Manager
Total years of experience :32 years, 1 Months
Dubai Maritime City Development.
As a senior member of Dubai Drydocks World management I was requested to undertake a review of master planning for the Industrial Precinct of Dubai Maritime City, a 227 hectare reclaimed island development which included breakwater and channel re-alignment and advising on ship-lifts, ship transfer systems and repair berth layout together with all associated infrastructure and workshops. The project included development of a marina facilitating berthing, repairing and building of up super yachts (typically 160m plus length and 20m plus beam) together with concept design development for installation of two 55, 000 DWT floating docks together mooring dolphins. A total of 22 dry repair berths were provided serviced by two syncrolift shiplifts. The facility is now operational.
Dubai Drydocks Safina Project (18 months)
For this major project (total value US$250 and duration 18 months) I was Project Manager for the construction of a complete new build shipyard. The project involved significant reinforced concrete elements including module assembly area ground slab, RC dock floor slab 1.5m thick, RC diaphragm walls and concrete works within a sheet piled cofferdam. A significant area of the existing harbour was reclaimed by offshore disposal of material to facilitate installation of bored cast in place bearing piles to support a heavy capacity load out area. Also included was construction of a unique ship launch and recovery hydro-lift basin with associated flooding pumps and steel caisson gate, 300 tonne lift capacity gantry crane, grand assembly area and panel assembly area. The launch area was 120m x 120m in plan and was first used under my supervision to launch two 8, 000 tonne offshore semi-submersible drilling structures. The project was carried out as a full EPCM project where I was both Project Manager for all of the civil and building work packages and included equipment procurement and MEP. I was also a member of the Steering Group reporting directly to the CEO. This project marked a significant move forward for Dubai and Dubai Drydocks creating a modern ship building facility. It was
Areas of expertise:
Planning, Design and Construction Management of Marine and major heavy civil infrastructure projects
Port, Harbour and navigation channel planning
Capital Dredging, Maintenance Dredging, Breakwater and Reclamation works
Near shore / Offshore geotechnical investigations
Marine and land Heavy Lift and Load Out coordination planning, and supervision
Ship Yard and Drydock specialist for commercial and naval new building and repair facilities
Major iron ore and coal Bulk Exports port infrastructure and marine facilities
Planning and Design of Marine Structures for Container ports, General Cargo berths, Vehicle Import facilities
Floating Docks, Dock and Lock gates and Ro/Ro facilities
Design, Planning and Logistics for Modularisation of marine structures (trestles, wharves and dolphins)
Specialist in port structures dilapidation surveys, rehabilitation and remedial works (reinforced concrete structures in particular
responsible for input to the business case report for the Third Crossing of Lake Lothing. Scope included detailed liaison with all waterfront stakeholders including principal stakeholder Associated British Ports. The purpose was to inform the business case report of opportunities and constraints associated with types of crossing and impacts on the port business taking into account future uses and traffic forecasting.
responsible for design management and client liaison for £30 million groyne replacement programme. Scope included design of new groyne types and assistance with client floated tender. Advice on material selection and suitability was also included. Works have progressed to contractor commencement on site. Further work will include design development in coordination with the contractor.
I represented the client, Peel Ports, in development of an Operational Requirements Specification (ORS) to be used by the Design and Build contractor in preparation of their detailed design for this new greenfield port. I was responsible for coordination and interfaces between Peel Ports and the design consultant appointed by others. Reporting into Peel Ports was at Port Director level for technical matters and Programme Finance Director for financial impacts. The £138 million development is to be the UK's only inland multimodal distribution park served by rail, road and short sea shipping. This was a technically challenging role requiring gathering in-depth operational requirements from Peel Ports, mediating these against the project finance model, and then transposing agreed requirements into both the Final ORS and ensuring changes were incorporated into the tenders submitted through tender addendum. The project has been tendered and I have been responsible for technical and financial appraisal of the preferred bidder.
undertaking review of detail design for the construction of Green Port Hull at the existing port facility at Alexandra Dock on the River Humber. This £100+ million facility is for handling, storage, loading, unloading and shipping of wind farm turbine equipment for Siemens. I have been responsible for checking and approval of Basis of Design documents and subsequent checking and approval of designed elements of the works including lead-in dolphins and approach structures. Resources employed in design included 6 Woking based engineers together with geotechnical engineers based in Blackfriars, London.
