Profile

Education

Degree qualified Engineer with 7 years leadership experience in both the Nuclear and Oil & Gas sectors, coupled with 14 years practical experience. A very highly motivated and energetic individual who tackles problems with drive and energy. First class interpersonal and motivational skills and able to communicate effectively with laymen and specialists alike.

September 1995 - June 1999

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.

University of Sunderland

Result 2:2

Honours Subjects: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Materials Selection, Engineering Design

Non Technical Subjects: Project Management

Other Information

DOB 24-03-67. Marital Status: Single.

Excellent in Microsoft Office. Good understanding of P3e and Microsoft Project Software and AutoCAD 98. Associate Member of I.Mech.E (AMIMechE). Full driving license.

Professional experience

April 2005 - Present

CENTRICA ENERGY, Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd, North Quay, Heysham Harbour, Morecambe, LA3 2UH.

Project Engineer

▪ Brownfield offshore platform simplification projects. Lead & co-ordinate multi-disciplined teams both during the preparation and design phases of projects through to offshore execution.

▪ Responsible for developing and arranging Project Execution Plans detailing project fundamental objectives, schedules and control; thereafter responsible for implementation of these to ensure project is delivered to time and budget.

▪ Responsible for Health, Safety and Environmental performance, developing HSE plans/controls and ensuring their implementation to ensure the safety of personnel, plant and environment.

▪ Oversee or as appropriate perform development and implement procedures and processes to effect safe and efficient production operations and the control of project and construction works.

▪ Development of controls for Cost, Schedule, Quality & Risk, monitoring and control of these with reporting to management of progress.

▪ Liaison with Vendors and contractors to ensure appropriate Operational/Technical support is provided for the execution of the project.

▪ Co-ordination and development of hand-over and commissioning plans and oversight of these to ensure technical integrity operational readiness.

September 2002 - April 2005

BNFL Sellafield, Seascale, CumbriaCA20 1PG. Nuclear Sciences andTechnology Services (NSTS):

Project Manager

▪ Project management role leading a team of professional personnel developing technical solutions from inception through to delivery, to mitigate high impact technical risks. Involved the co-ordination of multi-disciplined teams to achieve agreed objectives across several different projects areas.

▪ Responsible for the development of new work, producing MS Project plans for agreement/discussion with customers and setting up of all projects Work Breakdown Structures through SAP accounting system internally to enable the financial control and visibility of all packages of work.

▪ Offsite management of contractor. Flexible approach required to manage all aspects of the contractor to ensure all agreed deliverables are met on target within cost and within the agreed timescales and quality.

▪ Produce project management information from programme, preparing technical and cost delivery reports on a monthly basis to inform customer of technical progress, issues and recovery plans.

▪ Produce, monitor and manage detailed programme plans and budgets to within ±1%.

January 2001 - September 2002:

BNFL Sellafield Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1PG. Engineering Delivery Organisation (EDO), THORP:

Project Engineer

▪ Manage multi-disciplined teams, driving schemes from inception through installation to commissioning.

▪ Co-ordinate activities to ensure assigned projects are completed to Programme, Costs and Specified Quality level guaranteeing complete customer satisfaction.

▪ Use of SAP accounts management system to create work breakdown structures, allocate, control and monitor project funds.

▪ Liaise and co-ordinate with Plant engineers and Planners to produce programmes to ensure Project installation times will not impact on core engineering and optimisation activities.

▪ Control the development of Projects guaranteeing correct specification throughout each stage of the project e.g. Design, Specifications, Documentation and Life Time Quality Records

▪ Organising the carrying out of tests and commissioning of projects, ensuring the completion of appropriate documentation responsible for managing contract work in conjunction with safe working practices ensuring the work is complete in a safe manner.

September 1999 - January 2001:

Johnson Matthey Noble Metals. Orchard Road, Royston, Hertfordshire:

Project Engineer

▪ Managed a diverse range of capital projects and after 5 months promoted to manage the maintenance department along with existing duties.

▪ Accountable for maintenance recruitment.

▪ Responsible for up-keep and development of Risk Assessments, Lifting and Pressure equipment inspections.

▪ Provided technical support to all production departments on a daily basis.

▪ Developed planned maintenance system, including writing, issuing and administrating actions of planned maintenance tasks to reduce mechanical breakdowns and improve equipment efficiency.

January 1984 - September 1995 (also each summer break from University):

Apprentice Plater / Time Served Plater (Fabricator):

▪ Apprentice at VSEL Barrow - four 4 years structured development

▪ Experienced tradesman working on various contracts throughout the UK, Holland and France, including Offshore/Onshore oil and gas, shipbuilding, nuclear and structural.