Stephen Paul Tingle

As the Principal Contractor Site Manager, I was responsible for overall health and safety, delivery management for multiple contractors, and the delivery of the construction package, as well as quality control and assurance for the site during construction. This included the construction of the CDM compound, site fencing, site CCTV installation, road construction, piling and table construction, module installation, cable trenching, and cable installation.LV, MV and HV. Also, the installation of 4 transformer bases and 1 switchgear using a Helical screw pile solution, and the Construction of a Customer substation base and the DNO control room connecting to the grid via a pole-mounted transformer connecting to the 33 kV overhead lines. There was a great deal of temporary works to control, including, screw piling, scaffolding and formwork, as well as Temporary works design for crane pad construction and testing, open excavations, and bunded spoil.

• Maintained site cleanliness, contributing to an improved work environment.
• Ensured adherence to safety protocols to minimise workplace accidents.
• Prepared detailed reports outlining project updates for stakeholder meetings.
• Facilitated training sessions for staff skill development.
• Handled material procurement to optimise resource utilisation.
• Conducted regular risk assessments with strict adherence to health and safety regulations.
• Demonstrated leadership skills during challenging circumstances, ensuring team morale remained high.
• Kept workforce in compliance with operational standards and safety regulations by closely monitoring activities.
• Held regular team briefings to communicate project goals and expectations.
• Conducted regular site inspections to comply with safety guidelines.
• Maintained site cleanliness to support a better day-to-day working environment.
• Followed safety protocols to minimise workplace accidents and near-misses.
• Prepared detailed project update reports for stakeholder meetings.
• Facilitated training sessions for staff to build practical site skills.
• Managed material procurement to optimise resource use on site.
• Conducted regular risk assessments in line with health and safety requirements.
• Provided leadership during difficult moments to keep team morale steady.
• Monitored workforce activities to keep compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Delivered regular team briefings to confirm project goals and expectations.
• Inspected site areas regularly to keep within safety guidelines.

Managed European Energy solar farm project at Vicarage Drive, Lincolnshire.

• Delivered a 50 MW, 80 hectare site programme from mobilisation onwards.
• Constructed CDM compound, fencing, and CCTV installation across the project area.
• Built road access and installed piles for module mounting foundations.
• Completed cable trenching, LV/MV/HV cabling, and inverter connections and mounting.
• Installed 14 transformer bases using helical screw pile solutions.
• Constructed a substation linking HV cables from DNO control.
• Delivered grid connection to Bicker Fen substation for export readiness.
• Built 11 deep culvert crossings, including piled protection for adjacent cable.
• Coordinated complex works to keep site progress on planned timelines.
• Managed site logistics to maintain smooth daily operations and access.
• Monitored subcontractors to uphold quality standards and performance expectations.

• Reviewed construction plans for accuracy before work started on site.
• Applied CDM regulations for legal conformity and safety standards.
• Coordinated labour and materials to meet production programme targets.
• Recorded site instructions, daily diary notes, and other reporting forms.
• Promoted best practice in health, safety, and environmental matters with SHEQ.
• Supervised multiple contractors and subcontractors to hit deadlines and scope.
• Verified compliance of workers and contractors with environmental protections and legal requirements.
• Acted as the temporary works coordinator for the site for deep culvert crossings and crane pads, scaffolding and formwork

• Managed 33kV cable and substation civil works end-to-end.
• Led contractor team to ensure timely delivery of project milestones and adherence to schedules.
• Assumed daily civils control following transition from departing site manager to ensure smooth project continuity.
• Conducted regular risk assessments to identify hazards and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Ensured compliance with current safety legislation through regular reviews.
• Followed safety protocols to keep workplace accidents to a minimal levels.
• Delivered training sessions to strengthen staff skills and competency.
• Completed area checks and quality control to reduce risk exposure.
• Onboarded labourers to meet quality performance and safety standards.
• Installed LV auxiliary transformer cables and completed substation tasks.
• Constructed ACC and DCC unit bases for inverters and transformers.
• Built acoustic fencing and installed CCTV across substation areas.
• Maintained site cleanliness to support a safer working environment.
• Updated site diary with visitor, meeting, and incident records.

