Experience

Placements International

• Australia
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cranes and Rigging Supervisor

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Newcrest PNG houses four Autoclaves and one being the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Rolling shutdowns scope of work includes but not limited to the removal, refurbish and re-installation of piping, mechanical equipment and structural steel for shutdowns and breakdowns. Responsibilities: • Daily coordination of all cranes and rigging crews. • Deliver daily pre-starts and weekly toolbox meetings. • Pre-shutdown planning to ensure adequate quantity of cranes and sizes including other logistics plant and equipment to perform the scope as per the schedule. • Development and maintaining rigging register and crane and rigging SWMS as required. • Develop critical lift studies and lift plans. • Manage logistics of equipment to and from yards, Ports and workshops. • Continually monitoring all crane and rigging work fronts mentoring and promoting safe behaviours and achieving KPI targets. • Actively involved with crane and rigging crews training and mentoring individuals that lack the knowledge and experience.



Kwiklift

• Site Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

  Scope of work included the demolition of three large Air Heater Units and damaged supporting structures. The structure stood at 35m high by 14m wide, the Air Heaters positioned above each other at 3 separate levels, a 280t crawler crane was utilised for the removal of the units weighing approximately 58t and damaged surrounding/supporting structures. The scope of work was executed safely with incident free and ahead of schedule and under budget. Responsibilities: • Daily coordination of demolition work scopes. • Development of detailed heavy lift studies and safely executed. • Conducted scope of work risk assessment and development of detailed SWMS. • Coordination of logistics for the project. • Constant monitoring and involvement with work crews to ensure tasks were completed safely and adhered to the rigorous sequence of the SWMS. • Attendance to client meetings mitigating contractor interface. • Recording of accurate weekly progress reports.



SRG Global

• Australia
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2018 - May 2019

  GCS take over by SRG Global provided a large-scale management packages for major projects in the Oil and Gas Resources, and Industrial sectors. The Pilbara regional branch provides whole package delivery from steel fabrication, paint and blast, steel erection. The Access department which compromised of crane, rigging and access services to maintenance, shutdowns, and green field projects such as Woodside, Rio Tinto, BHP, FMG and Roy Hill sites. Responsibilities: • Managing multi projects in the Pilbara maintaining high standards and safety focus. • Assisted the regional manager quote and tender of large-scale projects that required cranes, rigging and access scopes. • Reviewing detailed SWMS for crane, rigging and access, and implementing improved procedures. • Manage logistics to multiple job sites. • Daily coordination of multi disciplines for the NW Region to applicable sites. • Hazard identification and implementing safe and effective controls, audit safety systems to ensure effectiveness and compliance. • Managing HR and ER of the Access division. • Constantly engaging with the team members promoting a safe work practices and culture. • Client interaction promoting business opportunities and client satisfaction. • Budget management and development of monthly reports.



BHP

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Crane and Rigging Specialist

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Olympic Dam Smelter Maintenance Campaign Shutdown value of 350 million was the largest shutdown by BHP in South Australia, peaked over 1300 contractors to rebuild and upgrade the Copper Smelter Process Facility. Responsibilities: • Managed a team of supervisor and planners to optimize required crane fleet, rigging personnel, heavy lifting and transport for all shutdown scheduled activities. • Reviewed and approved contractor rosters and plant and equipment required for the shutdown. • Assisted contractor mobilization and inspection of all cranes and equipment to ensure site compliance. • Contractor management with Boom Logistics with a fleet of 22 cranes ranging from 25t Frannas to 450t slew cranes and Sarens (Heavy Lift contractor) with a fleet of 8 cranes ranging from 250t to 1350t crawler cranes and SPMT’s for heavy equipment transportation. • Continually assessing all high-risk tasks, implementing, and monitoring strict safety control measures. • Actively involved with contractors prioritizing crane and rigging work fronts taking advantage of windows of opportunity. • Daily coordination and effectively managing contractor interfaces avoiding delays. • Conducted daily contractor handover meetings for night shift works. • Conducting weekly toolbox meetings with all cranes and rigging contractors to maintain alertness and focus of all high-risk tasks, enforce, and encourage safe behaviours. • Contractor claims review. • Reviewing contractor Lift Studies and associated SWMS’s. • Contractor auditing in the field and operating systems to ensure effectiveness and compliance throughout the project. • Daily safety focus on all high-risk activities in a challenging environment regarding to crane lifts, rigging and heavy shifting in confined areas, completed the shutdown successfully with an outstanding safety record, injury, and incident free.



