Seán Cooney

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  • Timeline

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2013

    Electrician

    Phoenix Electrical Ltd.
    Jul 2013 - Oct 2021

    Project Engineer

    Wood
    Aberdeen, United Kingdom
    Oct 2021 - Feb 2023

    Senior Project Engineer / Manager

    Worley
    Feb 2023 - May 2024

    Senior Project Engineer

    PM Group
    Current Company
    May 2024 - now

    Associate Director - Project Manager

    MSD
  • About me

    MSc | CEng | Associate Director - Project Manager

  • Education

    • University of bath

      2014 - 2017
      Master's degree electrical power systems

      Dissertation:Arc Flash Analysis of an offshore oil & gas production platform. Software package etap used throughout analysis.

    • Dundalk institute of technology

      2005 - 2009
      Electrical craft certificate - fetac award electrical apprenticeship merit

      Phase 4 & 6 of electrical apprenticeship

    • Technological university dublin

      2009 - 2011
      Bachelor of engineering technology (ord) electrical services engineering 1:1 (distinction)

      Activities and Societies: Student Representative Final Year Project: Design and specification of the electrical services for a secondary school.Project involved: Design of electrical installation with regard to all legal requirements and regulations, AutoCAD Electrical drawings, final specification document on all aspects of the design including reasons for certain design implementation. Project also included a specialist topic which involved the design of a smart lighting control system, solar panel and wind turbine… Show more Final Year Project: Design and specification of the electrical services for a secondary school.Project involved: Design of electrical installation with regard to all legal requirements and regulations, AutoCAD Electrical drawings, final specification document on all aspects of the design including reasons for certain design implementation. Project also included a specialist topic which involved the design of a smart lighting control system, solar panel and wind turbine installation. Show less

    • Darmstadt university of applied sciences

      2012 - 2012
      Erasmus programme

      During the 3rd year of my bachelor's degree, I participated in the Erasmus Programme. This gave me the opportunity to live in Germany for 6 months and attend the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. A power electronics project (power quality) was completed.This involved designing, building and testing of two switch-mode power supplies (buck converter and fly-back converter). Theoretical calculations, Eagle software and PSpice were used in design stage. PCB was used… Show more During the 3rd year of my bachelor's degree, I participated in the Erasmus Programme. This gave me the opportunity to live in Germany for 6 months and attend the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. A power electronics project (power quality) was completed.This involved designing, building and testing of two switch-mode power supplies (buck converter and fly-back converter). Theoretical calculations, Eagle software and PSpice were used in design stage. PCB was used to build and test circuits. Project also involved document, presentation and demonstration explaining and detailing all aspects such as mathematical calculations, testing results, and problems encountered.German language course (A1 Level) Show less

    • Technological university dublin

      2011 - 2013
      Bachelor of engineering (hons) electrical, electronics and communications engineering

      Activities and Societies: Student Member of Engineers Ireland, Student Member of the Energy Institute, D.I.T Energy Society, Member of D.I.T Scuba diving society Final Year Project:Testing Performance Analysis and Comparison of HVDC Multi-Level Inverters for Large Grid Interconnection Applications.Project involved modeling complete HVDC system using Simulink.System was modelled on Eirgrid's East West Interconnector which uses ABB HVDC Light technology.

  • Experience

    • Phoenix electrical ltd.

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2013
      Electrician

      Experience in the installation of electrical systems on large scale industrial, commercial and domestic projects.

