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• A rugby player (yes – still playing at 49 for Richmond RFC “Heavies • For the past 7years have bee
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Neil Lightowler

Neil Lightowler

Royal Leamington Spa

Summary

Seasoned Senior Project Manager with extensive experience driving successful outcomes across diverse Telecom industries. Known for a dynamic blend of strategic vision, meticulous planning, and hands-on execution. Adept at leading cross-functional teams through all project phases, from initiation to closure, while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Proven track record in delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to optimize processes and enhance project efficiencies.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Fitness Director

Lighty's PT & Bootcamps Ltd
01.2024 - Current
  • Offering experienced personal training and bootcamps in Coventry and Warwickshire
  • Run a bootcamp at Broadstreet RFC, Coventry on a Saturday morning and worked part-time at Gloo Fitness Ltd in Stratford-Upon-Avon
  • I have built a growing network of personal clients who I train on a 121 and group basis.

Sports Coach & Sports Centre Duty Supervisor

Warwick School
08.2023 - Current
  • Working as a member of staff at Warwick School, as part of the PE and Professional Services Department, managing the implementation of the Rugby Pathway to the boys at one of the top Independent Schools in the country, coaching Year 7 to Year 13 students
  • Responsible for managing and coaching Under 15 B Team, and successfully helping them close the gap with the A Team
  • Supervise and manage a team of leisure attendants in the Sports Centre.

Construction Project Manager

Evyve Limited
03.2023 - 04.2023
  • Had to unfortunately leave due to personal reasons away from work, but left on good terms and the door is always open for me there
  • In constant contact with the Commercial Director
  • Responsibilities & Achievements: Ensured site designs were followed and understood by ICPs and contractors, arranged and commissioned construction and electrical drawings, and work with DNOs and IDNOs to supply and finalize NERS designs
  • Liaised with the iDNO who applied for suitable power connections and ensured the DNO process was as smooth as possible from start to finish
  • Kept track of project budgets and expenses
  • Ensured compliance with relevant electrical and construction regulations for EV installation projects
  • Implemented Health and Safety measures and shut sites down that didn't follow safe working practices.

Delivery Manager

Connected Kerb
06.2022 - 03.2023
  • Working as a member of staff at Connected Kerb, as part of the Commercial & Residential Delivery Team, managing the implementation of Electric Vehicle Charge Point Infrastructure
  • Responsibilities & Achievements: Worked with designers and ICP's following survey and site design production to ensure the clients understood the layout of the site and ensured this was a viable layout
  • Raising and keeping to Project Budgets after close liaison with the Quantity surveyor and Sales Team to manage the delivery of those charge points within SLA timescales
  • Heavy liaison with Installation Managers, surveyors, and contractors, together with sub-contractors, and the client's contractors to resolve any physical, procedural or financial issues
  • Introduced new contractors to the business and followed due diligence with the onboarding process
  • Responsible for governance and day-to-day tracking of the projects via SiteTracker, the chosen project management tool.

Acquisition Manager (PAYE)

IRIS
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Working as a member of staff at IRIS, on the Huawei Vendor Swap programme, reporting into Nokia
  • Reason for leaving – Work being taken back in-house, and IRIS ADC department not having any work
  • Responsibilities & Achievements: Managing acquisition and planning delivery of a portfolio of sites, following survey and design to enable the swap-out of Huawei equipment cabinets for Nokia and also upgrade as many sites as possible to carry 5G technologies
  • Heavy liaison with BT Delivery and Nokia Managers to rollout existing sites with 4G and 5G capability, as quickly as possible and within budget.

Regional Estates & Facilities Manager

Cornerstone (CTIL)
01.2019 - 10.2021
  • Working as a Contractor for Cornerstone previously CTIL, with a view to a permanent role, for the leading UK mobile infrastructure services company
  • Responsibilities & Achievements: Facilities and estate management role, dealing with property issues on behalf of the Shareholders across 12,000 O2 and Vodafone sites, resolving site disputes, and blocker issues for access to site by involving many factors within Cornerstone, from Legal & Code Compliance to Finance to Regional Asset Managers to Acquisition Surveyors to managing Cautions Asset Surveyors
  • High focus within the Estates Team on OPEX savings, and Cost Avoidance, saved the business £300,000 in OPEX on one project and also potentially just over £1million on another
  • Involved with NTQ and non-hostile or hostile S.25 notices issued under the 1954 Landlord & Tenant Act, post New Code
  • Plus, discussions within the Business surrounding the issuing of Para 20 Notices under the New Code, formulating strategies and instructing Cluttons on the best way forward to meet the Business needs of Cornerstone.

