Howard is a senior principal structural engineer with over 30 years of experience in structural engineering and project management. He has expertise in structural design, construction engineering, and project management for a wide range of industrial projects. Currently he is the lead engineer for structural engineering projects in the oil and gas sector, including offshore platforms and pipelines.

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Howard Phillips
Summary
Howard is a Senior Principal Engineer, Structural with Wood Group – PSN in Melbourne
With over 30 years of experience he has gained primary expertise in structural and civil engineering and
project management on a wide variety of projects including; commercial, rail, communication infrastructures,
industrial, process industry, power plant and onshore/offshore oil and gas developments.
He is a highly competent structural engineer and has proven ability to execute the lead engineer, project
engineer or manager role as evidenced by successful involvement on significant multi-discipline projects.
His 10 years of Brownfields project knowledge in onshore/offshore oil and gas developments encompasses
Offshore Platforms, Sub-sea pipelines and risers, Onshore oil and gas facilities and below plant Horizontal
Directional Drilling.
Project roles have included Concept select studies, Front End Engineering, Detailed Engineering,
Construction and Installation support, optimization, budget preparation, construction scheduling and
installation strategies.
He provides a healthy enthusiastic contribution to design, technical control and management of projects with
his leadership, reliability and ownership resulting in excellent client relations.
Expertise:
Structural and Civil Design Engineering
Preparation of contract packages and scope of work documents
Construction & Project Engineering
Training, mentoring and leading other engineers
Understanding of Australian Standards and International codes and standards, i.e. API, AISC, DNV
Particular knowledge in oil and gas environments of;
‘Fit for purpose’ brownfield Structural Design,
Ensuring technical integrity of structural engineering solutions and deliverables
Cost Evaluation, Decision Making, and Optimization,
Conducting Technical Bid Evaluations
International Operators design specs, i.e. ExxonMobil Global Practices.
Key skills:
Extensive experience in design and management of large multi-disciplinary projects.
Wide-ranging experience of Industrial and petrochemical facility structures including offshore wave actions.
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Senior Qualifications
Lead Structural Engineer 1984
University of Melbourne
B.E. (Civil) (Hons)
Member, Institution of Engineers,
Australia

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Experienced in stadia design and dynamic analysis of spectator terracing and vibration sensitive structures.
Familiar with working practices in Australia, Asia, Sweden and the UK.
Career Highlights:
November 2009 to Date - Wood Group PSN
Lead and Senior Principal Engineer, Structural
Extension of life for the A&B Train Condenser and Pipe Support Frame Esso, Long Island Point
Facility
• Responsible for the Structural Engineering, Procurement and Installation Engineering to replace or
repair existing concrete encased longitudinal and pipe supporting steel frame beams that were
corroded.
Platform Preparation for Drilling, Esso, Bass Strait Marlin B Platform
• Lead Engineer responsible for the Structural Engineering for the new goods lift, Package Engineering
for three new container modules and the Installation Structural Engineering scopes for drilling modules
and equipment to facilitate drilling contractor mobilisation and wellhead section preparation and drilling.
Gas Conditioning Plant Brownfields Scope, ExxonMobil Longford Plant
• Lead Engineer responsible for the design and procurement of infrastructure buildings and roadworks.
Installation Engineering scopes for structural works including new substations, pipelines, deepwell
anodes, road crossovers and equipment skids. Package Engineer responsible for the scheme design
and HDD subcontractor completions of Horizontal Directional Drilling bores up to 1km long for conduits
and pipelines under the Longford gas plant.
Platform Riser Guard Replacement Esso, Bass Strait SNA Platform
• Lead Engineer responsible for the design, procurement and installation the replacement riser guard
structure at sea level impacted by a vessel
Coiled Tubing Well Intervention, Santos Sangu A Platform Bangladesh
• Lead Engineer responsible for the structural audit and verification of platform capacity under the coiled
tubing equipment spread.
Gas Capacity and Enhancement Recovery, Bass Strait BMA Platform & Longford Gas Plant
• Lead Engineer responsible for the design and procurement of structural related materials, equipment
and subcontracts to undertake the new module equipment onshore and offshore and support for
pipeline testing and commissioning.
