Chartered Project Professional, Project Director, Programme Manager
Resume:
GEORGE CSATLOS
CHPP MAMP DBIA
PROJECT AND PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
PROFILE
An accomplished Senior Project and Programme Professional with over 19 years’ progressive experience in the Utility, Civil Engineering and Construction industry. A fiercely ambitious individual, natural leader and visionary strategist, who manages to be exceptional. Champions strategic initiatives and delivers positive outcomes in highly regulated environments.
EXPERIENCE
Project Director, AtkinsRealis, Washington, DC — 2024 - Present Core member of Water Smart Alliance, a joint venture between AtkinsRealis and Stantec, providing programme management services to DC Water to deliver their cc $2B water infrastructure programme. As the Planning Programme Accelerator, created an End-to-End (E2E) governance framework, designed for collaborative project delivery systems. Associate Director, AtkinsRealis, London, UK - 2022 - 2024 Technical Leadership for Project, Programme and Portfolio Management
(P3M).
Lead a team of 12 project professionals from graduates to associate directors.
Contributed to the growth of the P3M Practice by writing bid proposals and actively recruiting.
Key client assignments under this role:
Programme Delivery Manager - South East Water:
Supported the water company to achieve their objectives in the final year of their £489M asset investment period. Set up a new structure for the upcoming investment programme, including creating a Programme Optimization Team, and an Operational Interface Framework. Developer Infrastructure Manager - Thames Water
Secondment into the largest water company of the UK, delivering their developer-led sewer programme, working with national homebuilders, and government bodies to enable regeneration projects in the London area.
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
United Kingdom
Professional Associations:
Designated DBIA
Professional
Design and Build Institute of
America, USA
Chartered Project
Professional
Association for Project
Management, UK
Accredited NEC Project
Manager
Institution of Civil
Engineering, UK
Managing Safely in
Construction
Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health, UK
Senior Project and Programme Manager, Mott MacDonald, London - 2021 - 2022
Assignment with Thames Water’s Infrastructure Programme Delivery team, managing the Water Main Rehabilitation program, installing cc. 55km of water main with an overall value of cc £30M.
Overall responsibility of schedule, cost, quality, health & safety, environment and stakeholders.
Senior Project Manager, Southern Water, Brighton, UK - 2014 - 2021 Oversaw multiple new development related clean water and sewerage network projects across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, enabling nationally significant housing initiatives. Responsible for the water company’s largest-to-date developer-led construction program with an overall value of over £100M. Lead a diverse team of 14 and managing others within the company’s matrix structure.
In-depth knowledge and application of the UK’s Water Industry Act 1991. Project Manager, Blu3, London, UK - 2012 - 2014
Delivering multi-utility (water, sewer, gas, electric, telecom) New Connection and Network projects from tender stage through design and construction to completion for major property developers.
Establishing strong rapport with Utility Companies, Local Authorities and other Statutory Bodies.
Previous relevant experience - 2006 - 2012
Construction Front Line Manager - Morrison Utility Services, on behalf of Southern Gas Network - London UK
Construction Site Agent - Laing O’Rourke, on behalf of Thames Water, UK Power Networks and Crossrail - London UK
EDUCATION
University of Agricultural Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary Core Skills
Leadership
Programme Management
Collaborative Delivery
Capex, Opex and Totex
Business Change
Contract Management
Continuous Improvement
Process Implementation
Asset Lifecycle
Resource Management
Stakeholder Engagement
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