Project Manager Engineer

SUMMARY

Over ** years’ experience in Project Management, Project Engineering, Interface management, Construction and associated OHS stewardship in Refining, Fabrication & Engineering Design. Includes managing multi-discipline EPCM & EPC project teams in the Alumina and as part of PMC interacting with EPC contractors in Iron ore resource industries associated with processing/refinery plants, material handling and mining facilities both local and internationally, including Portfolio Management of sustaining capital projects in large scale processing refineries.

I commenced career initial as a Electrical, instrument, control Project engineer in chemical process refineries and mining operations.

Background includes major operational expansion projects and feasibility studies in both green & brown field design environments all involving interfacing, construction and commissioning. In addition have performed in line management operational, maintenance supervisory & OHS roles in processing industry, with three expatriate assignments with Alcoa World Alumina (USA) located in South America (Suriname), CBG West Africa (Guinea) and EDC/Duro Felguera (China),totalling to more than 5 years international exposure.

Most recently completed 3 years in Client PMC role as Package Project Manager - Mine Process Plant,working for Worley Parsons, then Parsons Brinckerhoff on the $10 Billion Roy Hill Iron Ore project.

Work included Client post BFS value engineering/FEED, developing EPC contact design criteria, Interface management between packages, BOD'S specifications & drawings (GA's, PFD's, P&ID's),assisting in developing the EPC package SoW (~$2Bn),contract Principal Project Requirements and management of long lead Vendor packages prior to EPC novation.

Role involved EPC Bid phase & post EPC award package management with Samsung, covering day to day liaison/interfacing management with EPC, attending risk reviews, design & 3D reviews, HAZOP's and TQ responses as part of PMC.

Recently worked for Dalian Support Team (DST) in Dalian, China as Engineering/Project manager assisting the EPC Vendor, Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry (DHHI) with engineering design & documentation closeout, compliance to contract requirements, reviews/HAZOP's and involvement in interfacing with workshop fabrication/assembly/inspection, QA associated with supply of modularised industrial machines such as Stackers, Reclaimers, Ship Loader and Car Dumper so as to ensure DHHI achieve contract delivery milestone dates associated with Spanish EPC contractor.

EXPERIENCE

2015 to Present

Project Manager - at Paradigm Engineers Pty Ltd

2014 to 2015

2014 to 2015

Feb 2015 – June 2015 (5 months)

Assisting Paradigm Engineers in the production of EPC contractor's Vendor DHHI, review and issue of Installation, Maintenance and Operation manuals (IMO's) for modularised design of Mine Fixed, Fine, Lump Stackers for Mine and Port, Reclaimers for Mine and Port, Ship Loader balanced machines and Car Dumper associated with the Roy Hill Iron Ore project.

Package Manager/Engineering Manager at Dalian Support Team

(EDC/Duro Felguera)

Jan 2014 - Feb 2015 (1 year 2 months)

Worked as expatriate in northern China for Dalian Support Team (DST) through Engineering Dynamics Consulting (EDC) as internal Engineering/Project management consultant assisting Spanish EPC contractor Duro Felguera (DF) with its contract for the modularisation design of heavy industrial equipment associated with supply of 5 x Stackers, 2 x Reclaimers, Ship Loader and Car Dumper for Roy Hill Iron Ore Project. Liaising/interfacing directly with DHHI on a daily basis to drive and assist for resolution of engineering design issues, progress design reviews/scope compliance to principal’s project requirements, together with ensuring schedule manufacturing target dates are met.

Key interfaces were with DHHI’s on contract management, engineering/technical reviews, TQ's, HAZOP's, fabrication workshops quantity control & OHS, together with interaction/liaison with their downstream sub-contractor/vendors. The DST is a small, highly dynamic profession project team that shares the same vision and values for being results focused, technically competent who challenge the status quo and brings learning from past experiences to assist the Contractor to deliver in accordance with contract requirements. This is all done in a manner that maintains the trust, self-confidence and cultural self-esteem of others and sustainable constructive relationships.

Package Delivery/Project Manager - Mine Process Plant (Roy Hill PMC) at Parsons Brinckerhoff

May 2013 – Dec 2013 (7 months)

Package Project Manager (PMC) for Mine Process Plant, for Roy Hill's $10 Billion Roy Hill Iron Ore mega project. Responsible for day to day liaison with Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Contractor Samsung C&T for Mine Process Plant (~$2Bn).

