Context:As part of Sydney Water's NEC4 delivery model, Confluence Water provides design, construction, maintenance, and facilities management services for Sydney Water's North region. Confluence Water is a joint venture comprising Downer Utilities, Jacobs, and Ventia.Projects include:- Live replacement of MV/LV Electrical distribution systems in a continuously operating Water Pumping Station housed in a Heritage building. Challenge: continuous operation.- Brownfield… Show more Context:As part of Sydney Water's NEC4 delivery model, Confluence Water provides design, construction, maintenance, and facilities management services for Sydney Water's North region. Confluence Water is a joint venture comprising Downer Utilities, Jacobs, and Ventia.Projects include:- Live replacement of MV/LV Electrical distribution systems in a continuously operating Water Pumping Station housed in a Heritage building. Challenge: continuous operation.- Brownfield integration of Ultra-filtration trains in existing Wastewater Treatment Plant, doubling the tertiary treatment capacity. Challenge: First-of-a-kind / pilot project, sponsorship, business case volatility.- Brownfield rehabiliation (mechanical & electrial) and Greenfield development of Sewerage Pumping Stations up to 430L/s, together with associated pressure mains. Challenge: business case volatility.- Brownfield Water Filtration Plant (12ML/d) capacity augmentation & resilience improvement. Challenge: picking up an existing design.Achievements include:- Fastest delivery (10 months from Concept to IFC status) managing design & engineering resources from across the country during COVID- Process tailoring and dissemination of good practices (via toolboxes, focus groups and LL sessions) for improved traceability, accountability, integration management.- Promoted Design Project Manager at Major Utilities program level, with focus on fostering a greater delivery orientation and improved design performance via standardisation- Strategic leadership of ECI contracts, including scope/requirements management, stakeholder engagement management and project performance baseline definition. Show less

Responsibilities:- Performing scope & project requirements analysis,- Managing Site investigation & Constructability review - all disciplines,- Defining Procurement strategy, initiating RFQ process and technical/commercial bid evaluations, - Coordinating electrical design & power system studies, including interfaces with Utility companies (e.g. connection application process) and neighboring projects,- Facilitating Risk & Opportunities workshops and design reviews with… Show more Responsibilities:- Performing scope & project requirements analysis,- Managing Site investigation & Constructability review - all disciplines,- Defining Procurement strategy, initiating RFQ process and technical/commercial bid evaluations, - Coordinating electrical design & power system studies, including interfaces with Utility companies (e.g. connection application process) and neighboring projects,- Facilitating Risk & Opportunities workshops and design reviews with Client,- Developing & providing all necessary input to Design & Construction pricing, Steering Committee review and Target Cost submission- Managing design development during Execution stage, including Design Review workshops until IFC release, support to procurement & expediting, construction and commissioning. Show less

Situation: • Innovative US$4 billion fast-track FPSO conversion project, high technical and operational risks.• Fragmented contractual set up and difficult relation with contractor and subcontractors. At construction stage: schedule slippage, productivity issues, QA/QC issues, frequent organisational disruptions.• Crippling amount of 45,000+ technical reservations preventing sail-away from Construction Yard. Achievements:• Implemented recovery plan to debottleneck… Show more Situation: • Innovative US$4 billion fast-track FPSO conversion project, high technical and operational risks.• Fragmented contractual set up and difficult relation with contractor and subcontractors. At construction stage: schedule slippage, productivity issues, QA/QC issues, frequent organisational disruptions.• Crippling amount of 45,000+ technical reservations preventing sail-away from Construction Yard. Achievements:• Implemented recovery plan to debottleneck the completion activities, improve quality control and prevent scope creep, resulting in increasing the defect screening rate to 100% while reducing the processing time by a factor 4. Generating $275,000 direct savings via effective resource management.• Reduced the reservations backlog to lowest count and best clearance performance in 15 years, allowing for one of the shortest offshore campaigns to date.• Specific actions to improve partners cooperation, until 100% endorsement and handover in time for sail-away of both FPSO units.• Used Lessons Learned to contribute to delivering the 2nd unit on time and with 40% fewer defects. Show less

Situation:• Supporting Project transition from Commissioning engineering to Commissioning execution.• Commissioning Engineering incomplete at commencement of execution stage.• Siloed culture, limited team interaction with Engineering, Post-Order and Construction teams.Achievements:• Facilitated workshops and tripartite reviews for derisking key aspects of Commissioning execution (e.g. Vendor mobilisation, spare parts), minimising frictions with Construction &… Show more Situation:• Supporting Project transition from Commissioning engineering to Commissioning execution.• Commissioning Engineering incomplete at commencement of execution stage.• Siloed culture, limited team interaction with Engineering, Post-Order and Construction teams.Achievements:• Facilitated workshops and tripartite reviews for derisking key aspects of Commissioning execution (e.g. Vendor mobilisation, spare parts), minimising frictions with Construction & Operations Teams and maximising collaboration across the entire delivery chain.• Liaising with Engineering and Post-Order teams for ensuring Commisioning requirements are accounted for (e.g. FAT reservations, final documentation) prior to close-out of procurement contracts.• Facilitating interfaces with Third-Party Authorities (eg. BV) for inspection and certification requirements.• Providing direct support to Contractor for completing Precommissioning & Commissioning databases. Show less

