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Peter John Manchester

BSc(Hons) MIET

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PERSONEL DETAILS:

NAME: Peter John Manchester BSc(Hons) MIET

ADDRESS: * **********

Conisbrough

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN12 2BL

14th August 1962

DATE OF BIRTH:

TELEPHONE No: T: 017**-******

M: 077********

MARITAL STATUS: Married.

NATIONALITY: British.

HOBBIES: Swimming, Ten Pin Bowling, Squash

Music, Property Development.

EDUCATION:

Morley Palace Junior School Conisbrough

1967.1972

Mexborough Grammar School

1972.1978

QUALIFICATIONS; 4 O Levels English Language, Physics, Geography

Technical Science

5 GCSE’S Geography, French,

Technical Illustration, physics, English.

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KEY SKILLS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Degree Qualified Technical Director.

• International experience.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and administrative skills at all levels.

• Over 30 Years experience, Enthusiastic in meeting new challenges and will

demonstrate full involvement from the outset.

• Organisation and planning of workload to ensure a high standard of

workmanship and the efficient day to day operational progress of staff with the

ability to execute problems solving techniques to gain maximum results.

• Awareness of the need to work within planned budgets and targets.

• Able to make on the spot management decisions especially when under pressure

and working to tight deadlines.

• Co – Ordination between internal and external bodies.

• Able to offer intensive involvement within a team setting.

• Local Authority experience.

• Computer awareness including AUTOCAD, HEVACOMP, AMTECH, RELUX

and MICROSOFT OFFICE.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS

BSc(Hons) Integrated Technology.

Higher National Diploma – Building Services Engineering.

Higher National Certificate – Building Services Engineering.

City and Guilds General Engineering Craft Studies.

City and Guilds Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies.

City and Guilds Electrical Engineering Craft Studies.

City and Guilds Installation – Part Two.

16th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations City and Guilds.

Certificate of Engineering Craftsmanship Modules including; Electrical Assembly and

Wiring, Maintenance and Installation.

Full Electrical apprenticeship Training.

EMPLOYMENT:

POSITION: TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

April 2013-Present day

FHPP Ltd

Director responsible for the delivery of clients requirements on specific projects with

emphasis on quality, cost control and customer satisfaction. Management, training and

recruitment of staff. Forward forecasting of workload, fee bidding and resource

requirement. Marketing and promotion of the company in sectors outside the regular

work stream to enable diversification. Expansion of the company’s office base, including

establishing of the Sheffield office in 2010 and recently the formation of the London

office, acquisition of staff and office space, equipment and successfully bidding three

projects to get the office off the ground and provide security for the staff and

springboard for future work.

In the past year I have secured over £300K in fee income and expanded the portfolio of

clients to include Network Rail, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sheffield

University, Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Trust, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough

Council, and the retention of existing clients. Still hands on as a lead design Engineer to

ensure quality and innovation are forefront with regard to output from the office.

POSITION: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR

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May 2010-April 2013

FHPP Ltd

Acting as Lead Design Engineer for recent projects illustrated below:

Class A fit out of Foreign Embassy/offices in Manchester.

Reinstatement works to M&E services in multi-storey office accommodation in Oldham,

Manchester.

Multi storey mixed use development design, including Retail residential and office

accommodation in Manchester.

Refurbishment project on multi-storey office accommodation in Sheffield.

Master plan and infrastructure development for various retail/office/residential sites.

Chiller replacement programme for a major bank in London.

Design verification of major University programme in Libya.

Lead Engineer for several projects for Manchester Metropolitan University, including

major redevelopment of the Library services and refurbishment of several department

buildings involved in the restructuring of the University’s delivery of services.

Mixed use retail and Residential 1052 Bed Multi Storey student accommodation and

Student Village project.

Formation of top brand restaurant and mixed use development in Manchester.

Formation of additional retail demise locations, with extension and adaptation of

existing outlets at Meadowhall Sheffield.

Leeds United Football Club, Large scale adaptations to existing East Stand.

Initial design concept for Large straw pellet production facility, in conjunction with a

Design and Build Contractor.

National Health Service Nottinghamshire Hospital office formation project.

Various projects for Network Rail, including formation of new high output operations

base, complete design for HV/LV Installation and Lighting at a major depot in York and

water services at major depots in Leeds and Derby.

Responsible for the expansion of the client base, fee bidding and invoice issue, work in

progress, and staff organisation and mobilisation.

Responsible for the management and delivery of projects from conception to hand over

where necessary, dependant on required duties.

Responsible for training and development of staff.

POSITION: DESIGN MANAGER- MEP

September 2009-May 2010

Hill International Inc (London) Contract position

Review, assessment and control of MEP Design and Build Contractors submissions and

project management for $5B Libyan Universities programme, dealing with

Multinational Contractors working on the project.

Liaison with various multinational contractors to provide designs in accordance with

IEC, British Standards, BREEAM, LEED.

POSITION: SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER –SECTION MANAGER

January 2009-July 2009

S2F PTY Ltd (Sydney Australia)

Responsible for the management and delivery of projects from conception to completion

where necessary, dependant on required duties.

Lead Electrical Engineer for relocation of services for University of Sydney.

Electrical design for Master planning for Wallace Wurth Building at the University of

New South Wales.

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Lead Electrical Engineer for New Primary School at Kellyville for Catholic Education

Organisation.

Assisted on site development for Level 3 Housley Laboratories, Lower Ground Teaching

areas and lecture Theatres in Wallace Wurth Building at the University of New South

Wales Electrical design inspection and verification for Queensland Health $75M project

Assisted in design of Australian Defence establishment.

