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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Senior Project Engineer for Mining EPCM consultancy specializing in Feasibility Studies, Detail Design Engineering and Project Execution support of green and brownfield sites. Responsible for management of engineering and design teams and project deliverables to ensure timely submission to satisfy key milestones. Liaison with key stakeholders, clients and subcontractors, managing engineering technical support and vendor data through procurement, construction, and project closeout phases.Development of Project Tenders defining the proposed scope and engineering resource cost estimates required for project delivery, ensuring adherence to schedule and budget during project execution, and providing ongoing monitoring and control of project costs throughout all project phases.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Project Management of local and international design teams to deliver full scope across Engineering design phase, manufacture, installation and commission of production lines. Equipment includes rotating machinery, heat exchangers, oil pipework, storage tanks, skids, conveyors, valves, separators and access platforms, integrating with electrical and associated process safety control systems.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Engineering technical focal point for all Surface operations in AU/NZ/PNG, providing technical expertise and guidance for field support and troubleshooting. Coordinating local and international design teams to support and deliver new and aftermarket technical solutions for Australia, NZ, PNG, SE Asia and Middle East markets to customer specifications while adhering to company product design standardization requirements. Customer focal point for support all phases of technical delivery, i.e. conceptual design, manufacturing and Factory Acceptance Testing, support of field service personnel for technical issues and troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance/wellhead integrity support. Specializing in Wellhead Workover and Plug and Abandonment activities and project risk management. Engineering and Quality representative on the regional management team. Advisor to business strategies on requirements to adhere to corporate guidelines for both Engineering product standardization and Quality Management Systems requirements. Development of technical business strategies during tender, bidding and design phases.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Manage and coordinate design teams on new installation, maintenance and aftermarket support of Cameron surface wellheads and Christmas trees. Coordination of new product design and FAT & SIT commissioning requirements to meet API specifications. Solving technical issues and providing solutions for multi-million dollar onshore and offshore assets. Delivering projects from initial concepts including project planning, conceptual & detail design, design analysis and calculations, through to design verification, manufacturing support and commissioning of new equipment. Quality manager for manufacturing and operations facility, overseeing QA and QC functions, custodian of the internal Quality Management System, managing Quality Control staff to ensure adherence to applicable standards, ISO 9001, API 6A etc, with sound experience in FMEA, RAMS, Root Cause Analysis Techniques and Reliability Engineering.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lead project engineer for the Cameron as part of the Kipper-Tuna-Turrum wellhead development campaign, a project with a capital value over $20 million. I was responsible for the coordination of product design and delivery of the wellhead system through our Australia based design team, Singapore manufacturing facility and customer’s AUS/US based operations.Coordination of engineering personnel workload and new designs including revision control and approval, technical and standards compliance and design reviews with multiple internal stakeholders. Approval of engineering outputs i.e. detail design, design calculations, assembly and installation procedures, technical reporting to internal and external stakeholders.Directing and supervision of customer-witnessed factory assessment testing (FAT) and systems integration operations for commissioning of new equipment design and installation techniques, including supporting documentation, reporting and installation procedures. FAT’s were demonstrated to customers in both local and international facilities, providing training of company and client personnel on products and procedures.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Specialising in Surface wellhead engineering design, development and aftermarket services. Project management and customer liaison for Oil/Gas wellheads, completion and running equipment. Engineering focal point for offshore field support for Woodside offshore assets, liaise with and provide equipment training for the customer and offshore personnel directing maintenance and installation procedures, and creating maintenance schedules for field life extension and wellhead integrity. Failure Mode Root Cause analysis and reporting of equipment and field technical difficulties with a high priority response, enhancing product confidence and eliminating rig down time.

Adelaide, Australia

Project management, engineering design, development and manufacturing of wellheads and associated products to customer requirements, including the design of Christmas trees, completions and running tools in line with specifications complying with company, API and ASME standards relevant to the oil and gas industry. Includes high pressure/high temperature geothermal and coal seam gas wells.Releasing detailed component machining drawings, specifying coatings and surface treatments, product testing, fabrication and assembly specifications for new and modified designs, creation of technical documents and running procedures. Approving designs performed by drafters, designers and engineers to verify compliance with customer requirements, industry and company standards.

Adelaide, Australia

Graduate development program covering manufacturing engineering, product design and research and development. As a member of the design team I was responsible for the introduction of a new range of products to the Australian and New Zealand markets with a capital investment of over $20 million. The Engineering team was largely responsible for decreasing rework causes on production line responsible for 1000 units per day by utilizing improved manufacturing and testing techniques with higher quality control.