Website © 2024 SADLEIR technical consultancy Ltd
Personal Data
Full name |
Andrew Philip Robert Sadleir |
Born |
1953 (age 70) |
Address |
13 Baron's Meadow Bodmin Cornwall PL31 2DD United Kingdom |
☎ international ☎ international |
+4401208 264976 +4401208 264976 |
Nationality |
British
|
Education |
|
Qualifications and professional memberships |
BSc (Civil Engineering) Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
Accreditations |
Certified Port Facility Security Officer (ISPS Code) |
Foreign languages |
French (working knowledge); German (O–level) |
Specialisations/ other skills |
Maritime civil engineering and structures, transportation infrastructure studies, structural concrete pathology and repair, land reclamation, surface hydrology, project contract procurement, management and dispute resolution. Fully computer-literate (systems, generic office applications, AutoCAD, digital terrain modelling and other specialist applications). |
Experience in: |
Albania, Algeria, Ascension, Bahamas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France (DOM), Guinea, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, St Helena, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom |
Professional Experience - Synopsis
1975 |
Graduated in Civil Engineering, having gained undergraduate experience with a design-and-construct development contractor. |
Worked for two major London-based consulting civil engineers, including periods on sites in the UK, United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Concerned predominantly with maritime civil projects, with some diversification into structural and airport work, and including Francophone projects. |
|
Moved into contracting, initially with design-and-construct temporary works and façade retention specialists; subsequently joining specialist contractor as SW Regional Contracts Manager, working in concrete repair and associated techniques; mainly UK-based, with work also in Oman.
|
|
Joined a materials testing and consultancy company, as Project Engineer with specific involvement in the field of concrete technology.
|
|
Senior Engineer with Keltecs (Consulting Architects & Engineers) Ltd.; promoted to Associate 1990. |
Founding Associate with consulting engineers C.D. Gray & Associates Ltd. Concerned primarily with both civil and structural rehabilitation works.
|
Started independent consulting practice: SADLEIR technical consultancy, offering expertise drawn from wide-ranging civil and structural experience, with specialisations in maritime civil engineering and in concrete pathology and repair.
|
Professional Experience - Detailed History
1971-73 |
Undergraduate at University of Bristol, studying for BSc in Civil Engineering. Vacation work for IDC Limited - design office work on new roller bearing factory, civil works. |
1973-74 |
Undergraduate training with IDC Consultants Limited. Assistant to Project Engineer for design/administration of civil works on industrial distribution centre. |
1974-75 |
Completed BSc course at University of Bristol. |
August 1975 |
Joined Sir William Halcrow & Partners, Consulting Engineers (now part of CH2M). Graduate Engineer in London Head Office, engaged in design and study work on maritime projects, including marina at Amalfi, Italy. Responsible for departmental technical information service. Undertook design, contract preparation, tendering and MAFF and EEC (FEOGA) funding applications on sea defence works at Hastings, Sussex. |
May 1976 |
Resident Engineer on Hastings Harbour Arm. Project involved casting of Stabit concrete armour units, and reinforcement of existing 80‑year‑old concrete harbour breakwater. |
September 1976 |
Returned to Head Office. Engaged in survey and report on structural deterioration and remedial works at Deal Pier, Kent. |
January 1977 |
Commenced involvement in design work on quay walls and preparation of technical reports on various associated construction problems on new deepwater port of Mina Jebel Ali, UAE. |
December 1977 |
Joined Halcrow International Partnership, Dubai, UAE. Engaged on site supervision of tubular pile and solid blockwork quay wall construction and associated earthworks at Mina Jebel Ali. Supervised installation and operation of quay wall instrumentation. |
November 1978 |
Transferred to supervision of offshore dredging at Mina Jebel Ali, including initial operating trials of the new Al Wassl Bay self-elevating offshore dredger, and supervision of navigation aids deployment and movements. This work conducted in parallel with site management of coastal hydrographic and environmental survey programme. Undertook on-site maintenance of hydrographic instrumentation. I/c site meteorological station. |
January-February 1979 |
Temporary secondment to Halcrow Dubai Area Office for foundation design work to container terminal buildings at Mina Jebel Ali. |
February 1980 |
