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Senior structural designer working on a high value subsea tie-back project. Working as part of a large multi-discipline team, delivering various scopes of work to cost and schedule. Assisting with Structural discipline planning and manhour estimates.

Role involved working alongside Scottish Waters Alliance Partner for Non-Infrastructure works to estimate and agree a target price for a project, utilizing Engineering Estimating System. Projects varied from civil works including pipe laying, foundations and small buildings to large scale Mechanical and Electrical plant and packages up to a value of £30m. I worked closely with the wider Commercial team to manage project risks and dispute resolutions with the Alliance partner, and regularly performed analysis work on the project values as they progressed through the various Capex stages. I was responsible for assisting the Quantity Surveryor to assess CE's, determine their validity and agree a reconciliation value.

Promoted to Structural Designer.Supporting BP assets in the North Sea. Heavily involved in the MOL (Main Oil Line) Valve Removal & Replacement scope on BP Andrew Platform. Duties included highly detailed multi discipline clash checking using PDMS Design and LFM point cloud, compiling a clash check report and feeding back to various disciplines. The production of detail design drawings including; destruct, steel grillage arrangements, removal and installation sequences including use of hydraulic jacks and mechanical skates, valve supports, temporary pipe supports etc which were produced using both PDMS Draft and Bentley Mictostation. In addition, I produced an animation for the entire removal and installation sequence using Autodesk 3D Studio Max software, which was vital for constructability reviews with the client, and will also be used offshore as part of the 'Toolbox Talk' prior to commencing the job.In addition to the above I have also worked on various smaller scopes including design of sheave support frames and pig launcher supports for caisson inspections using PIG's, various handrail and grating replacement scopes, winch support frame for umbilical pull in scope, and installation of new helideck lighting on various North Sea platforms to comply with the new CAP 437 regulations. As part of the helideck lighting project I attended an offshore installation as part of a structural/electrical survey team to come up with a suitable design proposal.Most recently, I was seconded to the Aberdeen office to help out on various projects including caisson swage repairs on BP Andrew, which included clash checking, detail design using AutoCAD including rigging and lifting schemes and installation routes, and also attending a round table review at which the client attended alongside offshore personnel, where I was responsible for presenting the design.

During my time as a trainee designer I managed to fast track my apprenticeship scheme from an average 3-4 years to just over 2 years.My role as a Structural Designer was mainly supporting Chevron, then later BP and Enquest assets in the North Sea.Duties included the production of detail design drawings on numerous assetsincluding, but not confined to: Access platforms, Stairs, Ladders, Walkways, CantileverStructures, Pipe Supports, Installation/Removal Sequences, Destruct/Reinstatement and Rigging Arrangements.Designs were produced utilizing PDMS Design & Draft, alongside Bentley Microstation.I attended several offshore sites in the North Sea during this time for structural surveys, and later compiled reports with design recommendations. I also attended various fabricators throughout the UK to ensure fabricated steelworks were as per the structural design drawings, and discussed any required changes at the time.