The document is a cover letter and resume submitted by Dan Brocklehurst for a job application. It summarizes his experience as an electrical engineer working in industrial and water sectors for many years, with responsibilities including project management, design, procurement, and quality assurance. It details his extensive experience in areas like instrumentation, circuitry, generators, hydraulics, and pump installation for various companies in water and wastewater industries. It also emphasizes his leadership skills and hands-on work ethic.

1. 23 Gorselands, Sedlescombe, Nr Battle, E Sussex, TN33 0PT.
June 23, 2016
Dear Sir/ Madam
I am an electrical engineer who has worked in the industrial/ water sector for many
years, I am an experienced Project Engineer/ Manager completing duties such as works
scheduling, tendering, pre-qualification, client liaison and quality assurance, design,
procurement, staffing, risk assessment and method statement preparation, writing
construction phase plans, site set up for CDM, staff training, O&M writing and end user
training.
I have working experience and practical application in, Microsoft Projects, Excel, Word,
Power point, Works and Mac versions thereof.
I have held the position of Qualified supervisor with the NICEIC in my role with HCCL
and E-tech for both standard and hazardous areas.
I also have extensive grass roots experience on commissioning and installing,
Instrumentation, 3 phase circuitry, UPS, Standby Generators, Hydraulics, Power Factor
correction, soft start, VSD's/ Inverters, SCADA and PLC integration both within the field
and PLC control. electrical engineer with extensive experience in planned and reactive
plant maintenance and both electrical and mechanical installation work, gained from
working within the water industry both in drinking water, effluent, sewage, sludge
pumping and sludge treatment.
I am also capable mechanically. With experience installing, designing and testing wet
wells, pump sizing, drop testing on pumping stations, ductile iron, malleable steel,
stainless steel and both PVC & ABS plastic pipework and steel structures. Additionally, I
have worked with, installed and commissioned various pump manufacturers’ i.e.
Grundfos, Flygt, Mono, Robot, Lowara, Seepex, ABS, Wallace and Tiernan and their
associated starter units, level controls etc.
I am an honest and reliable individual, viewed by my peers as an excellent team leader
who has always lead by example and have a hands on approach I have no issue in
getting my “hands dirty” Although I have lead teams, tendered, won and managed
contracts previously. I have always maintained an ethos that I will not ask someone to
engage an activity I wouldn’t do myself and demonstrate this at site level. I feel this is
advantageous in this role.
Thank you for the opportunity to apply and I look forward to your response.
Yours truly,
Dan Brocklehurst

2. Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Name: Daniel Nathan Brocklehurst
Date of Birth: 26 September 1980
Nationality British
Address: 23 Gorselands
Sedlescombe
East Sussex
UK
TN33 0PT
Mobile 07527 144696
Marital Status Married
Driver Full license.
Summary
I am a qualified experienced electrician with sound working knowledge of domestic,
marine and industrial working environments. I have solid experience of Industrial
mechanical work. I am viewed as a natural leader by my peers.
Personal strengths include clarity of vision and communication, problem-solving
decision-making and I am an innovative thinker.
I have a good sense of humour, a genuine interest in people and a sound client facing
skills I was trained on in my time in retail sales and have developed since in my various
roles.

3. Employment and Experience
Work prior to becoming electrician 1997 – 2001
From leaving school in Cornwall in 1997 I worked in electrical retail attaining the post of
Shop Floor Manager at a town center retail shop. When the shop was relocated I
decided that I wanted to train as an electrician and moved to Derby where I was able to
obtain a place at the Technical College an opportunity not available in Cornwall.
On qualifying as an electrician I worked for Speedy Space in Derby, where my duties
involved all electrical testing and fitting of the portable units.
To expand my experience, I moved to Stenson Mariner where I was responsible for the
electrical fitting of new build canal barges and for fault-finding and repair.
I also learned and gained experience in heating and potable pipe-work, small scale
welding and diesel engine fitting.
In October 2004
I moved to the South East and worked in a self-employed capacity, undertaking sub-
contract work with developers. This involved testing, fault-finding and reporting,
remedial work as well as first and second fix and electrical tests of new builds.
Also during this time, I assisted my parents to build their home and undertook a range
of general building duties including plumbing, tiling, carpentry, floor-laying, pathways
and patios, brick-laying, pointing, roofing and concreting.
July to November 2006
I contracted to Tate and Crewe Marine Engineers at Eastbourne Mariner as a marine
electrician, involving boat servicing instrumentation installation, 3-phase, single phase,
12 and 24 volt DC installations.
Additionally, some mechanical fitting and fiberglass fabrication.
November 2006 March 2010
Initially employed by Highspec Communications and Civils Ltd to cover both mechanical
and electrical work I was immediately elevated to the role of site fore man and after 6
months in that role promoted to M&E site manager with responsibility for the day to day
operational management of the site, men and contract. I also completed tenders for
new work. As Qualified Supervisor for the NICEIC my role also included being the
Appointed test engineer for HCCL and was their nominated AP working with the main
contractors nominated AP for safe isolation, permit issuing and re-energising upon
permit sign off and test witnessing. The role is physically and mentally demanding and
presents daily challenges, but it is an environment I thoroughly enjoy working in.
August 2010 December 2010
Contracted to CEES (Combine electrical and engineering services) to supplement the
installation team installing commissioning and testing the Water Quality Shutdown
systems across 90+ sites for Southern Water.
Work involved cable tray, steel and plastic conduits, singles and SWA cabling,
terminating, glanding and working to tight tolerances from DWGs on the water quality
sampling instrumentation boards we were building and installing.

