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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Simon Paul McCourt
Address: 71 Abbey View Drive, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England.
Telephone: +44 (0)1795 870152 Mobile: +44 (0) 07794230924, + 974 33543938 (Qatar)
Email: simon-mccourt@hotmail.co.uk
Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 13th September 1967
Profile
My standard of workmanship is considered to be very high and I take pride in my work. I
have a sound knowledge of many and varied scopes of work in the electrical industry. I am
apprentice trained, having attained HND and City & Guild level qualifications, having skills in
all associated fabrication work, various cable and cable techniques, panel interpretation
design and wiring experience of AC and DC Switch Gear, Power Factor Control, DC Drives,
PLC, Generators, Compressors, Earthing Systems, UPS and IPS Systems, Fire Alarms,
Emergency Lighting, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Refrigeration, CCTV, Exterior Lighting and
Signage, Door Entry Systems, Alarms (Signal and Intruder), Data Communication, Tier 2 and
4 Data Centre Installation Testing Inspecting and Commissioning, Industrial and Domestic
Lighting, Power Distribution, Testing and Commissioning. Verification & validation of LV
systems, Life safety systems.
Being a self-employed contractor for most of my working career to date, I am proficient at
working in a variety of establishments including Hospitals, Steel & Rolling Mills,
Fragmentation Plants, Cement Quarries, Aggregate Plants, Dockyards, Petro-Chemical
Plants/Refineries, Tier 2 and TIER 4 Data Centers and Exchanges, British Rail, Power Stations,
Paper Mills, Commercial/Retail Buildings and Schools.
Education & Further Education
Sheppey Comprehensive School, Minster Road, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
11 GCE ‘O’ Levels Academic Level.
Mid Kent College of Higher & Further Education
HND Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
OND in Production Engineering.
A-Level Design Technology – Metalwork Grade B
A-Level Design Technology – Engineering Drawing Grade B
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City & Guilds Electricians Certificate 236/I, 236/II, AM1 & AM2
City & Guilds 2380/01. Requirements for Electrical Installations 16th and 17th Edition.
Site Safety
ECS Card Gold Tech Triple STS Safety/Site/ Supervisor.
Other Interests
Dance Music –Old School DJ.
Clay Pigeon shooting with my Son and Father. Motorbikes, both riding and race
watching. I take part and enjoy most forms of sport including Golf, Football, Rugby
Squash, Darts, Fishing and the Grand Prix. Travelling with friends and family is always a
welcome pass time.
Recent Work Experience
February 2015 – Current Shift Point LLC /Midmac/CCC Joint Venture
Senior Project Electrical Commissioning Engineer for SIDRA Medical and Research Centre
Doha in Qatar.
Commissioning and validating of all LV Systems, Life Safety Systems, Central Battery
Systems, Lighting Control System, UPS, Transformers, MV/LV Switchgear, and HV Switching
etc.
Test packs review and validation, client coordination, method statements review, Co-
ordination of Black building testing for all Essential systems.
April 2010 – 2015 CCR Engineering Group
Site Supervisor. Electrical Testing and Commissioning for White Chapel Hospital,
London.
Commissioning of all electrical systems including D.C. emergency lighting, HV & LV
systems, Building Management Services, Fire Protection and ICT/ELV systems.
HMP The Mount, Hemel Hempstead.
New build Commissioning for a large-scale installation of kitchens, cell blocks,
workshops and laundry, and Data Centre Migration.
Eltham High School & Plumstead Manor School. Regeneration Project.
Phase 1, 2 & 3 Re-fit to include all aspects of Electrical and Mechanical services. Testing
and Commissioning
Water Treatment Plants. Installation, Testing and Commissioning.
HVMS and HV Ring installations and Blower house re-fits. Becton, London.
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January 2009 – April 2010 Siemens GB
Working as ‘Appointed Person’.
Installation of on shore and floating off shore 400 KV Sub Station for Sandwich and
London Array Wind Turbine Farms.
Commissioning and Installation of Gas switching, capacitor banks, and control
equipment, including Testing and Inspection.
Past Work Experience
Crown House Engineering. Darenth Valley Hospital, Dartford Kent.
Installation, Testing and Commissioning of (BMS-A-Con) plantrooms and boiler house.
Specialized switch gear for Radiography treatment rooms, addressable emergency
lighting systems, outside lighting and signage.
Sheen Electrical. Barming Hospital CTU, Maidstone.
Installation of Radiography equipment, Mains Distribution, Boiler house (BMS), nurse
call, and plant rooms. Project Included-Testing and Commissioning.
LAGI Contractors.
