Experience

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  Sainsbury's

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2016

  General assistant

  Part time job while in my final year of secondary school. Member of the produce team responsible for replenishing, quality checking, reducing and disposing of appropriate stock whilst dealing with general customer enquiries and frequently helping on checkouts during busy periods.

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  Sainsbury's

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  General assistant

  Returned for various Summer and Christmas University breaks on a temporary basis. During which I was transferred to many different departments including customer services, fresh foods, bakery and dry goods.

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  Premier oil

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Summer intern - subsea operations

  First assessed industrial placement completed as part of my Fast-track MEng Mechanical Engineering degree where I worked as part of the Subsea Operations team. Awarded "A" grade following academic assessment. •Developed an organised system for cataloguing pipeline related regulatory correspondence. This involved liaising with various teams to establish a system fit for purpose. I also created a user manual on how to navigate and update the system.•Specified and implemented enhancements to the pipeline and subsea inspection management system "Dataverse."•Successfully implemented a modified version of the subsea inspection management system as a live data logging tool during a structural ROV inspection on the Balmoral FPV. This involved working closely with the ROV inspection coordinator.•While offshore I also spent time with the mechanical maintenance team and the ROV operators who gave me valuable insight into the challenges faced offshore and the effective safety culture required.•Successfully identified a topic for my MEng individual project "Analysis of Allowable Free Span Length for Offshore Subsea Pipelines." Show less

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  Premier oil

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2020

  Summer intern - subsea operations

  Final assessed industrial placement completed remotely as part of my Fast-track MEng Mechanical Engineering degree where I returned to work as part of the Subsea Operations team. Awarded "A" grade following academic assessment. •Managed the first stage of the annual Catcher FPSO Flexible Riser Annulus Integrity Works. This involved tendering, technical review of proposals, chairing the kick off meeting and use of Maximo to raise purchase orders.•Following on from my MEng individual project, completed in partnership with Premier Oil, I formalised the work into a company technical note. This will allow the company to identify critical pipeline free span sections by referring to the maximum allowable free span length values outlined in the technical note.•Developed an easy to use cross asset RBI tool for subsea equipment and infrastructure. This involved combining information from separate documents into a structured and smart excel spreadsheet. •Successfully led all intern related activities within the Premier Oil 2020 Summer Internship cohort. This included a group project involving the company wide roll out of the "Life Saving Rules." Show less

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  Dataverse-aim ltd

  Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  Client representative

  Trip taken to the Humber Gateway Offshore sub-station to help undertake a UAV inspection of the jacket and topside structures.•Responsible for acting in the best interests of Dataverse-AIM Ltd to ensure all operational activities carried out by the primary subcontractor were safe, time efficient and technically compliant.•Acted as the point of formal contact between Dataverse-AIM Ltd and the subcontractor.•Produced an operational report following the completion of the survey works. Show less

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  Dataverse-aim ltd

  Dec 2020 - Jan 2021

  Computer aided design engineer

  Tasked with editting 3D CAD files associated with several offshore wind turbine substation jacket structures to allow for better visibility of individual components. This involved applying an appropriate naming convention to each respective jacket member and visibly labelling them using CAD software.Following this, I combined the 3D CAD files with relevant subsea inspection footage and data using the asset integrity management software "Dataverse."

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  Royal mail

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Postperson with driving

  Tasked with sorting and then delivering mail on foot and by van to various locations in Nairn.Excellent job for keeping active and staying in touch with the local community through lockdown. It also allowed me to take personal financial responsibility while applying for graduate opportunities.

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  Briggs marine

  Apr 2021 - Jul 2024

  Role involved:•Co-ordination and delivery of marine projects within the Subsea Cables Department.•Planning and execution of cable installations, cable repair operations and remedial cable activities.•Working closely in developing marine solutions and engineering drawings.•Assisting production of pre & post operational documentation.•Managing subcontractors on site including vessels, riggers, jointers, testers, specialist technicians, welders, surveyors and dive teams.•Liaising with clients at all stages of projects from tendering through to provision of as installed records.•Equipment procurement.•Delivery of safe systems of work through comprehensive risk assessments and method statements.On-site and offshore experience:•Offshore wind farm inter-array cable removal, installation, testing, termination and burial.•Offshore wind farm transformer heavy complex lift from jack-up vessel to OSS.•Offshore wind turbine blade recovery.•Cable loadouts.•Inter-island cable installation and trenching.•Pre-Lay Boulder Clearance and pUXO Investigation.•Shore End Remedial Works and Split Pipe Installation.•Pre-Lay Grapnel Run (PLGR) and Route Clearance Operations.•Various vessel spread mobilisations and demobilisations. Show less

  • Project Manager - Subsea Cables

    Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

  • Assistant Project Manager - Subsea Cables

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2024