Main contractor site manager role for the delivery of the civils works for a 45 MW solar park. Including LV and HV cable routes, transformer bases, drainage, trackways, CCTV, fencing works and construction of site roads and compounds.

• Directed daily site operations, enhancing overall productivity through effective management.
• Oversaw subcontractor work to ensure adherence to quality standards and performance targets.
• Maintained a clean, organised job site which increased worker productivity and morale.
• Implemented strict health and safety regulations for continued compliance with site requirements.
• Conducted regular site inspections for maintaining adherence to HSE procedures.
• Conducted risk assessments for improved safety measures.
• Trained staff on safety procedures, minimising accidents in the workplace.
• Ensured all equipment met necessary safety requirements, reducing potential hazards.
• Provided management with expert advice on health and safety matters, highlighting areas for improvement.
• Fostered positive working environment through team collaboration initiatives.
• Moved to North Tawton BESS construction site. Started the site off with the construction of the site access and welfare compound and the construction of BESS compound and concrete bases for batteries, transformers, switch room and control room.
• Performed risk assessments in line with safety guidelines and submitted reports for action.

• Supervised the construction of a new substation, five transformer bases, and associated LV and MV cable routes at Clifton Maybank Solar Farms.

• Isolated solar farm from DNO, disconnected electrical cabling, removed existing inverter building, and Hi-ab'd existing inverter. Covered remaining switch gear with GRP structure and modified inverter platform for cable glanding and terminations, widening it for two walkways and steps. Installed new inverter; completed glanding and terminations at three locations with each inverter being 11 kV; and installed new control panel in DNO substation.

• 24 mw CHP power plant new build for Perenco Gas, installing two number gas engines generating 24mw of power to power two number gathering stations. Gas oil processing plants, Looking after all civils works access roads drainage systems concrete slabs and bases, maintaining ITPS and inspecting all concrete pours and works, Inspection and monitoring all block works and foundation slabs for the main engine halls and building structure, for two large 200 ton Wartsila Gas engines and associated exhaust systems.
• Project value 26 million, Slab and plinth supports for ammonia plant and waste heat recovery system. Associated plinths for pipe racks and pipe bridges for dump heat and gas flare systems. Producing permits to work and assisting in maintaining all site health and safety documentation as per CDM/CDMC regulations.

• Developed WBS for project management master programme to provide clear structure and timeline
• Develop the WBS for the sub programme for construction.
• Resource load the sub programme
• Identified project requirements and deliverables to ensure alignment with client expectations
• Reporting progress against key mile stones
• Reported daily on progress of both programmes, facilitating timely updates and stakeholder communication
• Monitoring progress of sub-contractors
• Developed project plans with Microsoft Project.
• Refurbishment and renewal of buildings and process structures at a defence contractor’s manufacturing facility

• Refurbishment of 2 number 1,000,000 litre, jet aviation fuel tanks. Installation of new deep drainage system to each bund. Connected through to the terminal interceptor. Major repairs to each jet fuel tank shell and complete NDT inspection of striker plates, manways and Davit arms All bases around both tanks were reduced and the external surfaces around annular by 55mm for re-surfacing in fibre concrete to new finished floor level. This involved large scale concrete cutting. Re-concreting of new aprons below all import and export pipe works re-profiling of all four internal traverses of each bund.
• All pipe racks running through the fuel bunds required new steel supports and new concrete support trackways. The bund bases and travers were lined with a bentonite mat system to create hydro – carb protection in the event of any major environmental incident. The bentonite system was secure to the traverse using re-enforced steel anchor pins and anchors and large scale 300 CM , concrete pours to create large mass ground anchors at the top of each travers. The angle of each bund is 36% at height of 7.8M from finished floor level.
• Site Civils supervisor, monitoring all site progress and maintaining all health and safety documentation. Setting all datums for shuttering and drainage excavations.

