Scott Smith
Durham,County Durham
Summary
I am a self motivated, trustworthy and hard-working individual, with a proven record of career progression and evidence of using my own initiative to achieve targets.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Engineer
Grundfos
06.2021 - 01.2026
- The title of this role is slightly misleading; it involved a mixture of business development, project management, technical sales, and aftercare responsibilities. I was tasked with growing a developing business sector (Data centres) in whichever way I saw fit, during the time in this role I successfully grew the turnover from £500k per annum to £26 million.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and subcontractors, achieving favourable terms and conditions.
- Conducted detailed feasibility studies for proposed projects, assessing viability, potential return on investment, and environmental impact.
- Introduced new business systems to support the large growth
- Provided technical support to sales, consulants and end clients.
- Managed the day-to-day activities of a small team of engineerings ensuring project delivery against quality, safety, cost and schedule targets.
- Monitored project performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective measures promptly.
- Coordinated with architects, contractors, and stakeholders to facilitate seamless project delivery, minimising disruptions and maximising efficiency.
- Fostered strong relationships with clients and stakeholders through regular updates and responsive communication, enhancing client satisfaction and retention.
- Oversaw the procurement of materials and services, securing high-quality resources while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
- Sign-off responsibility of all project documention prior to released, ensuring spec complience
- Spearheaded innovative solutions to complex engineering problems, enhancing functionality while adhering to regulatory standards.v
- Development of new products inline with consultants and end clients growing need for large cooling solutions
- Project managed numberous large projects at differnt stages of completion simultionlly, the largest single project being £18.5 Million
Off-Site Build Design Engineer
Grundfos
11.2014 - 06.2021
- This role involved deisgning off-site build pumping solutions for a large array of industries and end clients
- Designed innovative product solutions, meeting client specifications and industry standards for quality and safety.
- Reviewed customer specifications and EN codes to ensure the design was fit for purpose
- Created quotes ensuring the targeted profit margains were always meet
- Utilised CAD software to create detailed engineering drawings and 3D models for complex mechanical components. (Catia V5, solid works, Autocad & Revit)
- Completed Design calculations using hand calculations, CFD and FEA (ANSYS)
- Completed design revies both internal and external, and ran multifunctional DFMEAs
- Led design review meetings, presenting concepts and progress to stakeholders, incorporating feedback into designs.
- Mentored junior engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices in design engineering and project management.
- Supported sales teams by providing technical expertise during client presentations and product demonstrations.
- Creation of 2D part drawings and Bill of Materials
- Production support, as the majority of these builds were one-offs
- Lead customer FAT (Factory Accecptance tests)
- On-site commisioning support and customer final Sign-off
Manufacturing and Quality Assurance engineer
Walker Filtration Limited
01.2011 - 11.2014
- This rule involved full engineering responsibility for a product group and production lines within the company.
- The key responsibilities during this role included introducing processes at goods inwards, supplier development and audits, introducing Kanban-style systems for machine spares, equipment calibration, customer visits, and new product introduction.
- Meet the manufacturing and quality engineering objectives set by the operations manager to achieve the company objectives and strategy.
- Full responsibility for parts of the business's management system in accordance with ISO 9001.
- Capacity analysis, SOPs, QCPs, and process control procedures for my product group and production lines.
- Material and component compliance procedure in accordance with the PED.
- Internal and external audit compliance.
- Continuously review the line for lean manufacturing improvements.
- To take an active part in all DFMEAs and PFMEAs.
- Day-to-day dealing with customer technical enquiries, ensuring a timely response to closure.
- Redesign of factory layout with efficiency gains of 25%.
- Reduced the NRFT KPI by 40%.
- Implementation of sub-assembly testing and PED requirement testing.
- Significant involvement in moving casting tools from China back to the UK. Organising tool repairs, improvement modifications, and sign-off of all ISIRs once tools had been refurbished.
- Developed a casting and injection moulding tool register with suppliers to record any usage, refurbishment, and modifications carried out.
- Large involvement in the closer of in-house machine shop and movement to sub-contractors, managing sign off of all ISIR’s, supplier product training, spec’ing of new test gauges, etc.
- During this time I also took part in the primary engineer scheme. This involved me going into a primary school and teaching basic engineering skills.
Maintenance Engineering Apprentice
Walker Filtration Limited
06.2008 - 12.2010
- To gain engineering experience.
- Carry out simple maintenance activity’s.
- To complete the training plan provide to the given time scales.
- However the colleague that was training me relocated and I quickly took it upon myself to develop the maintenance side of the business and my main achievements are:
- Planned maintenance schedules for all capital equipment.
- Production lead maintenance schedules for all capital equipment.
- Complete SOPs for all TPM and PLM activities.
- Ran a PAT testing schedule across the business.
- Played a lead role in planning and execution of move from 4000 Sq.M to 12000 Sq.M premises.
- Identification of all machine critical spares.
- Introduction of machine downtime KPI’s.
Education
MEng (Hons) - Mechanical Engineering
University of Northumbria
2018
HNC - Mechanical Engineering
New College Durham
01.2012
Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship -
N.E.C.C
01.2011
Skills
- Project management
- Technical sales and Client relationships
- Engineering design and Product Development
- CAD software
- Team leadership
- Cost management
Hobbies and Interests
- I have a real passion for cars, which involves reading car related articles, service and maintaining cars and also driving.
- I also regularly attend the gym up to four days a week.
- The rest of my time is spent socialising with friends and family.
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Project Engineer
Grundfos
06.2021 - 01.2026
Off-Site Build Design Engineer
Grundfos
11.2014 - 06.2021
Manufacturing and Quality Assurance engineer
Walker Filtration Limited
01.2011 - 11.2014
Maintenance Engineering Apprentice
Walker Filtration Limited
06.2008 - 12.2010
MEng (Hons) - Mechanical Engineering
University of Northumbria
HNC - Mechanical Engineering
New College Durham
Engineering Maintenance Apprenticeship -
N.E.C.C