Louisa Furniss
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dynamic Program and Project management professional with expertise in leading cross-functional teams and enhancing program delivery. Known for effective communication and strategic planning, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Project Manager
AECOM
Nottingham, U.K.
03.2025 - 07.2026
- Developed project plans aligning with organizational goals and timelines.
- Developed project plans, identified risks, set objectives and monitored progress towards completion.
- Led cross-functional teams to enhance program delivery and execution.
- Coordinated resources and schedules for multiple concurrent projects.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and feedback.
- Managed project documentation ensuring clarity and compliance with standards.
- Built and maintained relationships with external clients and business partners.
- Implemented process improvements to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
- Oversaw program compliance with requirements, schedule and budget.
- Monitored and reported on program financial performance, implementing cost-control measures to stay within budget constraints.
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives, incorporating lessons learned and best practices into program operations.
Project Manager
Carter Jonas
Birmingham, U.K.
02.2022 - 01.2025
- Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Led project planning sessions to define project scope and objectives.
- Monitored progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement by preparing project updates and reports.
- Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
- Oversaw quality assurance processes to maintain high standards in deliverables.
- Implemented process improvements to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency.
- Determined project staffing needs and led resource management.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, clients and contractors.
- Mentored junior team members on best practices in project management methodologies.
- Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures throughout the life cycle of each project.
Scheme Project Manager
Network Rail
Birmingham, U.K.
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and provide updates.
- Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures throughout the life cycle of each project.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Monitored progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
- Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Mentored junior team members in project management best practices.
- Participated in cross-functional teams responsible for developing innovative solutions for complex problems.
- Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
- Presented findings from data analysis in a clear, concise manner that was easily understood by stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Analyzed project data to support decision-making processes.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations and industry standards throughout projects.
Planning Administrator
Very
Derby, U.K.
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Implemented filing systems to improve information retrieval and organization efficiency.
- Facilitated cross-departmental communication to align on projects and initiatives effectively.
- Developed spreadsheets to track project progress, budgets and other related data.
- Scheduled team meetings to foster collaboration and streamline project management. and appointments for team members to optimize productivity.
- Maintained accurate records and documentation, ensuring administrative functions operated smoothly.
- Performed data entry tasks into computer databases from paper documents.
- Monitored emails, sorted mail and distributed correspondence accordingly.
- Answered incoming calls and responded to customer inquiries.
- Responded promptly to customer complaints in a professional manner.
Project Coordinator
Fisher German
Leicestershire, U.K.
03.2019 - 07.2020
- Managed documentation and tracked progress of project deliverables.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather project requirements and specifications.
- Coordinated with internal departments as well as external vendors to ensure successful completion of tasks.
- Assisted in resource allocation for efficient project execution.
- Facilitated meetings to discuss project status and address challenges.
- Maintained communication with contractors to ensure compliance with standards.
- Monitored budgets and expenses related to ongoing projects.
- Developed reports summarizing project updates for management review.
- Generated weekly, monthly, quarterly reports summarizing key performance indicators.
- Assessed, monitored and reported on work progression.
- Provided direction, guidance and support to team members throughout the duration of projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human And Molecular Biology
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, U.K.01-2011
Skills
- Project management software
- Budget management
- Process improvement
- Process mapping
- Change management
- Strategic planning
- Project lifecycle
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Client relationship management
- Scheduling and planning
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Mentoring junior staff
- Training and development
- Effective communication
- Lean Six Sigma
Certification
- Prince2 Practitioner
- Lean six sigma Yellow Belt
- Association for Project Management Professional Membership (MAPM)
- NEC contracts Foundation
Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
HybridLocation: San Antonio, TX
Open to relocation: No
Timeline
Principal Project Manager
AECOM
03.2025 - 07.2026
Project Manager
Carter Jonas
02.2022 - 01.2025
Scheme Project Manager
Network Rail
11.2020 - 02.2022
Planning Administrator
Very
08.2020 - 01.2021
Project Coordinator
Fisher German
03.2019 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Human And Molecular Biology
Oxford Brookes University