Experience

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  PDi Ltd

  • Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Business Acquisition Director

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Responsible for strategic and operational business acquisition, leading PDi’s business development, marketing and tendering teams. Gavin will be part of the leadership team that will drive PDi’s international growth plans and the expansion of its subsea design, project management services and decommissioning services.PDi, part of the Tattva Group, was established in 2003 and is an independent provider of engineering and project management services to the subsea oil and gas industry worldwide. The company provides subsea engineering design, project management & execution and specialist engineering support services throughout the life cycle of a project, from design to decommissioning.

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  JanusInsight Ltd

  • United Kingdom

  • Owner/Director

    • Jul 2017 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    Set up consultancy business offering: Upstream developments concept, FEED and detail design project management Business and project management services Market and business strategy implementation Asset integrity and business management system implementation services.

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  CONSUB

  • India

  • Interface and Risk Manager

    • May 2019 - Mar 2020
    • India

    CONSUB are an independent project management and engineering services group focused on supporting our clients to deliver value-adding project solutions and integrity assurance. Core services are Valve Management, Integrity Management, Pipeline and Facilities Engineering and Project Management. Consub awarded the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract from ONGC for the NELP 98/2 Cluster 2 deepwater development and contracted to Interface and Risk Manager. Project covers 4 EPC packages; SPS-SURF, FPSO, Platform and Onshore Gas Terminal with a value of $5billion.

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  IMRANDD

  • Consultant

    • Nov 2017 - May 2018

    Contracted on behalf of Imrandd to update North Sea Operators Integrity Management System and Maintenance procedures. Objectives were to deliver a corporate IMS procedure outlining global expectations, further developed existing North Sea procedures for the Subsea, Facilities and Corrosion IMS activities.

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  Elevatoruk/Scottish Enterprise

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Consultant/Cohort

    • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Involved voluntarily in the Scottish Enterprise/Elevator initiative to develop Scottish based businesses with global capability; focus on creating international revenue and Scottish jobs within the energy sector. http://www.elevatoruk.com/

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  Stoller Newport News Nuclear (SN3), A Subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries

  • Cumbria, UK

  • Managing Director

    • Nov 2015 - Apr 2017
    • Cumbria, UK

    Developed business strategy and market offering in conjunction with senior corporate management in US resulting in successful approval of investment budget.Key duties included:• Set up UK office in Cumbria and responsible for operational management of office• Conducting business development and establishing client relationships• Development of UK collaborative relationships with potential partners• Delivery of leadership and UK focused direction with US based senior management team

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  UniversalPegasus International

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Managing Director

    • Jun 2011 - Apr 2017
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Key successes included: • Increased turnover of Pegasus from ~£1.5MM to £12MM and EBITA from ~5% to over 30%• Initiated international growth strategy Pegasus resulting in business international revenue share increasing year on year from 15% to 85% of turnover • Created deep-water engineering design capability resulting in award of global deep-water engineering design agreements. Main duties included: • Responsibility for HSEQ and P&L for UK operations• Delivery of business plan and control of all overhead expenditure within budget and approval of contract terms. • Tendering and project management of design projects; project execution services contracts; offshore installation support and asset integrity/operations contracts • Leadership and guidance to UK operation personnel ensuring business strategy; HSEQ and ethics standards; business updates are understood and implemented • Evaluate and approve opportunities to be pursued and win strategy; tender preparation and management; management of company sales CRM system updates. • Ensuring contracts executed to plan and client satisfaction • Development of client relationships to identify client needs and align company services • Develop short and long-term UK operation business strategy to deliver growth and diversification of services

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  Pegasus International

  • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

  • Engineering Director

    • Jan 2000 - May 2011
    • Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Key sucesses included: • Developed asset integrity management service and software platform resulting in award of several contracts. • Achieved 15% increase in business efficiency by delivering a simplified ISO 9001 certified business management system and expanding services certified. Responsibilities included: • Tender preparation, review and approval including responsibility for quality, technical content and tender strategy. • Project management of concept, FEED and detail design projects; project execution services; offshore installation support and asset integrity/operations support• Personnel recruitment, appraisals, mentoring and training plan development. • Business management system development and maintenance including ISO 9001 audits • Client manager and off-project representative with primary focus on client feedback, lessons learned, client issue resolution • FPAL maintenance and client FPAL feedback including advance registration. • Project management and delivery of company projects • Project manpower planning, allocation and forecasting including responsibility for personnel utilisation • Selection and approval of all subcontract companies

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  Mentor Project Engineering

  • Materials and Corrosion Engineer

    • Aug 1991 - Jan 2000

    Corrosion assessmentsMaterials selectionProcurementInspectionSpecifications