Contracted to Lloyds Register to conduct verification surveys and manage verification contracts to ensure completion of works and ensure progress is completed as per programme and to cost. This work covers a wide range of skill sets such as witnessing of end to end or inhibited functional tests, this can be on site or witnessing FATS; review and audit of safety cases, review and audit of maintenance and inspection processes, visual inspection of plant and equipment, project management ,… Show more Contracted to Lloyds Register to conduct verification surveys and manage verification contracts to ensure completion of works and ensure progress is completed as per programme and to cost. This work covers a wide range of skill sets such as witnessing of end to end or inhibited functional tests, this can be on site or witnessing FATS; review and audit of safety cases, review and audit of maintenance and inspection processes, visual inspection of plant and equipment, project management , also project verification of new build oil and gas process plant on new installations and on existing operational plant via modifications. This work is conducted to ensure that all items of plant and process systems function and operate in accordance with the requirements of the operators performance standard criteria Witness of functional and inhibited testing is carried out on plant and process systems and equipment such as mechanical plant shut down systems, ESD (plant emergency shut downs) and the associated logic operation during the test, deluge system testing, water mist and CO2 fire suppression system testing. Maintenance audits and reviews are conducted on the clients maintenance and inspection systems and implementation of them including all remedial works to confirm the suitability of their regime and therefore the process plant. Visual survey of components is conducted to assess condition and effectiveness of maintenance and inspection regimes that are being implemented and to identify any areas that need to be made robust. Project verification on new build installations and smaller packages for upgrade to existing process plant to ensure that modifications and installation works have fully complied with the clients QA process and have been installed and commissioned according to the approved design and installation workpacks and commissioned in accordance with the authorised commissioning procedure and meets all the clients performance standard criteria. Show less

Contracted to Lloyds register to conduct verification surveys and equipment certification surveys in the offshore oil and gas sector against the operators performance standards.

Responsible to the engineering and operations manager for the progress of the engineering department in the Thurso office. Responsible for design, delivery and implementation of tooling to drill into the dormant nuclear reactor primary circuit to retrieve primary coolant sample for analysis and primary circuit material. Responsible for the removal of resin and components an installation and commissioning of new crane crab, to bring the polar crane within the DFR building up to… Show more Responsible to the engineering and operations manager for the progress of the engineering department in the Thurso office. Responsible for design, delivery and implementation of tooling to drill into the dormant nuclear reactor primary circuit to retrieve primary coolant sample for analysis and primary circuit material. Responsible for the removal of resin and components an installation and commissioning of new crane crab, to bring the polar crane within the DFR building up to modern standard for power, control and safety. Operation of process plant to ensure the re/stratification of Sodium potassium liquid metal following years or sitting within a inert atmosphere. Show less

Initially worked as a mechanical engineer within the fuel handling team to design, install and commission a range of equipment for the successful reactor upgrade and refuel project. Responsible to the team leader for the design of a facilty to refurbish the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) head and also some of the refurbishment process equipment. Then progressed to being responsible to the team leader for the implementation of the refurbishment programme. Responsible to the team… Show more Initially worked as a mechanical engineer within the fuel handling team to design, install and commission a range of equipment for the successful reactor upgrade and refuel project. Responsible to the team leader for the design of a facilty to refurbish the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) head and also some of the refurbishment process equipment. Then progressed to being responsible to the team leader for the implementation of the refurbishment programme. Responsible to the team leader for progress of modifications through the design and approval process through to implementation and commissioning prior to any refuel and refuel operations being undertaken. Upgrade of existing cranes and installation and commissioning of new cranes working over the reactor and handling the spent fuel element removal operations and onto final storage of the fuel in the pond. Conducted commissioning review as part of a small team prior to initial start up of the process plant following the five year refurbishment programme Worked within the plant operations department as an electrical panel operator and then shutdown watch keeper. Show less

Time served mechanical fitter / turner