Situation:• Coordination of technical/contractual interfaces between contractors with aggressive schedule targets. “No Change Order” policy. No contractual liability between contractors, employer at risk.• Late mobilisation of FPSO contractor organisation, high potential for knock-on delays.• Management of critical mechanical package (US$10 million) from basic design to testing & delivery.• No prior technical exposure to FPSO industry, requiring continuous self-directed… Show more Situation:• Coordination of technical/contractual interfaces between contractors with aggressive schedule targets. “No Change Order” policy. No contractual liability between contractors, employer at risk.• Late mobilisation of FPSO contractor organisation, high potential for knock-on delays.• Management of critical mechanical package (US$10 million) from basic design to testing & delivery.• No prior technical exposure to FPSO industry, requiring continuous self-directed technical learning.Achievements:• Implemented execution plan to recover contractor delay and create proactive collaborative environment amongst stakeholders, achieving best project performance with highest close-out rate and lowest task overdue count by the end of tenure.• Managed mechanical package by leading post-order acceleration program with primary focus on end-user requirements and fitness-for-purpose. Delivered package on time and on budget, which performed critical offshore hook-up operations without downtime.• Contributed to key claim negotiations with up to US$2 million in savings, with zero unsolicited change order. Show less

Situation:• Largest brownfield redevelopment program in 20 years, existing installation from 1960’s with complex technical and execution challenges, including critical works during annual production shutdown.• ~50,000 manhours with 50% to be completed during BAU, 50% on critical path for shutdown duration.• Safety- and operation-sensitive execution, complex stakeholder situation with strong influence from Client’s Operations & Maintenance teams.Achievements:•… Show more Situation:• Largest brownfield redevelopment program in 20 years, existing installation from 1960’s with complex technical and execution challenges, including critical works during annual production shutdown.• ~50,000 manhours with 50% to be completed during BAU, 50% on critical path for shutdown duration.• Safety- and operation-sensitive execution, complex stakeholder situation with strong influence from Client’s Operations & Maintenance teams.Achievements:• Developed comprehensive execution plan, complete with co-activities and risk/opportunity analysis.• Established solid stakeholder engagement and communication strategy, to generate buy-in, increase ability to respond to changes and implement anticipated strategies for opportunities.• Developed fast-track schedule for starting commissioning activities ahead of schedule, contributing to reduce overall shutdown duration by 30% and gain 12 days of production (x 65,000 bpd). Show less

Situation:• US$1.8 billion oil field development program (onshore power plant & offshore facilities).• Fragmented procurement strategy, with various contract delivery methods and multiple interdependencies.• Managing technical/contractual interfaces between 12 different contractors, Vendors and LLI suppliers.Achievements:• First assignment as Client representative; employed my contractor experience to anticipate operational and organisational issues. As a result, my… Show more Situation:• US$1.8 billion oil field development program (onshore power plant & offshore facilities).• Fragmented procurement strategy, with various contract delivery methods and multiple interdependencies.• Managing technical/contractual interfaces between 12 different contractors, Vendors and LLI suppliers.Achievements:• First assignment as Client representative; employed my contractor experience to anticipate operational and organisational issues. As a result, my contract and perimeter were extended.• Supported up to 8 package managers throughout implementation of targeted project campaigns. Facilitated scope development and contract award via drafting and review of 20+ contract deliverables.• Successful involvements at project definition stage, including development of contracting scenarios and strategic recommendations that obtained senior management approval for execution. Show less

Leading ISO 9001 certification of Engineering department. Promoted department Liaison to Corporate Think Tank.

Enforcing “design freeze” status for scope and change control purpose. Handover of 70 subsystems 4 weeks ahead of Commissioning schedule. Contract & scope extended upon Client request.

Created and implemented framework for staged handover of assets to Commissioning. Ensured timely delivery throughout hot transfer activities (i.e. continuous plant operation).

Contributed to establishing employer as a short-listed bidder for Telecoms infrastructures projects.

Streamlining of operations and recovery of Customer confidence. Claim management. Recovered 30% of contract amount (US$65 million) through coordination of inspection, completion and final doc activities.

Several systems integration projects undertaken at basic engineering, tendering or execution stages. With durations ranging from a week to beyond six months, these tasks were undertaken between the longer missions exposed above.Responsibilities :- Preparation of engineering specifications & requisitions, coordination of design interfaces,- Consultation, evaluation, and follow-up of Vendors,- Consolidation of budget and preparation of Project Execution Plan,-… Show more Several systems integration projects undertaken at basic engineering, tendering or execution stages. With durations ranging from a week to beyond six months, these tasks were undertaken between the longer missions exposed above.Responsibilities :- Preparation of engineering specifications & requisitions, coordination of design interfaces,- Consultation, evaluation, and follow-up of Vendors,- Consolidation of budget and preparation of Project Execution Plan,- Establishment of technical and/or commercial offers, review and analysis of deviations and qualifications.Technical E&I design studies for various projects at Basic and EPC stages. Using industry-standard tools (Intools, S4I, Autocad). Show less

Coordination of design studies and negotiation of Construction contracts of up to US$1 million. Achieved 30% cost and schedule savings on outsourcing specific studies.

Audited and improved in-house tools for roll-out planning.