Peter Sweetman

Peter Sweetman MAPM | Senior Project Manager Location: Manchester Telephone:- Email:-Professional Profile Peter is a highly accomplished and professionally accredited Senior Project Manager with extensive experience delivering complex and innovative projects across multiple high-stakes sectors, most notably in Aerospace, Nuclear Defence, Research & Development (R&D) and Robotics. With a proven track record of managing challenging projects for leading organisations such as Turner & Townsend (T&T), National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and Actemium Design UK (ADUK), Peter excels in leading cross-functional teams to success under complex, uncertain, and difficult conditions. Peters experience in multiple sectors has refined his expertise in stakeholder engagement, strategic development, and project delivery, particularly in environments with significant financial and regulatory challenges. Peter has demonstrated exceptional crisis management skills, successfully turning around distressed projects and revitalising underperforming teams to meet critical deadlines and objectives on multiple occasions. Peter is a naturally confident and adaptable leader, known for his resilience, self-motivation, and ability to elevate team performance. His exceptional organisational and analytical skills allow him to focus on successful delivery ensuring that projects are consistently completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality. Peter’s adeptness at influencing, leading by example, and aligning diverse stakeholders makes him an invaluable asset in driving projects to successful outcomes. Peter is a full member of the Association of Project Management (APM), NEC4 accredited (ECC) and security cleared (SC). Core Skills Financial Estimating, Forecasting & Controls Developing & Implementing Project Delivery Frameworks Reporting Project Performance Metrics Excellent Communication, Negotiation & Soft Skills Rejuvenating Distressed Projects & Teams Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Organisational and Management Skills Problem Identification & Mitigation NEC 4 ECC Contracts Career Summary 2024 - Present Turner & Townsend (T&T) 11 York Street, Manchester Senior Project Manager Outline My most recent experience was working for industry leading consultants Turner & Townsend (T&T) as a Senior Project Manager. I was based in the aerospace industry leading on two key airspace modernisation projects with UK nationwide application. Here I demonstrated success in leading complex, high-impact initiatives against tight deadlines with complex regulatory constraints. I was responsible for leading cross-functional matrix teams and driving multiple outputs through a complex programme of work with multiple milestone stage gates. I successfully oversaw two critical projects that significantly advanced airspace modernisation efforts primarily across the MTMA (London, Manchester & East Midlands). My expertise helped drive strategic planning to clarify and define project scope, manage and reduce risk through chairing workshops and team updates, and engage with multiple stakeholders and manage relationships with UK wide regulatory bodies and partners, ensuring that both projects were delivered maximising business strategic aims and goals. Key Projects DVOR, Aircraft navigation system upgrades- £600,00.00 - 6 Months (Stage 3 phase) Successfully led a pivotal project to upgrade airspace navigation systems in both London and Manchester, navigating the challenges of stringent regulatory constraints and tight budgetary limitations. Managed a small, dynamic matrix team, fostering collaboration across diverse disciplines to ensure project milestones were met with precision and to the desired quality. Demonstrated exceptional ability to balance technical requirements with financial and regulatory demands, delivering a seamless upgrade that enhanced operational capabilities and ensured compliance with all regulatory standards. My leadership in this project underscores my capability to drive critical infrastructure improvements under challenging conditions, delivering results that align with organisational goals and industry leading practices. Airspace Modernisation, Airspace Change Proposals for Manchester, East Midlands & Stansted, £4,000,000.00 - 6 Months (Stage 3 phase) Spearheaded a high-profile project that successfully developed three airspace change proposals for Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports whilst navigating a challenging landscape of regulatory requirements and conflicting stakeholder interests. Led a small, agile matrix team, effectively coordinating cross-functional efforts to define project scope, establish detailed program plans, and addressed intricate regulatory challenges. Engaged with multiple nationwide stakeholders, ensuring transparent communication and alignment with project goals. My strategic leadership and meticulous planning resulted in the successful delivery of these proposals, contributing to enhanced airspace efficiency and safety across the nation. Key Responsibilities/Achievements Defining scope and programme activities for delivery team in line with key policy and regulatory constraints Chairing key risk reductions and mitigation workshops with delivery team and senior leadership Producing detailed estimates and forecasts for business leaders ensuring CAPEX and OPEX spends aligned to baselined aspirations 2022 - 2024Actemium Design UK (ADUK) Rutherford House, Warrington Project Manager Outline Responsible for company leading programme of Nuclear Defence projects entitled ‘Project 6’ (3 projects in total) for high-profile, nationally recognised portfolio at ADUK spanning multiple years, delivery teams and collaborative partnerships. Current role includes key stakeholder engagement across multiple management tiers, delivery of multiple projects to time, cost, quality and safety, and championing collaborative working practices with key partner organisations throughout. This role includes producing detailed