Steven Owen

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About Steven Owen

Piling, Ground Improvement and Heavy Civil Engineering Experience; Managing Various Projects/Contracts for Major Contractors within the UK Piling/Construction Industry.• Highly adaptable, intelligent professional with excellent communication skills at all levels.• Technically strong lateral thinker; is able to translate innovative ideas into practical solutions.Responsibilities: • Development and implementation of construction plans and procedures for commercially successful contracts.• Project Estimating, Planning and Programming• Engineering Supervision• Commercial negotiation with clients and sub-contractorsStrengths: • Contract/Project Management, Procurement and Execution• Extensive Operational and Technical Experience • Heavy Civil Foundation Construction Methods and Awareness• Experience and Leads in various aspects of Contracts including Health, Safety and Environment, QA and financial effectiveness.• Mentors and develops team membersI feel comfortable by myself or as a team member, contributing positively regardless of my position. I am very enthusiastic and self-motivated. I thrive on challenges and am always keen to learn. I, generally, learn quickly and find that I am good at things I push myself to do. I am very hard working and enjoy a highly demanding schedule with deadlines.Piling and Ground Engineering Experience:• Diaphragm Walling and associated QA inc KODEN• Rotary Bored Piling [RBP] using Slip & Seg Casing under Bentonite/Polymer, installing Liners and developing QA graphing and profiling• CFA/RBP, Secant and Contig Walls• CFA & Displacement Piling• Mini Piling [Restricted access / Low headroom, SFA, Case/Auger, Water/Air Flush Drilled, DTHH, Hollow Bar, Driven]• Ground Anchors, Soil Nailing and Testing• Compaction/Permeation Grouting / Drilling and Grouting mine infil• Osterberg Load Cell / Static Maintained Load Testing up to 30MN• Thorough knowledge of SPERW 3rd ed, HWA 1600 Series and relevant European and international Standards