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James O'Connor

James O'Connor

Cork / Limerick

Summary

Enthusiastic Process Engineer offering 7.5 years' experience in Process Design, Project Management, Process Safety, Construction Management and C&Q. Versatile site based engineer with continuous customer engagement to deliver projects in accordance to the latest client and industry standards. Competent in working alongside fellow engineers and vendors in providing engineering solutions for API based clients.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Site Lead

PM Group
Cork
10.2023 - Current
  • Interface between PM Group team members and client engineering.
  • Resolve potential project related issues.
  • Daily reporting of performance.
  • Promoting company policies to site based team.
  • Scheduled meetings with customer to discuss fter CAPEX plans.
  • Resource Management plans for site based team.
  • Oversee budgeting and cost control for site based team.
  • Organizes training sessions for new hires to familiarize them with company policies.

Site Lead Process Engineer (Site Based)

PM Group
Cork
10.2023 - Current
  • Organization of Process Resources to ensure completion of Process deliverables
  • Provide leadership and opportunities for younger engineers to develop.
  • Resource Control (budget vs actual)
  • Providing engineering solutions for process support for client daily needs and project support.

Process / Project Engineer (Site Based)

PM Group
Cork
06.2019 - Current

Process Engineer Responsibilities

  • Process Lead for Process design of managed service projects
  • PFDs, P&IDs, HAZOPs, HAZOP Close-out, Control Philosophies
  • Line Sizing / Equipment Sizing Calculations
  • Pressure Relief Device sizing calculations
  • Process calculations, Orifice sizing, Vacuum Breaker Sizing calculations
  • Construction packages comprising of P&IDs/Line Lists/Tie-In List etc
  • Design Risk Assessments

Project Engineer Responsibilities

  • Scoping exercises with clients and vendor to agree solution.
  • Value engineering exercises to reduce project costs.
  • Resource and Cost Estimating
  • Present project to client to gain approval.
  • Budget and cost control.
  • Developing schedules and reporting any variances to schedule.
  • Raising PO's and Goods Receipting.
  • Weekly Design Meetings and generating meeting minutes.
  • Walkdown with contractors to agree scope of works etc.
  • Construction management of contractors. Safety plans and construction supervision.
  • Issue work permits to contractors.
  • CQV support. dealing with issues and providing action to resolve any issue.
  • Facilitating the variance, cleaning EHS, IH and maintenance and operability assessments that are required for project in an API environment.

Process Engineer / C&Q Engineer (Office Based)

PM Group
Cork
09.2016 - 06.2019

Process Design Responsibilities

  • Concept Development (process flow diagrams)
  • P&ID's (HAZOP, Design and Construction Issues)
  • Equipment / Line Sizing
  • Process Input for specifying Equipment / Instrumentation.
  • Scope walkdowns with contractors

C&Q Responsibilities

  • Developed cleaning strategy for project and identifying all the cleaning requirement for project change-over.
  • Generating and reviewing of C&Q protocols.
  • Executing C&Q protocols.
  • Receipt Verification and project inventory owner.
  • Quality Control by ensuring the vendors have provided the required documentation.
  • Owner of 'Live P&ID's' throughout construction / commissioning phase.
  • Creating maintenance plans and organizing spares for new equipment and instrumentation's.
  • Commissioning and start-up support.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Process And Chemical Engineering

University College Cork
Cork
01-2016

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Budgeting and Cost Control
  • Resource Management
  • Schedule Control
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Quality Management
  • Mentoring
  • Technical Expertise (API Process Design)
  • Process Safety ( HAZOPs, EHS Assessments etc)
  • Technical Calculations (Pressure Relief, Pump Sizing etc)

Accomplishments

  • Deputy Site Lead
  • Lead Site Process Engineer

Affiliations

  • GAA Player and Coaching underage teams
  • Soccer
  • Club Committee Member
  • Farming (hardship)

Relevant Professional History

Process Engineer with PM Group from Sept 2016 to present. 

Sept 2016 to June 2019: Office based project as Process Engineer and followed the project from the concept stage, rigt through design all the way to construction, commissioning, qualification and handover. 

June 2019 to present: Process / Project Engineer in a managed service team delivering projects in a API environment.

Oct 2023: Deputy Site Lead and Lead Site Process Engineer

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Deputy Site Lead

PM Group
10.2023 - Current

Site Lead Process Engineer (Site Based)

PM Group
10.2023 - Current

Process / Project Engineer (Site Based)

PM Group
06.2019 - Current

Process Engineer / C&Q Engineer (Office Based)

PM Group
09.2016 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Process And Chemical Engineering

University College Cork
James O'Connor