St. Aidans OCCS

As British Coal Opencast Executive's Project Leader, Stephen was responsible for and led the overall project coordination, and supervision of all the various ICE contracts needed for this complex project, that required its own Act of Parliament to provide consent for the works. He supervised and headed up a team of engineering consultants, architects, environmental consultants, and quantity and cost control specialists. He prepared and assessed tender documents. He represented the client to the local authority and other statutory bodies, and was publicly accountable, ensuring that complex and sometimes conflicting legal requirements were met.