1. JIM MCGOWAN
07920 744 143│ jim_mcgowan@live.co.uk
PIPING CONSTRUCTION LEAD
Mechanical Installation | Offshore & Platform | Piping Project Management
I am an accomplished and detail-oriented pipingconstruction lead with an extensive significanthistory in piping project
management and installations with a track record of successful completions of project piping and mechanical
engineering; on time and within budget. I have an extensive knowledge of piping and mechanical standards in Oil and
Gas to include Construction Plantand Pipelines, Subsea Manifold, Module hook up, Furnace, Boilers, Heat Exchangers,
Cold Box, Cracker Towers, Storage Tanks, Fabrication and Welding. I am a strategic problem solver, effective at
troubleshooting and resolving diverse technical issues effectively and efficiently.
PR O F ESSI O N AL EX PER I EN C E
AMECFW SELLAFIELD NUCLEAR PLANT, Cumbria Jan 2016 – Present
Mechanical Project Engineer
Charged with the responsibility of driving mechanical, piping and structural projects, including developing offsite
fabrication requirements.
 Develop ITPs and Quality Plan for project, scheduling detailed daily and weekly work plans in accordance with
overall planning schedule.
 Manage and maintain contractor relationships, negotiating cost-effective contracts for essential services and
support.
 Monitor availability of drawings, specifications, job instructions and inventory of materials to ensure timely and
accurate project completion.
 Maintain Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) and Quality Control for all project activities, ensuring
compliance with International Engineering Standards, ASME, ANSI and API codes.
 Ensure Sub Contractors Quality Procedures and Safety Policies Compliance.
 Constructability reviews of mechanical and Piping Work Packages, develop trials and simulations as part of
front end engineering requirements.
 Manage Projects under NEC3, use of CEMAR to manage project costs, Reports, GC, CEN, EWN, TQ and manage
change. Drive Project completions and hand over documentation.
 Influential in Tender Bid/RFQ preparations, develop Target Cost elements.
 Responsible for micro managing man hour content and strategic labour positioning in the field.
 Manage Sub contractor onboarding and compliance, Sub contractor management both on and offsite.
 Senior member of Project SHE team.
 Safety Inspections
 Mechanical Installation
 Troubleshooting
 Piping Projects
 Blueprint Review
 Commissioning
 Project Maintenance
 Fabrication Requirements
 Strategic Problem Solving
 Quality Assurance
 Quality Plan Development
 Contractor Relationships

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PR O F ESSI O N AL EX PER I EN C E CO N T I N UED
BILFINGER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, Salt End Dec 2014 – Jul 2015
TAR Construction Lead, BP
Responsible for coordinating and implementing pre-planned turnaround work scope, including piping projects,
mechanical repairs, Cleaning, Storage Tank, Cracker Repairs, Boiler, Flare, pressure vessel, valve overhaul and
inspection requirements.
 Manage Projects under NEC3, use of CEMAR to manage project costs, reports, GC, CEN, EWN, TQ and
management of change.
 Co-ordinated off-site fabrication requirements, ensuring compliance with International Engineering
Standards; BS, ASME, ANSI and API codes.
 Develop work packs maximising BP Iplan planning tool and tracker and reporting systems.
 Monitor and influence quality performance for mechanical, piping, equipment, valve disinvestment and
rebuild to ensure efficient client Start Up.
 Responsible for delivering system and sub-system handover, drive project completions and punch list items
to ensure compliance.
 Supported PlanningTeam with valued logic and simultaneous operations providing critical path analysis and
labour profiling.
 Manage Labour, Specialist sub-contract Labour and Client Leads to complete all pre planned shutdown
activities
 Compiled Risk Assessments and Method Statements as a senior member of SHE team.
FPS-KINNEIL, FPS-SVT-SHETLAND, SGP-SHETLAND, Shetland Jan 2013 – Aug 2014
Operations and TAR Event Manager
Managed all project construction works, including insulation, scaffolding, painting and installation of GRE piping,
complying with quality norms for blasting, painting, and scaffolding. Helped prepare Quality Assurance
documentation and complete site audits.
 Managed and maintained trade contractor relationships, negotiating cost-effective contracts for essential services
and support, including scaffold design requirements.
 Cultivated excellent long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining ongoing
communication and facilitating solutions to address concerns.
 Co-ordinated inventory, anticipating needs, ordering equipment and materials and overseeing delivery to site.
 Supervised management team and work force, coordinating work flow while, identify training and
improvements, prioritising and delegating tasks, providing motivation and direction to improve skill levels and
efficiency of team.
 Implement Company HR/IR policies, manage blue collar issues and grievances.
 Manage Projects under NEC3, manage project costs, reports, GC, CEN, EWN, TQ and management of change.
 Lead Fabric Maintenance Team in work execution and Project excellence by adding value and direction to
planningrequirements.
 Oversee company performance and efficient management of time and resources, implement effective changes as
required to senior Engineering Lead.
AMEC, PROJECT ORION, AWE Aldermaston Jan 2008 – Dec 2013
Mechanical Piping Construction Engineer/Site Manager
Managed Project Orion work scope, leading team of six supervisors and labour to meet project targets for HSE,
production, and costs, coordinating onsite and offsite activities with trade contractors.
 Co-ordinated laser tracking alignment and survey requirements and entering data into MAPS program.
 Managed installation of all project piping and mechanical activities, including Piping, VAC Piping, VAC
chambers and equipment, laser and target diagnostic equipment and optical laser equipment and alignment
systems.