Anode Ground Bed Replacement Esso, Bass Strait KFB Pipeline
• Lead Engineer responsible for the design and procurement of equipment to undertake the load out of
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cathodic protection anode sleds to the seabed.
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September 2007 to October 2009 - Mott MacDonald UK
Principal Structural Engineer
SBM Fabrication Yard Angola
• Project engineer responsible for the preliminary design of a wharf side marine module fabrication facility
including buildings for fabrication, administration, training, power generation, water storage and
treatment and painting facilities in Porto Amboim, Angola.
Olympic Velodrome, London
• Part of the Olympic Delivery Authority engineering Technical Review team for engineering and
supervision of the D&B contractor.
Mater Stop Underground Rail Station – Dublin Ireland
• Lead Engineer responsible for the structural design of 150m x 20m underground railway station box
including entrance and vent structures.
Université Paris-Sorbonne, France
• Part of the consortium lenders technical review team for Bougues Consortium.
ITG Volgograd, Russia
• Lead structural engineer for extensions to existing facilities including a three-storey process facility and
high bay warehouse.
La Mans Stadium, France
• Part of the consortium lenders technical review team for the SPV: Vinci Consortium.
Maze Stadium, Northern Ireland
• Responsible for the structural design of this 38,500 seat multi-sports stadium. The project included a
steel framed bowl structure and 40m cantilever roof and two moving tiers to accommodate the different
field of play dimensions for football, rugby and Gaelic football.
Lille Stadium, France
• Part of the consortium Banks review team for the SPV: Adrena including Bouygues Construction.
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January 2005 to 2007 - Clive Steele Partners, Australia
Senior Structural Engineer
Ford Motor Company Geelong Expansion of Panel Stamping Plant
• Project and Lead Structural Engineer responsible for Design and Construction of High Bay Building
including 50 Tonne Crane and 200 Tonne press basements and foundations.
Fletcher Insulation Dandenong
• New Furnace Design of new raised Furnace floor for two Intech Furnaces
880 Canterbury Road
• Design of 3 storey office and residential development.
February 2001 to 2004 - Connell Mott MacDonald, Australia
Senior Project Engineer
Craigieburn & Roxborough Park Railway Projects
• Lead Structural Engineer responsible for design of building works at two new railway stations including
cut and cover pedestrian tunnels and fly over structures
MCG Northern Stand Melbourne
• Lead Structural Engineer responsible for concrete stand superstructure and bowl steelwork.
Southern Cross Station Melbourne
• Redevelopment of Spencer Street Station. Compliance Engineer for Dept. of Infrastructure / SSSA.
50 Lonsdale St
• Schematic design of 40 storey office tower and a 20 storey office tower over existing railway tunnel.
Royal College of Surgeons, New East Wing Melbourne
• Design of four storey training facility.
Silverpoint / Amalfi Apartments
• Design of six storey apartment building complex with 3 basement levels.
College Square Apartments
• Design of 500 student apartment building complex.
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Westbourne Grammar Hospitality Centre
• Design of Auditorium and two storey student facility.
January 2000 to 2001 - BLOCO AB (SWECO International) Sweden
Project Engineer
140 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Gaza
• Project Procurement Engineer responsible for design review, cost estimation, tender packages and
contract award advise to ABB Alstom Power on the civil road works and drainage and the raw water
pipeline from the Mediterranean Sea.
Gas Fired GTX-100 Turbine Co-Generation Power Plant, Lisbon, Portugal
• Project Engineer responsible to ABB Alstom Power’s project manager for conceptual and final design,
approximate bill of quantities, cost estimation, contract strategy, tender packages and contract award
advise to Alstom Power (Sweden and Portugal) related to all civil and infrastructure works. One month
on site as Startup Construction Manager responsible for completion of piling works and commencement
of civil contractor’s works including establishment of procedures for schedule and quality control with
civil contractor.
1996 to 1999 - Fluor Daniel Pty Ltd, Oil, Gas & Power Group
Senior Engineer with Project and Senior Structural design
Responsibilities on a variety of multi-discipline onshore and offshore process plant developments.
Barry Beach Marine Terminal 25/10K Favco Wharf Crane for Esso Australia
• Front end engineering design study and final design of the crane foundation and grillage, procurement
and construction of the crane, supply boat load out facilities, heavy lift studies and full commissioning
and load testing.