Returned to UK, and joined Peter Fraenkel & Partners, Consulting Engineers, in Head Office. Engaged on a variety of coastal and maritime-related projects at study and/or design stage. These included ports development in FVG province, Italy; runway extension at Funchal Airport, Madheira; new oilfield supply base at Nhava, Bombay; sea defence works on coastal highway in Hong Kong; design of nearshore artificial island for oil exploration/production in Gulf of Suez. Undertook survey and preparation of report on failure of sheet pile retaining wall at UK east coast marina. |
April-September 1982 |
Five months on site in Sinai Peninsula, as technical advisor to Client on construction by local contractor of nearshore artificial island at El Belayim, including rock armour quarrying operations. |
September 1982 |
Returned to Head Office. Engaged in report, design and preparation, and presentation to client of contract documents for various francophone projects, including Aéroport de Bamenda, The Cameroon, Aéroport de Sétif, and fishing port at Azzefoun, Algeria. Worked also on current data analysis for new tidal stream atlas in Shetland, UK. |
August 1983 |
Joined James Brailsford Associates Limited of Bristol, as Senior Engineer. Engaged in management, design and construction of specialised temporary works - including major façade retentions, involving also supervision of controlled demolition operations - on a variety of building projects. Projects also included permanent works in structural steelwork. |
October 1984 |
Joined Sika Contracts Limited, South-West Region, as Contracts Manager. Engaged in technical advice and specification, estimating and contract supervision over a range of specialist concrete-related work in building and civil engineering contexts, generally in a problem-solving rôle.
Projects included technical consultancy to contractor on extensive structural concrete repair work to a palace in Oman, devising specification, providing basic site training of locally-engaged operatives, maintenance of quality control, and liaison with Employer.
|
November 1988 |
Joined STATS Limited, as Project Engineer in charge of testing programmes, concrete pathology and structural appraisal for a range of clients throughout UK, including principal bridge inspections for UK highway authorities. Responsible for establishing Northern Regional structural testing division for the Company. In charge of structures testing in connection with the Greater Manchester motorways network maintenance programme. |
May 1989 |
Joined Keltecs (Consulting Architects & Engineers) Limited as Senior Engineer. Promoted to Associate in 1990. Engaged in preparation of schemes for derelict land reclamation and associated infrastructure redevelopment. Led preliminary feasibility study for tidal barrage and land reclamation project at Neath.
Engaged also in structural commissions. Undertook report and supervision of major repair works to leisure complex at Port Talbot.
|
July 1991 |
Founding Associate with C.D.Gray & Associates. In addition to general design/study technical management, specific projects have included: feasibility study into reclamation of contaminated sites at Bedwas and Caerphilly, South Wales; reclamation and hydrological study, Cynon Valley; monitoring of subsidence-related movements of flood walls on the River Rhondda, and design of structural repairs; slope stability analyses on M25 site in Surrey; advice to manufacturer of cold-formed steel sections on publication of technical data and compliance with UK/European technical standards.
Provided expert advice in design- and/or construction-related claims, including: faults in large reinforced concrete multi-storey car park in Warwickshire; patent system floor failure in Cardiff; tidal river bank failure, Gwent; various South Wales building subsidence claims, acting for the Coal Authority.
Led team in Northern Moravia (Czech Republic) on technical/economic feasibility study for new light industrial redevelopment project on derelict coking plant site in coal mining region (study funded by UK ODA "Know How Fund").
Computer Manager for Practice, responsible for procurement, installation and maintenance of all systems hardware, software, and development of in-house IT procedures.
|
October 1995 |
Commenced in private practice as SADLEIR technical consultancy, providing engineering consultancy in civil and environmental projects, maritime works, and diagnostic and remedial advice in connection with damaged or deteriorating structures, with specialist expertise in the pathology of reinforced concrete.
Commissions undertaken have included:
and the following selected projects:
|
Download CV files
Copies of the above curriculum vitæ may be downloaded here, in English or in French translation. Available formats are Adobe Acrobat® (.pdf) or XML Paper Specification (.xps). Use the links to the Adobe or Microsoft sites for free downloadable readers, if required.
Alternative presentations — e.g. EU standard format — can be supplied on request, and as Microsoft Word® (.docx) files if necessary.
(French version currently available in EU format only.)
Those requiring evidence of academic and professional qualifications may also download a .pdf or .xps file of scanned certificates.
Andrew Sadleir — curriculum vitæ