Patrick Porter Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Project Leadership: Led design and project management for multiple HV transmission line projects, including the Binbane-Cathaleen Falls 110 kV Line Uprate, Louth-Woodland 220 kV HTLS Uprate, Killonan-Shannonbridge 220 kV Voltage Uprate, and Dunstown-Moneypoint 400 kV Refurbishment.• Project Completion: Ensured projects were completed to specification, budget, and schedule, with a strong focus on safety management.• On-Site Experience: Extensive on-site experience as a site engineer… Show more • Project Leadership: Led design and project management for multiple HV transmission line projects, including the Binbane-Cathaleen Falls 110 kV Line Uprate, Louth-Woodland 220 kV HTLS Uprate, Killonan-Shannonbridge 220 kV Voltage Uprate, and Dunstown-Moneypoint 400 kV Refurbishment.• Project Completion: Ensured projects were completed to specification, budget, and schedule, with a strong focus on safety management.• On-Site Experience: Extensive on-site experience as a site engineer, working closely with project delivery teams and contractors/subcontractors during demanding outage programmes.Key Responsibilities• Scoping and Cost Estimation: Scoped projects, estimated costs, and forecasted materials for major transmission projects.• Design Coordination: Designed overhead lines (PLS-CADD) and coordinated various design departments (substations, cables, telecoms, civils).• Safety Management: Enacted the design coordination role and strictly implemented project safety protocols.• Specialist Design Solutions: Coordinated specialist design solutions at challenging locations.• Technical and Commercial Preparation: Prepared both technical and commercial elements of project scopes.• Stakeholder Management: Managed stakeholders, including contractors, landowners, and government bodies.• Construction Supervision: Supervised contractors and construction activities, providing site support.• Foundation and Temporary Works Design: Specified and designed foundations and reviewed temporary works requirements.• Programme and Risk Management: Managed project programmes and risks.• Process Improvement: Refined and improved processes and procedures.• Material Procurement and Quality Control: Procured materials, conducted testing/quality control. Show less

Dublin, Ireland

International Projects: Worked on international projects, focusing on the detailed design of overhead lines, scoping, costing, and project management. Coolkeeragh-Magherafelt 275kV Line Upgrade Feasibility Study (NIE Networks, Belfast):• Lead PLS-CADD designer for the project.• Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to conduct a detailed conductor selection study, evaluating both conventional and non-conventional conductor options.• Performed tower loading and condition… Show more International Projects: Worked on international projects, focusing on the detailed design of overhead lines, scoping, costing, and project management. Coolkeeragh-Magherafelt 275kV Line Upgrade Feasibility Study (NIE Networks, Belfast):• Lead PLS-CADD designer for the project.• Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to conduct a detailed conductor selection study, evaluating both conventional and non-conventional conductor options.• Performed tower loading and condition assessments, and foundation analysis for ~200 towers using PLS-CADD/TOWER. Show less

Dublin, Ireland

• Site Engineer: Led the HV test project on a major in-service 220 kV circuit, validating the behaviour of the non-conventional HTLS conductor design.• Technical Studies: Conducted feasibility studies for uprating existing 220 kV lines to 400 kV using a composite crossarm design and pivoted vee insulator.• Technical Paper: Authored a technical paper on the use of probabilistic wind and data in OHL design and assessment, presented by Patrick at the 2017 Cigré Symposium in Trinity College… Show more • Site Engineer: Led the HV test project on a major in-service 220 kV circuit, validating the behaviour of the non-conventional HTLS conductor design.• Technical Studies: Conducted feasibility studies for uprating existing 220 kV lines to 400 kV using a composite crossarm design and pivoted vee insulator.• Technical Paper: Authored a technical paper on the use of probabilistic wind and data in OHL design and assessment, presented by Patrick at the 2017 Cigré Symposium in Trinity College Dublin. The paper was selected as one of the best and published in the Cigré Science & Engineering Journal. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

My entire time with CTI was spent working on phase one of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, a $1.7 billion 11.4 mile extension to the existing metro line network, responsibilities included: - As a representative of the client on site I was tasked with the testing and inspection of all structural related construction materials and activities - This testing and inspecting covered things such as concrete placements, high strength grout used for aerial works, cementitious fireproofing… Show more My entire time with CTI was spent working on phase one of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, a $1.7 billion 11.4 mile extension to the existing metro line network, responsibilities included: - As a representative of the client on site I was tasked with the testing and inspection of all structural related construction materials and activities - This testing and inspecting covered things such as concrete placements, high strength grout used for aerial works, cementitious fireproofing applied at each of the four newly constructed stations, monitoring the gluing and pres-stressing of the concrete segments (spans), monitoring pile driving, and inspecting rebar before concrete placements. - Following the inspection and testing of the numerous activities it was then my responsibility to collect all samples made by myself and others and return them to the lab for testing. This entailed ensuring that all samples were labelled, cured, and tested for structural strength in accordance with project specifications and local standards. - Finally I was then required to write detailed reports for the client while also communicating the results from the lab to the field engineers such that the striking of form work etc could proceed. Show less

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

While with McNamara’s I spent my time solely on the new hospital block being built for Letterkenny general hospital. Tasks included: - Photocopying and arranging paperwork in the office - Assisting the site engineer with daily tasks such as setting out, levelling and monitoring of concrete pours - Liaising with sub-contractors on site - Collecting concrete samples and making cubes for testing

Ipma-D, Project Management

Master Of Engineering (Meng) With First Class Honours, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Civil Engineering Society

Higher National Diploma, Civil Engineering

Irish Leaving Certificate