Gareth Cole

Reinstatement Area Manager @Costain Group PLC

Northamptonshire, GB

Costain Reinstatement Area Manager – 2008 - PresentI started at Skanska in 2008 and Tupeed over to Costain in April 2021, whilst employed to Skanska I worked on the North London Gas Alliance and then onto tRIIO.• Responsible for delivering all reinstatement for all work streams in D2• Chasing and closing down Section 74’s• Performance meetings with the client (Cadent)• Performance meetings with the sub-contractors• Monitoring defects and Interims across the contract• Manage and close complaints in D1 along with closing enquiries in D2• Performance reviews with the highway authorities• Producing reports and Presentations• Conducting my teams PDRs and manging KPIs• Monitoring and Auditing safety and compliance of all sub-contractors• Looking after MRP, Leakage, new connections, diversions• Working in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Outer Met• Organising coring programmes with Highway Authorities• Conducting and managing Team audits Skanska - North London Alliance Reinstatement Supervisor - 20••••13• Working in North London• Looking after defects and interims• Looking after complaints and enquiries• Meeting with the Highway authorities• Team auditsRepresentative projectsNorth London Gas alliance 5 years (Skanska)tRIIO 8 years (Skanska)Skanska 13 years in total