• Develop and deliver the possessions strategy for OLE Steel, Piling SPS and Wiring
• Tracked access to project sites and coordinated integration planning to ensure project alignment.
• Working together with the Package managers to develop the delivery plan
• Represented team at BBR and construction meetings to facilitate communication and decision-making.
• Representation at the Cross Rail, Integration Meetings
• Representation at the Cross Rail & BBRail T – 5 meetings and T- 12 – 8 meetings
• Briefing out BBRail Civil works to the Cross Rail at the whiteboard briefings
• Development and delivery of the Christmas 2015 delivery programme
• Created comprehensive project plan for May 2016 to guide team activities.
• Developed programme for Easter 2016 project timeline and activities to guide project execution.

• Developed and delivered P6 plan in collaboration with senior planner
• Update and schedule P6 for the data date to be moved weekly
• Resource load the P6 for the Earned value
• Develop and deliver the possessions strategy for the BBRail Civil works
• Oversaw access planning to facilitate smooth operations and site access.
• Site Manager and delegated CRE for construction works during weekend possessions.
• Created Work Package plans by integrating subcontractor methodologies into Cross Rail format
• Wrote Task Briefs for site based on approved Work Package plans
• Writing the Permit to digs and submitting to Cross Rail Buried services co-ordinator for approval.
• Participated in the WOTI Bridges project, managing the demolition and rebuilding of two bridges located at Slough / Stoke Poges and Iver / Thorney Lane.
• Representation at the BBR construction meetings
• Representation at the Cross Rail, Integration Meetings
• Representation at the Cross Rail & BBRail T – 5 meetings and T- 12 – 8 meetings
• Briefing out BBRail, Civil works to the Cross Rail at the whiteboard briefings

• During this time, I have been working with the Amey delivery team at Acton supplying the Signal design installation and test package.
• Successful delivery of a signal commissioning at Christmas 2011, Easter 2012, Christmas 2012 and Christmas 2013.
• The Remit has been expanded to include 650 V signal power supply upgrade from Paddington to West Drayton.
• Develop and deliver the possessions strategy for the Amey S & T works
• Track access planning
• Representation at the Cross Rail and Principle contractors, construction meetings
• Representation at the Cross Rail, Integration Meetings
• Representation at the Cross Rail, T – 5 meetings and T- 12 – 8 meetings
• Site supervision of construction works during weekend possession.
• Briefing out Amey works to the Cross Rail at the whiteboard briefings
• Actively participating in developing and resource loading the P6 plan
• Tasked to work in the role of Assistant Project Manager responsible for the delivery of a cable route upgrade to accommodate the new signal and power cables and a REB base.

• One of two contractors hired in by Amey on the CEFA contract to develop a library of access plans. The CEFA contract is ongoing and involves the examination and the reporting on the status of the structures on the Railway infrastructure I covered the additional structures given to CEFA on top of the original contract and also tunnels and Stations. Aspects of this work involved the creation of SSOWPS plans and the utilisation of possessions of the track and line blockages as required. During this time, I have completed the SSOWPS conversion.

• During this period, I was employed doing strapping and hand signalling shifts through Wynnwith Engineering. I also did the track access planning role for the Frost Rover project where I created the SSOWPS plans that were used to use the on-track machine to keep the conductor rail free of ice during the winter.
• I also did a SSOWPS planning role for East Croyden maintainer on the CORUS project where I booked the line blockages required to survey areas that would soon be required to be re-railed.