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 Prepare and develop detailed construction and commissioning work packs, Test Packs, Completions Data base,
Fabrication and Materials Tracker.
 Developed job method statements, risk assessments and project plans.
 Monitored progress reports and developed graphs to support critical path analysis and labour profiling.
 Ensured safe and efficient delivery of preparation, constructability to enable construction and
implementation of all mechanical and piping work scopes.
 Monitor and influence Quality performance for mechanical, piping, equipment build ensuring effective
completions and start up.
 Responsible for delivering system and sub-system handover, drive project completions and punch list items to
ensure compliance.
 Supported PlanningTeam with valued logic, strategic grouping and simultaneous operations supporting critical
path analysis and most effective labour positioning.
 Implement Company HR/IR policies.
 Senior SHE Lead influencing company safety policy and cascadingto the front line at work face.
 Ensure all welding and NDT was carried out to accepted procedures, prior to mechanical acceptance.
 Witness of all hydro testing, Flushing, Flange Policing and final reinstatement of pipework systems.
NOVARTIS, North Lincolnshire Apr 2007 – Jan 2008
Lead-Piping Engineer
Directed project piping and mechanical activities, including procuring materials, costs, constructability reviews
installingpiping and equipment, developing job method statements and risk assessments and carrying out SWA
safety assessments for Diovan Expansion and four off TA overhaul.
 Managed team of eight supervisors and labour to achieve HSE, production and cost targets.
 Prepare and develop detailed construction and commissioning work packs, Test Packs, Completions Data base,
Fabrication and Materials Tracker.
 Developed job method statements, risk assessments, and project plans.
 Monitored progress reports and developed graphs to support critical path analysis and labour profiling.
 Responsible for delivering system and sub-system handover, drive project completions and punch list items to
ensure compliance.
 Coordinate and manage all scaffold builds as part of critical path.
 Coordinate and manage primary and secondary support assemblies
 Synchronize and coordinate all piping spools and mechanical equipment as part of model volume release.
 Supply welding purge clarity with enhanced Design change option to suit environment and constructability.
 Ensure all welding and NDT was carried out to accepted procedures prior to mechanical acceptance.
 Witness of all Hydro testing, Flushing, Flange Policing and final reinstatement of pipework systems.
 Monitor and influence Quality performance for mechanical, piping, equipment build ensuring effective
completions and start up.
 Manage Change in the Field trouble shoot and offer resolutions within TQ process.
 SHE Team Lead delivering Safety Audits, Walkabouts and Tool Box Talks influencing HSE by challenging at the
work face.
O’HARE ENGINEERING SERVICES, LTD, Runcorn Dec 2006 – Apr 2007
Prep Engineer
Responsible to event manager as TA prep engineer, coordinating set up and turnaround events of mechanical and
piping implementation activities.
 Responsible for a team of eight field supervisors and labour to achieve HSE, production and cost targets.
 Prepare and develop detailed construction and commissioning work packs, Spading and De-isolation Lists, Test
Packs, Completions Data base, Fabrication and Materials Tracker.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection on pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Sub-contractor management ensure Quality compliance as per Clients policies and procedures.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Develop sub-contract activity cost and durations to include Fabrication, Cleaning, Inspection, Refractory, Crane
operations.
 Developed job method statements, risk assessments, and project plans.