Role included representing the Client’s interests by managing the day to day interfaces with EPC on scope of work, maximising modularisation of equipment and building structures through design, schedule,costs, contract deliverables, attending and inputting to technical & progress reviews, managing interfaces between plant & rail and infrastructure packages, technical queries from project Kick-off through design, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning. Involved with project risk management mitigation, HAZID,HAZOPS and HSE stewardship.

Maintaining strong relationships/liaising with internal Client management team on day to day basis from Plant Operations, Maintenance, Mining and building strong Project teams/groups to ensure agreement and clear communication is in place. Role location transitions from Perth Engineering phase to Roy Hill mine site (FIFO) at commencement of Construction activities from Q1/14 through to Q4/15.

Project Manager - Parsons Brinckerhoff

May 2013 – Dec 2013 (6 months)

2007 to 2013

Area Project Manager – Worley Parsons

Area Project Manager/Project Engineering/Delivery Manager - Mine Process Plant, PMC – Roy Hill Project

July 2011 – April 2013 (1 year 10 months) Worley Parsons, Perth, Australia

Delivery Project Manager (PMC) for Mine Process Plant, for Hancock Prospecting’s $10 Billion Roy Hill Iron Ore project. Responsible for day to day liaison with Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Contractor selected for Mine Process Plant (~$2 Billion), representing the Client’s interests and Stakeholders by managing the EPC scope of work, package interfaces and deliverables from Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) through design, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning.

Responsible for development and approval of Technical management of engineering standards and documents for EPC contract formation of Principal Project Requirements (PPR) during ECI phase. Specifically responsible for the Mine Process Plant scope of work, associated technical design, modularisation of equipment and building structures and advising, liaison with Client groups on day to day basis.

During EPC Bidding process coordinated, interfaced with EPC contractors and responded to Technical Queries and Clarifications. Organised and chaired meetings with EPC teams to build working relationships to facilitate understanding of SoW and PPR documentation. Actively fostered working relationships with senior Client and EPC management groups.

Area Project Manager - Mine Process Plant, FEED – Roy Hill Project

February 2011 – July 2011 Worley Parsons, Perth, Australia

Area Manager for Mine Process Plant (FEED) for Hancock Prospecting’s $10 Billion Roy Hill Iron Ore project. Responsible for reviewing and updating documentation and deliverables for the BFS Addendum for Value Engineering changes to the Mine Process Plant as result of a change in location of the Plant and the Mine rail loop. Scope included carrying out a VE exercise for the plant process flow sheet and mass balance so as to further optimise and eliminate unnecessary process circuits and/or equipment. Review the Plant equipment general arrangement and layout to further minimise overall plant foot print for the new location. Review and update the BFS estimate MTO’s.

In addition, co-ordinated interfacing with other packages/stakeholders,oversaw preparation SOW packages and specifications for critical long lead items such as Stackers, Reclaimers, Primary and Secondary crushers, Cone crushers, Wet Scrubbers and Laboratory sampling equipment and the modularisation of equipment and building structures.

Proposal Manager/Project Manager – WorleyParsons Onshore Project Delivery

January 2011 – February 2011 Worley Parsons, Perth, Australia

Proposal Manager - Managing the preparation of various requests for proposals or expression of interest from the metals & minerals sector for project EM & EPCM services.

Project Manager (Start-up) initialising EpCM for RSA9 & ROCP3 FEL3 project at Alcoa’s Wagerup residual area. Estimated TIC $120M (Dec 2010 to Feb 2011)

2007 - 2010

Area Project Manager – Elect/Cont & Utilities – Bechtel/WorleyParsons, Efficiency & Growth Project, Worsley Alumina, Collie, Western Australia

2007 – 2010 WorleyParsons/Bechtel, Perth, Australia.

Area Project Manager on BHP Billiton’s Worsley Alumina refinery $2.7Bn Efficiency & Growth project. Responsible for scope, schedule, costs and safety associated with Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Plant Utilities valued at ~ $500M.Interfacing with other Area Managers and key stakeholders.

Responsible for managing cost, schedule, scope and change control of capital associated with electrical, instrumentation & controls and utilities for Worsley Alumina $2.7Bn Efficiency & Growth upgrade project. Project covers new mine site, crushing facilities, overland conveyors, new 132kv EDS & associated switchgear & power transformers for refinery and mining infrastructure, EDC’s (HV/LV switchgear, transformers and ancillaries), stackers, mills, precipitators, calciner, high temperature caustisation, major upgrades to process equipment throughout refinery, implementation of foundation field bus and upgrade to DCS .

2003 - 2007

Various Project management Positions - Hatch and Associates, Perth, Australia

2005 – 2007 Hatch and Associates, Perth, Australia.