Mackerel Platform Topsides Works & Installation of Flexible Oil, Gas and Umbilical Risers for Coflexip
Stena Offshore in Bass Strait
• Development of construction methods, construction engineering, schedule and cost control for a new
well slot conductor with bottom fitted ‘bellmouth’ followed by umbilical, oil and gas riser pull-ins.
Australian Paper #8 Foul Gas Incinerator, Maryvale
• Development of new process facilities incorporating a steel frame structure to support a 50 tonne
incinerator and associated process piping and equipment supported on a stiffened raft foundation.
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Chemical Handling Facility, Esso Australia
• Upgrades of chemical handling and storage facilities on three Esso Platforms in Bass Strait.
Webb Dock Berth No. 1 redevelopment, Melbourne
• Design of a two storey reinforced concrete office building, post tensioned first floor and stiffened raft
slab, workshop and car storage buildings.
Boiler Maintenance Platform at Loy Yang B Power Station
• Design of a lightweight suspended 16m x 16m suspended maintenance platform facility. This project
received an Institute of Engineers Australia Engineering Excellence award in 1997.
Ektacolor Project, Kodak
• Development of roll storage and slitting facilities; large 2 storey reinforced concrete building with a steel
roof, specialised HVAC system, “light tight” process fitout. Hazard and risk assessments for installation
of roll slitting equipment.
Structural design responsibilities for Offshore Containers International
• Structural analysis and design of various offshore containers and lifting frames for certification
compliance by Det Norske Veritas.
1994 to 1995 - Connell Wagner
Project Engineer
• Structural design and project documents for the 140 metre long Kinsgway Tunnel enclosure for the
Crown Casino Development Project. Design and documentation of post tensioned maintenance slab,
concrete shear walls and composite steel and concrete roof structure. This project received an IEAust
Engineering Excellence award in 1997.
1993 to 1994 - Maunsell Pty Ltd
Team Leader/Project Engineer
• Prime consultant responsible for the development of Green Field Facilities for Australian Defence
Industries. Project administration, design brief drawings through to construction drawings. Design of
complex footing system for reactive soil, building and site drainage.
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1992 to 1993 - Tang Sun Lee SDN BHD, Brunei
Project/Site Engineer
• Project and Site Construction Manager in Jerudong Park, Brunei. Home of the Royal Family. Jerudong
Park Signboard project responsible for the construction of a main entrance display incorporating a 60
metre long concrete signboard, man-made lake, curved weir/waterfall, two fountains and other
landscaping features. Sherri House Project, a guest house incorporating a three storey reinforced
concrete and steel roof structure with a 23 metre swimming pool, skeet and trap shooting range, parking
garage and M&E building.
1990 to 1991 - Telecom Broadcasting, Engineering Services Section
Project Engineer
• Structural design and project documentation for various Telecom towers and masts for additional loads
due to UHF antenna arrays. Extension to Warrnambool Transmission Tower; design, document and
procure material for the upgrade of the transmission tower to receive a new UHF antenna array, and the
Orange Broadcasting Facility Upgrade; design, contract documents for steel frame ice protection
structures for buildings.
1989 to 1990 - ACI Engineering Services
Project & Design Engineer
• Design and Site Engineer for civil/structural works at Australian Glass Manufacturers, Melbourne.
Design and contract documentation for structure upgrade associated with the installation of new
machinery for four glass bottle production lines. ACI, Jakarta, Glass Furnace Upgrade. Design of the
steel structure required to re-build the furnace and factory hot end.
1987 to 1989 - O’Connor Consulting Group
Design Engineer
• Structural design and construction supervision associated with shopping centres in Melbourne.
Highpoint Centre expansion and cinema complex. Altona Gate and Forest Hill Shopping Centres, major
retail expansions, steel roof, exterior steel frame, precast façade. Reservoir Leisure Centre, design of
indoor a 25 mm swimming pool complex, hydrotherapy pool, plant room, spaceframe roof.
1985 to 1987 - Connell Wagner
Design Engineer
• Structural design of commercial buildings in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Central Project. 55 level
steel and concrete high rise. Australian Ballet School. Six storey concrete building with carpark. 509 St
Kilda Road. Six
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