bernard irikefe, Mechanical Engineer

bernard irikefe

Mechanical Engineer

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
13 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 10 Months

Mechanical Engineer at Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • India
  • May 2013 to June 2014

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
• Project management, strong background in supervision of large, complex project. Possess depth
Knowledge of construction practice and regular compliances issues, qualified to review and evaluate bid
Document, estimate costs, charts projections, coordinate activities effectively with responsible parties
Regarding guild lines scope.
• Relationship development. Excellent leadership, communication and relationship building skills Work
Effectively with engineers, project manager, client representative, subcontractors, inspectors and
Other industry professionals, work jointly with client to review job progress and address outstanding
Issues, provided the highest level of service to client, earning frequent commendation as a result.


My experience can be summarized as follows:
• Provides technical interpretation of design documents in support of lead managers, superintendents, and contractors and provides specific expertise for problem solving.
• Coordinates completion of construction activities in assigned systems and prepares punch lists to ensure the readiness of systems for release for turn-over to the client or for start-up.
• Monitors and inspects construction operations to ensure compliance with design documents.
• Maintains liaison with the design engineer to schedule and coordinate the release for construction of design documents in support of the construction schedule.
• Monitors subcontractor's performance to ensure conformance to project quality, safety, security, and specification requirements.
• Investigates and resolves engineering and technical related problems.
• Participates in regularly scheduled construction progress meetings.
• Reviews and processes construction submittals.
• Inspection and wittiness of installation piping / hydro test prepare and review test package, flushing process for pipes and pipe conservation
• Scheduling and monitoring of functional and operational tests of various equipment's in order to prepare the equipment to the first start up.
• Interpreted and review all NDT report against the codes
• Erection, Inspection of insulation system for piping
• Inspection of installation pumps & equipment leveling and alignment
• Responsible on studying applicable codes, standard and specification to Extract the acceptance criteria for welding and Requirement of NDT & preheat and PWHT operation.
• Supervision on pipe wrapping, coating and cathodic protection and wrapping thickness test.
• Inspection material, welding and supervision on the site activities for (HVAC, construction of tanks, pumps, all welding process, firefighting and HRSG, walk down, pipe support erection) using difference standards and methods.
• Experienced in the fabrication, installation and testing of many types of mechanical / piping systems, together with experience of Power Generation (steam and combined cycle), Edible Oil, Crude oil, Natural Gas and Oxygen, LPG, High pressure steam, high pressure water, recovery and process, Automation, Hydro testing & Leak Detection, Factory Acceptance Tests and many other related skills.
• Ensure that all project and test documentation is correctly produced and securely filed
• Co-ordinate between piping and hydro test to ensure unit construction, installation and pre-commissioning progresses to the approved manufacturing plans, erection plans and ITP
• Review P&IDs, documentation, drawings and submittals ensuring that materials, welding consumables, piping, system components, NDE reports, welder qualification etc. all conform to project specification.
• As built drawings and modifications executed on field.

Experience with the Following Codes & Standards:
• ASME B31.1, ASME I, ASME II, ASME V, ASME VII, ASME IX, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.8 • AWS
• API 650, API 1104 • ASTM
• SMACNA • NFPA


Work History & References: May 2013/Now: • Employer: Parsons Brinckerhoff (MENA) . Owners'Enginee to Sec Alkhobar / KSA
• Project Rabigh refinery 11: Mechanical activities consultancy in RabighRPP2
• Position: Mechanical Engineer.

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following.


