Mechanical Engineering - Oil & Gas

Seeking a career as a Responsible Field Engineer (including Quality Assurance) or Construction Supervisor in construction of petrochemical plants and heavy industry.

Field Engineering: member of construction management team (CMT) providing field-engineering support for petrochemical plant construction (current & recent experience: oil sands steam-assisted oil extraction, new Diesel Desulphurization plant, major revamp to Crude, Vacuum and Hydrocracker units, tank farm and off-sites pumping station).
Responsible for: reactor internals, tower internals, heaters, storage tanks, air-cooled exchangers, rotating equipment (compressors, pumps), and piping.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Perform audits on all contractors for compliance with contract, codes and standards; issue reports
• Represent Quality Assurance at Contractor bi-weekly Quality Control meetings, contract Kick-off meetings, and Progress meetings
• Review/approve contractor Quality Control Manuals, Project Quality Plans, Inspection & Test Plans (ITP’s) and associated exhibits
• Provide full field engineering support and supervision: inspect construction daily progress, supervise compliance with construction work packages, drawings and specifications, resolve technical issues with contractors, suppliers, vendors and write reports.
• Review/approve contractor’s welding procedures and welding matrix for all site pressure welding requirements in accordance with ASME Sect IX, B31.3 and Suncor standards. Review contractor 3rd party welding inspection reports
• Inspect materials, equipment, workmanship for compliance with project requirements
• Interact and co-ordinate all phases of equipment installation (stationary and rotating), final alignments & piping hydrostatic tests
• Prepare field change notice (FCR’s & FCN’s), technical support for field procured materials, material substitution, services and equipment
• Prepare work packages for contractors (mechanical / piping)
• Review field survey reports, prepare field design drawings
• Participate in systems walk-downs, preparation of Punch Lists of incomplete work
• Review of Turnover Packages including red-lined As-Built piping and P&ID’s
• Provide input on back-charges
• Provide input for weekly Project overview reports
• Controlled calibrated measuring and test equipment for the project
• Participate in site safety walks, safety committees.
• Smooth transition into commissioning and start-up (of completed work).

EDUCATION
• Mechanical Engineering Technology (3-year program), Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario 1972
• Construction Safety Association of Ontario – Basics of Supervising 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
• Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists, C.E.T.
• Canadian Welding Bureau Certified Welding Inspector: W178.2 Level 1 including ASME B31.3 code endorsement

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Mechanical Engineering Technologist trained and specialised in large-scale, petrochemical plant construction (reactor internals, tower internals, heaters, storage tanks, air-cooled exchangers, rotating equipment including reciprocating compressors and pumps, and piping)
• Construction Supervision/Field Engineering/Quality Assurance: Excellent ability in applying codes and standards; piping installation, welding, testing; project co-ordination; material control; technical support and planning & scheduling.
• Fabricating shop quality control inspector and technical support (including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, etc.). Post weld heat treat technician.
• Field Engineering/Turnover documents: piping and mechanical equipment.
• Municipal: Ontario Building Code, Plumbing Code and By-Law inspection.
• Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)