POSITION: SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER May 2008 – December

2008(Contract)

Capita Pearce Buckle

Design of major new Ministry of Justice establishment.

Design and Electrical project lead for new breast screening clinic at the Royal

Hallamshire Hospital.

Lead Electrical engineer for prison upgrade to higher grade secure Category.

SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER December 2007-March 2008 Contract position

Mott MacDonald

Inspection and critical analysis of electrical test and inspection sheets for National

Roads Telecom.

POSITION: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR March 2007 – May 2008 Permanent and

Contract Position

FHP Partership Ltd

General day to day running of the Sheffield office, supervision of technical and non

technical staff.

Expanding the Sheffield office client base.

Project lead engineer for new build contract at Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

Project lead engineer for the formation of new restaurants in the Meadowhall Shopping

Centre.

Project lead design engineer for Hull Marina Gateway development project.

Project lead design engineer for University of Manchester New Arts and Drama Block.

Condition reports and proposals for the redevelopment of Debenhams Manchester

Store. Checking Consultant for Laboratory project in Harrogate.

POSITION: SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER November 2006 – March 2007

FHP Partership Ltd

Electrical lead engineer for contract 3 on the Meadowhall Shopping Centre £90M

refurbishment program.

Lead engineer on large expansion of Mac Millan books warehousing in Swansea.

Lead engineer for Land Securities for the refurbishment of existing shopping centre, at

Cathedral Plaza, Worcester.

Lead Electrical Engineer for the development of land in the Don Valley basin for British

Land to form three new car dealerships, including establishing new infrastructure.

Lead Electrical Engineer for the formation of proposed new restaurants in the

Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield.

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POSITION: SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER April 2005 – November 2006

Operon

General day to day running of the Sheffield Office, this included calculating and

submitting fee bids, expanding the client base and client liaison, interviewing and

employing technical and non technical staff. Implementation of quality systems to

BS:9001, and BS:14001 Environmental management.

Responsibility for tendering and management of lift and escalator maintenance contract

for Newcastle University.

Administration of maintenance contract for Greater Manchester Police, and

specification for the term contract renewal, this included contractor audits and chairing

monthly client, contractor meetings.

Conceptual design for water treatment plant on behalf of Wessex water.

Project lead and responsibility for full electrical design for the refurbishment of Jessops

Hospital, Sheffield for the University of Sheffield.

Project lead and responsibility for electrical design for the formation of employability

laboratories for Sheffield Hallam University.

Design for new lift installations and refurbishment of existing lift stock for Newcastle

University

Design and contract management for the installation of disabled platform lift for

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

Asset audits for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

Project lead for new residential apartments and restaurant facility on behalf of AMCO

for the redevelopment of the SAAB dealership in Sheffield.

Electrical design for close control laboratories for the University of Sheffield.

Electrical design for three new and refurbished leisure centres for N.G.Baileys.

Establishing term contract for lift maintenance for the Foreign and Commonwealth

office.

Redevelopment of redundant HSE building and café to form post graduate study centres

on behalf of the University of Sheffield.

POSITION: SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER September 2001 – April 2005

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Apart from what is shown below as an Electrical/Design Project Engineer, the following

duties and projects were carried out by myself.

Responsibility for tendering and management of lift and escalator maintenance contract

throughout the Borough of Rotherham.

Installation of Town centre CCTV and public Help Points, including refurbishment of

control room.

Major electrical design for new schools, Swimming Pools, refurbishment and

maintenance.

Major design on new office buildings, Call centre, energy conservation projects, new

gymnasiums and sport England facilities design.

Responsible for 2 Technical staff, 1 Clerk of works and 1 Clerical/technician.

Budgetary Control.

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Completed BREEAM for Offices 2004 assessor’s course.

POSITION: ELECTRICAL/DESIGN PROJECT ENGINEER 1988 – 2001

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Carrying out various design and consultancy work for council departments who require

electrical work to be carried out on their properties.

Work carried out includes maintenance and installation of emergency alarm and

security systems, computers and CCTV systems.

Co – ordination with council staff and outside contractors for planned preventative

maintenance programmes and repair of electrical circuits and components including

lifts, escalators, air conditioning and heating systems.

Preparation of tenders for services and being involved in the decision making process

with regard budget and target restraints.

Responsible for aspects of health and safety regulations of staff and visitors to council

properties and making sure inconvenience is kept to a minimum.

On site meetings with contractors.

Call out duties when needed in emergencies.

Carrying out the testing of portable appliances.

Taking active role in seminars for Headmasters and Caretakers.

POSITION: CLERK OF WORKS 1987 - 1988

Checking standard of work of both council staff and outside contractors with regard to

work carried out on council owned properties.

Dealing with any unforeseen problems that may have arisen.

All administration duties including authorization of payments.

Working within duties budget and target limits.

POSITION: ELECTRICIAN 1982 - 1985

British Rail Engineering Ltd Doncaster.

Maintenance and installation of industrial plant equipment within the Doncaster

complex.

Working to planned preventative programmes.

POSITION: APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN 1978 - 1982

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Full Indentured Apprenticeship Training.

OTHER INFORMATION

POSITION: DIRECTOR (Own Company) December 2007-2013

Services For Design Ltd

This was a vehicle to enable contract employment.

I have a full driving licence and have use of a car.

I am a self motivated Associate Director, who is able to demonstrate a strong

electrical and mechanical background in both practical, design and management

capacity, with the ability to generate a sustainable workload.

Qualified BREEAM assessor (Offices 2004)

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