Arthur Joseph Whelan
Odsmal
Summary
I am highly focused & professional individual with a proven track record of successful project completions on time, within budget & incident free. I have a strong HSE drive & frequently participate with Risk Assessments, HAZOPS, SJA’s, Toolbox Talks & Safe Working Practices Highly motivated Construction\Commissioning Lead, with 20 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas and Power Stations Projects within both Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. I have experience from Concept, FEED, Construction, Completions, Startup and Operations. Proficient with project planning & documentation from Prefeasibility Studies to Handover to Operations, including Project Strategy, Construction Philosophy / Method and Completion Strategy
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Completions Lead
Aker BP
10.2023 - Current
- Support Engineering in early design phase to build up engineering tag data from contractors to ensure project specifications to ensure smooth handover to commissioning and operations and ensure maintenance planning for the future of the plants
- Support Commissioning Leads to build up Commissioning Boundary’s
- Lead team of System Completions Personal to build up delivered engineering data so project can be delivered to and handed over to commissioning so commissioning activities can be carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Lead the development of the Mechanical Completions plan and strategy with contractors to achieve the timely handover to Commissioning
- Ensure Contractors and Engineering’s understanding of Project Standards and Client requirements are met
- Lead team of commissioning engineers to follow up on Supplier MC and FATs
- Ensure that all MC activities are planned, performed, completed and documented in a manner that ensures a smooth handover ensuring contractor has clearly documented all punch list and carryover work.
Site Manager Thailand and Project Completions Manager
Hitachi Energy
09.2020 - 01.2023
- Support Engineering in early design phase to build up engineering tag data from contractors to ensure project specifications to ensure smooth handover to Client
- Lead team of System Completions Personal to build up and Scope delivered engineering data into project completions system so project can be delivered to and handed over to Client commissioning team
- Lead the development of the Mechanical Completions plan and strategy with contractors to achieve the timely handover to Commissioning
- Support Engineering’s understanding of Project Standards and Client requirements are met
- Lead team of MC Field engineers to follow up on Supplier MC and FATs
- Ensure that all MC activities are planned, performed, completed and documented in a manner that ensures a smooth handover ensuring contractor has clearly documented all punch list and carryover work.
Completions/Preservation Lead
Equinor
08.2018 - 09.2020
- Client Rep onsite for Completions and Preservation
- Develop the Mechanical Completions and Preservation Plan with Contractor for the TMS.
- Ensure Contractors understanding of Norsok Standards and Client requirements are met
- Follow up that all equipment is preserved to vendor requirements
- Ensure that all MC activities are planned, performed, completed and documented in a manner that ensures a smooth handover ensuring contractor has clearly documented all punch list and carryover work.
- Facilitate coordination and cooperation across disciplines / floater sites and efficient integration and hook-up.
- Finalize, document and facilitate final handover of Turret from contractor to client
Preservation Lead
Statoil
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Follow up preservation of all equipment onboard till start up and hand over.
- Establishment of Preservation Plan.
- Planning of daily activities and establishment of daily job card.
- Supervision of Preservation Techs.
- Material coordination according to plan.
- Assistance to Commissioning team
Mechanical Completions Lead
Statoil
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Monitor Contractors and suppliers timely and correct implementation of the MC activities in order to achieve the timely start-up of commissioning
- Assist Contractor and suppliers where relevant with operation of the Procosys system for both mechanical completion and for preservation
- Assist Contractor and suppliers where relevant in preparing MC dossiers for all relevant part systems defined for scope of work
- Assist contractor and suppliers in Procosys training where relevant.
- Preparing weekly status reports from start of MC activities
- Supervise / coordinate all Punch list work, ensure a common approach and method for the production of active punch items, and convert these to outstanding work / carry over lists
- Supervise local inspectors in site team for MC Activities
- Participate in audits/verifications.
- Participate in area/system punch out and monitor the MC status in Procosys.
- Attend coordination meetings with Completion
- Interface with MC discipline with Contractor and Statoil Mariner topsides
MC/Commissioning engineer, (Mechanical/Piping)
Teekay Petrojar
08.2014 - 12.2014
- Responsible for the clearing of remaining MCCR’s and for the organizing of the clearing of outstanding punch items. (Multidiscipline)
- Daily updating of completions system (Pims)
- Clearing of PCCL checklists in preparation for commissioning
- Lining up of subsystems in preparation for SAT
MC/Commissioning engineer
Shell
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Establishment of Sub-Systems and connection of tags in Go Completions for the establishment of ITR’s for MC and Pre-Commissioning packages
- Training of Personal in the use of application software
- Work closely with engineering and construction in the design phase through to the installation phase to insure strong focus on HSE through all stages of the project
- Establishing and preparation of MC and Pre-Commissioning handover dossiers for FAT’s and SAT’s for the vendor deliverables
- Verify WO’s (Work Orders) and follow up Preservation
- Preparation of Boundary drawings according to commissioning packages
- Development of the Pre Commissioning and Commissioning procedures
- Preparation of the MC/Pre-Commissioning Handovers, Commissioning test procedures and Commissioning Handover Dossiers
Construction Method, MC/Commissioning engineer
Shell
08.2012 - 01.2013
- Input to engineering to obtain the optimal installation and logical sequence so that the installation can be performed with minimal interruption and a hand over without punch points
- Definition and planning of the complete Level 5 plan (Work Packages) and sequence for input to plan
- Definition of the Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning activities
- To identify methods to do the installations with minimal interruptions to operations.
