Services
Three ways to work together.
Each model starts from a problem you have, not a package I sell. All three share one standard: making sure the job is done right.
Consultant
For when you need an independent, expert answer to a defined problem.
The problem
- About to commit capital to a control system design and need to know it is sound
- Machines or sites run to different standards and nobody owns the picture
- A fault keeps recurring and the root cause is still unclear
- The board needs an engineering case it can trust
How I help
- Independent review of PLC, SCADA and industrial network architecture
- Controls specifications and engineering standards
- Functional safety and UKCA/CE gap assessment
- Automation roadmaps and CAPEX business cases
- Root-cause investigation and corrective action
What you get
- Decisions made on evidence, not a supplier's recommendation
- Risk found on paper, where it is cheapest to fix
- A written report, ranked by risk and value, your team can act on
Interim
For when a gap in engineering leadership is putting delivery at risk.
The problem
- A key engineering leader has left and projects are exposed
- A growth plan or restructure needs steady technical direction
- A programme has stalled and needs recovering
How I help
- Step in as Engineering Manager, Automation Lead or Head of Engineering, usually for three to twelve months
- Reset priorities, reporting and standards
- Manage suppliers, integrators and contractors
- Coach and develop the engineers I lead
What you get
- Projects and people protected while you recruit
- No loss of momentum or standards
- A team handed over in better shape than I found it
Fractional
For when you need senior technical authority, but not five days a week.
The problem
- A capable team with nobody senior to review designs or settle hard questions
- Projects leave without independent design review and sign-off
- Suppliers and integrators effectively marking their own work
How I help
- Design reviews and sign-off at agreed project gates
- Oversight of suppliers, integrators and contractors on your behalf
- Ownership of standards, mentoring and escalations
- A retained number of days or hours each week, typically within UK working hours
What you get
- Senior judgement at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire
- Consistent quality across projects and suppliers
- One accountable technical voice, with terms that scale with your workload
How we would begin
Three simple steps before any work starts.
A short call
We agree the problem, the outcome you need and who will be involved.
Terms in writing
Scope, rate or fixed fee, and confidentiality agreed before work starts. Rates are given on enquiry.
Work begins
Remotely anywhere in the UK and Europe, or on site across the North East.
Facing one of these problems?
Tell me what is going on. I will tell you plainly whether I am the right person to help, and how I would approach it.