weekly and monthly reports for stakeholders, managing multiple value streams concurrently and the daily management of large project delivery teams across design engineering and mechanical solutions. Key Projects Project 6, Machining Hub, Hub 3 - £950,00.00 - 24 Months (Pre-detailed Design Phase) Supporting UK Nuclear Defence capability to deliver Nationally leading defence facility for manufacturing capability and programme of work. Responsible for delivering design and engineering solutions in Concept and Scheme Design phase prior to Detailed Design for manufacture. Managed significant scope changes and navigating scope maturity levels to provide successful outcomes whilst integrating with key delivery partners on a large-scale project of national significance. Responsible for issuing weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports to stakeholders and senior leadership whilst managing week to week project delivery team and project functions. Production of robust 3-point estimates for stage gate payments subject to client approvals and development of project proposals for discreet project lifecycle phases i.e., Scheme Design. Successfully improved low team moral leading by example and improved stakeholder relationships and trust contributing to project success by implementing robust communication and reporting structures. Project 6, Oxide Blending Hub, Hub 4 - £120,00.00 - 12 Months (Pre-detailed Design Phase) Sister project to Hub 3, Hub 4 also required collaborating successfully with key partners whilst delivery key EC&I and project support to Hub leads for Scheme Design. Leading on defining scope and deliverables for scheme design phase of project whilst producing detailed project proposals and forecasts. This project required excellent stakeholder engagement skills due to personnel changes internally and externally and the ability to quickly gain trust & promote collaborative working methodologies. Weekly and monthly financial reporting and providing solutions in weekly operational contexts are key. Although this project is of relatively low value, I have successfully maximised company profits by providing additional value and increasing scope with a proven ability to deliver. Project 6, Central Engineering Support (CET) Hub 0 - £180,00.00 - 12 Months (Pre-detailed Design Phase) Responsible for reporting weekly and monthly financial metrics to key project 6 stakeholders. Reporting on internal earned value performance as well as ongoing functional project support. This project forms an important part of the collaborative suite of the project 6 programme and involves reporting to the highest level of management overseeing all project activities cross collaboratively. Primary achievements include the successful close out of concept design to allow Scheme Design Phase activities to commence. Key Responsibilities/Achievements Delivery of continuous improvements in line with processes and procedures to ensure ongoing efficiencies and cost saving initiatives to improve profit margins and quality of project delivery metrics Weekly and Monthly project progress reporting to Senior Leadership and Key Stakeholders to communicate project health checks and future forecasting Improved team and stakeholder moral though implementation of regular and systematic feedback – highlighting key areas for improvement and also keys areas of success 2020 - 2022National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), Chadwick House, Warrington Project Manager Outline Responsible for complex, high-profile, nationally leading projects within the Central Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (C-RAI) portfolio at NNL specialising in Nuclear Research and Development (R&D) projects. Current role includes stakeholder engagement, delivery of multiple projects to time, cost, quality and safety, and the continuous improvement of Project Management Authority (PMA) processes and procedures. This role includes producing detailed monthly reports issued to NNL board of governance also delivering projects throughout the full lifecycle whilst generating maximum earnings at completion (EAC) and managing multiple value streams concurrently. Key Projects National Nuclear User Facility - Hot Robotics (NNUF-HR) - £1300,00.00 - 12 Months Supporting UK academia and industry to deliver ground-breaking, impactful research in robotics and artificial intelligence for application in extreme and challenging nuclear environments. Managed successful delivery of ‘flagship’ nationally renowned hot robotics facility to allow commercial and academic access to state of the art robotics facility for industrial and commercial application. Mitigated significant inherited scoping errors on plan to deliver to cost in less-than-ideal conditions due to facility restrictions (COVID-19) and stringent budgetary constraints. Responsible for issuing weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports to NNL senior leadership, senior account directors & nationwide partners. Delivering facility handover to demanding timescales under scrutiny from multiple key partners. Implemented successful cost saving initiatives which resulted in £102k savings by identifying tasks that could be deferred to other value streams within the company whilst monitoring and controlling resource, facility and mats & cons expenditure. NNUF HR Robots understanding Natural Language - £30,030.00 – 3 Months High profile project enabling academia to test proof of concept (PoC) projects on an industrial scale in a nuclear environment. This project was the first iteration of the NNUF Hot Robotics initiative which provided support and access to academics to carry out innovative, ground breaking research with state-of-the-art robotics equipment. Successfully completed to time, cost and quality whilst gearing high profile media coverage nationally to demonstrate robotic solutions for the nuclear industry. Automated Stores - £1,350,000.00 – 12 Months R&D project to support the deployment of robotics technology for nuclear application. This innovative