Ross Stirland
Kinmel Bay,Conwy
Summary
A driven Depot Manager with extensive expertise in project and contracts management, Taking responsibility and putting safety first, Combining my skills and knowledge to drive our team to a safe working environment. With a proactive, focused engagement with our customers this ensures we deliver a successful outcome for now and for our future.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work history
Depot Manager
Core Highways
Conwy
02.2018 - Current
- Company overview Corehighways.com
- Lead a team of 40 operatives with safety and efficiency to delivery a service our customers should expect from our us.
- Ensuring the Health, Safety and Welfare of all our employees by carrying out Site Audits, Vehicle Audits and coaching operatives using Samsara tracking system and encouraging near misses are reported.
- Built a secure relationship operating under our regional management team and with all our customers and local authorities with Health and Safety as priority.
- Coordinating resources with supervisors and collaborated closely with other Depots to ensure we can provide resource with correct competencies to deliver more efficiently.
- Vast experience in leading a our operational team in a safe and efficient environment to ensure a safe delivery of our work.
- Proven ability to meet and exceed all Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Depot Ability to manage against budget and control costs within the depot.
- Self motivated with excellent communications skills and Continuously lead by example with the ability to work under pressure.
Streetworks Compliance Manager
IQA
Knowesley
11.2015 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Iqagroup.co.uk
- Apply for opening notices and to close notices out via Symolygy within the correct timescales to ensure FPNs are not received
- Planning and resource Scottish power with 9 excavation teams 2 grab wagons 2 runners and hotlay cold lay team
- Responsible for small, large planned works including reactive faults of 10000volts – 132000 volts including daily pre vet and site meetings with the client, local councils and a number of sub-contractors
- Presite any planned works to ensure correct traffic management is required
- Price each job individually and check all payment applications prior to submitting
- Daily visits to site to inspect and audit the teams to ensure they are compliant with current legalisation
- Promote safe working practices including toolbox talks and site audits
- Ensure all plant and equipment are maintained and in date
- Ensure we have requested CVIs for any additional measures we have excavated
- Carry out as-built drawings
- Monitoring budgets & forecasts to insure the growth of a 4 year contract
- Ensure streetworks compliance of all teams
- Currently reaching an average of 94% in our KPIs
- Carry out safe digs including line search for all excavation teams
- Carry out standby working to cover reactive works
- Http://www.iqagroup.co.uk/
Contracts Manager
Amberon TM Ltd
Wrexham
09.2014 - 11.2015
- Company Overview: Amberontm.com
- Successfully won and managed new contracts for multiple companies
- Took charge of numerous contracts to ensure improvements were made to maximize profits and reduce overheads
- Relocated the network and office equipment due to expansion of the business in which resulted in cost reduction
- Daily visits to site to inspect and audit the teams to ensure they are compliant with current legalisation
- Produced detailed training documentation which aided a new system installation that was distributed to all staff members
- Ensured depots were compliant with current legalisation and ensured supervisors Promote safe working practices including toolbox talks
- Monitoring budgets & forecasts
- Ensure streetworks compliance of all teams
- Http://www.amberontm.com
Project Manager
Amey
Leyland
08.2010 - 09.2014
- Company Overview: Amey.co.uk
- Promoted from a supervisor to Project Manager, ahead of 11 internal and external candidates due to my proven ability to turnaround contracts by improving, people performance, client relationships and gross margin for the Scottish power contract
- Planned and introduced a recovery system for the company, a project which was highly commended by the directors
- Recovered £726000 in unbillable jobs and section 74 fines to £6800 in 4 months
- Set up a program of works that was both cost effective to our client and Amey using 78 direct staff and outsourcing works to 8 large subcontractors
- Provided training throughout the company for all staff and subcontractors resulted in a 32% increase in profits
- Monitoring contract budgets & forecasts to insure the growth of the business
- CDM coordinator
- Http://www.amey.co.uk/
Supervisor
Carillion
Chester
01.2005 - 08.2010
- Company Overview: http://www.carillionplc.com/
- Employee of the month for 3 months running
- Resourced 97% of reactive faults within 2hrs
- Responsible for large works 10000volts – 132000volts including daily pre vet and site meetings with the client, local councils and numerous sub-contractors
- Daily visits to site to inspect and audit the teams to ensure they are compliant with current legalisation
- Promote safe working practices including toolbox talks
- Ensure all plant and equipment are maintained and in date
- Ensure we have requested CVIs for any additional extras and overs also supply as-built
- Http://www.carillionplc.com/
Excavation Teamleader
Morrison Utility Services
Wrexham
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: http://www.morrisonus.com
- Carry out excavations on small, large planned and reactive faults 10000v – 132kv
- Installation of ducting and backfill and compact ready to tarmac as per hauc spec
- Installation of 95w/f upto 300w/f 11kv and trefoil 33kv with the use of winches
- Carry out location of underground apparatus and daily risk assessments
- Use of safe digging practices as per hsg-47
- Carry out backfill and reinstatement to hauc spec
- Http://www.morrisonus.com
Skills
- Depot Manager
- Project Management
- Contracts Management
- Health and Safety Regulation
- Audit Procedures
- Incident Reporting
- Customer Focus
- Coordination
- Employee Engagement Strategies
- Staff Recruitment and Training
- Customer Service Orientation
- First Aid
- KPI
- Organisational Restructuring
- Contract negotiation
Custom
- Traveling
- Reading
- Team Building
Timeline
Depot Manager
Core Highways
02.2018 - Current
Streetworks Compliance Manager
IQA
11.2015 - 01.2018
Contracts Manager
Amberon TM Ltd
09.2014 - 11.2015
Project Manager
Amey
08.2010 - 09.2014
Supervisor
Carillion
01.2005 - 08.2010
Excavation Teamleader
Morrison Utility Services
01.2003 - 01.2005
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