- David Jenkins has over 30 years of experience in mechanical fitting and production supervision roles in the oil and gas sector, primarily in the North Sea and Middle East. - He is currently a Production Supervisor and Area Authority for Talisman-Sinopec in Aberdeen, where he oversees a team ensuring safe and efficient plant operations. - Prior to this he held roles as a Mechanical Technician and Operations Technician for various oil and gas companies, gaining experience across maintenance, operations, and project work internationally.

1. David Jenkins
22 Swallowtail Drive
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 9TG
Tel: 07464767659/ 01914602407
Email: jenkinsdavy@hotmail.co.uk DOB:
01/07/1962
Professional Profile
• Highly skilled and experienced Production Supervisor currently working within the Oil & Gas
sector (North Sea)
• Skilled tradesman with mechanical fitting background
• Experienced across multiple markets spanning the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the US
• Project focused, committed to meeting performance milestones and safety requirements
• Superb record in resource management, engaging successfully with partners, ensuring
compliance and achieving project goals
• Excellent technical awareness and working knowledge of the plant and control systems
• Fully versed with ISSOW permit to work system within my role as Area Authority in which it is
my responsibility to design isolations schemes and procedures
• More recently, I have been a process focal point for the field TARs, designing shutdown
strategies, scheduling of front and back end work scopes, culminating in plant integrity
verification post maintenance and start-up procedures
• Qualified A1 Assessor, committed to delivering quality driven training and mentoring
Training & Certification
ISSOW PA/AA Refresher TSEUK Exp 30/05/2017
Mechanical Isolator Exp 28/05/2016
MIST Exp 03/04/2018
FOET Exp 20/11/2018
SMTD (Modules 1 - 5 indefinite)
OPITO and IOSH Authorised Gas Tester Exp 25/07/2017
A1 Assessor
SCN 075408579
SMTD Silver Card Holder
Since 2011
Gateshead Technical College
City and Guilds Mechanical Engineering
Aug 1978 - Jul 1982
Employment History
Talisman-Sinopec, Aberdeen Feb 2011 – Date
Montrose Alpha, (North Sea)
Position: Production Supervisor/ Area Authority (AA)
Duties:
• Responsible for a 6 man operations team plus lab and metering technicians
• Competent person appointed to coordinate and control the issue and return of permits within
ISSoW guidelines
• Plan, prepare, co-ordinate and supervise activities of operations team to ensure safe and efficient
operation of process and utility systems in accordance with Talisman’s Safety Management
system, ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements
• Manage team competence, development and performance to ensure all activities are carried out
to the highest possible standard in accordance with the business objectives
• Lead the team to ensure that all objectives and expectations are understood and met

2. • Plan, prepare and allocate resources to safely operate process plant and utility systems to
maximise production in accordance with Talisman business plan
• Ensure all work activities in process and utility areas are safely and efficiently executed and
technical integrity is maintained
• Act as an ISSOW Issuing & Area Authority, perform audits and inspections to ensure compliance
• Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with ISSOW, including comprehensive and
detailed risk assessments and toolbox talks
• Manage performance and development of team including progression through WGE competency
scheme
Petrofac Facilities Management/Wood Group Jun 2003 – Feb 2011
Montrose Alpha, (North Sea)
Position: Mechanical Operations Technician Duties:
• To operate the process plant and carry out front line maintenance remedial tasks during steady
state, shutdown, start up
• To maintain plant reliability, efficiency to ensure daily oil and gas output and overboard water
targets are met
John Wood Engineering, Aberdeen Sep 2000 – Jun 2003
BP/Amoco, Montrose Alpha, (North Sea)
Position: Mechanical Technician
Duties:
• Part of maintenance team repairing and maintaining all mechanical equipment on board e.g gas
turbines, diesel generators, various types of pumps etc
MIB International, Coventry Jul 2000 – Aug 2000
NGL Plant, Arzew, Algeria
Position: Service Engineer
Duties:
• Responsible for a small team of multi-skilled local labour, over hauling quick connect/disconnect
valves for natural gas loading arms at above facility
Costain Oil and Gas, Manchester Mar – May 1997/98/99/2000
Das Island United Arab Emirates Position:
Mechanical Supervisor Duties:
• Responsible for a multi-disciplined workforce undertaking the overhaul of plant on a major gas
terminal
• These were gas drier, treater, scrubber columns, bundle change outs on coolers and subsequent
recommissioning
Rolls Royce Clarke Chapman, Gateshead Sep 1999 – Mar 2000
Gateshead
Position: Mechanical Fitter
Duties:
• Part of a team refurbishing 70 tonne rail cranes
• Carrying out a complete strip down and rebuild including brake systems to new specifications for
rail track
Orion Projects, Aberdeen Dec 1999 – Jan 2000
West Africa
Position: Mechanical/Equipment Technician
Duties:
• Both the laying and reloading of pipe along the Angolan, Congo coast onboard the Norlift pipe
laying vessel, also responsible for the maintenance of associated plant

3. Summarised Work History Sep 1983 – Apr 1999
C-Crew, Smit Lloyd, Aberdeen, Rigmar 301, (Offshore)
Position: Engine Room Operator
A & P Tyne, Newcastle, Wallsend Dry Dock
Position: Mechanical Fitter M.E.S,
Walsall, Illinois U.S.A.
Position: Mechanical Assembler
Orion Engineering, Aberdeen, Brent Delta (Offshore)
Position: Commissioning Technician
Colin Ball Engineering, Aberdeen
Various Platforms (Offshore)
Position: Mechanical Technician
N.E.I. Clarke Chapman Marine, Gateshead Aug 1978 – Aug 1982
Fitting and Crane Erection Shops
Position: Apprentice Mechanical Fitter Duties:
• Served time between above shops with work experience in tool room and inspection
• On completion of apprenticeship joined work force in fitting shop building winches and windlasses
References available on request