Name:
DAVID ODE
Current Address
D.O.B
Contact Numbers
Email address
The Old Police Station, High Street, Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, North Wales UK LL71 8EB
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Mobile 074********
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Qualifications:
Site Managers CSCS Black Card
NVQ Level 6 Site Management including Tunnelling
TBM
SCL/NATM
M&Q Deputies Certificate
M&Q Plant Trainer
360 above & below 10T excavator Blue Card
Temporary Works Co-ordinator
IOSH
SMSTS
Full Medical with D & A (2024)
CSCS Skilled work Card,
Great Boss Scheme
Tunnelling Operations Accreditation A
Safety Awareness Trainer
Shot Firing CSCS Gold Card (expired Jan 2021)
LGV CE, C1E Driving License
CPC card
Digi card
English language
Yes
Started a German language course
Current Position:
2021-Ongoing
SCS Railways HS2 Northolt Tunnels
2 x EPB 10mt dia x 8klm tunnels
Senior TBM/Cross Passage Superintendent
Planned and designed all teams shift patterns
Overall control of all daily works and TBM operations at West Ruislip Portal tunnels
Daily meetings with senior tunnel management teams
TBM drive instructions discussed before every shift and then passed onto the various teams involved
ie: TBM drive teams
Tunnel backup teams
Logistic tunnel teams
Segment yard teams
Conveyor/spoil storage teams
Surface logistic teams
Daily Briefings, RAMS, TBT
Start of Shift/end of shift reports
TBM cutter head Intervention planning
Weekly meetings with all Pit Bosses
Looking at future training requirements for all the various teams
Cross Passage excavations
All SCL and cross passage concreting works
West Ruislip Northolt Tunnels London
HS2 SCS Railways Project
Key Experience :
I have worked for Cementation Mining/Skanska on and off for over 40 years and have extensive hands-on experience, proficient in ground water control, high pressure grout injection against major water inflows gained by working on civil, mining TBM drives and NATM/SCL tunnelling projects around the world.
Including all aspects of Civil ground engineering & building works
Concrete/shuttering works involving construction of Tunnel portal and diaphragm walls,
I have played a key role as Site Manager in carrying out several large tunnel refurbishment projects for both National Grid Transco (NGT) and Network Rail.
Apart from projects at Winsford Salt mine, the Isle of Grain power station, Parys Mountain in Anglesey and Conwy, my work has taken me to Ireland, Hong Kong, Turkey, Malaysia and India.
I have experience and skills in large scale civils engineering works, i.e.: concrete works shuttering works, also operating and training on various plant i.e. Eimco Rocker Shovel, Cat Loader, Various Drill Rigs, Loco’s, TBM’s and Cryderman operating units. I am competent in hard rock tunnelling, shaft sinking, high pressure grouting, shotcreting, control of water inflows, TBM drives, drill and fire, NATM. I am a committed team member and my supervisory skills have been utilised in the training of local labour on various plant and equipment such as twin and single piston Hydro/Electric High Pressure grouting units, Pneumatic grouting units and 110volt Chemical grout pumps.
Career History:
2021 to 2021
SCL/Concrete Inspector OTB engineering
Euston Station London
Surface preparation works concrete the shaft collars
Prior to the shaft sinking starting
SCL inspections as the shaft and tunnels progressed
2019 to 2021
SCL Inspector Shafts and Tunnels
Tideway Tunnel
Ferrovial/Laing O’Rouke Central Section
London
2019 to 2019
TBM/SCL/Superintendent
Balfour Beatty
Hinkley Point C
Tunnelling & Shaft Sinking operations
Shotcreting and concrete works
SCL Operations
2015 to 2018
Works Manager- AMCO-GIFFEN
Day to day planning of Tunnel repair work on the west coast main
Line, involving investigative drilling through the tunnel lining to
Locate hidden shafts, shaft repairs, concrete repairs, grouting works,
Interface with the Client and Sub-Contractors
Method Statements and Risk Assessments
2014 to 2014
General Superintendent-Leighton Chenani-Nashri Tunnel India
Planning and control of all tunnel operations for the 9.8klm x 14mt x
8mt road tunnel
NATM
Drill & Fire
Concrete lining works using large scale mobile shuttering
2005-2014 Works Manager/Site Manager-Skanska Specialist Division
London Crossrail TBM Drives
Tara Mine Navan Ireland and overseeing the TBM drives under London
Control of day to day planning for standpipe installation,
Probe drilling to 100mts to locate high pressure water Aquifers
Pressure of 92 bar have been encountered with the average
Pressure of 65 bar, High Pressure grouting to 120 bar
2000 - 2005
Chemical Grouting, Planning and control of Installation of
Rock-bolts/Mesh/Shotcreting
Using NATM/SCL in poor ground conditions
Install large air flow doors within the mine, using shuttering, concrete and Steel framed metal doors.
Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Monthly Safety reports, Daily reports
Works Manager - Skanska Civil Engineering – Tunnelling Division
CTRL 230, 240 and 440 projects. Day to day management of sub-contractual work including TBM drives, NATM/SCL,
Concrete works as and when required, Shotcreting, drilling, Water inflows and high-pressure grouting. Plant instruction – 360o swing shovel, JCB teleporter, mariner, shotcrete plant. TBM drives
Folkestone Railway tunnel repairs
1998- 2000
General Superintendent – Kvaerner Cementation
Duties included supervising concrete pours, TBM drives, NATM/SCL tunnelling, shaft sinking, tunnelling, drill & fire, Shotcreting, Control of water inflows, high pressure grouting and shot-firer.
1997 - 1998
Superintendent – Kvaerner Cementation
CBI Cayeli Mine Shaft Project, Turkey
Instruction of local labour in plant operation on drill-rigs, Cryderman, teleporter ad 360o swing shovel. Also, shaft sinking, NATM tunnelling, drill & fire, Shotcreting, Water control, high pressure grouting, shot-firer.
Supervising the concrete lining of the shaft using steel tubbing shutters in 6 circular sections, so a 6 mt deep pour of concrete sent through steel pipes into the shaft which was approx. 1500mts deep and then a large loading pocket cut out of the side wall of the shaft approx. 15mts x 20mts with concrete base and walls
1996 - 1997
Superintendent - Cementation Ireland Ltd, Galmoy Mine
Duties included shaft sinking, NATM tunnelling, drill and fire, Shotcreting, Water control, high pressure grouting, shot-firer,
concrete works on the surface to accommodate the surface works prior to the tunnel/shaft works starting and concrete works in the under ground areas where work shops were constructed for plant maintenance
1996
Superintendent / Co Liaison Officer, CMEC International Ltd, Hong Kong
Wet Shotcreting with MBT Robojet. Instruction in operation of plant, Teleporter, concrete, mixing trucks, mariners, 360o swing shovel. Water control & high-pressure grouting. TBM Drives
1995 - 1996
General Foreman / Superintendent – Skanska International AB, Hong Kong
Duties included TBM Tunnel Superintendant. NATM, Shaft sinking,
(Drill & Blast) Shotcreting, grouting, shot-firer.
1994- 1995
General Foreman / Superintendent – Kvaerner/Cementation
Pergau Dam Malaysia
Day to day planning and control of all tunnelling operations
1990 - 1993
Shift Boss / Supervisor - Donelons Limited, Bristol Sewage
Duties included Tunnel Supervisor NATM tunnelling, three boom GD drilling rigs, (Drill & Blast) operation of various plant, 3 boom Tamrock, 360o swing shovel, dumper, Teleporter, Haggloader and TBM. Also, Shotcreting, and shot-firer.
1971 - 1990
General Foreman / Supervisor - Cementation Mining Ltd
Contracts included Parys Mountain-Anglesey, ICI Salt Mine-Winsford, various UK Sites, Peterhead Power Station, TBM drive Isle of Grain Power Station, All Drill & Blast, NATM Tunnelling.