• Monitor all construction, erection and all auxiliary /piping activities as per RFI, field change request,
• construction of offshore fixed structures (such as topside platforms, control buildings and process modules), the refurbishment and fabrication of new build living quarters and the construction of process modules (such as water injection modules, control rooms, high and low pressure separation modules, power generation units, fiscal metering skids, flare knock-out units and mooring systems for FPSOs, including calm buoys, mag and suction anchors, plems, piles and buoyancy tanks.
• Installation and fabrication of FPSO topsides, jackets, decks, risers, well head platforms
• implement the company's HSEQ policy and the arrangements described in the company management system document
• Boilers, piping, pressure systems, enforces strict compliance with all QA / QC and safety procedures
• Lead a multi-disciplined construction team in delivering the work scope in accordance with the applicable specifications, procedures, etc that apply and in safe and efficient manner within the planned target dates.
• Monitor all mechanical related field jobs as per approved drawings.
• Maintaining the highest quality supervision of all trade and field personnel, while administering good construction safety practices with all on-site activities and also maintaining the job site office and closing out projects
• Performed Air blowing, water flushing and Hydro test for Pipes.
• Walk down, and ECC package Inspection and prepare punch list..
• Insulation work including rock wall insulation and calcium silicate construction supervision and inspection.
• HVAC system, chilled water system, DX, Duct work construction supervision and inspection.
• Firefighting system construction and pre commissioning (Foam system, |Wet sprinkler water system, Hydrant, FM200 system and hose cabinet system)
• Sound knowledge of Mechanical Equipment, fabrication, installation works.
• Monitor mechanical shop and layout drawings. With reference technical standards /codes as per project.
• Heavy Fuel Oil tanks construction supervision and inspection (8*10000 cum capacity) .welding activities with pump station construction. And HFO steam tracing pipes construction with steam transformer equipment.
• Monitor of all types of welding works, weld joints preparation and fitments for good weld.
• Inspects welds, radiography, witness of all mechanical works NDT tests and fellow up of weld repairs as per technical specification.
• Prepare the Material Receiving Inspection Report in accordance with approved document.
• Functional real test of foam monitor and water spray cooling system.
• Monitor proper handling, storage of material under controlled temperatures and humidity.
• Monitor coating, lining and painting activities of mechanical items as per approved document.

Construction superintendent at Ponticell Engineering Bergen
  • September 2012 to May 2013

Sept -2012/May 2013: • Employer:, Ponticell Engineering Bergen Norway.
• Positions: Construction superintendent

• Duties: •
* Discuss deviations from specified construction procedures to ensure compliance with QA/QC inspection plans and procedures
* Monitor all field activities for mechanical jobs at welding, assembly of equipment, parts and installation work and action report for discrepancies,
* Responsible for installation and review of method statement of all erection. Onshore and offshore.
* Oversees the daily construction activities at a work site.
* Works with contractors to complete project within the given budget and time frame.
* Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience
*. Ensure construction/commissioning activities and methods, client PTW-TRA, processes to execute construction.
* Prepare resource plans to ensure suitable resources are available to execute the works,
* Monitor schedule work to be performed and review work accomplished.

Construction manager at Tank Farm
  • April 2012 to August 2012

April -2012/Aug 2012: • Employer: Iberdrola engineering and construction QATAR.
• Positions: Construction manager
• Duties:
• Construction and Co-ordination with Contractor for completing RFI's..
* Tank Farm construction and testing (capacities from 50 T to 5000 T)
* THERMAX Boiler erection and steam pipes erection.
* Oil Refinery and piping construction and testing and commissioning.
* Comment discrepancies in RFI's for deviations and short comings.
* GRADE Refrigeration system for cooling (cooling capacity 2940 kW)
* Monitoring plant installation, witness testing & commissioning of equipment.
* Referring and thorough understanding of approved documents for implementation.
* Prepare non conformance and site observation report.
* Responsible for monitoring and managing assigned subcontractor's works.
* Ensures that all construction operations are in compliance with design, Project Specifications, relevant.
* Provide constructability suggestions and input.
* Monitors project safety performance to ensure personnel are committed to zero accident philosophy.
* Monitors subcontractor quality and safety and resolve any deficiencies.
* Ensure that subcontractor follows approved procedure, plan and method statement and all documentation is review prior to commencement.
* Ensure the current design document is used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved prior to implementation.
* Ensure that all subcontractor milestone dates are completed as scheduled.
* Ensure required permits are in place prior to the start of the work at site.

