steve newton

commercial director

About

As a professionally qualified individual I combine a practical methodical and analytical approach with the ability to consider the bigger commercial picture. This is supported by a personal drive and desire to achieve the optimum outcome for the project and my employer. This combination of attributes has enabled me to achieve a 15 year track record in successful delivery of a range of complex, programme driven, multi-disciplinary schemes in the rail and highways industry,

Country

united kingdom

City

york

Industry

civil engineering

Skill

networking, organization, high level of commercial awareness with a focus on profitability, familiar with network rails governance for railway investment projects pr, conversant in prince 2 methodology

Experience

associate director

wyg consulting

2008-1 - 2010-6 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Project and commercial management responsibilities for a portfolio of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects for a variety of clients. Key client contact for projects within my portfolio with responsibility for negotiating project change, supply chain management and contract administration. Also involved in bidding major multidisciplinary feasibility and design projects.

risk engineer

rsa

2006-12 - 2007-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

Construction risk engineering role with one of the UK’s leading insurance companies. Day to day responsibility for advising underwriters on the risks associated with major civil engineering and building projects in the UK and Europe. Ongoing involvement advising major contractors on risk management techniques in construction.

project and commercial manager

arcadis

2012-7 - 2018-4 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Project and Commercial Manager on major multidisciplinary projects in the transportation sector.

principal project manager

amey

2010-7 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs

TUPE transfer from WYG Project Manager for GRIP stage 4 of the GRIP 4, AIP design of eight major schemes within a major railway improvement programme in Scotland. Fee value approx £4.5m, capital cost approx £350m.

associate

wyg consulting

2004-7 - 2006-12 · 2 yrs 6 mos

* Responsible for the management of a team of engineers to deliver engineering * solutions on the rail network. * Directly responsible for the development, management and financial control of * schemes in excess of £1million. Responsibility for business development and client account management. Project & Commercial Manager for the feasibility and outline design development of a major new parkway type railway station in Nottinghamshire to Network Rail GRIP stage 4. * Project & Commercial Manager for a number of railway asset inspection schemes. Including leading the tendering and subsequent delivery of a railway asset inspection scheme work in excess of £3.5m.

project engineer and project manager

british waterways

2000-6 - 2004-6 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Developed and managed engineering schemes from concept to completion for * refurbishment and reconstruction of a variety of assets on the canal network. Involved the development of a forward programme of works and managing the delivery of major engineering works. * Completed a sandwich year placement as a student engineer at British Waterways during 1998 - 1999