1. Richard Anthony Boswell
Gulls Rise, Warren Bay Village
Cleeve Hill
Watchet
Somerset TA230JR
Mobile: 07594 568071 Email: richyboswell@hotmail.co.uk
PROFILE
A skilled project Manager/Engineer and contract agent with over 40 years
experience within a highly safety conscious industry. Always demonstrates
a high degree of initiative, tackles any assignment with confidence. Highly
motivated and resourceful with a flexible approach to work and a proven
ability to adapt to new technical concepts and working practices, fully
prepared to train to meet a new work situation. I possess excellent
timekeeping and attendance records and hold a full UK driving licence.
TRAINING
Prince 2 Foundation,
SCO training 1&2AE, & 5
Disclosure Scottish Security Clearance
HSG 47
IOSHH
FLM
RCM/FMEA
CDM regulations – Principal contractor
COSSH
Health & Safety
Risk assessment
Manual Handling
Project Supervisor
Highways Engineer
Governor Technician
Governor Apprentice
NRSWA units 1 – 16
KEY SKILLS
Prioritizing work and achieving targets to set deadlines.
Dealing with enquiries, making decisions and solving problems.
Well organised with good organisational abilities.
Ensuring all work is carried out to Health & Safety Legislation/Permit to work procedures.
Computer literate
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
03/13 to Date Senior Project Engineer Rhead Group
10/11 to 11/12 Project Engineer Rhead Group
08/10 to 10/11 Project Engineer Wales&West Gas
07/07 to 08/10 Highways Authorities contracts
2. 01/06 to 04/07 National Grid (Wilcock Consulting)
08/02 to 01/06 Highways Authorities contracts
08/01 to 08/02 Transco (Rush Construction)
07/00 to 08/01 Scottish & Southern Energy
03/00 to 07/00 Morrison Construction
12/98 to 03/00 A E Bartholomew
1969 to 1998 British Gas Transco
Senior Project Engineer
National Grid LNG Avonmouth
Project control on various projects in the Liquified natural gas plant,
ensure all works are carried with National Grid procedures.
completion of projects to programme and budget.
Project Engineer National Grid
CNI project
Project Control, CDM, Maintain and improve performance of main contractor, ensure all works are
carried with National Grid procedures.completion of projects to programme and budget.
Project value £6 million per site.
Project Engineer Gas
Reconstruction of high pressure gas installations.
Project value £2million per site
Project Supervisor
My duties included site supervision of construction projects, and the preparation of C.D.M.
documents, H.S.E. documents & project manuals.
Supervise the installation of gas regulator stations and mains of all sizes from low pressure
through to high pressure and the maintenance work on high medium and low-pressure reduction
installations, holders, compressor stations, heaters, pipe work, valves, filters, meters and
associated equipment.
Co-ordinating work for teams/individuals engaged in the operation and maintenance of the gas
transportation system.
Planning and organising resources i.e. stock replenishment and making appropriate arrangements
to ensure that work is carried out efficiently to environmental and local authority standards.
Supervise the commissioning, decommissioning of associated plant and equipment at all pressure
ranges.
Responding to emergencies and undertaking testing, survey, detection and diagnostic work,
catholic protection, pipeline inspection including pigging operations.
Reporting results, ensuring safety and taking appropriate action in order to maintain the
transportation system and associated equipment.
Providing appropriate training, specialist advice to apprentices, teams and individuals engaged in
the operation and maintenance of the gas transportation system.
3. Co-ordinating and providing advice, guidance and support to external authorities and the general
public operating on, or adjacent to the gas transportation system.
Preparing and completing accurate reports on work completed, including appropriate
recommendations.
Highways Project Engineer
Kensington & Chelsea Highways, project management of Thames Water mains replacement
project.
Fully trained and conversant with the Traffic Management Act 2004 and permit to work scheme,
and fixed penalty noticing.
Highways Area Engineer
My duties as a Highways Engineer include managing contract staff, maintaining budgets to include
both project and maintenance works.
Section 74 violations, issuing defect notices, organise remedial works, liasing with contractors and
members of the public, investigating reported faults.
Civils Engineer
My duties included the project management of the installation of fibre optic cables & ducts, the
management of contract staff, liaison with Local Authorities, Highway Departments, and Bridge
Engineers, obtaining drawings and plans from other utilities, attending co-ordination meetings with
local Authorities etc.