4. January 2011-December 2011.
Contracted to Thames Water, initially for 2 weeks but due to my work rate and style this
was transferred to a rolling contract as a maintenance engineer, with responsibility to all
SPS (sludge pumping stations) in a designated area and back up to the STW (sludge
treatment works) crews. Entailing planned and reactive maintenance on all process plant
ranging from Diesel generators through to gearbox servicing and all associated electrical
systems.
I was covering a manager due to an illness after a six month period they recovered and
returned to work at which point I was seconded into SES (specialist engineering
services) at Mogden WWTW workshops in Twickenham.
This role entailed the refurbishment of line/ shaft driven pumps, Hydraulic systems, dry
well submersible, submersible and rotor stator type pumps and the associated motors.
January 2012-November 2012
Contracted project manager to E-Tech Group a Thames Water framework contractor, I
was tasked with delivering Capex funded projects right across the Thames Water region.
I expanded E-Techs client list to include a leading Gas Detection company (Crowcon)
and a major player in the manufacture and supply of diesel engines in the UK and the
USA (Cummins).
I have enjoyed the challenge of finding new clients and completing the varied works
that this entails.
The role also required me to be Principle Duty Holder for the company NICEIC
enrolment. This aspect involved me actively engaged with the NICEIC and the company
Qualified Supervisor to deliver a fully tested completed package to our clients.
November 2012-July 2013
Contracted as a project engineer for BTU (Barhale Trant Utilities). My area of work was
to plan, design, procure, staff, refurbish, rebuild and commission 11 WPS (pumping
stations) across East Sussex and Kent. The work was varied and challenging. I was
involved with the installation of caisson rings and building 6 new wet wells, 2 wet well
refurbishments and 3 dry well refurbishments. I also surveyed, tendered and won a
further 2 pumping stations which were in Hampshire and delivered by others. I then
assisted in tendering a further £1,200,000.00 scheme which was to install mid-point
turbidity monitoring at 9 sites throughout Hampshire, Sussex and Kent.
However due to a very serious car accident in the July of 2013 my contract was
terminated.
September 2013-November 2015
Contracted as an Electrical site supervisor at Thames Water Beckton STW for Tamesis
(£250,000,000.00 scheme).
I was employed and immediately tasked with driving the works within MCC, Blower
house, Generators, PMS and HV incomer installation teams, as the progress was slowing
and becoming an area of concern to the program. However, within weeks’ of my arrival
onsite, weekly progress meetings had indicated the program had recovered and was
again on track.
I acted as liaison between design, project management and senior management to the
workforce, delivering instruction, assistance and supervision to a team of up to 45
electricians. It was my remit to review and adapt Risk assessments and Method
statements manage sub-contractor’s activities and inductions to site. Additionally, as
major construction activities occurred ,subsequent site conditions and plant movements

5. changed I had a duty to ensure all operatives were advised of any new hazards through
daily briefings and tool box talks.
November 2015 – Present
Employed by Kemada Ltd to design and build site accommodation / welfare building
consisting of Office, kitchen, toilet and shower room and associated building services all
off grid with portable power and water delivery systems and a 5 pumping station
scheme throughout the north of England for The Coal Authority. The work consisted of
well refurbishment, Archimedes screw refurbishment and complete pump house
overhauls I part designed and commissioned an off grid 1200mm penstock and
renewable power solution with a PV and turbine charged battery bank which powered
the actuator on the penstock based on remote signals from a remote control room.
I have also completed a contract to install 3 distributor arms on gravity filter beds and
install a TR Muncher (Mono/ Nov) this was in Anglesey North Wales.
Educational Qualifications
Math’s English Double
Science Double Design Realisation
History Geography
Other qualifications.
NVQ 2 & 3 - Retail Operations.
Engineering the future OU Degree module
Engineering at work OU Degree module
MST 121 (exploring mathematics) OU Degree module
NVQ 2 – Performing Engineering Operations.
City & Guilds – 236 Electrical Installation
City & Guilds – 2381 BS7671 16th
Edition Wiring Regulations.
City & Guilds – 2382 BS7671 17th
Edition Wiring Regulations (UPDATE).
City & Guilds – 2391 Electrical Inspection and Testing
City & Guilds – 2377 Portable Appliance testing.
National Certificate of Core Competence EX09 EX10 –Hazardous Area Installations in line
with DSEAR and ATEX regulations.
Electrical Contractor Association Part P registered
Confined space entry and evacuation. CP1
Scissor lift and mobile propelled boom operator (EXPIRED)
Training/ Cards
ECS Site manager Thames Water Passport
SCO Authorising Engineer Southern Water EUSR Water hygiene
EUSR Sewage networks AP for Tamesis
AP for Yorkshire Water Risk Assessment training.
Health and Safety in an engineering environment First Aid
Manual Lifting Customer Service
Hobbies and Interests
Father of three, gardening and home improvements.