Roadmap to Membership of RICS - Pathways and Routes
I.a.fletcher c.v. may 2016
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Ivan Fletcher
Tel: 00447908924006 or 00447519919720
E-Mail: ivan.fletcher@ymail.com
EXPERIENCE
Experienced in the Fabrication & Installation of Structural Steels, Heavy Plate & Pipe Work,
with over 20 years, successfully overseeing and completing projects from conception to
completion. 28 years total within the Engineering sector. Knowledge of workshop & site
management procedures, CDM Regulations, Estimating, Crane Plot Plan Studies, Material,
plant & equipment hire & procurement, Site Management, Safety Regulations and Quality
Standards.
PERSONAL DETAILS
POSTAL MAILING ADDRESS “Mardale” Vicar Street, Telford, Shropshire. TF2 6BH
EMAIL ivan.fletcher@ymail.com
TELEPHONE 00447908924006
ADDITIONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Punctual, reliable, self-motivating, work in a team or independently when required.
Ability to plan & review for erection of structures
Working knowledge of Crane studies, plot plans to establish correct crane location &
requirement.
Working with structural engineers calculations:-
Analyze engineering proposals, requirements, and related technical data pertaining to
design. Determines feasibility of designing new structures or modifying existing
structures considering costs, available space, time limitations, and other technical
factors.
Provided technical information concerning erection techniques, materials, properties,
and advantages and limitations that affect long-range engineering planning.
Compiled and analyzes operational and research data to establish performance
Standards for newly designed or modified structures.
Able to adapt computer program solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness,
organizing records, and compiling reports.
Experience of using Computer Aided Design Systems and related software.
Able to adhere to engineering principles and techniques.
Knowledge of considering time constraints like safety, cost and environmental issues.
Ability to evaluate theoretical designs.
SOFTWARE PACKAGES
AutoDesk AutoPlant 3D
AutoCad 2012, 2D, ISO & 3D
AutoDesk Navisworks
M.S Projects Manager
Adobe Photoshop CC
M.S Word
M.S Excel
M.S Access
Adobe PDF
M.S PowerPoint
M.S Publisher
Pinnacle Studio
I am currently learning to use AutoCAD Inventor 2013 & Solidworks 2013 to help broadening my
knowledge & to widen my skills.
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EMPLOYMENT
(Last Position working through an agency)
Hilton Industrial Service Limited
Structural & Pipework Design Draftsman (Contract) March 2013 to
August 2015
Design draftsman using 3D Modelling for Shop Fabrication, Site Installation of Access
ways, ladders, supporting steelwork, Pipe work, for Power Stations, Incineration Plants &
Council Departments throughout the Midlands area, Lincoln & Bilbao Spain.
Currently Design drafting using 3D Modelling of Structural & Pipework for a Multi-Million
Pound Project based at Southampton Docks for Southern Water Authority.
Their clients MWH Main Contractor, Principal Contractor 4D, Pipework co-ordination
Installers Xylem. Design Drafting of all structural Staircases, Platform Walkways,
Supporting Steelwork, Crane Gantries & 100 Ǿ to 500 Ǿ Stainless Steel Pipe work:- again
all in 3D.
Greenbank Tetrotech, Derby (January – March 2013) 3 Month Contract
12 week Contract, working as a 3D Design Draftsman on Low Knox Boiler Ducting 650-
1200 Ǿ 6mm walls, Consisting of square to rounds, transitions, lobster backs,
compensating plates to mains, stiffening rings, flanges, together with supporting steelwork
from external process unit to Coal Fired boiler wall quadrant wall tubes. Together with
platform design, monorail lifting beam design drawings. The company is heavy into Power
Station Conveyors, Pipework lined systems through Britain.
WSP-CEL Consultancy, December 2012 –January 2013 2 Month Contract
Mechanical, Structural & Pipe work Draughtsman
Contracted as a Draftsman drawing of P & I.D.’s for Pharmaceutical Plant re-build, working
from process engineer’s sketches, Plant & Equipment Layout Concept drawings.