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 Monitor and influence Quality performance for mechanical, piping, equipment build ensuring effective
completions and start up.
 Witness of all Hydro testing, Flushing, Flange Policing and final reinstatement of pipework systems.
MB ENGINEERING SERVICES, LTD, Fawley ExxonMobil Sep 2005 – Dec 2006
Project Superintendent / TAR Area Lead
Controlled specified project piping and mechanical activities, including material procurement, job constructability,
and safety assessments for PS2/PV2- Piping Project and TA overhaul.
 Managed team of six supervisors and labour to achieve project targets.
 Prepare and develop detailed construction and commissioning Work packs, Spading and de-isolation lists,
Test Packs, Completions Data base, Fabrication and Materials Tracker.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection on pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Ensure Project compliance with International Engineering Standards, ASME and API codes.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements, Risk Assessments to ensure compliance to all SHE requirements.
 Monitor and influence Quality performance for mechanical, piping, equipment build ensuring effective
completions and client start up.
 Witness of all Hydro testing, Flange Policing and final reinstatement of pipework systems.
 SHE team lead influencing good practice and company safety policies.
AKER KVAERNER ENG SERVICES, FEP, Mossmorran, ExxonMobil, Fife Feb 2004 – Oct 2005
Piping Supervisor
 Managed various piping and vessel projects to include Plant Shutdowns, Furnace Re-Tube and up grades,
Boiler repairs and general shutdown works. Cold box repairs including cryogenic pipework, heat exchanger
rebuild and hydro testing after NDT examination and inspection interactions.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection of pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure quality compliance with design requirements.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements and Risk Assessments and carry out on site Audits.
 Responsible as a Permit Authority to raise and activate onsite permit requirements.
 Responsible for the Training of EITB Apprentices and site safety requirements.
 Influenced SHE excellence, good practice and enforced company safety policies.
INTERSERVE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, LTD Golden Eye Project, St Fergus Jul 2003 – Feb 2004
Pipefitter
 Fabrication of pipework from isometrics to onsite erection.
 Complete module pipework hook ups.
 Use of machining tooling and bolt tensioning equipment.
 Complete flange inspections.
 Punch listing to client’s requirements.
MOTHERWELL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BP Grangemouth, Scotland Oct 2002 – Jul 2003
Pipefitter
 Working with large and small-bore pipe work from ½” to 60” pipe.

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 Working with various materials including carbon and stainless steel, low temperature carbon, duplex.
 Projects included Flare Upgrade, Boiler and Furnace Repairs, Steam and condensate pipework modifications.
 Hydro test and commissioning of pipework systems.
HALLIBURTON-KBR Chevron Alba Platform, North Sea Sep 2002 – Oct 2002
Instrument Pipefitter
 Installation of primary Instrument Pipework supports and associated instrumentation equipment.
 Instrument piping hook ups and pulse lines.
 Piping up of Valves and Blowout Preventer.
 Testing and flushing of instrument pipework to complete installation.
LAS – Aker DYCE, Aberdeen Mar 2002 – Sep 2002
Mech-Hydraulic Technician
 Build Subsea Control Modules, Subsea Umbilical hoses and Flange plates.
 Instrument piping hook ups and pulse lines.
 Testing and Flushing of Subsea Control Modules and Subsea Umbilical Lines to complete installation.
KOGL FEP, Mossmorran, ExxonMobil, Fife Jan 2002 – Mar 2002
Piping Supervisor
 Managed various Plant piping projects to include Furnace Re-Tube and up grades.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection of pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Quality compliance with design requirements.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements and Risk Assessments and carry out on site Audits.
 Responsible as a Permit Authority to raise and activate onsite permit requirements.
 Influenced SHE excellence, good practice and enforced company safety policies.
MB SERVICES Fawley, Exxonmobil, Hampshire Sep 2001 – Nov 2001
Pipefitter
 Working on a planned shutdown to include piping fabrication and installation on various sizes and material
types.
 Dis-investment of pipework.
 Use of machining tooling and bolt tensioning equipment.
 Complete flange inspections.
C.R.A (AGY) Daniels Eng. Granton Gas Works, Edinburgh Jul 2001 – Sep 2001
Pipefitter
 Working on 60” gas main piping project.
 Duties include interpretation of GAs, Plot Plans, Isometric and the fabrication and installation of pipework.
MITSUI BABCOCK BP Grangemouth, Scotland Mar 2001 – Jul 2001
Pipefitter