UGL JV CH2m

• Crane/Rigging and Structural Superintendent

  • May 2015 - Nov 2016

  Package scope of the 500 megawatts Combined Cycle Power Plant constructed by the consortium of UGL, CH2M Hill and GE. Installation and Supply of Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Heat Recovery Steam Generators with 4500 tonnes of associated structural steel. Responsibilities : • Actively planning and prioritizing structural work fronts and crane coordination across the entire CCPP site. • Mentoring and guiding a team of supervisors to successfully and safely achieve KPI targets. • Contractor management of heavy lift crane companies (Tut Bryant and Mammoet). • Mitigating daily interface issues with other contractors in a challenging environment maintaining high safety standards, quality, and productivity. • Coordinating transport for all heavy and oversized equipment from wharf yards to site, verifying transport of loads met Australian Standards, Site Procedures and TMP’s. • Performed regular inspections to all mobile high-risk plant and equipment ensuring compliance to legislation and company standards. • Reviewing of Work Packs, JHA’s, SWMS and Lift Plans for the company and contractors. • Hazard management. • Managing budgets of all high-risk plant and equipment on site. • Maintaining comprehensive daily diaries and accurate progress reporting. • Schedule input with heavy lifting and milestones.



CB&I Kentz Joint Venture (CKJV)

• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Heavy Lift Superintendent

  • Oct 2013 - May 2015

  Scope consisted of 9,000 tonnes of stick build erection of four large structural steel flare boxes, per-assembled pipe racks, modulated structures, mechanical, piping installs, utilities, and field equipment rooms. Responsibilities: • Sequencing deliveries for structural, mechanical, and piping erection as scheduled. • Managing the safe steel erection of ground flare boxes. • Keep record of plant and equipment due services and registers updated, including rigging registers. • Coordination of pre-assembled pipe racks and modulated steel structure installs. • Verification of civil works to ensure structural/mechanical equipment were installed as per schedule dates. • Reviewing and developing Lift Studies/Plans. • Submitting TMP’s to transport large and heavy equipment from wharf to installation locations by SPMT’s. • Heavy Lift contractor coordination. • Monitoring progress ensuring strict targets were achieved safely. • Auditing and field Inspections, promoting safe behaviours and practices. • Daily crane and rigging work coordination at multiple work fronts. • Developing handover work schedules for crane and rigging nightshift crews. • Budgeting and forecasting plant and equipment for the ground flare package.



Monadelphous

• Australia
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Construction Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Oct 2013

  Managing construction of a Coal Handling Plant, project value of 180 million, contract to install of structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation. Bulk scope of work consisted of ROM bin, feeders, transfer stations, yard conveyors, secondary and tertiary sizer units, surge, and train load out bin of 1500t capacities.Responsibilities:• Tendering of out-of-scope projects.• Variation claim management. • Managing and supporting the HSEQ team on site optimising safety performances.• Actively involved with the team planning and sequencing work fronts, mitigating interface with other contractors.• Conducting project risk assessments with HSE team and implementing controls, monitoring effectiveness and compliance.• Contractor management.• Actively providing support to the team of engineers, HESQ personnel, superintendents, supervisors enabling to achieve targets in a safe and efficient manner. • Daily attendance to pre-start and toolbox meetings, maintaining relationship with crew members in the field promoting team building and safety culture.