- Identify special requirements related to HSE, which have impact to execute the project
- Responsibility to produce presentations to present the installation sequences so that constructability and HSE issues and other problems are addressed prior to installation to avoid interruption to the plan
Work Prep Lead
Aibel V&M Bergen
05.2011 - 08.2012
- Break down of tasks and estimating of hours in PACs for multi disciplines. Electro, Instrument, Telecom, HVAC, Piping, Structural and Mechanical.
- Input of information into Statoil sap
- Establishment of MC and Pre-Commissioning ITR’s for tags within the packages
- Putting the final documentation together with all the information from the estimating in PACs and Sap and converting it to pdf format before uploading into ProArc and reporting to document control for the sending of the working pack offshore.
- Uploading of compiled files into ProCoSys
Education
National trade certificate - metal fabrication
Waterford Engineering and Trades University
Ireland01.2003
Noise Awareness - undefined
01.2018
MIST - undefined
01.2018
BOSIET & CA-EBS - undefined
01.2018
Work Permits In depth study - undefined
01.2013
Work Permit and Safe Job Analysis - undefined
01.2013
Offshore training course (RESQ) - undefined
Stavanger, Norway01.2012
Manual elevated work platform (MEWP) - undefined
Norway01.2009
Safe job analyses (SJA) - undefined
Norway01.2008
Fall arrest system - undefined
Norway01.2008
High rope access - undefined
Australia01.2005
Skills
- ProCoSys
- ARIS
- (Qedi)Go Completions
- Pims
- STID
- ProArc
- Excel
- Navisworks
- PDMS
- SAP
- Pacs
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Dependable and responsible
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Computer skills
Languages
English
Scandinavian (basic)
Timeline
Senior Completions Lead
Aker BP
10.2023 - Current
Site Manager Thailand and Project Completions Manager
Hitachi Energy
09.2020 - 01.2023
Completions/Preservation Lead
Equinor
08.2018 - 09.2020
Preservation Lead
Statoil
06.2017 - 07.2018
Mechanical Completions Lead
Statoil
01.2015 - 06.2017
MC/Commissioning engineer, (Mechanical/Piping)
Teekay Petrojar
08.2014 - 12.2014
MC/Commissioning engineer
Shell
08.2013 - 08.2014
Construction Method, MC/Commissioning engineer
Shell
08.2012 - 01.2013
Work Prep Lead
Aibel V&M Bergen
05.2011 - 08.2012
Noise Awareness - undefined
MIST - undefined
BOSIET & CA-EBS - undefined
Work Permits In depth study - undefined
Work Permit and Safe Job Analysis - undefined
Offshore training course (RESQ) - undefined
Manual elevated work platform (MEWP) - undefined
Safe job analyses (SJA) - undefined
Fall arrest system - undefined
High rope access - undefined
National trade certificate - metal fabrication
Waterford Engineering and Trades University
References
- Morten Dahal, Commissioning Lead Engineer Process, Vår Energi, Jotun FPSO, +4797534004
- Paul Oakes, Completions/Commissioning Manager, AkerBP, +4795056947, paul.oakes@akerbp.com
- Lucas Beecken, Commissioning Supervisor, BP, +46702302707
Personal Information
- Profession: Construction/Completions Lead, Construction Method, Planning
- Title: Construction/Completions Lead
- Date of Birth: 06.06.1978
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Irish
Short Resume
I am highly focused & professional individual with a proven track record of successful project completions on time, within budget & incident free. I have a strong HSE drive & frequently participate with Risk Assessments, HAZOPS, SJA’s, Toolbox Talks & Safe Working Practices. Highly motivated Construction/Commissioning Lead, with 20 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas and Power Stations Projects within both Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. I have experience from Concept, FEED, Construction, Completions, Startup and Operations. Proficient with project planning & documentation from Prefeasibility Studies to Handover to Operations, including Project Strategy, Construction Philosophy / Method and Completion Strategy.