Mechanical Inspector and Field Eng

Company: - Rail Link Engineering

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)

Temple Mills Depot

Profile

• Managing multi discipline staff and labour from start up through contract completion.
• Compilation of Contract Piping fabrication, Erection, Welding & Inspection programmes.
• Day to day QA/QC project management skills.
• Staff recruitment, supervision and training capabilities.
• Administrative proficiency.
• Computer Literate.
• The ability to liaise effectively at all levels (i.e. Clients, Contractors etc).
• Adept at ensuring Project Piping Mechanical, QA/QC, Welding/Construction Controls.
• Accustomed to supervising large workforces of multi disciplined Nationals.
• Managing Expatriates and local multi disciplined supervision.
• Holder of valid Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Supervisors CITB-Construction Skills Health and Safety Test.
• Holder of a valid Sentinel Personal Track Safety (PTS) Card.
• Member of the British Red Cross Safe Hands Community.
• Competent Persons First Aider.

Review, accept, comment or reject Sub-contractor submissions of method statements, Risk assessments, Inspection and Test Plans etc. Chair subcontractor daily progress / Co-ordination meetings, Inspection and Test Plan meetings, Commissioning meetings etc. Assist and guide sub-contractor's through technical queries while monitoring progress, workmanship and a safe system of work including all environmental aspects.

Employment History

Contract work at various sites

1998 - Present

Costain Oil, Gas & Process Ltd

LNG Train's 1, 2 & 3 Shutdown

Quality Assurance / Quality Control supervisor (Mechanical), on the World's largest Liquefied Natural Gas plant, providing inspections, Equipment traceability, control of site technical queries and Reviewing of sub-contractor documentation, specifications / guidelines.

Jan 05-April 05

Laing O'Rourke - HAFCo Project

(Heathrow Aviation Fuel Company)

Terminal 5

HeathrowAirport

Quality Control Inspector monitoring the construction of all pipe work, pumps, storage tanks, valves, filters, pipe supports and associated plant etc. Witness 10-day soak test with aviation fuel, pressure testing with aviation fuel. Isometric and P & ID's compatibility checks. Reviewing sub-contractor "Fabricom's" documentation and red lined isometrics for pressure test limits, witness testing, generate reports for senior management, liase with subcontractor and assist their quality department with technical queries / procedures etc. oversee outside specialist contractors including review of method statements and repair procedures.

Costain Oil, Gas & Process Ltd.

New Rivers Terminal

HRL British Gas,

Barrow-in-Furness

Nightshift Manager / Mechanical & Piping Supervisor for the construction of the new £60m gas terminal accepting sour gas from the recently opened rivers gas field. Overseeing the progress of sub-contractor Fabricom's (previously Caxios) installations and Tie-in pipe-work.

Costain Oil, Gas & Process Ltd.

Transco Compressor Station,

Nether Kellet,

Carnforth, Morcambe

Mechanical Supervisor, overseeing the construction & installation of the new Transco Gas Compressor Station and Tie-ins to existing station.

British Gas Tunisia, (Costain)

HannibalGas Treatment Plant

Sfax, Tunisia

Mechanical / Piping Supervisor managing local contractor "Mondial" through the progress Of the annual shut-down and tie-ins in preparation for connection to the planned New Gas Treatment Plant. Liasing closely with the Tunisian management and the French/Arabic subcontractor to plan daily activities and achieve daily forecast targets.

Hopkinsons Eng. Services

(Mech fitter/ Supervisor) 1993 - 1999

Outage & Shutdown work mainly at Nuclear Power Stations, permit acceptor, Competent Person at Heysham, Dungeness, Hunterson, Wylfa etc. also ICI Wilton / Billingham, Shell Stanlow, Valve overhaul specialising in Live Loading.

Armastoke Eng. Ltd. Zeneca chemicals complex

Huddersfield(Mech Fitter) 1997 - 2003

Overhaul of valves, exchangers, glass lined agitators, pipe-fitting, pressure testing etc.

AHS Emstar. Zeneca Power Station

Huddersfield. (Fitter / Operator) 1994 - 1996

Operating & maintaining 4, chain grate coal fired, 1 heavy fuel fired boilers Steam turbines, progression to CHP plant gas turbine / waste heat boiler, Control room activities of steam raising / electrical generation combined with mandatory minimum electrical importation from the national grid, generation. To mandatory limits & exporting to Huddersfield works including supply of HP, IP & LP steam.

MotherwellBridge(Mech fitter) 1990 - 1993

Valve overhaul & live loading at various oil refinery's & chemical plants.

Costain International

BP Sullom Voe oil terminal

Shetland Isles 1990 - 1991

Fabrication & fitting of new pipe-work on the Brent field gas driers, pressure testing, dismantling of mothballed pipe/valves etc.

Mathew Hall / Press / AMEC

BP Grangemouth Petro-chemical Complex 1987 - 1994

Shutdown work, working on fractionation columns, crude oil exchangers, Hydro-cracking / catalyst-cracking units, cryogenic plant, Kinniel gas plant, Overhaul of the hydrogen booster compressors etc.

Woodgroup Offshore. 1978 - 1987

Various shutdowns & hook-ups in the North Sea.

J. Potts Eng. Ltd. 1972 - 1978

4yr Apprenticeship - Mechanical Fitting.