Project Experience

Fairham

Project: Fairham is a 606-acre site on the south-western edge of Nottingham, situated adjacent to the A453 Remembrance Way. This phased development will comprise approximately 3,000 new residential properties, up to one million sq ft of employment space, a new three-form entry primary school, health centre, community centre and cafe/bar space, as well as over 4 miles of shared footway/cycleways with recreational space/wildlife zones, including approximately 8ha of wet/dry ponds. The initial phases and the commercial development are well underway, with further infrastructure and phased release of development parcels to come.

Role: Clerk of Works for the site-wide infrastructure involving the checking of materials and workmanship, site security, health and safety, etc with regular liaison/co-ordination with the various house builders including Redrow Homes, Countryside/Vistry, Bellway Homes and Lagan Homes and regular communication with the Developer (Clowes/Homes England), the Project Manager (Bentley Project Management), the Designer (Jackson Purdue Lever), the principal civil engineering Contractor (O’Brien Contractors Ltd), the commercial development Contractor (TanRo) and the Highway Authority (Via/Nottinghamshire County Council).

Swinfin Vale, Leicestershire

Project: Major mixed use development spread over approximately 115 acres north of Beveridge Lane (near Ellistown) which will eventually comprise approximately 500 dwellings, a primary school, medical centre, day nursery and a pub. The initial phase of infrastructure comprises a new access roundabout off Beveridge Lane and internal roads, drainage and services to open up several separate parcels for development and extensive landscaping/public open space.

Role: NEC4 Site Supervisor involving the checking of materials and workmanship during construction, checking that safe systems of work are in place and regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Harworth Group), the Project Manager (Bentley Project Management), the Designer (ADC Infrastructure Ltd), the Contractor (Newline Civil Engineering) and the Highway Authority (Leicestershire County Council).

Mastin Moor, Derbyshire

Project: Major residential development comprising approximately 650 dwellings and new community facilities such as a residential care home, shops and health and leisure facilities. The initial phase of infrastructure comprises a signalised junction of Bolsover Road and internal roads, drainage and services to open up several separate land parcels for development as well as green open space with extensive tree planting and children’s play areas.

Role: NEC4 Site Supervisor involving the checking of materials and workmanship during construction, checking that safe systems of work are in place and regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Devonshire Property), the Project Manager (Bentley Project Management), the Designer (IDOM), the Contractor (Newline Civil Engineering) and the Highway Authority (Derbyshire County Council).

Chesterfield Canal Restoration, Derbyshire

Project: Restoration of approximately 2.6km length of the Chesterfield Canal between Staveley and Renishaw through the Doe Lea Valley in Derbyshire including 3km of multi-user trails, a new lock structure, two new bridleway bridges, two new private vehicular bridges and the construction of a new aqueduct. The initial enabling works comprises the diversion/protection of existing services, site clearance works, preparation for and the installation of a bridleway bridge (forming part of the Trans-Pennine Trail), re-alignment of footpaths and the construction of a new highway access.

Role: Principal Designer for the Enabling Works Contract involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Client (Chesterfield Canal Trust), the Civil/Structural Engineering Designer (Rodgers Leask), the Landscape Designer (Influence) and the wider project team.

Hugglescote Grange, Leicestershire

Project: Major residential development spread over approximately 76 acres south of Grange Road, Hugglescote (near Coalville) which will eventually comprise approximately 2,000 dwellings, a local centre, extensive green spaces as well as community facilities. The enabling infrastructure comprises new access roundabouts off Grange Road and Beveridge Lane, internal roads, highway bridge over the River Sence and associated drainage and services infrastructure to open up several land parcels primarily for residential development with extensive landscaping and public open space.

Role: NEC3/NEC4 Site Supervisor involving the checking of materials and workmanship during construction, checking that safe systems of work are in place and regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Harworth Group), the Project Manager (Bentley Project Management), the Designer (ADC Infrastructure Ltd), the Contractor (Newline Civil Engineering) and the Highway Authority (Leicestershire County Council).

Teal Close, Gedling

Project: Major residential development comprising 830 new homes on 135 acre site near Gedling in Nottingham known as ‘Rivendell’. The £1.2M Section 278 adoptable highway works comprised the localised widening of the A612 Colwick Loop Road and a new four-arm signalised junction to form the primary access to the site.

Role: NEC3 Project Manager, NEC3 Supervisor and Principal Designer involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Persimmon Homes), the Designer (ADC Infrastructure Ltd), the Highway Authority (NCC/Via) and the Contractor (Danaher & Walsh).

Stanway Western Relief Road, Colchester

Project: Stanway Western Relief Road is situated on the western outskirts of Colchester and provides one of the main approaches to the new Lakelands development on the site of a former sand and gravel works. Lakelands Phase 2 is currently under construction and, when complete, the mixed-use Lakelands development will comprise up to 800 dwellings, 5 hectares of employment development, a primary school and large areas of active open space. The primary infrastructure works, with an approximate value of £10m, include 500,000cu.m of earthworks cut/fill, a 2km single carriageway relief road and the re-alignment of Church Lane including a new bridge over the relief road.

Role: Design Manager and CDM Co-ordinator involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the planning authority (Colchester Borough Council), the highway authority (Essex County Council), the developer (O&H Properties Ltd), the contractor (GKL Group) as well as regular co-ordination with the design team.

