Royal Oak Portal, the story so far

May 2010
Issue 6
Royal Oak Portal, the story so far...
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Programme Director’s Introduction
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Profile - Mohamed Hakin
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Royal Oak Portal, the story so far...
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Getting to know Capita Symonds
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Getting to know Costain Skanska
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The Environment at Royal Oak
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Introducing... The Crossrail Awards
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People News
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Programme Director’s
Introduction
Andy Mitchell
Hello and welcome to issue 6 of Connect Monthly.
This is the first in a new approach for our monthly newsletter. Up
to now, they have tended to focus on people news with our weekly
round-up, Connect In-Brief, providing a channel for the most up-todate project news. Going forward, we are going to be working with
our partners each month to focus on a specific geographical area.
So you can look forward to issues examining various aspects of key
sites across the programme.
This is why Rob has asked me, as Programme Director (and
therefore the person ultimately responsible for this work), to front up
this issue and, as you can see, this month we are looking at Royal
Oak, where some really significant work has recently taken place.
With the organisation growing at such a rapid rate, I have not had
the chance to meet you all, and I thought I would therefore also use
this opportunity to introduce myself. So here’s a bit about me …
I am 50 this year, a civil engineer (Fellow) and have now been
working for Crossrail for eight months as Programme Director
and one of the three executive Board Members of Crossrail Ltd
(the others being Rob Holden as CEO and David Allen as Finance
Director). I am therefore the director with ultimate responsibility for
the safe delivery of the project to the right functionality at the right
cost. Easy to say quickly and, as most of us will appreciate, we
have to constantly manage the balance between being ‘world-class’
and being ‘affordable’. We will explore this subject more in a future
issue. Suffice to say that we have a major challenge this year to
make sure that we can demonstrate that this project is deliverable
at the best value for tax-payers’ money and absolutely within the
available funding.
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Programme Director’s
Introduction
Of paramount importance to me, as in all the jobs I have had, is that
we can deliver our projects safely – I am absolutely committed to
everyone having the right and expectation to go home safely every
day and, as I have said before, if we can’t get that bit right there is
precious little point in trying to do anything else.
Prior to joining Crossrail, I worked for Network Rail for eight years
as Programme Director for the Southern Power Supply Upgrade
and the Thameslink Programme. I have spent half of my working
career overseas in the Middle East (Das Island), France, South Africa
and Hong Kong. I have spent equal amounts of time working for
contractor and client organisations and would like to think that I can
see life from a wide range of perspectives. I have been privileged to
have (nearly!) always loved my job, and I have to say that I am finding
Crossrail a brilliant project of which to be part. I try to be as available
and open as I can, and believe very strongly that there is a lot that
we must do to work together to improve how we deliver Crossrail.
Finally, I’d just like to reiterate something that I know Rob has
mentioned in his articles in the past. These internal comms channels
are not just for us, the management team, to talk to you. They
are also an opportunity to break down walls between teams and
communicate right across our organisation. So don’t be shy – if
you have an idea or suggestion for something to include in future
issues, let us know. Simply email Internal Communications with your
thoughts.
Andy Mitchell
Programme Director
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Mohamed Hakim
Assurance & Configuration Manager
Mohamed Hakim
Mohamed Hakim joined the Crossrail design team, working for
Capita Symonds on Royal Oak portal, in June 2009.
We asked him a few questions …
What annoys you?
That’s a hard one to start with! I suppose
I would have to say people with no
consideration for others, whether that’s
neighbours, colleagues or even other
people on public transport.
a designer. I am now working with
the contractors to bridge the gap as
responsibilities are passed on, and to
ensure a smooth and efficient transfer of
knowledge.
Where did you last go on holiday?
