Founded AC Electrical – 1997

Timeline

• Set up at Stuart Road 1997
• Accredited with NICEIC Membership 2005
• Relocated to Higher Bents Lane 2009
• Gained CHAS accreditation 2012
• Gained Construction Line accreditation 2012
• Gained Safe Contractor accreditation 2012
• Relocated to Stockport Road West May 2013
• Built a stores expansion July 2016
• Gained ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 March 2018

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

1. Running All Aspects of The company
2. Developing The Company To Move Forward
3. Dealing with Clients
4. Overseeing Estimating
5. Overseeing frameworks for the company
6. Overseeing Accreditations for the company

Started At AC Electrical in 2006

• Started my 4-year apprenticeship in Ashton-Under-Lynne at Crape Sizes Ltd in 1983
• I moved to A Andrews & Co Ltd In Romiley as an Electrician in 1988
• I was running my own sites (this is where I met Adrian who became one of my Apprentices)
• After 9 years of being a site manager running my own projects, I became A Andrews Contracts Manager
• Completed my 2391 inspection & testing in 1997
• I moved to AC Electrical in January 2006
• I worked on as an electrician for the first 2 years until we had enough work to move into the office.
• I Set up Simpro for the business alongside Adrian & Angela this made us able to work online for quoting right through to the Invoicing Stage.
• Installing Simpro also enabled all the company to go Paper free onsite and within the office
• Passed 18th Edition November 2018

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Liaising with customers
• Negotiating contracts
• Managing tenders & contracts
• Monitoring changes or developments within the industry
• Evaluating customer needs
• Training staff
• Keeping up with industry standards
• Quality control of work
• Site auditing
• Material ordering and price comparison on contracts
• Technical support & guidance

Started At AC Electrical in 2003

• Started at AC in Feb 2003 as a self employed
• Passed C&G 2391 June 2004
• Employed in May 2005
• Help gain NICEIC Part P Approval June 2005
• Helped gain NICEIC Approved Contractor in Sept 2005
• Passed C&G 2400 in 2010

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Managing engineers on a day to day basis
• Scheduling and managing reactive maintenance works.
• Tendering for contracts
• Planning and ordering of materials and plant to ensure jobs are carried out efficiently
• Liaising with sub contractors
• Managing contracts from the initial pre-start meeting to handover sign off & commissioning

Started At AC Electrical – 2008 As An Apprentice

• Qualified As An Electrician In 2012
• Approved Electrician Gaining 2394/95 2014
• Achieved 2396 Design in 2015
• Site Forman/Manager 2016
• Graded As JIB Site Technician 2017
• Granted Membership into IET as MIET
• Promoted To Contracts Manager January 2020
• Became NICEIC QS 2020
• Granted Membership Into the engineering council 2020 As EngTech

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Management of engineers in day to day duties and roles
• Responsible for tendering, pricing and quoting activities
• Planning of materials and ordering of parts and plant to ensure jobs are carried out efficiently
• Building and maintaining customer relations
• Fulfil the role of NICEIC QS
• Liaising with sub contractors to ensure effective project management
• Ensure engineers are trained and working to the highest/latest electrical standards
• Responsible for full project completion from tender to procurement of projects to install to sign off/commission
• Part of the team responsible for maintaining the H&S policies and ensuring H&S procedures are followed and kept up to date.
• Liase, attend and organise project meetings between stakeholders, subcontractors and clients
• Checking, facilitating and setting out the requirements for electrical design on projects

Started at AC Electrical in 2022

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Management of engineers in day to day duties and roles
• Responsible for tendering, pricing and quoting activities
• Planning of materials and ordering of parts and plant to ensure jobs are carried out efficiently
• Building and maintaining customer relations
• Liaising with sub contractors to ensure effective project management
• Ensure engineers are trained and working to the highest/latest electrical standards
• Responsible for full project completion from tender to procurement of projects to install to sign off/commission
• Part of the team responsible for maintaining the H&S policies and ensuring H&S procedures are followed and kept up to date.
• Liase, attend and organise project meetings between stakeholders, subcontractors and clients
• Checking, facilitating and setting out the requirements for electrical design on projects

Started At AC Electrical in 2022

Passed IOSH Managing Safely

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Day-to-day office management.
• All HR duties
• Health and Safety
• Investors in People
• ISO9001/14001/45001
• Maintaining all other accreditations
• Tendering for frameworks
• First Aid

Started At AC Electrical in 2013

• Joined company as trainee estimator Dec 2013
• Completed Business Admin Level 2 – 2014
• Completed AutoCad qualification – 2015
• Completed 17th Edition qualification – 2015
• Become Fire Marshall – 2018
• Became Qualified Harness Inspector – 2019
• Completed HNC Level 4 in Quantity Surveying – 2023

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

Estimating, spreadsheets, CAD Drawings

8  years at city centre law firm in Manchester, most recent role as Head of Operations encompassing the following:

Technical project management, developing systems to ensure smooth transitions of data, FCA/SRA compliant processes and responsible for all business development for the group alongside driving innovative logistics powered by legal technology

• Collaborating with other senior management to formulate strategy
  • Design policies that align with overall strategy
  • Implement efficient processes and standards
  • Manage contracts and relations with customers, vendors, partners and other stakeholders
  • Oversee expenses and budgeting to help the organisation optimise costs and benefits
  • To engage in strategic planning and produce an annual business plan
  • To manage budgets in accordance with the business plan
  • Ensuring team compliance with the firm’s policies and procedures
  • Understanding and implementing people-related policies and procedures, working in partnership with HR where appropriate
  • Understanding and promoting the values of the firm across their teams, colleagues and clients
  • Recruiting and selecting an appropriate number of employees in line with business plan and budget
  • Undertaking performance management, including setting goals, giving feedback, performance development planning and taking prompt action to address under-performance
  • Planning and managing work rotas including absence and leave management and ensuring appropriate levels of office and phone cover at all times
  • Invoicing and accounting
  • Managing and drawing down funding
  Relationship management between current suppliers and current buyers
  Relationship and business growth for new suppliers and buyers.

Started at AC Electrical May 2022

Costing applications

Programmes of work

Processes and operations

Pricing up works

Take offs

CAD drawings

Spreadsheets

Started At AC Electrical in August 2018

• Started as an Administrator in August 2018.
• Moved to accounts in September 2022 .

Current job responsibilities –

• Purchase ledger
• Raising new clients, suppliers and contractors/subcontractors.
• Verifying and collecting all information from contractors/subcontractors.
• Paying Weekly contractors/subcontractors & Agencies.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Calculating & submitting Weekly and Monthly wages.
• Supplier queries.
• Reconciling bank payments.
• Petty Cash.
• Payment runs.

Started At AC Electrical in 2022

Studying Business Administration Level 3

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• General Admin Duties
• Answering and directing Telephone Calls
• Meeting and Greeting visitors
• O&M Manuals
• Weekly newsletter and Social media posts
• Maintenance of 34 company vehicles

Joined the business in May 2024, bringing many years of administrative experience along to the role.

Duties include managing the training for all staff – including maintaining the Training Manual

Processing holiday requests and expense claims.

Dealing with Payroll and processing timesheets for Agency staff.

Setting up new starters.

Ordering tools and equipment.

Dealing with queries from engineers and apprentices.

Started At AC Networks in 2022.

Responsibilities In Current Job Role –

• Procurement of work from new and existing customers.
• Site surveying and pricing.
• Involved in day-to-day operations and strategy.
• Oversee projects to ensure end to end satisfaction.
• Management, engagement and support of team members.
• Supporting senior management.