Richard Ward
Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire
Summary
I am a hard working Site/Project/Construction Manager within the Control Systems environment with over 30 years’ experience in the electrical installation, instrumentation, design, H&S, Management, Team leadership both in UK and overseas. Able to communicate at all levels from the shop floor to the board. My experience has been gained within industries including Power Generation both Nuclear and Coal fired, Food processing, Nuclear defence, Utilities (Water), Mechanical Handling and Automation.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
MEICA Project Manager
Montel Civil Engineering
12.2025 - Current
Principal Installation Manager
Ocado Group
03.2025 - 07.2025
- Complete responsibility for site delivery of Customer Fulfilment Centres.
- Responsible for a team of around 120 including several Sub contractor companies delivering Mechanical and Electrical services, Automation, Robotics and IT.
- Heavily focused on Programme delivery, Health and Safety, Budget and Contract management.
Electrical Project Manager
Dalkia Limited (Imtech)
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Responsible for delivery of Electrical Installation project at Urenco Capenhurst on a Nuclear Licensed site.
Senior Commissioning Engineer
Tilbury and Douglas Ltd.
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Appointed to oversee commissioning activities on Capital delivery Project for expanding Benson STW (Thames Water AMP 7 programme).
- Duties included client liaison for all site related issues, Health and Safety, Writing Safe Systems of Work, Installation and Test Records/procedures completion and management, time planning, daily meetings, managing subcontractors, reporting to Commissioning Manager.
Electrical Superintendent
M&E Global
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Planning, Attending Site Meetings, Managing several groups of electrical contractors on a multi language/nationality site.
- Slovakian Electricity end client
Construction Manager
Ansaldo Nuclear AWE Burgfield
01.2020 - 06.2022
- Construction Manager on Nuclear project responsible for the representation of the client with the planning, execution and delivery of Mechanical and Electrical installation works on a nuclear licenced site.
- Task’s included review of all site paperwork (as Ansaldo were new to site work) and created several site documents including but not limited to Construction Phase plan, site audit forms, site reporting forms, created all Safe Systems of work for Mechanical install works and ensured compliance with CDM regulations.
- Created all Orbit check sheets (used to verify the installation) and Installation and Test Plans, attended safety tours internal and with the client, managed subcontract labour on site, organised all onboarding of new staff/contractors booking inductions.
- Attended PLOW/PLOD meetings.
- Managed training Matrix to comply with Costain training requirements.
- Attended client weekly meetings.
- Acted as front line Supervisor whilst Ansaldo filled that role, involved in hands on survey works on QC1 equipment reporting any defects.
- Project MENSA
UK Programme Manager
EMR Solutions
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Responsible for all UK projects mainly within Severn Trent Water Utilities working on several projects installing communication systems, telemetry, radio comms, private wire replacement schemes.
- Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.
Director
Ward Electrical and Control Services Ltd.
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Providing EICA to Utilities and Power Industry working as Principal ICA engineer for SWECO/Irish Water in Dublin and Southern Ireland.
Senior ICA Technician
Bilfinger Ltd.
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Appointed to install and commission RTU/PLC solutions on Thames Water AMP 6 programme.
- Working across fresh Water sites, Waste Water Treatment sites and Sewage Pumping stations also offering advice from vast experience gained on Thames Water AMP5 programme in the same line of work whilst working for Capula.
Site Supervisor
Dematic Ltd.
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Site Supervisor appointed to oversee installations on mechanical handling projects throughout the UK.
- Duties included client liaison for all site related issues, health and safety, time planning, any cost related issues, scope creep, daily meetings, managing subcontractors, managing internal control system engineers, site inductions, reporting to head of installations and Project manager.
Site Manager
Servelec Controls Ltd.
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Site Manager appointed to oversee installations on Nuclear and Gas/Coal Fired Power Stations.
- Managing PLC replacement projects for Cottam and West Burton Power Station, overseeing hardware design and managed the project to completion and handover at site.
- Worked for short period on Sizewell Nuclear Power Station.
Area Installation Manager/Project Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2010 - 04.2015
- Area Installation Manager for major refurbishment project for Thames Water up to value of 11 million over the AMP 5 period.
- Installations included sewage pumping stations modifications, sewage treatment works modification, telemetry replacement, PLC replacement, supported Site and regional SCADA replacement.
- I was involved in MCC designs, pricing at the tender stage, production of most documents including SHE plan, RAMS, test documentation, FDS.
- Interviewed and trained a team of up to 15 Electrical Technicians, carried out multiple installs of PLC/RTU equipment from arriving on site to commissioning to training of Thames Water operatives.
- I also undertook many Project Managers duties, attended gateway meetings, responsible for QA/HSE throughout the duration of the project.