Moulson Process Plant Consultants (Shropshire) Contract
January 2012 – November 2012
Employed as a Pipe Work Design Draftsman, Using P & I.D. to produce Conceptual Design
drawings of project work for chemical process plants, Heptane Recovery Plants, Methanol
Recovery Plant, industrial scale Bio Diesel Plant. Drawing from conception to completion in
3D to ascertain layout of plant equipment, pipe work & steelwork of individual items,
transferring all too 2D fabrication & site installation drawings, or 2D to 3D
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SES Service Engineering Limited (Chemical, Power Gen, Corus Steelworks U.K, oil &
gas industries)
July 2004 - November 2011
(Projects Engineer/Contracts Manager) Pipework & Structural.
The role was to secure enquires for Structural or Pipe work, Tendering & submitting direct
to client.
Upon receipt & acceptance of orders, Contract review order for accuracy to tender. Prepare
Programme of works using Microsoft Project. Procure all Materials, plant hire, and crane
hire, consumable purchase, set up of site establishment, Crane Plot Plans, safety & risk
assessments, and Method statements. Detailing & producing shop Fabrication & installation
drawings. Project Manage from start to completion.
Revising & formulating additional works, negotiating direct to the client.
Full involvement with client engineers & designers with continues progress meetings for
every contract.
I was responsible for all the contract orders I had received, from conception to completion,
reporting directly to the Engineering Director (The Owner)
As the company did not originally have any drawing facilities or capabilities, at first I used
my own software, but as the order book grew the company purchased equipment &
employed additional staff to work under my supervision to assist where & when required.
During this period I had estimated & secured contracts ranging from 25k up to & including
1.25 million, to a total company value over the period in excess of 3.5 million
(Where load or stress calculation either structural or pipe work were required, these would
be performed by a Design House External Contractor, with myself directly in permanent
contact, assisting with conceptual designs)
ARMASTOKE LTD. Pharmaceutical, Gas, Oil & Power Generation Industries Leeds
June 2001 – July 2004
Senior Estimator Pipe Pork, Structural Steel & Plate work.
Became Site Manager for a short period towards the end of this employment, I left the
company as it was going into receivership.
Estimating contracts from 20K up to & including 2.5 Million at Power Generation Plants
around the U.K. Also chemical plants i.e. AstraZenica, Syngenta, Avecia, Various Courtalds
Plants.
A.R. Industries, Cardiff, South Wales
Jan – April 2000
(CAD Design Engineer)
Updating original drawings, item Data base, drawing iso concept drawings,
Proto type projects, refrigeration, compressed air & hydraulics, fabrication drawings &
testing of new assemblies.
R.C.P. Engineering Ltd, Croesyceiliog, South Wales
May – Oct 2000
(Projects Manager) 6 Month Contract, Structural Steel & Fabrication Projects.
Secure various contracts, which involved the fabrication design & installation drawings,
material procurement & site engineering contract control. £400k secured work during this
period.
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ABB Power Construction Ltd, Derby (Power Station Plants, Chemical, Power Gen, oil
& gas industries) June 1999 – March 2000
(Site Engineer) Nov - March
Medway Gas Fired power station,
Modification and installation of a Dead start unit, consisting of 6 Diesel Engines and
Generators, water cooling system, fuel lines, compressed air lines, inlet and outlet engine
breathing system, fan cooling pipe work , Installation of Fin Fan Heat Exchangers, 750 Ǿ
Exhaust ducting including all supporting steelwork, access ways & staircases.
Responsible for all site managerial and engineering decisions, liaising with Cummins the
client technical & design team, weekly progress meetings, co-ordination and monitoring &
direction all personnel associated with this contract.
ABB Power Construction Ltd, (Assistant Sub-Contracts Engineer) June - Nov
Uskmouth Power Station.
Multi Million pound Refurbishment & re-commissioning of 3 x 120mw Boilers.
Responsibility for the liaison, co-ordination and monitoring between all departments for
Sub-contractors on site work. Monitoring & maintaining safety audits of all Sub-Contract
companies. Obtaining quotations, to enable issue of site instruction.
Production built drawings of conveyor mechanical components & boiler skin case
orientation.
Sub-contractors included Scaffolding, Insulation, Painting, Cleaning, Machining (on and off
site), Fabrication (on and off site), Steelwork installers, Brickwork/Refractory, boiler valve
overhaul and machining. Inspection, monitoring for quality control, of sub-contractors for
acceptance criteria.
Thyssen Engineering Installation Dept.
(1995 -1999)
(Deputy Installation Manager)
Deputising for the installation manager, duties included, responsible for securing tenders,
estimating costs, labour requirements, material and plant requirements of tendered work,
sourcing manpower. Maintaining & monitoring orders to final completion of secured
contracts.