Estates and Facilities Manager

Batcheller Monkhouse
02.2017 - 01.2019
  • Successfully managed all aspects of telecommunications sites life-cycles on behalf of 5 large portfolios belonging to Police Forces and the Fire Brigade, together with other Estate Owners and independent site providers
  • Dealing with not only MBNL, CTIL, ARQIVA and AIRWAVE.

Senior Acquisition Surveyor

Infra Projects Ltd
03.2014 - 02.2017
  • Managed the following Client Projects, nationwide: - H3G / EE – Upgrade Project to 4G
  • Arqiva, Mobile Infrastructure Project – UK Wide
  • CTIL – Beacon – 4G Capacity – London & South
  • CTIL – Vodafone – NATs Replacement Sites – Cornwall.

Managing Director

Transform with Training with Neil The Fat Loss PT
06.2008 - 03.2014

Acquisition Surveyor

Patrick Farfan Associates
06.2003 - 05.2008

Acquisition Controller

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
10.2000 - 05.2003

Education

BSc Rural Estate Management -

Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
01.1998

A-Levels: History, Law - undefined

Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa
01.1994

A-Level: Economics, 9 GCSE's Grade C & above - undefined

King Henry VIII School, Coventry
01.1993

Skills

  • Project Coordination
  • Equipment conversion coordination
  • System implementation
  • Cost Control
  • Network design
  • Goal Setting
  • Excellent Communication
  • Analytical Thinking

Principalachievements

  • Significant experience in Network Delivery Projects in both EV and Mobile Telco Infrastructure
  • Been responsible for various project budgets and also helped successful rollout and delivery
  • Introduced new contractors with good reputations to EV Infrastructure rollout and followed due diligence with the onboarding process
  • Significant experience with online Project Management tools and systems
  • Delivered on a project to save the business £300k in immediate outgoing rent and provided leverage to save over £1million per annum in the new agreement.
  • Managed 12,000 properties across the entire O2 and Vodafone estate with on average over 500 live site cases per month to close down

Interestsandpersonalachievements

A rugby player (yes – still playing at 49 for Richmond RFC “HeaviesFor the past 7years have been volunteering as a rugby union coach to club, District and County level with Warwickshire Under 17's and Under 18's.I train regularly and take pride in my health and fitness. Enjoy country walks and relaxing with friends and family.

Classification

Unrestricted

Training

  • Project Management in-house training, involving Prince 2 methodology
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • MS Project, extensive usage
  • Utilised SiteTracker and various other online package systems to track progress tasks and forecast completion dates of works, and cashflow streams.

• A rugby player (yes – still playing at 49 for Richmond RFC “Heavies • For the past 7years have bee

· A rugby player (yes – still playing at 49 for Richmond RFC “Heavies

· For the past 7years have been volunteering as a rugby union coach to club, District and County level with Warwickshire Under 17's and Under 18's.

· I train regularly and take pride in my health and fitness. Enjoy country walks and relaxing with friends and family.

Accomplishments

  • Significant experience in Network Delivery Projects in both EV and Mobile Telco Infrastructure
  • Been responsible for various project budgets and also helped successful rollout and delivery
  • · Introduced new contractors with good reputations to EV Infrastructure rollout and followed due diligence with the onboarding process
  • Significant experience with online Project Management tools and systems
  • Delivered on a project to save the business £300k in immediate outgoing rent and provided leverage to save over £1million per annum in the new agreement.
  • Managed 12,000 properties across the entire O2 and Vodafone estate with on average over 500 live site cases per month to close down

Timeline

Fitness Director

Lighty's PT & Bootcamps Ltd
01.2024 - Current

Sports Coach & Sports Centre Duty Supervisor

Warwick School
08.2023 - Current

Construction Project Manager

Evyve Limited
03.2023 - 04.2023

Delivery Manager

Connected Kerb
06.2022 - 03.2023

Acquisition Manager (PAYE)

IRIS
11.2021 - 04.2022

Regional Estates & Facilities Manager

Cornerstone (CTIL)
01.2019 - 10.2021

Estates and Facilities Manager

Batcheller Monkhouse
02.2017 - 01.2019

Senior Acquisition Surveyor

Infra Projects Ltd
03.2014 - 02.2017

Managing Director

Transform with Training with Neil The Fat Loss PT
06.2008 - 03.2014

Acquisition Surveyor

Patrick Farfan Associates
06.2003 - 05.2008

Acquisition Controller

Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
10.2000 - 05.2003

BSc Rural Estate Management -

Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester

A-Levels: History, Law - undefined

Warwickshire College, Leamington Spa

A-Level: Economics, 9 GCSE's Grade C & above - undefined

King Henry VIII School, Coventry

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