Robert Bowdidge
Leigh-on-Sea,Southend-on-Sea
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in product knowledge and integration, influential communication, and inspiring motivation. Demonstrates proficiency in performance metrics evaluation, planning regulations understanding, and budgeting control. Adept at leadership supervision, project planning, management & delivery, and time management. Committed to driving organisational success through strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Additional Works Manager
Lanes Group PLC
Rainham, Havering
2013.04 - Current
- Project planning, management & delivery
- Resource scheduling
- Financial cost management
- Estimating & Quoting
- Leadership
- Communication
- Knowledge
- Organisation
- Time management
- Coordinated staff training programmes, increased productivity levels.
- Established effective communication channels with stakeholders.
- Delivered projects on time by effectively managing resources and personnel.
- Liaised with other departments for smoother operations.
- Improved efficiency by streamlining production processes.
- Ensured safety compliance for risk reduction.
Reactive Rail Night Manager
Cleshar Contract Services
Stonebridge, Brent
2011.01 - 2013.03
- Responsible for managing a large group of directly employed operatives that carry out handyman works across the TFL network ( From small jobs to medium sized projects).
- Applying for station and track access for works.
- Liaising with the relevant Site Person In Charge to ensure they are fully briefed and are walked through the jobs the planned jobs in the near future, materials to be used, planned method and logistics and answering any queries or questions they may have.
- Ensuring that correctly qualified and suitably experienced staff are being utilised for work.
- Producing nightly whereabouts list for jobs due out nightly
- Adjusting nightly plan throughout the night for emergency jobs and priority works.
- Procurement and ordering of necessary materials for future works within the budget and specification.
- Helping with the production of Site Specific Safe System and adhoc amendments to processes on site ( If required), While liaising with HSE department.
- Daily handover and planning in advance of nightly and weekly works with Reactive Day Manager.
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Civil & Reactive Supervisor
Bryan & Langley
Eltham, Greenwich
2005.02 - 2011.01
- Supervised construction teams for seamless project execution.
- Led toolbox meetings to discuss safety measures.
- Improved safety protocols by conducting regular site inspections.
- Coordinated materials procurement to meet project timelines.
- Liaising with and supervising Sub- contractors to achieve work goals to include planning works onsite and to programme.
Education
GCSEs - Various
Mayflower School
Billericay, Essex 1985.09 - 1990.06
City & Guilds Bricklaying - Construction
Baldwin Building Company
Romford, Havering 1990.08 - 1997.01
Skills
- Product knowledge and integration
- Influential communication
- Inspiring motivation
- Performance metrics evaluation
- Planning regulations understanding
- Budgeting control
- Leadership supervision
- Project planning, management & delivery
- Knowledge
- Time management
Software
Microsoft Office suite ( Excel, Word and outlook).
Microsoft Project
Teamleaf
Maximo
Timeline
Additional Works Manager
Lanes Group PLC
2013.04 - Current
Reactive Rail Night Manager
Cleshar Contract Services
2011.01 - 2013.03
Civil & Reactive Supervisor
Bryan & Langley
2005.02 - 2011.01
City & Guilds Bricklaying - Construction
Baldwin Building Company
1990.08 - 1997.01
GCSEs - Various
Mayflower School
1985.09 - 1990.06