project is a first of its kind worldwide to develop technology that fully automates Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) and fully automate SNM stores. This project requires excellent stakeholder management between the equipment suppliers, supply chain, primary customer and internal governance. The scope of which is to remove the requirement for in-store human operations whilst bringing robotic capability in-house to the primary nuclear customer removing the need to rely on external organisations to oversee operations within SNM stores. Cut Path Planning for Object Size Reduction - £238,516.09 – 12 Months The scope of this project was to create intelligent robotic path planning and dynamic obstacle avoidance capability that considers dynamic real-time information from its environment rather than relying on pre-programmed routines executed by a process operator. Delivered to time, cost, quality and safety. CRAI Standardised System Architecture for Robotic Deployments - £175,000.00 – 12 Months This project aimed to reduce bespoke computer software systems in the nuclear sector thus reducing risk to cost and time scales on nuclear projects in the Robotics sector. This project introduced plug-and-play capability and standardised remote hardware of robotic deployment on active sites for the primary nuclear customer. Central Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (C-RAI): Leadership and Administration - £328,075.20 -12 Months Project Managing on Central Portfolio for Robotics & Artificial Intelligence portfolio which embedded 8 projects in FY21_22. Notable projects contained within the portfolio were System Architecture for Robotic Deployment, Cut Path Planning and Collision Avoidance, Culture Change & Education in relation to Robotic integration on plant. Excellent track record of Stakeholder Engagement leading to gearing significant multi-year investment from the primary customer. Managing large integrated project teams to successfully deliver all projects to time, cost and quality. Weekly reporting to key stakeholders and account directors including managing complex procurement exercises and working closely with industry leading Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Automatic Risk Reduction of Glovebox Operations (ARGO) - £75,030.00 – 6 Months Preliminary budget of £20k gearing additional future funding of £75k to carry out complex ‘hands out of gloveboxes’ initiative. Onboarding of Robotics SMEs to deliver project to time, cost and quality. Project delivery achievement recognised by line management and heads of PMA resulting in significant promotion of duties across the business following successful project close out. CRAI Robotic Decontamination Optioneering Study - £102,325.94 – 9 Months Original project mandate outlined a 1-year project duration valued at £102k investigating decontamination technologies for nuclear application. Following on from successful project delivery to time, cost and quality, subsequent proposals generated a multi-year purchase order including 3 live demonstrations with industry experts utilising small internal team to deliver exceptional results. Box Encapsulation Plant - Robot Training Simulator (BEP-RTS) - £85,520.00 – 12 Months Design, delivery and Installation of ‘state of the art’ world first robotic training simulator for SL. Successfully managed all phases of the installation, from conception to handover resulting in significant cost saving initiatives to the primary nuclear customer. When inherited, project was overspent and required time/cost uplift, my contribution to the project was highly successful in terms of managing stakeholder engagement and buy-in to bring the simulator to a completed state using iterative project management delivery techniques. MSSS Dissolved Hydrogen Measurements - £59,651.00 – 3 Months Reporting directly to senior leadership to provide continuous monitoring of multi-project financial assessments, change control processes, risk registers and produce accurate written reports within extremely challenging timeframes to completion. Project was successfully delivered to time, cost and quality. MSSS Gamechangers - £613,429.65 – 14 Months Managing the reporting and delivery of 7 x Game changers projects in collaboration with NNL, SL, FIS360 to deliver 7 PoC projects with significant potential for future nuclear application. These projects were considered to be ‘game changers’ if successfully implemented into routine nuclear application on active sites. Due to the IP constraints and contractual obligations, I cannot outline the details of these projects further. MSSS Skip Deployed Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) - £75,000.00 – 12 Months Managed complex procurement exercise to deploy underwater ROV for SL to inspect on plant effluence on time and within budget. Future work successfully geared for FY22_23. Key Responsibilities/Achievements Delivery of continuous Project Management Authority (PMA) improvements in line with processes and procedures to ensure ongoing efficiencies and cost saving initiatives to improve profit margins and quality of project delivery metrics Weekly project progress reporting to Senior Leadership and Account Directors to maintain project metrics and risk mitigation monitoring Forward facing stakeholder lead for all Central Robotics & Artificial Intelligence work packages. Successfully geared more than £4m in development of future work packages in 1 year Highly competent in financial monitoring and budget control. Evidenced by project completion metrics and EAC across CRAI portfolio EHSS&Q Customer Feedback Reporting to identify and improvement positive trends Education Bachelor of Fine Art, 1st Class Honours – NCAD – 2009 Professional APM PFQ – APQ Qualification – 2021 MAPM – Full Membership – 2020 NEC4 - Time and the Programme – 2024 NEC4 - Introduction to EEC - 2024 Becoming Me – Leadership Programme IOSH Managing Safely – 2021 SC Cleared - 2024 Technical Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint MS Project Microsoft Visio