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Ross Manship

Leicestershire

Summary

Dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Survey Manager with AECOM, recognized for leading innovative drone operations and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Expert in geophysical surveying techniques and data analysis, fostering team collaboration to enhance project outcomes. Proven track record in operational safety management, driving successful survey planning and execution across diverse civil engineering projects.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Multi-Disciplinary Survey Manager & Planner

AECOM
Nottingham
01.2019 - Current
  • Represented AECOM in client meetings, focusing on Rail Access and Possession Planning Systems.
  • Developed Work Package Plans and Construction Phase Plans supporting diverse civil engineering projects.
  • Coordinated geophysical and unexploded ordnance surveys alongside building, geological, and ecological surveys.

Operational Policies and Procedures

AECOM
Nottingham
05.2011 - 06.2020
  • Ensured compliance with operational policies and procedures across all company activities.
  • Innovated internal team procedures to promote safe working practices and timely survey planning.
  • Collaborated with technical specialists to maintain COSHH compliance and staff competency for diverse sites.
  • Led development of drone operational safety cases, including submissions to CAA.

UAV Business Line Lead

AECOM
Nottingham
12.2016 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: aecom.com
  • Recognised as the service line lead for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Surveys and services within the UK.
  • Ross has led the initiative to procure equipment and train himself and other pilots.
  • This led to the development within Aecom in the UK to a flight team of five fully qualified drone pilots.
  • Ross led three years of full commercial operations with permissions for commercial operation in the UK.
  • Ross’s focus was to facilitate the use of drones within Civil Engineering to the fullest extent possible.
  • Key to this has been passing external independent audits of our Operational Safety Case, piloting competencies, management systems and operational safety.
  • Aecom.com

Senior Operations Manager & Senior Geophysicist

AECOM
Nottingham
12.2007 - 12.2016
  • Achieved recognition as Senior Geophysicist and Operations Manager within Geophysics team.
  • Managed operational activities for Geophysics team in Nottingham.
  • Ensured effective site planning and preparation for all team activities.
  • Represented team at sector-level SHEQ meetings to uphold safety standards.
  • Oversaw timely calibration of equipment to maintain operational readiness.
  • Monitored staff competencies to ensure high performance across projects.
  • Conducted data collection, analysis, and interpretative reporting for Ground Penetrating Radar and other techniques.
  • Utilized various geophysical methods, including magnetometry and electro-resistive tomography, for project success.

Project Engineer

Aperio
Cambridge
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Surveys and service location expert, specializing in Ground Penetrating Radar and additional geophysical and non-destructive techniques, including ultrasonic concrete testing.

Self Employed

Self Employed
Leicester
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Completed graduate training program at USG, specializing in geophysics and service location.
  • Established contractor relationships through industry contacts, securing short-term contracts.
  • Conducted self-funded research and development on remotely piloted systems.
  • Developed remote video camera feeds for fixed-wing and rotary aircraft operations.

Education

BSc (Hons) - Physics With Atmospheric Physics

University of Wales
Aberystwyth
07-2001

Skills

  • Survey planning and design
  • Geophysical surveying techniques
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Regulatory compliance and risk assessment
  • Site evaluation and safety compliance
  • Team collaboration and communication
  • Client engagement strategies
  • Operational safety management

Current Professional Development

  • AutoCAD skills, Online courses in Autodesk Revit
  • Nuclear Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency

Personal Information

Nationality: British

System Development Experience

  • Traffic Speed Survey Vehicle, 10/2012 - 05/2013, Development of a bespoke survey solution to collect traffic speed data.
  • Radar Processing Liaison, 12/2007 - 05/2011, Liaison with software developers to improve software and data handling solutions.
  • Operational Policies and Procedures, 05/2011 - 06/2020, Implementing and ensuring compliance with operational policies and procedures.

Selected Project Experience

  • Road Public Consultation Aerial Videos, Using drone technology to capture high definition videos of proposed road development sites.
  • M3 Investigations, Assessments of pavement thickness and ruling out potential defects related to drainage issues.
  • Cape Town Airport, Assessment of construction type and layer thickness of pavement materials.
  • M45 Investigations, Provided a combination of intrusive and non-intrusive tests for various sites.
  • Service Station Tank Location, Provided operational and technical lead on site surveys to locate buried tanks.

Certification

  • Full clean driving licence

Timeline

Multi-Disciplinary Survey Manager & Planner

AECOM
01.2019 - Current

UAV Business Line Lead

AECOM
12.2016 - 01.2019

Operational Policies and Procedures

AECOM
05.2011 - 06.2020

Senior Operations Manager & Senior Geophysicist

AECOM
12.2007 - 12.2016

Project Engineer

Aperio
01.2005 - 01.2007

Self Employed

Self Employed
01.2001 - 01.2005

BSc (Hons) - Physics With Atmospheric Physics

University of Wales

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