If you could meet any historical figure,
I went to Lebanon, where I’m from
who would it be and why?
originally, last summer. I regularly go back
That would have to be Isambard Kingdom to visit family and friends. It’s a beautiful
Brunel. He was a remarkable man and,
country.
being a civil engineer myself, I have
huge respect for the amount of study
What’s your favourite film?
and training that people in those days
I’m a typical man in that I’m most
had to go through to reach the level he
impressed by good special effects. I
did. Today, there is a five year degree
thought Transformers was excellent and,
course followed by a few years training. In more recently, Avatar.
Brunel’s day, it took about 20 years!
What was the last book you read?
What is the biggest challenge in your
I’m not a great reader of fiction, though
role?
I did enjoy action comics when I was
Well the engineering challenge at Royal
a teenager! Nowadays, I tend to read
Oak Portal is relatively straightforward
non-fiction. Historical books, as well the
compared to, say, North Woolwich and
technical things you would expect of an
Plumstead Portals. However, this is the
engineer.
first major civil engineering package so all
eyes are on us to get things right! It’s up What would you like to be doing in 10
to us to set the standard.
years time?
Travelling on Crossrail! I enjoy travelling
How will your role change as
overseas, so I would like to continue to
construction starts?
work on big and exciting projects. Maybe
I joined the team in June last year as
in Australia or the US.
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Royal Oak Portal,
the story so far...
What’s it all about?
The Royal Oak Portal works comprise a
ramp structure that takes the Crossrail
tracks from ground-level down into the
underground tunnels in the central section
of the project. Describing the work as
a ramp structure makes it sound rather
simple, and it is anything but! The portal
has to fit in a narrow corridor of land
surrounded by the A40 Westway to the
north and the Hammersmith & City line
to the south. This makes it extremely
challenging to build and requires a great
deal of work with the interested parties
who own property and structures next to
where the portal is to be built.
The portal is located just to the west of
Paddington Station, in between the Royal
Oak and Westbourne Park stations on the
Hammersmith & City Line.
To enable the tracks to lower down to
the tunnels, it is necessary to build what
is known as a ‘retained cutting’. This is
done initially using sheet piles driven into
the ground on each side of the tracks,
and excavating in-between. As the
cutting gets deeper the sheet piles need a
concrete slab to prop them and the tracks
are laid on top of this slab.
As the tracks go deeper still the sheet
piles have to change to diaphragm walls,
which are reinforced concrete walls
constructed using a rig that cuts a series
of overlapping slots in the ground. The
slots are filled with bentonite (a sort of
clay) to stop the sides collapsing, steel
reinforcement cages are lowered into
position through the bentonite and then
the slot is filled with concrete from the
bottom up using a special ‘tremmie’
pipe. The bentonite is pushed out of the
slot, leaving a reinforced concrete wall
embedded in the ground.
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excavated and a concrete slab built to
prop the walls apart. When the tracks
get to their deepest point props are
needed at a high level and the train will
pass beneath these.
A headwall is built at the deep end of the
cutting and this serves as the entry point
to the tunnels. The portal structure will
be used temporarily to launch the tunnel
boring machines (TBMs) that will create
the main East-West Crossrail running
tunnels. This means the portal structure
has to be ready in time for the tunnelling
work and is therefore on the critical path
programme for the whole of the Crossrail
project.
Since the autumn of 2009 preparation
works have been ongoing to clear the
portal site ready for construction. This
involved the Enabling Works Managing
Agent, who assisted Crossrail with
the relocation of local businesses and
moving services and utilities. Network
Rail have also been busy since the New
Year making alterations to the sidings
in preparation for construction, and a
variety of works have been undertaken
at the adjacent Westbourne Park area.
The area is very important to the whole
of the Crossrail scheme as tunnelling
operations will be carried out from
here. The logistics associated with the
tunnelling work are highly complex and
there is a need for a lot of land on which
to store materials, plant and equipment
throughout the tunnelling period.
Once the tunnelling works have been
completed the portal will be finished with
landscaping at ground level and a small
headhouse building constructed to house
mechanical and electrical plant for the
running of the railway.
So who’s involved?
