Rhys Ward

Mechanical Engineer

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About me
General Manager Technical Engineering - Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea
Education
- QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
  2004 - 2005
  Graduate Certificate Project Management
- Queensland University of Technology
  1995 - 1999
  Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering
  Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Hons
Experience
- GHD
  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
  Mechanical Engineer
  Detailed design of oil & gas and power generation projects on and offshore Australia;* Pioneer Cogeneration Plant – CSR/United KG, two 30MW steam turbines; bagasse fired power station* North Queensland Gas Pipeline Project – NQGP Alliance (Enertrade/GHD/Thiess/NACAP) – 390km DN300 CL900 Gas Pipeline and Facilities.* Patricia Baleen Onshore Facilities Project – OMV/Santos - 75TJ/d Gas Plant and DN300 CL1500 pipeline* Mereenie Eastern Satellite Station, Glycol Skid Upgrade – Santos Ltd* APA Operations and Engineering Support – Secondment Show less
- Downer
  Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
  Mechanical Project Engineer
  Sunshine Electricity Biomass Cogeneration Project – Sunshine Electricity/Downer Energy Systems/Clyde Babcock Hitachi – 30MW Bagasse fired power station.Project Engineer responsible for management of engineering design deliverables required to satisfy the local authorities Development Consent. Including Scheduling of tasks and liaising with NSW Authorities including Council, Department of Environment and Conservation, Department of Planning.
- Worley
  Dec 2006 - Jul 2008
  Mechanical Project Engineer
  Project/Mechanical Engineer seconded to Santos Ltd to deliver the brownfield stay in business project portfolio for the Queensland and Northern Territory business unit.
- Santos Ltd
  Jan 2008 - now
  Production Manager for 700TJ/d+ CBM fields & facilities and 150TJ/d Gas re-injection/withdrawal fields & facilities. Engineering Manager providing technical support through a multi discipline team to Santos Onshore upstream business and the Curtis Island GLNG Plant. Team Leader for multi discipline engineering team providing in-house concept and FEED for Onshore CBM developments. Pioneered the catalog approach to upstream development, markedly reducing our surface development CAPEX and reducing engineering cost from 20% to less than 5% total installed cost - unlocking previously uneconomic development tranches. Defining and implementing an integrated activity planning system in Onshore CSG - Running the planning and scheduling team for Onshore CSG operations Site based Area Team Leader in the Fairview CSG Field, Site Safety Manager under P&G Actleading an operations team of ~30 back to back roles.
  - General Manager Technical Engineering - Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea
    Aug 2022 - now
  - Production Manager CSG - Onshore Australia
    Apr 2018 - Jan 2023
  - Manager, Engineering GLNG
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
  - Team Leader - Development Engineering
    Oct 2014 - Jul 2016
  - Senior Business Analyst
    Jul 2013 - Sept 2014
  - Area Team Leader Fairview
    Jul 2012 - Jul 2013
  - Team Leader Integrity & Technical Engineering
    Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
  - Field/Integrity Engineer
    Jan 2008 - Jul 2010
Licenses & Certifications
- EngExec
  Engineers Australia
  Oct 2023
- RPEQ Mechanical
  The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland
  Oct 2023
- GAICD
  Australian Institute of Company Directors
  Jan 2025
- FIEAust CPEng Mechanical & Leadership
  Engineers Australia
  Oct 2023
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Rhys Ward
  2020 Santos EHSS Directors Awards, Environment Leader of the Year Santos Jul 2020 Award to acknowledge the personal commitment, drive and advocacy within Santos to reduce loss of containment incidents.
- Awarded to Rhys Ward
  2013 CEO Technical Excellence Award Santos Jul 2013 Technical Excellence Award for a collaborative project between Operations and Production engineering on an alternative wellpad skid innovation.