Mark Kenning

Experience

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  Nabalco

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1990

  Electrical Technican
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  BHP New Zealand Steel

  Jan 1994 - Dec 1998

  Electrical Engineer

  Electrical EngineerClient’s (BHP Power) representative electrical engineer for a 75MW Thermal Cogeneration Project ($120 million). Design review, HAZOP studies, functional design specification, plant integration and commissioning on HV and MV generation and distribution, motor controls, variable speed drives, programmable controllers (PLC), distributed control systems and instrumentation associated with the project.Development of training material and delivery of electrical training to maintenance and operations staff. Position in the Engineering Services team as an electrical design engineer. Responsibility for the design, procurement, budget tracking, installation, supervision, commissioning of projects and reporting monthly to Plant Managers within the Steel Mill.Modicon PLC programming, FIX DMACS SCADA development. Show less

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  Sun Metals Corporation Pty Ltd

  Mar 1998 - Dec 1999

  Senior Electrical Engineer

  Leading electrical engineering team on a $630 million greenfield zinc processing refinery. Supervision and management of site electrical design engineering team comprising engineers and design draftsmen. Responsible for the co-ordination of electrical engineering, re-engineering design activities between in–house and external consultants (Australian and Korean) and the construction team. Development of specifications and scopes of work for equipment and equipment installation contracts. Project and construction management of all electrical contractors. Ensure that overseas technical designs and specifications where in accordance with relevant Australian Standards. Show less

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  Hatch

  Dec 1999 - Dec 2001

  Senior Electrical Engineer

  Detail design, project management and commissioning of:Major control system and ore feed system upgrade of Queensland Nickel’s 12 multi hearth furnaces (Ore Roasters). Project involves replacement of aging single loop controllers with Modicon Quantum PLC’s, Danfoss Variable Freq Drives, Impact Weighers, Level Transmitters and other associated instrumentation.132/11kV 20 MVA connection between Queensland Nickel’s Refinery and Powerlink. (Approx. value $2.5 million). Project involved installation of Schneider MCset 11kV switchboard, 8km of HV cable, new 11kV indoor substation and ancillary equipment. Show less

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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2004

  Owner’s Lead Electrical Engineer on 714MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station in Vietnam. Supervision and management of site owners electrical and instrument engineering team. Responsible for monitoring all electrical and instrument site construction, commissioning and testing activities of equipment installed within a very large natural gas fired power station including a 500kV outdoor switchyard. Owner’s Lead Electrical Engineer on 740MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station in Singapore. Supervision and management of site owner’s electrical engineering team. Responsible for completing design reviews and managing contractor site performance in terms of safety, construction and commissioning activities for all equipment within a within a very large natural gas fired power station including 400 kV GIS Switchgear

  • Lead Electrical Engineer

    Jan 2003 - Mar 2004

  • Lead Electrical Engineer

    Jan 2002 - Dec 2002
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  Qatar Petroleum

  Mar 2004 - Dec 2008

  Senior Project Engineer

  Develop, supervise and manage a team of electrical and instrumentation project engineers whose responsibility is to project manage multiple contacts for the Onshore Engineering Dept, Qatar Petroleum totalling approx US $85 million. Contracts typically involved Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts or Engineer, Procure, Install and Commission (EPIC) contracts.

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  Worley

  Jan 2009 - now

  Project Manager for EPC project involving the installation of Inlet Compression at Kupe Production Station in Taranaki Responsible for an integrated team of project managers and engineers delivering a portfolio of offshore and onshore projects for Shell Todd Oil Services (STOS) Responsible for a team of engineers delivering projects to the hydrocarbons industries predominately based in the Taranaki region

  • Senior Project Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Project Manager Kupe Inlet Compression Project

    Jul 2018 - now

  • Project Operations Manager (Shell Todd Oil Services)

    Mar 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Engineering Manager - Taranaki

    Jan 2009 - Mar 2013