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 Working on a planned shutdown to include piping fabrication and installation of various sizes and material
types.
 Dis-investment of pipework.
 Use of machining tooling and bolt tensioning equipment.
 Complete flange inspections.
ORICAL Invergordon Yard, Invergordon, Scotland Jan 2001 – Mar 2001
Instrument Pipefitter
 Installation of primary Instrument Pipework supports and instrumentation equipment.
 Instrument piping hook ups and pulse lines to subsea manifold pipework and protection frames.
 Piping up of Valves and Hydraulic panels.
 Orbital welding of ½” Instrument pipework.
 Testing and flushing of instrument pipework to meet Client’s and Construction Standards requirements.
COLVIN SMITH & KOGL FEP, Mossmorran ExxonMobil, Fife Apr 2000 – Jan 2001
Project Supervisor
 Managed various plant piping projects to include Furnace Re-Tube, Cold Box up grades, cracker Tower Tray
repairs.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection of pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Ensure all welding and NDT was carried out in accordance with Client’s procedures and Construction
Standards requirements.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Quality compliance with design requirements.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
 Responsible as a Permit Authority to raise and activate onsite permit requirements.
 Influenced SHE excellence, good practice and enforced company safety policies.
KOGL FEP, Mossmorran, Exxonmobil, Fife Sep 1998 – Apr 2000
Project supervisor
 Managed various Plant piping projects to include Furnace Re-Tube, Cold Box up grades, cracker Tower Tray
repairs.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and erection of pipework, coordination of rigging, scaffold and crane
operations to support project.
 Ensure all welding and NDT was carried out to Client’s procedures and Construction Standards
Requirements.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Quality compliance with design requirements.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
 Responsible as a Permit Authority to raise and activate onsite permit requirements.
 Influenced SHE excellence, good practice and enforced company safety policies.
CONSAFE Burntisland, Fife Jan 1995 – Sep 1998
Pipefitter
 Projects included various Modules and Subsea Manifolds to include Deutag Drilling Derrick, BP Scheihallion,
Britannia Manifold, BP Bruce Etap. Blue Water Subsea Manifold and pipeline.

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 Working on large and small bore pipework from ½” to 60” pipework and the fabrication of primary and
secondary supports.
 Working with various material types to include carbon and Stainless steels, Duplex, Super Duplex, Copper,
Cunifer, LT Carbon, Chrome Moly and Titanium.
 Experience includes working with high pressure pipework from Sch 10 to Sch XXX
 Full understanding of all GAs, Isometrics and CAD drawings.
 Extensive Fabrication experience of pipework includes shop work, use of plasma and oxy cutting equipment,
survey and setting out equipment, development, bending, instrument pipework, use of cutting and profiling
equipment.
 Hydro testing and flushing of piping systems.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Client Quality compliance.
Redpath Eng Services FEP, Mossmorran, ExxonMobil, Fife Sep 1992 – Apr 1995
Project supervisor
 Managed various Plant piping projects to include Furnace Re-Tube, Cold Box up grades, Plant maintenance
repairs.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and installation of pipework support project.
 Ensure all welding and NDT was carried out to Client’s procedures.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Quality compliance with design requirements.
 Coordinate Spading Isolations to Plant and equipment as per schedule.
 Developed Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
 Responsible as a Permit Authority to raise and activate onsite permit requirements.
 Influenced SHE excellence, good practice and enforced company safety policies.
CONSAFE Burntisland, Fife Sep 1989 – Sep 1992
Pipefitter
 Working on large and small bore pipework from ½” to 60” pipework and the fabrication of Primary and
secondary supports.
 Working with various material types to include carbon and Stainless steels, Duplex, Super Duplex, copper,
Cunifer, LT Carbon, Chrome Moly and Titanium.
 Experience includes working with high pressure pipework from Sch 10 to Sch XXX
 Full understanding of all GA, Isometric and CAD drawings.
 Extensive Fabrication experience of pipework includes shop work, use of plasma and oxy cutting equipment,
survey and setting out equipment, development, bending, instrument pipework, use of cutting and profiling
equipment.
 Hydro testing and flushing of piping systems.
 Punch listing of process pipework and equipment to ensure Client Quality compliance.
Kingdom Eng Ltd FEP, Mossmorran, ExxonMobil, Fife Sep 1987 – Aug 1989
Pipefitter/Project supervisor
 Project supervisor on KF07 Furnace build.
 Fully knowledgeable in the furnace build process to include Riser and Downcomer pipework, furnace tube
installation, steam tracing systems.
MPB Construction Kishorn Module Yard, Wester Ross. Sep 1985 – Sep 1986
Pipefitter
 Working on North Alwyn Modules.
 Duties include Piping Fabrication and installation of pipework to support project.
LUMMUS CREST FEP, Mossmorran, Fife Aug 1981 – Aug 1985
4 YEAR EITB APPRENTICESHIP

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ED UC AT I O N
 HNC Mech Engineering
 ONC Mech Engineering
 C & G219,QC/QA, Fab and Weld Inspection
 C & G218,Parts I, II & III
 ISOH Managing Safely
 CPSC Validator
 CSCS Managers Card
 First Step to Safety (AMEC)
 Sub-Contractor Management
 Piping Fabrication Management and Delivery
 Subsea Protection Frame and Steel Work Fabrication
 Health and Safety Environmental Competences
 Method Statement and Risk Analysis Preparation
 International Engineering Standards Compliance
 Safety Passport #609583
 Fast Track Project Implementation