Freedom
Mark Kelly MIET has a diverse work experience spanning from 1996 to 2018. Mark began their career in the British Army, serving as a British Soldier in the Royal Armoured Corps for 10 years. During their time in the army, they acquired leadership skills and various military qualifications.
After leaving the army, Mark worked at Balfour Beatty plc for over 8 years in different roles within Power Transmission & Distribution, Balfour Beatty Utilities, and Balfour Beatty Power Networks. Mark progressed from an operative to management and leadership positions.
Following their tenure at Balfour Beatty, Mark became an independent consultant for the utilities industry, specializing in business development, client management, construction, and installation. Additionally, they provided consultation for non-industry sponsorship and motorbike racing.
Mark also gained experience in the sports industry, working as a Product Support for professional motorcycle rider, Alex Lowes. In this role, they helped establish a clear product strategy for the AL22 brand and collaborated with stakeholders to complete assigned actions.
Further on in their career, Mark joined Freedom as a Network Services Operations Compliance Manager. Mark then moved on to become an OHL Operations Manager, overseeing projects and asset replacement for UK Power Networks. Finally, they held the position of Senior Operations Director at Freedom, where they had full P&L accountability and was responsible for turnkey overhead lines (OHL) contracts.
Overall, Mark Kelly MIET has a diverse background that includes military experience, managerial roles in the utilities industry, and product support in the sports sector.
Mark Kelly MIET attended Erias High School from 1992 to 1995. Mark holds additional certifications in various areas such as strategic management, leadership, learning delivery, and safety competencies. These certifications were obtained from institutions such as IOSH, ILM, CSCS, City & Guilds, CIPD, Energy & Utility Skills, CAA - Construction Awards Alliance, and CMI.
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Freedom
The Freedom Beginning Founded in 1996 with an entrepreneurial management buyout from Yorkshire Electricity, Freedom has grown significantly with over 600 direct employees and twenty offices in the UK and Western Europe. In April 2018 we were acquired by NG Bailey Group (www.ngbailey.co.uk), one of the UK’s largest independent engineering, IT and facilities services businesses. The knowledge and relationships we have developed over the past 20 years combined with NG Bailey’s innovative approach to large engineering and services projects, provides a strong platform for sustained growth for both companies. Our Customers Our end-to-end approach brings many benefits to our clients and it allows us to add value to our customers’ operations, thereby delivering real customer service. We have many longstanding customer relationships, indeed our grounds maintenance contract with Yorkshire Water may be the longest continuous maintenance contract in the UK utilities market. Freedom is seeing a growth in opportunities with customers outside the traditional utility, nuclear and renewable energy sectors, both in the UK and in Western Europe. At the forefront is: construction and property, transport infrastructure, industrial and manufacturing, technology and the public sector. Our Employees Freedom recruits, trains and develops its employees in a wide variety of disciplines. From highly technical electrical, civil and security system engineers and designers, to field staff maintaining and installing electrical equipment, overhead lines and underground cabling – the skill range is immense. As well as finance, IT, HR, procurement, business development and other commercial functions, we have specialists in such disciplines as aerial and below ground surveying, inspections and mapping as well as emergency call-out teams in case of storm damage to power supplies, for example.