Senior Project Manager overseeing a multi discipline team of Engineers, designers and construction/commissioning support personnel in managing project’s totalling more than $60M at Alcoa’s Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries.

Nominated for position as an Associate within company prior to resigning in late 2007.

2003 – 2005 Hatch and Associates, Perth, Australia.

Project Delivery Manager (Programme Manager) for Alcoa Hatch Engineering Alliance at, Kwinana Refinery. Responsible for managing project teams and safety of personnel carrying out brown field portfolio EPCM projects. Interfacing with Client stakeholders in Operations & Maintenance.

Responsible for the development of the capital growth & sustaining programme, overseeing and building a multi discipline team of designer, engineers & designers and construction & commissioning support personnel in managing an Engineering Alliance between Hatch and Alcoa World Alumina Kwinana Refinery with a typical annual growth/sustaining capital budget of approximate $90M.

1988 - 2003

Alcoa World Alumina – Various roles & positions

2002 – 2003 Alcoa World Alumina - Australia. W.A. Operations.

Senior Electrical Consultant seconded to Engineering Technology Group based at Pinjarra to manage electrical asset integrity assessment audits of Alcoa’s WA Operations.

2002 – 2002 Alcoa World Alumina - USA Atlantic.

Senior Technical Consultant (seconded to CBG operations Guinea Western Africa). Reporting to Director of Engineering in mentoring of Engineer department and management group in Alcoa project management procedures and co-ordinating submission of RfA’s.

Returned to AWA-Australia in late October 2002 as Maintenance Systems and Support Supervisor assigned to the Engineering Technology Group at Pinjarra on electrical asset integrity assessments of WA Ops. Senior Technical Consultant. Responsible for introducing the Alcoa project delivery process and systems to the CBG, Guinea Western Africa operation in regard to Alcoa Business System (ABS), Project Management, Alcoa’s RfA & Blitz procedures, capital stewardship, Engineering, Maintenance and EHS auditing, coaching, training and mentoring to the Technical group and to assist in the areas of maintenance and EHS as required.

In October 2002 Martin returned to the Alcoa’s Pinjarra Refinery to work for the Engineering Technology Group based at Pinjarra. His role was to set-up a process and procedure for implementing Electrical Asset Integrity Assessments of WA Operational facilities. This process included failure risk assessment and recommendations on reducing the risk and associated order of magnitude estimates for maintenance budget planning and management decision processes.

2001 – 2001 Alcoa World Alumina - Australia. Pinjarra.

Maintenance Systems and Support Supervisor. Operational role managing reporting systems and metrics for senior management.

2000 – 2001 Alcoa World Alumina-Australia. Pinjarra.

Maintenance and Descale Supervisor OC2 (secondment). Operational support role managing mechanical maintenance crews in clarification area and refinery vessel descale crews.

During 2000 seconded to Clarification Maintenance and Descale Supervisor in OC2 and completed a successful extended assignment of some seven months in this role.

1998 – 2000 Alcoa World Alumina-Australia. Pinjarra.

Dual role as Senior Area Engineering OC2 managing small group of multi-discipline engineers on day-to-day operational support & refinery Senior Electrical Engineer

1995 – 1998 Alcoa World Alumina - USA Atlantic.

Lead Project Engineer seconded to Alcoa’s refinery at Suralco, Suriname South America. Managing & mentoring engineers across the refinery and smelter areas. Assign accountability in delivering project management processes for engineering, technical and senior management groups. In addition was part of lead team setting up engineering first alliance for Alcoa Atlantic.

1988 – 1995 Alcoa World Alumina – Australia .W.A. Operations

Electrical/Instrument Project Engineer with Alcoa’s Central Engineering group. Working on brown & green field projects up to $50M across three refineries and two mine sites.

In 1995 seconded to work at Alcoa’s refinery at Suralco, Suriname (South America) as a Lead Refinery Engineer for three years. The position was to help manage a $200M capital works program, preparation of RfA’s, professionally develop and act as mentor to a multi-discipline group of engineers and technicians. In addition a specific requirement was to implement Alcoa’s Engineering Project Management system to approximately 150 staff and introduce the new Blitz and RfA processes. Initial areas of plant responsibility were for the day-to-day professional support and direction of Clarification, Digestion and Residue and act and demonstrate leadership to a team of area Engineers and Technicians.

In mid1995 assigned as Lead E/I Project engineer for upgrade of Calciner #2. Project involved the re-build of unit vessels, including complete re-instrumentation of unit with new BMS system within the normal 4-week unit maintenance shutdown. The Calciner was re-commissioned and made operational in record time. Project received commendation from Refinery Manager.

