ben coulson
Services provided: Business Plan Consultants , Communication strategy , Digital Project Manager
About ben coulson:
A proven programme and project manager with a long running track record of high-profile involvement with complex infrastructure and IT programmes.
Ten years’ experience in advanced digital engineering with of the largest global engineering consultancies and a further five years working as an independent consultant with some of the UK’s most high-profile clients.
Extensive knowledge of transformational business change, having led or played a critical role in numerous major infrastructure projects. Specialist knowledge of Operational Readiness methodologies and implementation and a solid background in ICT consultancy.
Able to understand and translate between technical and business requirements, leading to faster, smoother, and more effective client engagements. A thorough understanding of organisational readiness, stakeholder management and engagement principles. Adds value to businesses and programmes through the alignment of people, process, technology, and infrastructure to meet strategic, technical, and commercial outcomes.
Experience
NETWORK RAIL – Industry Timetable Technical Strategy | Jan 2022 – Current | |
The £100m ITTS Programme will deliver an integrated set of systems and data that will completely modernise how timetables are designed, created, co-ordinated and delivered across the national rail infrastructure. | ||
Programme Lead
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HEATHROW AIRPORT | Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 | |
Heathrow Airport is actively looking to introduce innovative solutions that will introduce benefits for the travelling public and efficiencies for the operation. Biometrics, automated bag drop, contactless journeys and streamlined security are all part of these future initiatives. Passenger Automation Lead
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GATWICK AIRPORT – Asset Data Platform | Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 | |
Appointed by recommendation by the Gatwick COO to manage the cutover for the new Asset Data Platform Programme. An initiative to migrate legacy asset management and document management systems to a new and integrated platform. Cutover Manager
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HOME OFFICE – Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (Arup) | Apr 2017 – Dec 2019 | |
£9.5b this is currently one of the largest and longest running government IT programmes in the UK. It is critical to providing next generation, mission critical communications to each of the emergency services and the other circa 300 organisations and 300,000 frontline users currently that use the current legacy airwave infrastructure. Implementation Manager – Solution Validation Lead
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GATWICK AIRPORT – AIRLINE MOVES PROGRAMME | Jul 2016 – Apr 2017 | |
The Gatwick Airline Moves programme involved the relocation of the three largest carriers between terminals to consolidate operations and maximise capacity and was the most significant programme the airport had attempted in over 20 years. Transition Programme Manager – Airline Moves
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VANDERLANDE (Baggage Systems Supplier) | Jan 2016 – Jul 2016 | |
Solution Readiness Manager
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Arup - Principal Consultant | Sep 2006 – Dec 2015 | |
HEATHROW AIRPORTS LIMITED, UK | Jun 2014 – Jul 2015 | |
Transition Manager – Airline Moves
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HEATHROW AIRPORTS LIMITED, TERMINAL 2, UK | Apr 2013 – Jun 2014 | |
Terminal 2 was the largest infrastructure project delivered since Terminal 5 and involved the consolidation of over 30 airlines into a single terminal. The proving function is the fundamental last step to build confidence and mitigate transition risk. It validates business change has been successfully planned and implemented and provides confidence to senior management that the systems, facility, processes, and people are ready for opening day. Programme Manager – Operational Proving Trials
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DUBAI AIRPORTS, TERMINAL 2, UAE | Jan 2013 – Mar 2013 | |
Programme Manager – Operational Readiness
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DUBAI AIRPORTS, CONCOURSE A, UAE | Mar 2012 – Dec 2012 | |
Programme Manager – Operational Readiness
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MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TERMINAL 2, INDIA | Jul 2011 – Feb 2012 | |
Terminal 2 is a $1.5 billion, 480,000m², 26 gate facility with capacity for 40m passengers. Operational Readiness Consultant and PMO Lead
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DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UAE | Jan 2010 – Sep 2010 | |
People Change Lead
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DUBAI AIRPORTS, TERMINAL 3 & CONCOURSE 2, UAE | May 2007 – Feb 2009 | |
Terminal 3 is a 1,700,000m², built to a cost US$4.billion and capable of handling over 40m passengers annually. People Change Lead
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Education
- APM Project Management Qualification (IPMA Level D)
- Project Management in Oracle Primavera P6 Intermediate
- Certified International Project Manager - CIPM
- MS Office advanced level
- MBCS - Member of British Computer Society
- BSc (2:1 Hons) Business Information Systems
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