- Facilitated Achilles external H&S audits.
Senior Site Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Managed several contracts on Longgannet Power Station (one of the largest coal fired in Europe), included commissioning a Flu gas desulphurisation plant with over 10,000 IO across a APACS and Control Logix PLC platform and SCADA system.
Senior Systems Engineer/Commissioning Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Writing and testing S7 PLC software and Siemens Protool HMI software for fuel handling plant (BNFL).
- Involved in coding multiple systems, Unity plus, S7, Concept, Concise.
- Production of FDS, DDS, and Test specs etc. FAT, SAT.
Self-employed controls engineer
Ward Design Services Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Designed and supplied electrical control panels, PLC and HMI software.
- Offered full design, installation, testing and Commissioning services for various process control systems UK and overseas (China).
Electrical Project Engineer
Greenway Group Ltd.
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Design of electrical hardware & software to a customer specification and project budget, site surveys, and customer liaison and site supervision.
Self Employed Electrician
Various
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Subcontracting to various companies in the food, water, ceramic and building service industries.
Apprentice Electrician
Greenway Industrial Controls Ltd.
01.1990 - 01.1994
- Wiring electrical control panels and carrying out electrical site installation work.
Education
NVQ Level 6 Construction Management - Construction Management
Stoke on Trent Technical College
Stoke on TrentElectrical Installation apprenticeship -
Stoke on Trent Technical College
Stoke on TrentSkills
- Site Management
- Construction Management
- Health & Safety
- CDM
- Risk Assessments
- Method Statements
- Reporting
- Planning
- Toolbox Talks
- Site Meetings
- Project Management
- Risk Analysis
- Resourcing
- Stakeholder Management
- Costings
- Sales Assistance
- Documentation Control
- Quality Assurance
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
- Health and Safety Implementation
- Audits
- Reviews
- CEMAR
- Team Leadership
- Industrial Electrical Installation Design
- Implementation
- Motor Control Cubicle Design
- Panel Design
- Drawings
- Schematics
- AutoCAD
- Construction
- Wiring
- Testing
- Relay Control
- PLC Refurbishment
- GEM80
- PLC5
- Misti
- Siemens 300
- Siemens 400
- Systems Commissioning
- Instrumentation
- Hardware
- RTU
- SERCK
- BBL
- Multitrode
- Brodersen Outstations
- Client Engineering Representative
- Factory Acceptance Testing
- Site Acceptance Testing
- Computer Literacy
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Project
- MS Access
- MS Visio
- Visual Basic
- Experience in Nuclear Power
- Experience in Defence
- Experience in Coal Fired Power
- Experience in Water Treatment
- Experience in Materials Handling
Custom Section
I am a hard working Site/Project/Construction Manager within the Control Systems environment with over 30 years’ experience in the electrical installation, instrumentation, design, H&S, Management, Team leadership both in UK and overseas. Able to communicate at all levels from the shop floor to the board. My experience has been gained within industries including Power Generation both Nuclear and Coal fired, Food processing, Nuclear defence, Utilities (Water), Mechanical Handling and Automation.
References
Available on request.
Timeline
MEICA Project Manager
Montel Civil Engineering
12.2025 - Current
Principal Installation Manager
Ocado Group
03.2025 - 07.2025
Electrical Project Manager
Dalkia Limited (Imtech)
09.2023 - 03.2025
Senior Commissioning Engineer
Tilbury and Douglas Ltd.
02.2023 - 09.2023
Electrical Superintendent
M&E Global
09.2022 - 12.2022
Construction Manager
Ansaldo Nuclear AWE Burgfield
01.2020 - 06.2022
UK Programme Manager
EMR Solutions
09.2019 - 12.2019
Director
Ward Electrical and Control Services Ltd.
03.2019 - 09.2019
Senior ICA Technician
Bilfinger Ltd.
03.2018 - 06.2018
Site Supervisor
Dematic Ltd.
08.2016 - 02.2017
Site Manager
Servelec Controls Ltd.
04.2015 - 04.2016
Area Installation Manager/Project Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2010 - 04.2015
Senior Site Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2007 - 01.2010
Senior Systems Engineer/Commissioning Manager
Capula Ltd.
01.2001 - 01.2003
Self-employed controls engineer
Ward Design Services Ltd.
01.1998 - 01.2001
Electrical Project Engineer
Greenway Group Ltd.
01.1996 - 01.1998
Self Employed Electrician
Various
01.1994 - 01.1996
Apprentice Electrician
Greenway Industrial Controls Ltd.
01.1990 - 01.1994
NVQ Level 6 Construction Management - Construction Management
Stoke on Trent Technical College
Electrical Installation apprenticeship -
Stoke on Trent Technical College