Capita Symonds was appointed by
Crossrail in May 2009 to prepare various
stages of design for the portal. This was
the first of the contracts to be let under
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set a challenging programme because
of the critical path nature of the contract.
The design team has been led by Capita’s
Jonathan Baber and has been managed
by Roger Judd of Crossrail Central.
‘Roger warned us,’ says Jon, ‘that as we
were the first main works design contract
we would meet all the challenges of
the design process ahead of everyone
else coming to the project and to some
degree we would be the guinea pigs for
the processes established by Crossrail
Central to control and manage the
design. We took this as the challenge it
was intended to be and the whole team
were asked to be proactive and take the
lead in discussions with third parties and
solve the problems we may be faced
with. We didn’t have time to rest on our
laurels and wait for people to come to us
with information. The construction start
dates were always our main focus and
the critical programme has concentrated
everyone’s minds on the task at hand.’
The design work was successfully
completed in time for construction, and
the contractor, Costain-Skanska, was
appointed in March 2010.
‘Historically Capita Symonds has done
a lot of fast-track design work for
contractors on design & build projects,’
says Jon, ‘and at times the design effort
for Royal Oak Portal has felt much the
same. We knew our delivery dates were
immovable and we have had to be flexible
and adaptable to make sure we could
achieve them. The team have been very
focussed on the end dates and they all
know the impact it would have if we were
to miss them.’
It is not down to the designer alone;
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there have been many other parties
involved in the development of the portal
design. Because of the proximity of the
construction to the Hammersmith & City
line and to Network Rail assets there
has been a lot of consultation with both
London Underground and Network Rail,
and both organisations have been highly
supportive during the development phase
of the project.
“We knew our delivery dates
were immovable and we
have had to be flexible and
adaptable to make sure we
could achieve them”
The construction team for Royal Oak
Portal in Crossrail Central is led by Paul
Watson, who is the project manager for
the portal and the surrounding area from
Old Oak Common through Westbourne
Park to Paddington Station. Paul,
assisted by Amjad Iqbal and a number of
others, have had the challenging task of
managing the preparation works in the
area, assisting Crossrail with the tendering
process and working with Network Rail
and London Underground and the design
team. Now that the contract (known
as C330) has been awarded the team
will follow the work to site to ensure it is
delivered to programme. The supervisor’s
team is led by David Hall who joined the
project shortly before contract award.
While the design work and the planning
and preparations by the construction
team were ongoing a number of parallel
processes have been happening. These
include the securing of planning consents
from Westminster City Council. Although
the works are covered by the Crossrail
Act and therefore not subject to the full
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planning process, consents have to
be obtained and the statutory process
followed. This posed a potential risk to
the construction dates as any appeal
proceedings could have delayed the
approval and the construction start date.
Crossrail Central’s planning team,
supported by Capita Symonds’ planning
manager Paul Iliffe, worked closely with
Westminster City Council to get the
planning consent granted in good time.
Enviornmental consents also had to be
sought and Undertakings and Assurances
from the Crossrail Act discharged.
Capita’s environmental manager, Julie
Duffus, worked with the Crossrail Central
team to ensure this was achieved.
“to some degree we would
be the guinea pigs for the
processes established by
Crossrail Central to control and
manage the design”
Coordination of the design was another
major challenge. The portal works
interface with a number of other elements
of the scheme and management of these
interfaces was vital to ensure the design
for the portal structure fits with the design
for the track, with adjacent designs at
Westbourne Park, with the planned
tunnelling works and with the systemwide equipment required to operate
the railway. Capita Symond’s design
Coordinator Chelvi Navaratnarajah had
the unenviable task of ensuring the design
was joined up with the other contracts!
Crossrail Central’s Assurance team, led
by Glen Gittoes, played a major part in the
development of the design. It is Glen’s
responsibility to ensure that an assured
design is produced that complies with
the project requirements, is safe to build
and operate, is affordable, that has been
prepared by competent personnel and
has been subject to the necessary quality
control processes, and is coordinated
with the remainder of the project. This
mammoth task is achieved through the
‘Gate’ review process and the Royal Oak
Portal design was the first major works
contract to go through this.