mechanical engineer at Giza / EGYPT
  • India
  • February 2007 to March 2012

Feb.2007-Mar.2012: • Employer: Initec Energies Giza / EGYPT

• Positions: mechanical engineer

• Duties: • Interface with field engineer and subcontractors, and prepared schedule for erection. Onshore
• Installation of piping, critical support and steam and gas injection
• KSB LP Pump installation and commissioning.
• Main steam piping (high pressure and intermediate pressure and low pressure) construction, flushing, testing, Commissioning, chemical cleaning.
• Responsible for setting up all Fabrication workshop
• Valves commissioning, testing and setting.
• Scheduling and monitoring of functional and operational tests of various equipment's in order to prepare the equipment to the first start up.
• Verification of the compliance of test results with the design and reliability requirements.
• Make the commissioning walk down for main steam; feed water, cold reheat, HP and IP by pass, service and instrument air, condensate, below down, chemical injection systems.
• Inspection and reviewed material certificates against codes and project specification.
• Supervision on pipe wrapping, coating and cathodic protection and wrapping thickness test.
• Project closing out by developing punch list of incomplete work, reviewing contractors' invoices (shipment, material receiving, progress, completion certificates, turnover and acceptance certificates), Turnover and acceptance package.
• Turbine system installation and commissioning for (Lube oil system, cooling water system, Co2 GT &generator system, fuel gas system, and compressor and washing water system, drainage system ) by performing walk-down, inspections and tests.
• Pipe Supports setting in cold and hot position.

mechanical Engineer at Onne port Harcourt
  • France
  • June 2004 to January 2007

June .2004-Jan.2007: • Employer: steag encontes west Africa, Onne port Harcourt Consultancy scope
• Positions: mechanical Engineer

• Duties: • Construction of 3units R.O water desalination plant (750m3/day/unit)
• Installation of GE gas and steam turbine, and commissioning steam-turbine, and BOP
• Performing all activities related to pneumatic and hydrostatic testing.
• Performed the commissioning activities for the pumps and plant equipment.
• Start-up the plant.
• Scheduling and perform the maintenance activities for the plant.
• Installation of General Electric (GE), and commissioning Gas Turbines, alstom- steam-turbine,
• Installation of all Flowserve rotating equipment, understanding of P&ID drawing, isometric
• Supervise and direct subordinate supporting personnel and craft in construction activities.
• Installation of HP pumps, LP pumps, condensate pump, chemical pump, waste oil pumps,
• Installation of heat recovery steam-generators or boiler (HRSG) for all power plants.
• Installation of tanks, dearators, steam turbine condenser, pump, centrifugal, vertical, horizontal.

Mechanical Engineer at Arco Petrochemical Warri Delta
  • India
  • September 2000 to May 2004

Sep.2000-May.2004: • Employer: Arco Petrochemical Warri Delta state Nigeria
• Positions: • Mechanical Engineer.
• Duties: • comment the discrepancies on inspection requests RFI
• Communication with Senior Mechanical Engineer for reporting daily field activities.
• Assist the Senior Mechanical Engineer during the performance & reliability tests.
• Checkout for As-Built drawings and mark out deviations/discrepancies.
• Prepare a punch list and outstanding works list for follow up implementation.
• Ensure that the daily activities are carried out in a smooth manner.
• Keeping good relations with contractor at work.
• Always active on field and keen observer during execution of work as per project requirement and in accordance with specification requirement.
• Assist the Senior Mechanical Engineer in review of the final general as-built documents submitted by the Contractor upon taking over


F. TRAINING

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

University Degree Bachelor of Engineering B.Eng University / Faculty University of llorin Nigeria /Mechanical Engineering Major Mechanical Engineering. Grade / year Second class honors' ( Upper Division)

Specialties & Skills

AutoCAD
CATHODIC PROTECTION
CLOSING
COOLING
ENGINEER
INSPECTION
SCHEDULING
TESTING
TURBINE

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

asme code
  • membership
  • February 1996

Training and Certifications

construction managment (Training)
Training Institute:
alstom switzerland
Date Attended:
April 2005
Duration:
48 hours

Hobbies

  • reading engineering books