R. Davison has over 20 years of experience in steel construction, erection, and site supervision. He has worked for numerous companies in roles such as site supervisor, erection manager, foreman, and steel erector. Some of the major projects he has worked on include the rebuild of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and the erection of the management suite for the Beetham Hilton Hotel in Manchester.
1. R.Davison Comprehensive Steel Construction
Relative Work History
August 1997 to date
Time Frame :- July2014 – January2015
Employer:- PipetechProjects
Duties:- Site supervisor/AP/rigger/pipefitter
Supervisingseveralthree manteamsworkingthroughouttworefineriesonboththeir shutdown
phase as well astheiroperational phase ,carryingoutthe fittingof majorvessel,pipe andassociated
equiptment bothtonewstructuresas well ascomplex pipe runsinextremelychallenginglocations
withinthe existingbuildingsfabrictoa verystringentsafetyregime.
Liasingwiththe customer’smanagementteamona dailybasisonworksprogressandproblem
solvingasthe projectdevelops.Alsoliasingwithmanagementonall liftingrequirements,planning
all major lifts,writingbothcrane plansandcomplex liftplansandcarryingthemoutand managing
all craneage whilstonsite forus.
Time Frame :- March 2014 – July2014
Employer:- Vogal Group
Duties:- Site supervisor/Crane Supervisor/Rigger
Supervisingseveralthree manteamsworkingthroughoutarefineryonitsshutdownphase,carrying
out ripout, re-fitandremedial workstoaverystringentsafetyregime. Liasingwiththe customer’s
managementteamona dailybasisonworksprogressand problemsolvingasthe projectdevelops.
Alsoliasingwithmanagementonall liftingrequirements,planningall majorlifts,writingcomplexlift
plansand carryingthemout andmanagingany craneage neededonsite.
Time Frame :- October2011 – March 2014
Employer:- D.B.WrightPipework
Duties:- Erectionmanger/AP/Site Supervisor
I startedwiththe companyas a site supervisor/welder/erectorandcarriedoutseveral large
contracts for GalemainengineeringforD.B.Wrightsuchas the rebuildof the beethopperatBritish
Sugar Bury St Edmundsandreplacementof the culletvesselatArdaghGlassDoncaster.This was
alongwithmanysmallerlocal works includingthe installationof variousnew conveyor/feedlinesin
all three britishsugarfactories, butthe companyran outof workso I got intouch witha colleague
froma local steel buildingcontractorandsecuredanongoingerectioncontractandthencreateda
steel erectionside tothe company.
2. Time Frame :- May 2009 – October2011
Employer:- DGT Structures
Duties:- Site Foreman
Supervisingandrunningteamsof three, carryingoutsteel erectioncontractsthroughoutthe
country,manyhighprofile contractssuchas the rebuildof the Marlowe theatre inCanterbury, Baths
Hall leisure complex Scunthorpeand DorsetCouncil new officesDorchestertoname buta few.
Alwaysworkingtotightprogramsinoftenchallengingcircumstances.
Time Frame :- June 2007 – May 2009
Employer:- HighCross ForecourtCanopies
Duties:- Surveyor/SiteForeman
Carryingout surveyscountrywideondamagedPFCcanopiesforcustomerssuchasBP, Sainsburys,
Total andTesco,reportingback tothe office onworkrequiredandthencarryingoutrepairsas
required.
AlsoerectingnewPFCcanopiesanddevelopingthe new plugandplayPFCshop fabrication
constructionand installationconcept.
Time Frame :- April 2005 – May 2009
Employer:- A J WatersLimited
Duties:- ErectionForeman
Site foremanforseveral gangsof three,erectingbuildings countrywideforsteel firmssuchas
S.C.W.S.DGT, Youngs,Wall engineering,Greensstructural and NorthBayStructures
Time Frame :- May 2004 – April 2005
Employer:- R.DavisonSteel SolutionsLTD
Duties:- Owner
Ownerof a twogang, six manerectionfirmthatcarriedout several successful contracts
countrywide, the majorone beingthe erectionof the managementsuite tothe BeethamHilton
Hotel Manchester(tallestbuildingoutside Londonatthe time).
Sadly,due toa majorcustomerchangingtheirpaymentregime withoutnotice Ihadtoclose the
companyas the cashflowsituationbecame suchthatthe businesswas untenable.
3. Time Frame January2003 – May 2004
Employer:- Rural Engineering
Duties:- ErectionForeman
Site Foremanfora gang of three, successfullycarryingoutmulti millionpounderectioncontractsfor
customerssuchas Tesco,Sainsburys,B&Qcountrywide.
Time Frame :- May 2002 - December2002
Employer:- Paul Cox Steel Erections
Duties:- ErectionForeman
Site foremanforseveral gangsof three,erectingsteel structuresandbuildingscountrywide forWall
engineering,FourbaystructuresandPickeringSteel.
Time frame :- February2001 – May 2002
Employer:- DGT Steel andCladding
Duties:- Steel Erector/Snagger/SiteForeman
Startedwiththe companyas a leaderectorbutwas soonmade up to site foreman/snaggerrunning
varioussteel jobs countrywide asagang of three andcarryingout site/remedialworkstoexisting
structures.
Time Frame :- May 1998 – February2002
Employer:- Paul Cox Steel Erections
Duties:- Steel Erector/Snagger
Travellingthe countryerectingvarioussteel structuresfromsimpleportal framesto12,000 ton
shoppingcomplex’sforsteel firmssuchasWall engineering,FourbayStructuresetc.
Time frame :- August1997 – May 1998
Employer:- HubbardArchitectural Metalwork
Duties:- Fab welder/Erector
Fabricationanderectionof variousstructuresbothinthe company’syardand on site.