Construction
It’s early days on site. The site has been
cleared and Costain-Skanska have taken
it over and are starting preparatory works.
Their team is led by Jim Galloway and
construction will go on for 18 months
before the portal is handed over to the
tunnelling contractor. The installation
of the sheet pile walls and diaphragm
walls will be the first major construction
activities to commence and these
should be underway in the next month
or two. The planning of the construction
sequence needed great care as the
limited space around the portal means
the work can only be carried out in certain
sequences.
Early planning was undertaken by the
design team to demonstrate feasibility but
now this is being developed in detail by
Costain-Skanska.
In summary
So far, so good! The Royal Oak Portal
works are on track and the critical path
is being followed. The critical nature of
the works means that each stage of the
process has received a great deal of
attention. The baton was handed to the
design team in May last year and has now
been handed on to the construction team
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and the C330 contractor to complete the
race to get tunnelling off to a flying start.
It has been a testament to good
teamwork that the project has progressed
well and the great many people and
parties involved have managed to find
solutions to all of the challenges that have
arisen to along the way.
“Capita Symond’s design
Coordinator Chelvi
Navaratnarajah had the
unenviable task of ensuring the
design was joined up with the
other contracts!”
There is still a way to go, with
construction just commencing, and
it is sure to be another exciting and
challenging 18 months through 2010 and
into 2011.
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Getting to know
Civil engineering is core to much of the work Capita Symonds
do and we have a track record of successfully delivering heavy
civil engineering and development projects for clients in the
public and private sectors in the UK and overseas.
We were therefore very pleased to secure
a place on the Crossrail framework for
design services on tunnels, portals, shafts
and stations, as a project as complex and
challenging as Crossrail is ideally suited
to the broad range of skills we offer. Our
subsequent success in winning three
significant design contracts – The Tunneling
Academy, Royal Oak Portal, and the North
Woolwich and Plumstead Portals was
equally pleasing and we are proud to be
one of the family of consultants helping to
deliver the scheme.
have completed the Tunnelling Academy
work and the Royal Oak Portal to time and
budget and that our remaining works are
proceeding in the same way. Our past
experience of working in the rail sector
on major projects, and of working with
stakeholders, infrastructure managers and
public sector clients has served us well in
achieving this.
Capita Symonds is one of the UK’s largest,
multifaceted consultancies, delivering
property and infrastructure projects on
a local, national and international scale.
From front end support and stakeholder
management at project inception through
to downstream design and delivery of
major projects or programmes, Capita
Symonds has every service in-house to be
able to deliver any property or infrastructure
project, providing a truly integrated
consultancy service.
As well as the three main contracts
we are also undertaking some other
miscellaneous works for Crossrail such as
at Old Oak Common depot where we are
assisting with the site remediation, and
at Wallasea Island where we are carrying
out supervision of the ground investigation
works for the spoil disposal and wetland
creation site. To have such a wide ranging
input to the project is stimulating to the staff Our core services span the full range
of design, engineering, planning and
and to the business as a whole.
management consultancy:
Our input to the project requires civil
• Building Design
& structural engineering as well as
• Development and Regeneration
input from our teams working in rail,
• Environment
architecture, mechanical and electrical,
• Health, Safety and Legal
health & safety/CDM, geotechnical,
• Leisure and Culture
planning, environmental, highway and
• Management
utilities, landscaping, project controls,
construction planning and cost estimating. • Property
• Technology
We also have specialist fire engineering
• Transport and Infrastructure
subconsultants in the team. It is truly
multi-disciplinary work and we are proud to
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Getting to know
Costain-Skanska
In March 2010, the Costain-Skanska Joint Venture were formally
awarded a contract by Crossrail as part of its enabling works
framework for the construction of Royal Oak Portal.