Ashby Road, Tamworth

Project: Major residential development which will eventually comprise 1000 new homes on a 160 acre site off Ashby Road in Tamworth. The enabling adoptable infrastructure works comprise Section 278 highway improvement works at a roundabout off Ashby Road and approximately 1km of new highway infrastructure and associated drainage and utilities infrastructure to create serviced land parcels for future housing development.

Role: Part-time Site Inspector involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Project Manager (Benchmark Property), the Designer (ADC Infrastructure Ltd) and the Contractor (Newline).

Lindhurst, Mansfield – Phase 2 Infrastructure

Project: Major residential development comprising 475 new homes and a local centre on a 62 acre site off Adamsway, Mansfield. The adoptable infrastructure works comprise Section 278 highway improvement works at the roundabout off the A6117 Adamsway and approximately 1km of new highway infrastructure and associated drainage and utilities infrastructure to create serviced land parcels for future housing development.

Role: Principal Designer for the Phase 2 Infrastructure Works Contract involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Landowner (Lindhurst Group), Client (Notts County Council/ARC Partnership), Project Manager (Gleeds), the Designer (ADC Infrastructure Ltd) and the Contractor (Balfour Beatty).

M&S Distribution Unit, EMDC

Project: 1,000,000sq.ft distribution warehouse at East Midlands Distribution Centre, Castle Donington located close to Junction 24a of the M1 and East Midlands Airport. The distribution centre was purpose-built for Marks & Spencer with 25 metre-high eaves, warehousing, offices, car parking and a vehicle maintenance unit. A rail freight terminal and sidings are situated adjacent to the distribution unit.

Role: Lead designer for the Section 38 highway works and the significant private infrastructure works required. The project involved regular liaison with Leicestershire County Council Highways and Severn Trent Water as well as the developer (First Industrial) and contractor (Winvic).

Newmarket Lane, Wakefield

Project: Redevelopment of the former Newmarket Colliery site on the northern outskirts of Wakefield. The £1.8M Phase 1 Infrastructure Works comprised a new signalised junction at the A642 Aberford Road/Newmarket Lane junction and adoptable/private highway and drainage infrastructure to open up the first phase of the industrial development site.

Role: NEC3 Project Manager and CDM Co-ordinator involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Designer (BWB Consulting Ltd), the Highway Authority (Wakefield Council), the Developer (Yorkcourt) and the Contractor (Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd).

Prince of Wales Colliery, Pontefract

Project: Redevelopment of the former Prince of Wales Colliery site on the northern outskirts of Pontefract. A £1.7M earthworks and remediation scheme and subsequent Phase 1 Infrastructure project involved the remediation and processing of on-site materials on the former colliery site to create suitable development platforms and infrastructure comprising a new signalised junction on the A639 Park Road together with adoptable/private highway and drainage infrastructure to open up the first phase of the mixed-use development site. The site will ultimately comprise up to 900 new homes and 21,500 sq.m of employment development.

Role: NEC3 Project Manager and CDM Co-ordinator for the earthworks and remediation contract involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Designer (BWB Consulting Ltd), the Developer (Harworth Estates) and the Contractor (Cheetham Hill Construction). CDM Co-ordinator for the subsequent Phase 1 Infrastructure works involving regular liaison/co-ordination with the above stakeholders and the Infrastructure Works Contractor, VHE Construction Ltd.

Nottingham 26 Business Park, Eastwood

Project: Redevelopment of a former opencast site on the northern outskirts of Eastwood in Nottinghamshire. The earthworks scheme comprised a cut/fill bulk earthworks exercise to create development platforms for future development. Infrastructure works were completed in tandem which comprised a new roundabout access to the site off the A610. The site is expected to comprise up to 800,000 sq.ft of warehouse/distribution development when complete.

Role: CDM Co-ordinator/Principal Designer involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (IM Properties/First Industrial), the Project Manager (RLB), the Designer (BWB Consulting Ltd) and the Contractor (Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd).

Optimus Point, Glenfield, Leicester

Project: New distribution park next to M1 Junction 21A at Glenfield in Leicestershire. The Phase 1 Infrastructure works comprised the widening of a link road off the A46 to dual-carriageway standard, the enlargement and signalisation of an existing roundabout and the provision of new on-site adoptable highway and drainage infrastructure to serve the initial phases of development.

Role: NEC3 Site Supervisor involving the checking of materials and workmanship during construction, checking that safe systems of work were in place and regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Wilson Bowden Developments), the Designers (White Young Green/BWB Consulting Ltd), the Contractor (North Midland Construction Ltd), the Highway Authorites (Highways England/Leicestershire County Council) and the Drainage Authority (Severn Trent Water).

Doncaster Inland Port

Project: New 700-acre rail-served warehouse/distribution park off the M18 south of Doncaster. Significant earthworks were required involving the creation of borrow pits to generate suitable fill material to form development platforms. The associated infrastructure works comprised a new dual-carriageway access road off the newly constructed ‘Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme’ (FARRRS) off Junction 3 of the M18 and associated on-site access roads, drainage and utilities.

Role: Principal Designer for the Infrastructure Works Contract involving regular liaison/co-ordination with key stakeholders including the Developer (Verdion), the Project Manager (RLB), the Designer (BWB Consulting Ltd) and the Contractor (Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd).