Ian Adamson
Global Construction Manager @AstraZeneca
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WORK HISTORY
Global Construction Manager @AstraZeneca
Reporting to the Head of Construction Management and supporting the Regional Head of Projects to provide Construction Management expertise and governance across a portfolio of International Projects. Managing local contractors and supply partners to ensure compliance with the legislation and regulations of all the countries in which AZ operates and to assure conformance with AZ standards to deliver a top tier SHE performance. Assisting with defining project delivery strategies. Fulfilling the role of CDM Coordinator on a number of UK based projects. Identifying any competency gaps in the supply chain and ensuring that they are covered by coaching and educating. Understanding the importance of local cultures and having the ability to positively influence the local project teams. Ensuring that a construction SHE programme is effectively delivered and audited to encourage a site safety culture based on positive behaviours. Accountable for the implementation of appropriate construction best practice techniques with supply partners and undertaking early constructability reviews. Leading and working with other construction SHE professionals to drive construction improvement initiatives and develop a Global Construction Improvement Plan. Assisting Project Managers and Category Teams to help drive supplier performance improvements. Ensuring a specific SHE based prequalification is carried out for all AZ employed contractors and the results are recorded and provide a basis for an ongoing improvement process. Ensuring that sufficient budget is identified to permit safe working and that resources and budgets of contractors and supply partners represent good value for AZ and ensure the right level of construction resource to manage the work. Providing oversight and auditing of construction quality, ensuring project quality plans are in place.
EDUCATION
University of Staffordshire
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT IAN ADAMSON
A highly motivated compliance and customer focused manager, driving performance in teams to deliver high standards of service and safety performance. I have a proven track record of continuous self-improvement and a wide range of professional development. Currently occupying a position as Global Construction Manager for a large blue chip pharmaceutical organisation, I have both breadth and depth of engineering and management experience in Production Environments, Hard Service Facility Management, Project, Portfolio and Construction Management.In 2013 I achieved Chartered Membership of The Chartered Institute of Building. I am also an Incorporated Engineer with the Engineering Council and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Throughout my career I have undertaken numerous training courses and attended technical seminars to support my continued professional development. Key development and learning includes:• NVQ level 6 –Construction Site Management – Building and Civil Engineering• NEBOSH Construction Health and Safety• Construction Skills Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification.• CSCS Construction Site Manager (Black card)• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) Managing Safely qualification. • Project Management (APMP) qualification. • Management Skills for Engineers (IMechE course).
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