Following successful completion of the Red Sea Gateway Terminal Phase 1A tender and detailed design review, Mouchel was requested to update a 2013 Masterplan in light of new ground investigation data and bathymetric data. I led the technical team of up to 10 engineers in the preparation and delivery of a high quality Masterplan updated with 11 newly developed and fully costed options, undertaking a multi-criteria assessment and providing recommendations to the client. The study required development of 11 terminal options to consider all available geographical location, geotechnical diversity and navigational constraints. The study took 8 months to complete. A final recommendation was made to proceed with a £225 million project adding an additional capacity of approximately 1 million TEU to the terminal. Recommendations have now been presented to Red Sea Gateway Terminal board for consideration. This site in Saudi Arabia presented significant geotechnical challenges with respect to very poor ground conditions to significant depths and stringent permissible settlement criterial for both ship to shore crane beams and container transfer and stacking areas. My role included leading the geotechnical engineers and structural designers to derive a suitable quay wall methodology, design of support structures and paving details in this seismically active area. Preparation of cost estimates and developed programme of works based on the Saudi Arabian construction market place was also challenging.
Mouchel International was appointed Clients Representative to review tender designs and subsequently the detailed design and site supervision for Phase 1A (Project Dolphin) for an expansion plan at the Red Sea Gateway Terminal. This expansion is to increase the length of both the main quay and the feeder quays to accommodate the latest generation of container vessels (up to 18, 000 TEU). As Technical Director I am leading the maritime team in the tender design review, much of which will take place in the Middle East. The estimated cost of the project is in the order of £100 million (we have not been party to the final tender financial negotiations). This is a relatively straight forward design review only made more challenging by the requirement to complete the review simultaneous with the contractor’s design in country. The review will involve approximately 10 engineers of various grades and disciplines being deployed over the design review duration with close coordination back to the UK Liverpool based team. A delivery model for site supervision services is currently under consideration.
Isle of Man Landing Stage Asset Replacement
I am Technical Director for a scheme to replace the Peel Ports owned Liverpool Landing Stage which has reached the end of its operational life. The facility, currently comprises 3 concrete pontoons restrained to the foreshore with mooring booms and chains and 3 linkspan bridges. The landing is used by the Isle of Man Steam Packet ferry on a daily basis throughout the spring / summer season. A replacement stage has been outline designed and will be let as a Design and Build contract. As Technical Director I led the multidisciplinary technical team to develop the design and associated documentation for tender. It is anticipated that further services including construction management will follow. The project has included dealing with a number of stakeholders including Liverpool City Council, the Liverpool Cruise Liner Facility Operator, Peel Ports and English Heritage. A challenging area of the project is that replacement must be completed within a 4 months shut down duration over the winter months. The designed solution incorporates off-site prefabrication of steel or concrete pontoons. The restraint to the landing stage currently provided by the mooring booms and chains will be replaced by the installation of twin guide piles to each pontoon. Innovative temporary works had to be designed to allow removal of a ballast tank from beneath one of the linkspan bridges whlist supporting another 300 tonne vehicular access ramp in-situ and complete removing a third ramp for off-site disposal. One new replacement ramp has been designed. Also included were improved vehicular and pedestrian circulation planning and complete refurbishment of the terminal buildings and upgrading of mechanical and electrical services. My role has included leading across all disciplines for this project with an estimated replacement cost is in the order of £17 million. Replacement is currently planned for 2016/2017.
