STUART MCCLAREN

Planned and Managed the £30M national fibre rollout and delivery of the Maritime Coastguard Agency emergency network upgrade across 165 independent sites around the United Kingdom.

• Reduced build costs across project by circa £7M by finding further efficiencies within project design.
• Negotiated and closed out over 140 wayleaves for access to private land
• Managed delivery of over 245 miles of new Critical Network Infrastructure Nationally
• Acted as single point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Identified and managed budget, timescale and scope changes, recommending actions and improvements to meet project goals.
• Coordinated multiple project teams to support efficient and productive working.
• Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation.
• Developed rollout and release plans for both new applications and upgrades to existing systems.

Managed Planned and reactive works for Openreach In the South West of the UK. Worked with local managers to prioritise works and gain efficiencies ensuring maximum out put with headcount availability.

• Managed Business As Usual delivery for clients across South West regions of United Kingdom
• Worked closely with 8 sub contractors to ensure productivity and efficiencies were upheld.
• Facilitated programme-level discussions and workshops to achieve clear direction on key issues and priorities.
• Provided strategic guidance to teams and project managers in ways that promote company culture
• Formulated, organizing, and monitoring inter-connected projects and programmes
• Ensured all products were programmed within KPI's

Managed the national rollout of Openreach infrastructure in areas where capacity issues were identified

• Successfully managed National Delivery of Openreach Next Generation Access Structures and 5 Privately Funded Programmes.
• Provided training, support and information to colleagues to encourage success for entire team.
• Ensured Sub Contractor resources and competencies were suitable and in date.
• Drove process improvements and optimised efficiencies.
• Worked Closely with local councils to ensure successful project delivery
• Tracked KPIs, produced reports and provided updates to senior stakeholders.
• Attended monthly client meetings for project reviews