Noel Owens has over 30 years of experience in commissioning and maintenance roles within the water and wastewater industries. He has worked for various companies commissioning pumping stations, treatment plants, and other infrastructure. Currently, he works as a Commissioning Engineer for Laing O'Rourke recommissioning sludge processing equipment.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Noel Robert Owens
ADDRESS: 49 Burnquarter Road
BALLYMONEY
Co Antrim
BT53 7DW
TELEPHONE NO: 02827664959 Mobile: 07436113772/noel49@live.co.uk
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 December 1966
MARITAL STATUS: Married
NATIONALITY: British
EDUCATION: 1979-1982 Ardnaveigh High School, Antrim
1982-1984 Antrim Technical College
1984-1987 Belfast College of Technology (Day Release)
QUALIFICATIONS:
GCE ‘O’ Level Maths A Engineering Drawing A
EWTP A Physics B
Engineering Science C Chemistry C
CITY AND GUILDS Motor Vehicle Craft Studies Credit
Electrical & Electronic Servicing Distinction
ONC Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Time served Apprenticeship with Short Bros, Belfast
Covering note:
I have worked within the water ind. for many years and feel my strengths are in fault finding, problem solving,
teamwork, supervising and commissioning.
When working to the water service I commissioned our own sites i.e. Water/waste pumping stations and
reservoirs. Then working for the water service I liaised with Purac/En-pure and Bi-water on large Profibus
wastewater plants during their pre-commission and snagging stage thru to the main commissioning where I had
to cross check all io’s and alarms from source thru plc. Scada to telemetry.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Laing o Rourke Feb 2016-Present.
Position held: Commissioning Engineer
Duties: Recommission a sludge processing T.H.P and C.H.P.s at Crossness Thames
Water removing frigs links setting up pids replacing faulty instruments setting
Up existing equipment implementing software changes to make it work and
finally updating the documentation.

2. Costain Feb 2015-Sept 16.
Position held: Commissioning Engineer
Duties: Commissioning new sludge digesting CHP’s and thickening plant Wanlip STW
C.d.e. import screens sas and primary G.B.T’s, APD and six GPD digester’s
Through to four centrifuge de watering plants.
Certificate of appointment skilled person issued 5/2/15
First Aid Requalification Course 17/9/15
EUSR card valid until 09/01/18
Nomenca N.M.C. Aug 2013-Dec 2014
Position held: Commissioning Engineer
Duties: Commissioning a water treatment and waste product de-watering plant for
Mars Pet Care consisting of ultra-filtration, reverse osmosis and chemical
dosing. Working with Allen Bradley plc and drives, setting up and calibrating
Siemens and endress hauser instruments, flow meters, temperature, pressure
level transmitters, dp cells and festo pneumatics. I was asked by my project
manager to assist the team here as they were behind and had a lot of problems
getting the project going. As to date we have turned the project around and
should be up and running by Christmas.
Nomenca April 2012-Aug 2013
Position held: Commissioning Engineer
Duties: Commissioning as part of a team, the inlet works of a large sewage treatment
works in Tottenham for Thames Water. Setting up profibus and divicenet
networks, Allen Bradley soft starts and vsd’s operating nine 360kw pumps,
screening and de-gritting plants controlled by A.B. plc and siemens ultrasonics.
In the next phase I was charged with de-commissioning the old inlet works
while maintaining instrumentation and networks until the new kit was
commissioned and brought on line, which was completed on time to allow civils
to move in. Phase B involved integrating 8 existing pumps including 4 off 3.3kv
to a new Mcc and another set of 9 pumps with existing mcc to plc control.
Water Service NIW July 1999-Nov 2011
Position held: Instrument Technician
Duties: As a Water Service Technician I was in charge of commissioning and testing of
new installations both in clean and dirty water applications this involved
working to a schedule setting up semicodes, VSD’s, flow meters, level
transmitters, D.P. cells and various analytical instruments. It also included I/O
testing on profibus networks to the plc and digital/analogue remote I/O

3. signals. Once a month I would be working to a maintenance schedule
calibrating and servicing our instruments and keeping records for validation. I
would also have to carry out maintenance and fault finding on breakdowns
from replacing motors, pumps, blowers and valves etc. to monitoring and
modifying PLC programs via direct connection or Ethernet. This also included
24 hour breakdown and confined spaces duties.
All installation work would be carried out to the 16/17th
edition electrical regs.
and Water Service specs. SS200E, SS232.EUSR card.
CS Power Automation (CS Electrical under new management) Sept 1995-July 1999
Position held: Workshop and site manager
Duties: As site manager I was in charge of the men, overseeing the drawings, building
and wiring the panels then on to site installation and commissioning.
Reason for leaving – Offered job with Water Service.
Byrne Drilling Co, United Arab Emirates Nov 1993-Sept 1995
Position held: Generator and Plant hire
Duties: Maintaining servicing and supply of generators, welding machines,
compressors, water drilling rigs, and mobile camps within the United Arab
Emirates.
I also had to supply shore power to USA, British, Russian and French navies in
Bahrain. This involved manually synchronising 2-6 generators depending on the
size of the ship and its demand.
Reason for leaving – work finished.
CS Electrical Aug 1992-Nov 1993
Position held: Panel manufacturer
Duties: Building and wiring panels to serve mainly water service sites both in water and
sewage. The job also involved site surveys, wiring, installation, and
commissioning to 16th
edition electrical standards and water service specs.
Reason for leaving – offered Middle East post
Tinsley Strain Measurements Feb 1991-July 1992
Position held: Electronic Assembler
Duties: Making up looms and circuit boards for electronic equipment. Inspection
testing and fault finding.
Reason for leaving – company folded
TAS, Bangor Northern Ireland (Installation of TV Satellite Dishes) Sept 1989-June 1990
Position held: Installation Engineer

4. Farm Fed Chickens Aug 1988-Sept 1989
Position held: Maintenance Electrician
Duties: Maintenance of processing equipment.
Short Bros, Belfast (Aircraft Builders for MOD Applications) Sept 1984-April 1988
Position held: Electrical/electronic Technician
Duties: Commenced as Electrical/Electronic Apprentice and attended college on day
release to obtain ONC qualifications.
I spent 4 months in each Engineering Dept starting in the Machine shop area
working on lathes, mills, sheet metal work, welding and fitting leading to
airframes and missile section.
Hobbies and Interests: Sailing in a motor cruiser on rivers and sea. Refurbishing cruiser boats and
home DIY, building control panels for various apps.