Installation of heavy gauge ladder for HV distribution 120 KV, switch gear and Mains
Distribution including Testing and Commissioning.
Vital Power NG 400 KV Substation. Quad Booster Project.
Working alongside South Eastern Electrical Substation Alliance (SEESA). Electrical
installation, Testing and Commissioning.
PANTEC Electrical Contractors Ltd.
Installation, Testing and Commission of rolling plant, DC drives, HV transformers and
Control motor termination. Services included Aggregate Plants, Container Ports, Quay
cranes, Power Factor Correction and Refrigeration. Tier 2 and Tier 4 Data
Centre/Exchanges.
ICEL’s.
Installation and Commissioning of Carbonated Paper Machine, Power Distribution and
Control Pneumatics.
Fitzpatrick. Black wall Tunnel Project, London.
Tunnel refurbishment. Installation of heavy gauge ladder, tray and trunking all MICC.
Heavy gauge MICC for Emergency lighting, Pumping Station, Foam Fire System and PA
systems including Testing, Inspection and Commissioning.
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Medway Police Headquarters.
Installation and Testing and Commissioning of (BMS-A-CON) Plant rooms and Boiler
house.
Hills Electrical Contractors.
Malta Inn Hotel Maidstone.
Validation and Verification of LV Systems, Generator’s and Life Safety Systems.
Testing and Commissioning
Lodge Sturtevant.
Tilbury Power Station-Ash Plant Refurbishment.
LV Distribution
Trace Heating on Ash Hoppers.
Testing and Commissioning.
VVB.
Gatwick Airport-Terminal 3 Refurbishment.
LV Distribution Verification and Validation, Life Safety Systems.
Testing and Commissioning.
Fitzpatrick.
Old Bailey Court House Refurbishment.
Installation, Validation and Verification of LV Systems.
Testing Inspection and Commissioning.
Telmark Electrical Contractors.
Park Plaza Hotel.
Vauxhall Bridge Road.
Verification and Validation for Installation of LV Distribution and LV Systems and
Life Safety Systems.
Testing and Commissioning.
Pfizer’s Pharmaceuticals.
Phase 3 Chemical Laboratories.
Sandwich Kent.
Installation of Fire Alarm Systems.
Testing and Commissioning.
Integration of Systems.
Caps Electrical Contractors.
Sheerness Steel Mill.
Bar Mill Refurbishment.
Installation of AC/DC Drive Systems.
LV Systems. PLC.
Testing and Commissioning of LV Systems and Equipment.
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T. Clarkes.
Canary Wharf.
Bank of America.
Installation of LV Systems.
UPS Systems and Data Suite.
Pfizer’s Pharmaceuticals.
Sandwich Kent.
Phase 2 Chemical Laboratories.
Installation of Fire Alarm Systems.
Testing and Commissioning.
Integration of Systems.
Control and Applications.
Aylesford Paper Mill.
Installation of AC/DC Drive Systems for Newsprint Paper Machine.
Control Systems.
Earthing.
Testing and Commissioning.
T. Clarkes.
Canary Wharf Isle of Dogs.
1 Canada House.
Installation of LV Systems.
Testing and Commissioning.
Caps Electrical Contractors- Sheerness Steel Mill.
Arc Furnace Installation.
Installation of all aspects of Heavy Gauge Metalworks, Cabling Management PLC and
Terminating.
Testing and Inspection.
Commissioning of LV Systems and Equipment.
T. Clarkes- Waterloo International Train Station and Trackside.
Installation of LV Switchgear, LV Distribution.
Installation of all aspects of Heavy Gauge Metalworks
Installation of all aspects of Electrical Wiring.
Testing Inspection and Commissioning of LV Systems.
Balfour Kilpatrick’s- HMP Swaleside /HMP Elmley.
Working in Cell Blocks, Plantrooms Gatehouse and Chapels, Externals and Laundry
Buildings.
Installation of all aspects of Heavy Gauge Metalworks- Trunking, Traywork and Conduit
Installation of all aspects of Electrical Wiring- PVC Singles, SWA, MICC and Data Cabling.
Testing and Inspection.
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CRS Electrical Contractors.
Mid Kent Collage City Way -Full Apprenticeship Trained.
A varied range of Domestic, Commercial, Industrial and Heavy Industrial Electrical
Installation Works and Practices, including Housing, Warehousing, Factories, Dockyards,
Steel Mills, Hospitals and Newsprint.
Mid KentCollage.
CityWay-HNDElectrical/Mechanical Engineering.
Mid KentCollage.
CityWay-ONDProductionEngineering.