I was Lead Maritime Engineer responsible for a detailed design review on this major 27 million tonnes per annum coal export facility in North Queensland, Australia. This project created approximately 800 jobs during construction. In particular I was responsible for the review of the structural response of the jetty and wharf under critical loading conditions imposed by ship loading, mechanical conveyor systems environmental and thermal loadings. I provided recommendations for design improvements to be incorporated prior to issue of “For Construction Drawings”. In additional I led the design check of the materials transfer tower structure and optimisation of foundation pile locations beneath transfer platform. This work formed part of a high level final review of significant structural elements before the designs were released. The construction cost for the trestle and wharf structures which formed part of this structural review were constructed at a cost of AUD$ 390 million. The design review team of 6 engineers were seconded into a project office and included 3D structural modellers.
I was Study Lead for offshore modularisation for this project responsible for jetty, wharf and dolphin structures for an initial 30MTPa (million tonnes per annum) capacity expansion. The study investigated full modularisation opportunities for a range of structures including design costs, schedules and risks. Piling was determined to be a key driver in capital costs and hence optimisation of pile sizing and spacing was required. Large 3.5m diameter mono-piled dolphins were adopted. The study concluded with recommendations for best for project solutions derived from a comprehensive Multi Criteria Assessment. Included in the study was overseas fabrication and a full shipping and transportation logistics study, completed with assistance from Bechtel, to derive an overall strategy for project design, construction and installation. The purpose of the study was to develop future construction opportunities for efficient delivery of an off-shore iron ore terminal in North Queensland. The value of this commission was AUD$560, 000 expended over 7 months. A study team, including 8 engineers, was established in Brisbane drawing on expertise from across Australia.
As Principal Maritime Engineer I led the review of this proposed container terminal and multi-user berth development to compare a land backed wharf option as opposed to an offshore island development option, including dredging and reclamation scenarios. Also included was identification of transportation (road and rail) infrastructure options. The study was required to provide information to the Western Australian state government to facilitate future development planning at Fremantle. The review team included, highway and rail engineers, economist and maritime engineers.
A Multi-billion-dollar project for the Indian Navy in Karwar, India. I was Senior Team Leader responsible for the consultancy proposal preparation and after award Project Leader for all maritime aspects of developing a remote naval base. At the design concept stage, I travelled on numerous occasions in 2010 to the remote site in India and to other Indian naval dockyards and naval shipyards to develop planning, costing and programming options. I was responsible for delivery of necessary Detailed Project Reports (DPR’s) covering the naval dockyard and shipyard submitted to the Indian Naval Admiralty. The project team for marine works were drawn from appropriate resources across SKM offices
for Design and Construction - Sinclair Knight Merz
I was responsible for design and site construction management of extensive seawall structures as part of a significant 3.9 million m3 dredging and reclamation project for a major iron ore development for client BHP at Port Hedland Inner Harbour. I led the design team of maritime, geotechnical, dam and environmental engineers involved in design, documentation and technical support to contractor MacMahon during the construction phase. The MacMahon contract included the placement of 750, 000 m3 of various sized armour rock in the designed seawalls at a total cost of AUD$50 million. My role involved managing close coordination and liaison between Client BHPBIO, their dredging contractor Jan de Nul, earthworks contractor MacMahon and design discipline leads including the site supervision team. The works included placement of significant quantities of dredge material removed from the inner harbour behind two seawalls of aggregate length 1.3 km to provide additional reclaimed areas together with a contractor temporary marine facility. Piling was required to be installed through the seawall rock revetment using temporary casings. Supernatant dredge material was pumped overland to two onshore settlement areas designed to receive and retain the fine dredge material during consolidation. Sea outfalls were designed, managed and monitored for return water quality and flow from the dredge ponds. Onshore bunds were designed and managed using the Australia / New Zealand Construction of Large Dams code (ANCOLD). The project was completed over an 18 months’ period despite encountering acid sulphate bearing soils requiring referral to the Environmental Agency. In addition, an on-going monitoring regime was required to monitor the dam retaining wall over the anticipated time for consolidation (approximately 5 years).
Brisbane
Major Bid Proposal Manager - Brisbane
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