Royal Oak Portal, which is adjacent to
Paddington main line station, will act as the
transition ramp for Crossrail trains when
entering and exiting the central London
tunnels. Under the £15 million contract,
the team will undertake the construction
of a reinforced concrete structure that
will include a diaphragm wall and major
temporary works to construct reinforced
concrete embedded retaining walls to form
the tunnel portal.
Work has begun and is scheduled for
completion in June 2011.
The Costain-Skanska joint venture has
a long and successful history of working
together. The joint venture is currently
working together, under the Highways
Agency’s Early Contractor Involvement
Scheme, on the A14 Ellington to Fen Ditton
Improvement project.
Other recent projects include the Channel
To undertake this project, which is the first Tunnel Rail Link Contract 240, which
consisted of two 4.7km long tunnels
and a critical element of the forthcoming
between Stratford Box and Barrington
main Crossrail tunnelling works, CostainRoad in Newham. The A2/M2 widening
Skanska is drawing upon in-house skills
available to the joint venture including Piling project in Kent and the construction of
& Foundations and utility service diversions the Golden Jubilee Wing at Kings College
Hospital, London, completed in 2000.
and protection.
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Environmental Impacts
at Royal Oak
Although Royal Oak Portal will be located within an already busy transport
corridor dominated by the elevated A40 Westway and the existing railway, there
are numerous residential properties in the vicinity that will be impacted upon by
the Crossrail works. The primary environmental impact anticipated in this area
is noise and vibration from construction activities.
Noise levels in the area are already
relatively high due to the existing railway
(Great Western Main Line and London
Underground Hammersmith & City Line)
and nearby roads, including the elevated
A40 Westway. Despite this, significant
construction noise impacts to residents at
nearby properties were predicted as part
of the Crossrail Environmental Statement,
with the majority of these likely to qualify
for noise insulation under the Crossrail
Noise and Vibration Mitigation Scheme (as
set out in Information Paper D9).
Detailed Construction Planning
During the detailed design phase,
Capita Symonds undertook a ‘Noise
and Vibration Eligibility Assessment’ to
understand the effect of construction
works on local receptors, such as
residents in the area. This assessment
considered detailed construction planning
information (e.g. phasing, equipment
schedules) and implementation of the
Environmental Minimum Requirements
in order to identify which properties were
still likely to qualify for noise insulation.
The cumulative impacts of the Crossrail
work taking place simultaneously at the
neighbouring Westbourne Park were
also included in the assessment. This
was achieved through Capita Symonds
interfacing with Scott Wilson, the design
consultant working at Westbourne Park.
Outcome
The updated noise predictions resulting
from the detailed assessment of the
Royal Oak Portal construction works
indicate that no properties are likely to
qualify for Noise Insulation. The study also
concluded that construction processes
are not considered to cause significant
levels of vibration as the sheet piling used
will be a ‘pressed-in’ technique in order to
substantially reduce vibration.
Design to Construction
The contractor for the portal works,
Costain Skanska, has carried out their
own independent noise assessment as
part of their Section 61 application to the
local authority for prior consent. Their
assessment also concluded that the
works, as planned by themselves, does
not trigger Noise Insulation.
What Next?
Through detailed planning, assessment
and mitigation, the potential noise and
vibration impacts identified in the original
Crossrail Environmental Statement have
been minimised. The next step is to
communicate the findings to the Local
Community, keeping them informed of
the environmental assessment work that
has been completed and what will be
happening on site in the future.
As the works commence, Costain
Skanska’s Environmental Manager will
monitor the works and Crossrail Central
will be undertaking site inspections
and audits to ensure the environmental
requirements are being complied with.
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Introducing...
The
Crossrail
AWARDS
The first Crossrail Awards are taking place from Monday 7th
June until Friday 2nd July to celebrate the best of the best,
recognising the great work going on to deliver our world class
project.
What are The Crossrail Awards?