In 1994 assigned to Wagerup III $700M expansion feasibility phase as E/I Project Engineer working on scope for buildings B37, B40, B40S & B42. Assigned overall responsibility for project’s PLC refinery system design. Project was mothballed in June 1995 due to forecasted change in the metals markets, which impacted negatively on the project economics at the time.

In 1992 assigned as Lead Project Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer managing the $7.5M E/I EPCM component to develop and design an innovative Alumina Leach Drying facility which was to process 50% of the refinery’s alumina output. Project successfully completed on budget & schedule in 1994. Work included design, procurement, construction and commissioning.

Responsibilities included:

Management of several engineering design consultants

Interface management and liaison with Stakeholders.

Management of electrical/instrumentation design, layouts etc

Equipment specification and selection processes which developed multi-discipline skills

Process control design, modelling and philosophy

Burner Management System design for Dyer furnace

Instrumentation specification

Electrical power infrastructure design including substations, HV/MV switchgear, MCC etc

Cost/schedule control and reporting

Commissioning of process and building, leading a Team nine (9) of Alcoa Electrical Engineers working on back to backshifts over a 3-4 week period.

Ongoing operational support during the six months following commissioning acting as a de facto Production Supervisor in a technical support role.

In 1990 was assigned the responsibility for the Electrical/Instrumentation EPCM associated with the relocation of the mine site, crusher and conveyor systems from North Road to White Road at Huntly. This project was successfully completion on time and budget. Duties included:

Responsibility for managing the $4M electrical capital budget to achieve project intent

Design and specification of infrastructure associated with 10 km of 33 kV – transmission line, 33/13.8/3.3 kV substations, switchgear and MCCs

Extensive re-configuration and re-commissioning of PLC network controlling the Huntly/Del Park conveyor systems to refinery and design and installation of a fibre optic backbone system to improve reliability of data communications

Microwave communications network, PABX, mainframe and LAN facilities

Specification and installation of a data acquisition (similar to Honeywell SCAN) to enable control of the entire crushing/conveyor system and fault diagnostics improving availability significantly on the up time of system

Improved knowledge of material handling in Alcoa’s operations.

Commenced work with Alcoa in 1988 working with Central Engineering group as an Electrical/Instrument Project Engineer based at Kwinana working on major capital projects across site and at Jarrahdale mine site. Work included design, procurement, construction and commissioning.

$70M modernisation program involving instrumentation and control across refinery

Conversion of Drum Filters to Pan Filters in Calcination - Bld50

Jarrahdale Mine Site Rolls Crusher installation & total Plant PLC upgrade

Lime to Digestion installation - Bld30.

1985 - 1988

Electrical Project Engineer – Scott & Furphy Consulting Engineers, West Perth, Western Australia

Graduate with projects that included:

Design and specification of highway lighting and associated MV distribution for Main Roads for various highway intersection extensions

Carried our investigation and report into the adequacy Tom Price industrial area for the Lands Department of WA

Design & specification of electrical services associated with residential and commercial subdivisions at Tom Price

Design and specification of electrical services associated with new Tug Boat harbour for Port Hedland Port Authority. Work included 22 kV infrastructure, workshop facilities and street lighting

US Navy work for design and specification of Boat Maintenance facilities at Exmouth

Various responsibilities for electrical scopes associated with $22M upgrade of Subiaco Wastewater Treatment Plan for WA

Work for Public Works Dept and Dept of Marine & Harbours associated with the redevelopment of the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour for the 1987 America’s Cup Challenge. Work included design, specification and preparation and administration of tenders and contracts.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Power Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, 1985

Commence part-time studies for Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria.

Project Management Professional – Curtin University (PMI international accreditation 2005)

Registrations/Affiliations

Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia (MIEAust) (eligible for CPEng status)

Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, Management Accountants (APESMA)

Project Management Institute (PMI) – WA Chapter

Professional Development

Trained as Environmental Health and Safety Auditor with Alcoa

Qualified as St John's Senior First-Aider (current to 2011)

Awarded internationally recognised Project Management Professional (PMP) status in 2005 from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Attended various Professional development seminars and workshops with IEAust

Completed numerous internal & external Alcoa World Alumina programs on instrumentation, PLC’s, Honeywell TDC/LCN, professional & personal development, project management EHS courses - 1988 to 2002.

Progressive studies towards MBA Deakin University (currently deferred)

Alcoa University Graduate - Alcoa Business System (ABS)

Trained and experienced in project management in heavy industry environment

Covey Personal Development Course.

Professional development with Hatch and Associates

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