• The Area Planning Managers department approves controls, coordinates and delivers both disruptive and non disruptive Infrastructure access requests for all Network Rail and outside parties for the Wessex region.
• Working together with a much under resourced team and assisting them in processing and clearing a large backlog of information, preparing the published T2 block details for publication in the WON allowing Network Rail planners to get on top of their workload and firstly assisting then running the Green Zone Access co coordinators role allowing the Network Rail employee to train up an Isolation Planner.
• Having had my Possession Planning System access and rights increased I had to learn how to check and prepare possession details ready for publication in the WON.
• After a 2 week period of instruction I had to take over and run the green zone access co coordinators role for the Wessex region which is one of the largest regions in the country with in the region of 400 access requests per week
• To ensure that with minimum supervision I was able to complete the required tasks in time for WON publication
• To ensure that Green zone requests were vetted and processed in time for work to be completed.
• Collect and record return information from the local operations Managers and the Signal Boxes
• Produce KPIs for the Area Manager

• The BAIU was a major project to deliver a new Signalling system between Pirbright junction, South cote junction, Worting junction and Salisbury Tunnel Junction in three stages. Including a new signal box at Basingstoke
• Take over the Possessions manager role after the prior Possessions manager handed his notice in.
• Undertake an urgent review of the entire project procedure for Possessions and to make some radical changes which had to be done very quickly.
• Over a short period of time to regain the Clients (Major Projects and Investments Network Rail) confidence in the principal contractor.
• Deliver a workable Possessions plan for the remainder of the project
• To enter into discussion with South West Trains and come to an amicable agreement with them regarding the project requirements for non disruptive access to the infrastructure which maximised times and minimised disruption to passenger trains.
• Develop the possessions plan, review and adjust as required against project requirements.
• Ensure that the procedural timescales are adhered to and that all Possessions and renewals meetings are attended.
• Ensure that the required worksite requests were put into PPS for the Project Rules of the Route possessions and also to enter non disruptive worksite requests in a timely manner.
• Liaise with the Isolation planner with regards to the worksite limits and isolation requirements.
• Record the details of the possessions and worksites and brief them out to the project.
• Ensure that proper records are kept of all Possessions meetings.
• Control, record and brief out change in line with Procedure.
• Organise the safety critical staff and to keep a proper record of the staffing
• Work to a budget, record all changes and requests that are above the allocated budget and ensure extra costs are billed internally or externally to the correct dept / Company and report back to the project on a monthly basis having produced a spreadsheet backed up with change forms
• Liaise with the local Maintainer to coordinate both project 3rd party access into their Possessions / worksites as well as the Maintainers access into project Possessions / worksite and so maximise access to the infrastructure
• Create and brief out worksite packs for the Engineering Supervisors with all the relevant detail.
• Run a department consisting of a Track access manager, possessions planner, Rimini planner and a Team organiser
• Book and brief ETM staff where required for the dropping and reinstatement of the conductor rail at RRV access points

• As part of the Southern Region New Trains Programme this joint venture between Siemens and Amec Spie involved the delivery of state of the art HV Traction Power Supplies or Sub Stations plus associated Feeder Routes. These were to support the new trains supplied to replace the slam door trains being removed from service.
• The Southern Region Power Supply Upgrade project was voted the best project delivery in the Railway for 2005 beating other projects like West Coast Main. It also achieved the best safety award for the same year.
• Developed efficient RIMINI process and coordinated Possession planning.
• Successfully managed the contract Labour Supply Chain to ensure timely delivery of all Project objectives.
• The production of RIMINI plans for the site surveys and works for the Joint venture team and also for many of the sub contractors.
• Close liaison with Project Managers, Possession manager, Network Rail and sub contractors.
• Close liaison with sub contractor and Method Statement Coordinator to ensure that RIMINI plans and Method statement are complementary and in place for the works.
• Produced possession packs, worksite and strapping tags, and represented Senior Management at pre-possession meetings.
• Liaising with the Network Rail Possessions Manager for the PSU Southern region regarding worksite limits and availability of possessions and worksites.
• Site supervision and Client Representation especially during T3 possessions, covering various site activities including UTX installation, cable trains, HV cable connections to substations and delivery of materials.
• Conducted Possession and worksite audits, emphasising Health and Safety compliance.