WS Civil Consultant Ltd

26 years on site, not behind a desk

Wayne Shepherd, civil engineering consultant. Site supervision, temporary works and quality assurance for heavy civils and reinforced concrete.

Based in March, Cambridgeshire. Working nationwide.

About

I started as a steel fixer. I've fixed, poured, shuttered and supervised reinforced concrete on some of the most heavily scrutinised infrastructure programmes in the UK, including nuclear new build, railway, gas and electricity transmission.

I know what a drawing looks like when it meets real ground, real weather and a real gang. I also know what it costs when nobody catches the problem early.

I now work client-side and contractor-side as an independent consultant, bringing that site experience to teams who need someone who has actually done the work.

What I do

Site supervision and client-side representation

Your eyes on site for civils and reinforced concrete works, holding the contractor to the drawings, the specification and the programme.

Temporary works supervision

Acting as Temporary Works Supervisor in line with BS 5975. Reviewing proposals, keeping the register straight and checking what has actually been erected against what was designed.

Quality assurance and inspection

ITP records, hold points and witness inspections, with paperwork that still stands up months later when someone asks how that pour was signed off.

Workpack and site documentation

Method statements, inspection records and the documents your team needs before the work starts rather than after.

Sectors

  • Nuclear
  • Rail
  • Gas and electricity transmission
  • Battery energy storage and grid connection
  • Highways
  • Heavy civils and reinforced concrete

Experience

  • 26 years in UK construction, starting on the tools and progressing through supervision into consultancy.
  • Supervisory work on nuclear new build at Hinkley Point C, including an incident controller role.
  • Rail construction projects delivered for Network Rail.
  • Gas distribution and replacement works as a qualified service layer and main layer.
  • Current client-side work on a battery energy storage and grid connection scheme.

Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 3 with CSCS gold card, supervisory
  • SSSTS, Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme
  • Temporary Works Supervisor
  • Incident Controller, gained at Hinkley Point C
  • ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management Practice for the Construction and Built Environment Sector, nuclear safety culture
  • IOSH Working Safely
  • Three-day first aid at work
  • NVQ Level 2 service layer and NVQ Level 3 main layer, gas

Who I work with

Principal contractors and subcontractors who need experienced supervision on a package without carrying a permanent head.

Developers and owners who want someone independent on site, checking that what is being built matches what was specified.

Smaller civils firms who need temporary works or quality procedures put right before an audit finds the gaps.

Get in touch

wayneshepherd@wscivilconsultantltd.com

07547 758817

Available for site-based and remote engagements across the UK.