• Construction Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

  Managed the last two of the four expansion stages, consisted of supply, install of structural steel, mechanical equipment, and piping. The bulk scope included transfer towers, screen house, flotation building, sizer crushing units, HPGR units, pipe racks, yard conveyors, including canter leaver stockpile feed conveyor.Responsibilities:• Actively planning and prioritising sequence of work fronts with the team, due to ongoing design changes, variation management was an integral part of daily duties, mitigating daily interface issues with other contractors in challenging environments.• Very hands on with all the heavy lift and transport activities across the package.• Actively providing support to the team of engineers, HESQ personnel, superintendents, supervisors enabling to achieve targets in a safe and efficient manner.• Analyse risk assessments and implementing safe effective controls with HSE team.• Tendering new scope variations.• Variation claim management. • Detailed monthly progress reporting.• Daily attendance to pre-start and toolbox meetings, maintaining relationships with crew members in the field promoting team building and safety culture. • Actively involved with Human Resources and Employee Relations throughout the project.



BAM International bv

• Netherlands
• Construction
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Crane and Rigging Superintendent

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Assembly of the Canter-Lever Bridge for piling of the PNG LNG Jetty with associated dolphins, platforms, and offshore loading platforms. The CLB was a large structure that had provision to unload large piles with two gantry cranes and a 250t crawler crane modified by replacing the crawler tracks to bogies that would travel on rails for picking up the piles and position in the piling template. Once piles completed at each chainage, headstocks and two super T beams would be installed. The CLB would then winch itself cantilevering 24 meters span and the hydraulic spud legs would then be operated to support itself from the bottom of seabed. Responsibilities: • Responsible scope of work was to construct 2.4 km LNG jetty and loading platform. • Supervised the erection of the CLB (Canter Lever Bridge) at Port Moresby site. • Reviewing and developing SWMS, JHA’s and development of detailed heavy lift studies. • Managed the improvement works to the CLB for the safety of the crew and to be in line with the Australian Standards. • Supervised and safely trained a crew to operate the CLB with associated task including the hydraulic move of the CLB, operation of jacking spud legs and pre-tensioning, pile template operation, lifting and installing the hammer onto piles, operation of the hammer, installation of headstocks, installation of per-cast beams (Super T’s) and assisting the completion of civil works with finishing bridge. • Daily coordination of CLB work activities and laydown yard personnel. • Sequencing and timing of jetty materials to be delivered to the CLB for installation. • Coordination of loading required piles onto work barges at Port Moresby main port to the offshore platforms. • Managed crane and rigging crews at four different site locations i.e., CLB pilling site, CLB onshore laydown yard, Main Ports site laydown yard and offshore platforms. Continually ensuring all work fronts were conducted in a safe and productive manner.



Multiple Companies

• Various titles

  • 1991 - 2009

  Other Project as follows: • 2008 – 2009 Construction of Dyno Noble Fertilizer Plant (Moranbah QLD) – Crane and Rigging/Structural Superintendent. UGL • 2005 – 2007 Construction of Cogan Creek Power Station (Chinchilla QLD) – Crane and Rigging/Structural Superintendent. Lifese Construction • 2004 – 2005 Construction of Comalco Aluminium Refinery (Yarwin QLD) – Crane and Rigging Supervisor. Transfield. • 2000 – 2004 Woodside Onshore Gas Plant - Maintenance (Burrup Peninsula WA) – Crane and Rigging Team Leader. Transfield Worley. • 1999 – 2000 Wandoo Offshore Oil&Gas Platform - Maintenance (WA) – Rigger/Scaffolder Supervisor. Monadelphous. • 1998 – 1999 Various Maintenance Iron Ore site RIO/BHP Pilbara (WA) - Rigger/Scaffolder/Crane Operator. Monadelphous. • 1996 – 1998 Construction of Chiller Package Onshore Woodside Plant (WA) – Crane Operator/Rigger. Untied Construction • 1995 – 1996 Construction of Brockman 1 (WA) – Rigger/Crane Operator. United Construction • 1994 - 1995 Maintenance Gove Refinery (NT) - Crane Operator/Rigger. United Construction • 1992 – 1993 Construction of Wheat Silos (Geraldton WA) – Rigger/Crane Operator. United Construction • 1991 – 1992 Construction of Alluvial Plant (Argyle WA) – Crane Operator/Rigger. United Construction • 1991 – 1992 Construction of Gas Compressor Stations 1 and 3 (Lindon Station / Fortescue River WA) – Rigger/Scaffolder. United Construction