The Crossrail Awards will take place
twice a year (in June and November) to
recognise individuals and teams that are
performing at their best and delivering
some outstanding work, from those on our
work-sites delivering above and beyond
the call of duty, to those in our offices
going the extra mile to make sure things
tick along perfectly.
There are eight categories under which
you can nominate your team members
and colleagues:
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Environment
Safety
Personal Responsibility
Delivery
Value for Money
Openness
Simplicity
Outstanding Teamwork
Criteria for each of award categories can
be found on Connect Online and on the
back of the nomination forms.
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Why do we need this now?
Everyone likes to be recognised for a
job well done, particularly when we go
that extra mile to deliver. It’s particularly
satisfying when this recognition comes
from your colleagues, line manager or a
senior director.
Top-level results from the ‘Big Dig’
employee opinion survey have indicated
that employee recognition is an area the
organisation can improve on. So this
is a way for Crossrail to recognise and
celebrate your achievements, and say
thank you.
The Crossrail Awards are also an
opportunity for you to say a big ‘well done’
to someone you work with to ensure they
receive the recognition and praise you feel
they deserve for a piece of work or delivery
of a project they performed outstandingly
on.
Who can make nominations?
Everyone! The awards are open to all our
employees and colleagues working on
the Crossrail project from permanent to
contract employees, and from Industry
Partners through to our Framework
Design Consultants. If you are reading
this, you a welcome to nominate and,
equally, eligible for an award yourself.
You can make as many nominations
as you like (not nominating yourself
of course!) and nominations can be
anonymous.
What happens with the nominations?
Nominations will be judged by two panels.
Firstly, an employee panel made up of a
mix of our colleagues across the project.
We will ask them to agree on the top three
nominations for each category and these
nominations will then go to the director
who champions the relevant value. These
directors then have the final decision on
the winner for each category.
How do I nominate someone?
You can make your nominations in
any one of three ways:
1) Completing the online nomination
form on the Crossrail Awards are
of Connect Online (opening on 7th
June)
2) Emailing a nomination form to
crossrailawards@crossrail.co.uk
3) Completing a hard copy form and
popping it into a local voting postal
box which will be located around
our various worksites
For any further information about
the Crossrail Awards please email
crossrailawards@Crossrail.co.uk or
contact Peter Hawes on x 2513.
There will also be two additional Target
Zero awards, which will celebrate
the ‘Best of the Best’ of our monthly
Contractor and Designer awards for their
outstanding contribution to the Target
Zero campaign.
The top three nominees for each category
will then be invited to attend the Crossrail
Awards lunch on the 30th July, to
celebrate their success and receive their
award.
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PEOPLE NEWS
Please welcome on board the following people:
Fred Drury, Client
Package Manager,
Systems
I joined Crossrail as
CPM Systems in
the Implementation
Directorate. I have
spent the last nine
years associated
with CTRL, initially as Client Manager for
high speed railway systems and most
recently as Rail Assets Manager for HS1,
the current asset owner. My role is to
manage the development and delivery
of Crossrail rail systems and system
interfaces from specification through to
testing and commissioning.
When I can escape from domestic DIY, I
enjoy photography and motorcycling.
David Morrice,
Procurement
Package Manager
I have already been
with the project for
a number of years,
having been involved
in the procurement
of many of our major
consultancy contracts. Prior to this I
worked within NR Southern and HQ;
was the LUL QS for the JLE Westminster
Station and worked for a major
engineering firm constructing highways
around the UK. Outside of work I follow
my passion for kitesurfing; which gives
me a good excuse to visit the hotter and
windier parts of world.
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Cathy Groom,
Application
Developer
I have been at
Crossrail for quite
a while now as an
Application Developer
in Lotus Notes
and have recently
transferred to the Small Business Apps
team to assist with their projects currently
underway. I have two children who
keep me busy when I’m not working but
now that they are both at school I have
recently returned to piano lessons.