    • Wood

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2021

      Project managed various multidiscipline projects for several clients including BP, Shell and the United States Department of Defense.• Supplier Readiness: Responsible for vendor readiness and carrying out gap analysis.• Vendor Management: Liaised with vendors, client and Wood project team to ensure alignment of all 3rd party vendor scopes.• Commercial Alignment: Ensured service PO’s were placed, materials were shipped offshore and vendor availability confirmed. • Risk Management: Facilitated risk reviews and ensured all relevant actions were closed out. • Budget Holder: Responsible for approving service and material PO’s. • Project Partnering: Provided support to client project managers throughout the plant shutdown. • Project Management: Facilitated project kick-off and managed project through Detailed Design phase. • Cost Management: Managed budget of £2.5m which included Engineering, Procurement and Construction.• Planning: Held weekly milestone reviews with engineering team to ensure project was delivered as per agreed schedule. • Business Partnering: Responsible for all change management on project. Worked closely with estimating and cost department. • Client Relationship Management: Built good relationships with client and reported progress to client on a weekly basis. • Supply Chain Management: Managed all 3rd party vendors during engineering and construction phase. • International Engineering & Construction Management: Responsible for project managing multidiscipline scopes on a missile defence project for the United States Department of Defense. Show less Worked as part of a multidiscipline team for clients such as Shell, Total and Repsol. In-house secondments in operations & maintenance roles within Shell including offshore site rotations.• FAT – Witnessed FAT’s of HV Motors and UPS Systems. • Conducted offshore survey for oil platform and created complete power system model in ETAP.• Carried out Load Flow Analysis, Motor Start Analysis, Short Circuit Analysis and Arc Flash Analysis using ETAP.• FEED study – Produced electrical deliverables for large subsea tie-back. Detailed design & construction estimated to be $100m. Attended HAZID, HAZOP, ENZID and Risk Reviews. Carried out offshore site survey. • HVAC Upgrades – Project managed single discipline scope of work. Single point of contact for all engineering activities which included detailed design and specification of LV cables, switchgear and induction motors. Show less $3.8bn Shell/Chrysaor (now Harbour Energy) Transition Divestment Project.Transferred from electrical engineering and joined the Shell/Chrysaor transition team. Project involved building new FTSE 100 company, Chrysaor, and the divestment of $3.8bn of North Sea assets from Shell. • Senior Stakeholder Management: Liaised with key stakeholders including Chrysaor CEO and board of directors to ensure planned activities are completed on time.• Communication: Facilitated Kick-off-Meetings with key stakeholders during planning discovery phase. • Project Tools: Created traffic light dashboard tool for reporting Handover Plan progress to senior management. • Risk Management: Facilitated Handover planning workshop with key stakeholders and participated in weekly risk reviews. People Management: Coordinated the close out of key actions from risk reviews, workshops and weekly transition meetings. Show less Responsibilities:• Project manage all Electrical & Instrumentation maintenance work scopes from initiation through to close out for day-to-day activities and bi-yearly plant Turnarounds/Shutdowns.• Determine scope of activity required to return equipment back into service conducting offshore site visits where necessary. • Carry out formal risk assessment, in line with Shell's risk assessment matrix, for all corrective maintenance activities during daily risk review meetings. • Package activities with tasks, disciplines, materials and services to effectively complete work.• Ensure modifications and maintenance activities are carried out according to Shell UK standards.• Design, specification and factory acceptance testing of modifications in line with Shell UK's Management of Change process. • Plan, coordinate and manage preventative maintenance activities. • Maintain overview of date constraints continually to ensure work is scheduled when resources and access is available.• Carry out continuous improvement by reviewing completed vendor work scopes and improving efficiency for future activities. • Respond to equipment failures and coordinate corrective maintenance activities. • Contribute to cost savings by chairing weekly cost transparency meetings and exploring cost saving initiatives where possible. • Carry out continuous improvement by reviewing and updating maintenance routines.• Liaise with discipline TA's to ensure non-executable high severity work is deviated and rescheduled in accordance with risk assessment. Experience:• Proficient in the utilisation of SAP to manage maintenance routines and financial resources.• Project managed Turnaround/Shutdown maintenance scopes from initiation right through to close out.• Factory Acceptance Testing of HV motors and UPS systems. • Liaised with E&I Supervisor and Maintenance Scheduler to plan and coordinate maintenance work scopes. Show less

      • Project Engineer

        Jun 2018 - Oct 2021
      • Electrical Engineer

        Jul 2013 - May 2018
      • Project Coordinator

        May 2017 - Dec 2017
      • Electrical Engineer - Operations & Maintenance

        Jul 2013 - Jun 2016
    • Worley

      Oct 2021 - Feb 2023
      Senior project engineer / manager

      Responsible for delivering EPC projects for a 2022 plant shutdown of multiple offshore Oil & Gas platforms. Key responsibilities: • Project Management: Project manage scopes from initiation through to detail design, construction and close out. • Gate Reviews: Ensure overall shutdown readiness complies with client gate criteria. • Technical Change Control: Facilitate technical Management of Change reviews for all plant modifications and drive timely close out of all actions prior to construction and commissioning. • Matrix Reporting: Report progress to client shutdown manager and senior project & functional managers on a weekly basis. • Construction knowledge: Led execution/peer reviews for each project demonstrating construction methodology and scope readiness to client. • Budget holder: Responsible for overall project budgets including engineering, procurement and construction. • Change Control: Responsible for managing scope change ensuring change requests are categorised as either variations or growth and client approval is gained before work commences. Show less

    • Pm group

      Feb 2023 - May 2024
      Senior project engineer

      Client secondment working within the Managed Services project team responsible for project managing small/medium sized capital projects through full project lifecycle i.e. concept to close out.

    • Msd

      May 2024 - now
      Associate director - project manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Apm project management qualification (pmq)

      Association for project management
    • Chartered engineer

      Engineering council
      Nov 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • STEM Ambassador

      Issued by STEMNET on Sept 2014
      STEMNETAssociated with Seán Cooney
    • Mentor

      Issued by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on Jul 2022
      Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)Associated with Seán Cooney