Lee Clifton

Background

About Lee Clifton

A Programme and Technical Director with repeated success in building high performing teams, managing change, producing exceptional results over a 22-year career in the British Army and commercial environment. Drawing on two strands of experience, as a commercially proven leader with extensive P3M experience, leading and advising on infrastructure projects in challenging environments around the world. A Chartered Mechanical and Electrical Engineer with a flair for collaboratively developing technical solutions to complex problems, and a professional passion for security, resilience and sustainability. Sharp analysis and clear communication skills are underpinned with a 1st class Masters degree. A curious mind promotes organisational learning, inquisitive challenge and the realisation of new ideas.• Program/Project Management. Requirements capture, design and delivery of multiple projects (technical and infrastructure) into complex austere overseas countries, ranging from £10.1m to €130m. • Cross-functional Collaboration. Advised ministers in Iraq and Ukraine to develop solutions to problems. Advised the NW NHS C-Suite and led the military build of the Manchester Nightingale Hospital during the COVID pandemic. • Leadership. Epitomised values, provided clarity of purpose by leading specialist engineering teams to utilise their initiative to develop solutions to complex problems in the UK, Afghanistan, Iraq, Nairobi and Ukraine.• Talent Development. Mentored and coached senior engineers and maximised potential with promotions in the military, provided a recommendation for a successful MBE national award.• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst graduate and leadership & management courses at Cranfield provides ability to synthesize and evaluate at pace in military and commercial environments. • Transformation and Change Management. Quickly adapted team outputs in Afghanistan from warfighting to closing down critical base infrastructure (£15m tasking) working with the Afghan & US governments and UK DIFD. • Finance and Budget Control: Adept at maximising outputs from fixed or T&M budgets through strategic partnerships with NATO & FCDO and collaborative management of the design and delivery supply chain.