- Microsoft Projects
- Oracle
- Smartsheet
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PMO Coordinator
Merlin
12.2022 - 02.2025
Junior P6 Planner
Telent
03.2021 - 12.2022
Programme Coordinator
WCPD
06.2020 - 03.2021
Project Management Assistant
Network Rail
01.2017 - 06.2020
Training Programme Coordinator
Network Rail
08.2013 - 01.2017
- Primavera P6
- APM Project Management Fundamentals Qualification
- Microsoft Projects
- Oracle
- Smartsheet
Higher National Diploma - Sports Science
The Henley College
Diploma of Higher Education - Sports Science
Uxbridge College
GCSEs - Maths, English, Science, History, PE
St Bernards Catholic School
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