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Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

Idku, Egypt

Rotational site based Start-up Engineer, leading multi-discipline commissioning, start-up and operations teams to successfully deliver Giza-Fayoum and Raven start-ups. During start-up:- Responded to operational upsets, interrogating process data to investigate root cause of disruptions, communicating this to the wider team, planning and implementing interventions to resolve issues.- Coordinated multi-discipline teams to safely execute start-up procedures- Acted as start-up lead… Show more Rotational site based Start-up Engineer, leading multi-discipline commissioning, start-up and operations teams to successfully deliver Giza-Fayoum and Raven start-ups. During start-up:- Responded to operational upsets, interrogating process data to investigate root cause of disruptions, communicating this to the wider team, planning and implementing interventions to resolve issues.- Coordinated multi-discipline teams to safely execute start-up procedures- Acted as start-up lead on night shift, taking on leadership role and representing the priorities and requirements of the start-up team within the wider project and operations teams. During preparation for start-up:- Rolled out start-up training - Developed procedures to safely start up process systems- Collated and recorded lessons learned from execution of GF Start-up and implemented findings into Raven procedures and processes.- Managed, engaged and motivated multiple teams of Operations, Construction and Commissioning personnel to hand over fit for purpose project deliverables on scheduleDuring 2020 pandemic, made a temporary transition into a UK-based readiness and execution-support role, responsible for the readiness of several major production systems on Raven plant. Show less

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Successfully delivered planning, preparation and execution of subsea pre-commissioning scope, including flooding, hydrotesting, preservation, tie-in, leak testing and dewatering of green- and brownfield subsea equipment, involving four contractors across eight construction vessels for a four year campaign. Effectively delivered a safe, successful baseline pigging program, with the launch and receipt of five different pigs / inspection tools. Recognised with Upstream Safety Leadership Award… Show more Successfully delivered planning, preparation and execution of subsea pre-commissioning scope, including flooding, hydrotesting, preservation, tie-in, leak testing and dewatering of green- and brownfield subsea equipment, involving four contractors across eight construction vessels for a four year campaign. Effectively delivered a safe, successful baseline pigging program, with the launch and receipt of five different pigs / inspection tools. Recognised with Upstream Safety Leadership Award for exemplary safety leadership for executing this scope. Lead Company Technical Representative on multiple project vessels offshore, acting as single point of contact for all technical and engineering issues. Led safety interventions and participated in vessel safety and management meetings during offshore campaign. Facilitated cross-discipline and cross-functional risk assessments and integration sessions to ensure full understanding by all stakeholders of risks and operations to be carried out for subsea, topsides and interface activities. Responded quickly to emergent issues and scopes, ensuring all changes and procedures are thoroughly reviewed, working closely with contractors to ensure full understanding of requirements for new scope. Show less

Baku, Azerbaijan

Subsea Operations Engineer responsible for continuous operation and maintenance of the network of subsea pipelines across BP's assets in the Caspian Sea and onshore in Baku. Worked extensively with process data management system to gather data and analyse operational trends to optimise performance of the pipeline network, and understand how changes to operational variables impact the overall performance of the system.Responsible for pigging operations - planning and executing small… Show more Subsea Operations Engineer responsible for continuous operation and maintenance of the network of subsea pipelines across BP's assets in the Caspian Sea and onshore in Baku. Worked extensively with process data management system to gather data and analyse operational trends to optimise performance of the pipeline network, and understand how changes to operational variables impact the overall performance of the system.Responsible for pigging operations - planning and executing small projects for implementation across the region. Experience of flow assurance modelling, using PIPESIM, to support pigging operations in region. Show less

Sunbury-On-Thames, United Kingdom

Worked in the design phase of a subsea gas export system project, assisting engineering lead and discipline engineers with preparation for execute. Two month secondment with EPCI contractor carrying out installation analysis and spool design work, looking at maximum defect sizes allowable in fabrication. Championed the roll out of a new Management of Change system within the project. Reviewed and updated key project documentation.

University Of Sussex

- Suspension team manager - designed and built the suspension system for the Mobil 1 Team Sussex Formula Student car. - Co-lead for the Business and Marketing team, which was instrumental in securing sponsorship deals with a variety of companies. - Team secretary, organising and minuting meetings, organising transportation and accomodation for the team at the Formula Student competition and fundraising events.- Part of the team behind the most successful Sussex have ever produced… Show more - Suspension team manager - designed and built the suspension system for the Mobil 1 Team Sussex Formula Student car. - Co-lead for the Business and Marketing team, which was instrumental in securing sponsorship deals with a variety of companies. - Team secretary, organising and minuting meetings, organising transportation and accomodation for the team at the Formula Student competition and fundraising events.- Part of the team behind the most successful Sussex have ever produced, finishing 34th from 135 teams in the event at Silverstone. Show less

Euston, London

- Assisting with the London Underground project to upgrade the Metropolitan line - producing reports, attending client meetings and learning a number of design software packages.

Waterloo Station, London

- Assisting with a Network Rail project testing bridges in the UK to ensure they were complying with new highways standards. - Compiling data taken from tests carried out on bridges across the country, to subsequently determine whether or not the bridge needed maintenance or improvement work.