Amit Patel,
Business Systems
Analyst
At Crossrail I will be
working on various
IT projects, gathering
requirements,
building specifications
and making sure the
business applications and systems are
being used to their full potential. Prior
to joining Crossrail I spent 5 years at
Laing O’Rourke which gave me a great
construction background. I am a proud
Canadian (especially after the Olympic
hockey gold medal!), born and raised in
Toronto, and now live in London.
I enjoy playing basketball and travelling,
I’m always looking for new places to
travel to and sports is usually the reason!
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PEOPLE NEWS
Alison Chick, IT
Project Manager
I join Crossrail, having
recently worked as
a software project
manager delivering
radiotherapy
systems, prior
to that I worked
with Network Rail holding various IT
roles including a project manager to
Thameslink.
For fun I enjoy time with my family and I
run a Brownie Pack in Sussex, and this
year we are having fun celebrating 100
years of Guiding through challenges,
events, and raising money for charity
along the way.
Dave Cheetham, IT
Project Manager
My primary role
is to manage the
delivery of the
IT Infrastructure
for Crossrail. I
have over 5 years
experience managing
projects within the IT industry for
various companies. My hobbies include
photography, cricket and Nottingham
Forest. I can be seen at most weekends
when not indulging in my primary
pastimes, trawling car boot sales for
the odd diamond in the rough, a most
profitable hobby, I might add.!
Shez Cheema,
Head of IT Planning
& Strategy
I have been working
in Crossrail Finance
for the last 5 months
as the Interim
Finance Controller
during the business
rollout out of SAP. I have previously
been Finance Director at a number of
VC backed entrepreneurial businesses
in the Telecoms, Gaming and Services
Industries. I am really looking forward to
be part of something special and unique
and making a real difference with this
once in a lifetime opportunity that I can
say to my family that I was part of.
I commute by bicycle daily from West
London covering 40 miles and am a keen
runner, and mountain trekker having
been to the Himalayas and Karakorum
Range in Nepal and China. I have done
a variety of International Charity work
including build schools and improving
sanitary conditions within remote villages
in Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly
after the devastating earthquake 3 years
ago.
Adam Greaves, IT
Service Delivery
Analyst
I worked within
service management
for the previous
6 years working
as a service desk
manager, IT security
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manager and most recently I became
a qualified project manager, previously
to that I was in the Armed forces for 7
years. I am extremely excited about my
role and my main aim is to improve the
current customer experience with IT as
a whole. I am a very out going person
and enjoy adventure sports, I am very
passionate reading and you will find my
head general buried in a good novel.
Rob Whent, Head of
Health & Safety
Prior to joining
Crossrail I spent 6
years working in the
Middle East initially
working as Head of
Safety for PB on Palm
Island, then moving
to run teams of HSSE
staff on multiple mega projects across
the region for Mouchel and CH2MHill.
My experience in these projects was the
culmination of the learning from many
years as Health & Safety Manager for
both Client, Consultant and Contractor
posts across the UK, Europe and North
Africa.
Elizabeth Wallen,
Project Finance
Manager (Analysis
& Assurance)
After almost ten years
in financial consulting
I felt I needed a
change to something
more tangible so I am
looking forward to the challenges that my
role in the Finance team will bring.
I love the outdoors and being
adventurous. I am frequently out on the
water rowing and racing. I have ventured
to Everest Base Camp, kayaked the
Norwegian fjords and later this summer
will be undertaking the 24 hour Three
Peaks Challenge.
This month we will be saying to goodbye
to James Barr, Jade Fashogbon,
Emezie Odigboh, Georgia Knight,
Ian Rathbone, Aaron Counter, Nick
Ambrose, Katherine Baker and
Penny Wilcock. We would also like to
announce that Lorna Charles has joined
the Crossrail Central team. Thank you all
for your hard work and contribution and
good luck for the future.
Outside work I enjoy travelling and
particularly visiting places where I can
enjoy my hobbies of photography and
scuba diving.
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