Structural steelwork, Buildings, Access gantries, Platforms and Stairways.
Gas Main 2mtr Ǿ. with two directional lobsters’ backs, including all V supporting steelwork.
Conditioning Tower 5 metre Ǿ x 33 metre high including steelwork
Tubular membrane panel wall system for British steel gas cooling hood
High-pressure waste heat steam pipe work system Leeds Hospital
Compressed air and hydraulic pipe work installations
Heavy plate De-watering and catchments container, control building,
ABS feed and return pipe work, valves and quenching system, including Supports.
Gas stack, shell plate water tank, with segmented roof
Aluminium tubular heli-pad safety perimeter catch net scheme at Leeds LGI Hospital.
Steel fan house containment building filter room
Re-design, fabrication on site erection of test tank for 300 tonne of water.
Approx. 2.5 Million profitable orders gained
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Lake Construction Ltd.
1992-1995
Contracts Manager
Responsible for securing enquires, estimating and all management upon receipt of an
order number of contracts secured. Drawing working involved throughout. West Burton
Power Station Overhaul Shutdown, British Steel Tubular Membrane hood cooling system
for Basic Oxygen System, 400 x 2 tubes from circular ring main headers to square outlet
transition section for extracting gas from the crucibles.
Approx. 1.1 Million profitable orders gained during the time spent with them.
R.A.J. Thompson Engineers & Contractors Ltd
1983-1992
(Site Manager) Final Position 2 Years
Eggborough Power station- Repair and maintenance contract consisting of skin casing
replacement, structural steelwork, air slides, air agitators, air pipe work, buffer hopper
modifications of the precipitators during annual outage.
British Sugar York- Pipe work and valve department: Responsible for the installation of
stainless steel pipe work systems, mild steel ducting and the replacement of shell plates on
the drier system.
British steel Scunthorpe- Repair & renewal of membrane panels within the gas cooling
hood system.
Aldermaston A.W.E. - Installation of structural steel & walkways, modification of holding
tanks and sub-contractors applying specialised rubberised protective coating systems.
(Senior Site Engineer) Power Station Repair & Maintenance 5 Years
Ironbridge, Eggborough, West Burton, Cottom, Thorpe Marsh, Wakefield, Power Stations,
Responsible for the contract engineering all aspects monitoring and overseeing of
personnel.
(Plater/Fabricator/Pipefitter & Welder) 2 Years
General, fabricating and pipe fitting throughout Britain, on Power Stations
Incineration Plants, Chemical Plants and Oil Refineries.
Installations ranging from Main Boiler Drum replacement, Steam Headers, Top, Bottom &
Mid Dead Spaces, Economisers, Ducting System, Fluffing Air slides, Dipper Trough,
Casings, Buck Stays, Sling Rods, inclusive to this the associated Pipework & the Structural
aspects from top to bottom. There are not many parts of a Boiler Furnace that I have not
actively been involved, whether it was originally from the hands on experience, to Site
Supervisor, Site Engineer, and Assistant Sub manager to Site Manager Position.
Modification and installation of a Dead start unit, consisting of 6 Diesel Engines and
Generators, water cooling system, fuel lines, compressed air lines, inlet and outlet engine
breathing system, fan cooling pipe work , Installation of Fin Fan Heat Exchangers, 750 Ǿ
Exhaust ducting including all supporting steelwork, access ways & staircases.
Responsible for all site managerial and engineering decisions, liaising with Cummins the
client technical & design team, weekly progress meetings, co-ordination and monitoring &
direction all personnel associated with this contract.
Multi Million pound Refurbishment & re-commissioning of 3 x 120mw Boilers.
Responsibility for the liaison, co-ordination and monitoring between all departments for
Sub-contractors on site work. Monitoring & maintaining safety audits of all Sub-Contract
companies. Obtaining quotations, to enable issue of site instruction.
Production built drawings of conveyor mechanical components & boiler skin case
orientation.
Sub-contractors included Scaffolding, Insulation, Painting, Cleaning, Machining (on and off
site), Fabrication (on and off site), Steelwork installers, Brickwork/Refractory, boiler valve
overhaul and machining. Inspection, monitoring for quality control, of sub-contractors for
acceptance criteria.