1. RICHARD HEATH
Location: Worcester, West Midlands UK – seeking commutable contract opportunities
Profession: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/PROJECT ENGINEER
Contact: Tel. +447803938426
Email. planetrichie@tiscali.co.uk
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Pharmaceutical Water & Waste Treatment Energy from Waste Food & Beverage
Power Chemical Heavy Industry Building Services
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Working knowledge of industry practise and legislation in health & safety including Method
Statement & Risk Assessment, HAZOP, ATEX, hazardous area review, CDM, BS7671
Experienced in all stages of the project lifecycle including feasibility and conceptual design, front end
engineering design, option appraisal, costing, value engineering, detailed design, generation of
contract specifications, tendering and tender appraisal, contractor/supplier management, Inspection &
Testing, commissioning and handover.
Coordination and management of multi disciplined engineering teams to produce “in specification”
designs within programme and to support the site delivery team.
Hands on experience in operational management of manufacturing site LV & HV distribution
networks and systems.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Wide spectrum of ECIA disciplines including;
MCC’s & field control panel design, LV distribution system design, (transformers, generators, UPS,
DB’s), communication network design (profibus, controlnet, RIO etc.), process system electrical
design (vessels, pumps, valve stacks, heater exchangers, cooling towers, boilers, instrumentation),
process plant control system design (PLC, SCADA, HMI – Rockwell & Siemens), project
engineering for process, waste and energy projects, industrial HV distribution system project
management (substations, switchboards, transformers, generators, protection systems).
QUALIFICATIONS
MIET – Institute of Engineering Technology, Member
MSc. (Eng) – Engineering Project Management
BSc. (Hons) – Electrical Engineering with Power Electronics
CAREER HISTORY
Electrical Project Engineer May 2015-current Costain
Engineering Contractor
Severn Trent Water AMP6 capital projects
Project Engineering for various dirty water upgrade projects. Coordination of the design and
management of package suppliers to ensure flow of information and design deliverables for client
approval and site construction. Integration of package plant and site mamagement.
2. Electrical Project Engineer Oct 2014-April 2015 Kier Services
Engineering Contractor
Welsh Water, Five Fords WWTW, Gas to Grid Project
Project Engineering for new build Gas to Grid Project at existing WWTW. Coordination of the
design and management of package suppliers to ensure flow of information and design deliverables
for client approval and site construction. Integration of package plant within the overall process, site
installation management and monitoring, commissioning and project status reporting to client team.
Commissioning Engineer Sept 2014-Oct 2014 Nomenca
M+E Contractor
South East Water, Lasham WTW, upgrade.
E, C & I commissioning for plant upgrade at WTW.
Senior ProjectEngineer Oct 2013-June 2014 M+W Group
(contract position) Engineering company
(Energy from Waste)
Project Engineering for new build Energy from Waste plant including RDF waste Gasifier and food
waste Anerobic Digester complete with Siemens S7/Win CC control system. Coordination of the
design team and management of package suppliers to ensure flow of information and design
deliverables for client approval and site construction. Integration of package plant within the overall
process, construction monitoring and project status reporting to senior management and client team.
Electrical Engineer Sept 2012- Oct 2013 Imtech Process Ltd.
(contract position) Process engineering company
(water & waste treatment)
EC& I Design for Crossness and Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, Advanced Digestion expansion
projects. Production of electrical design documentation and tender packages with design
responsibility for all areas of the EC&I discipline (control through to HV). Rockwell Control
Logix/Wonderware control system.
Direct liaison with client, subcontractors and package suppliers.
Building Services design for Kazhakstan water recovery project.
Commissioning of various small projects on Welsh Water Waste Water Treatment sites. Liasing with
Operations team and installation contractors.
Electrical Engineer May 2011-Sept 2012 Enpure Ltd.
(contract position) Process engineering company
(water & waste treatment)
EC&I Design for various Water and Waste projects (Ringsend,Thermal Hydrolosis Process expansion
project, Brighton & Hove Waste Water Treatment Works. EC&I tender preparation for major Sewage
Treatment projects . Production electrical design documentation and tender packages with design
responsibility for all areas of the EC&I discipline (control through to HV).
Coordination of the design, site construction and commissioning teams to ensure design to client
specification. Management of deliverables for client approval and site construction. Liason between
site and design teams to manage issues and control change.
Direct liaison with client and subcontractors.
3. Electrical Project Engineer August 2010- April 2011 Areva T & D
(contract position) Electrical power projects
Electrical Project Management for the replacement of a 132kV GIS substation (West Weighbridge).
Production of electrical design and tender documentation. Coordination of in house design
disciplines, installation contractors and package suppliers to ensure smooth construction process and
design to client requirements.
Electrical Project Engineer Apr 2010- August 2010 Glaxo Smithkline
(contract position) (Worthing)
Pharmaceutical manufacturer
EC&I design and project engineering for various capital projects on a large pharmaceutical
manufacturing site.
Involvement at all stages of project development from front end engineering design through to
installation, commissioning and handover. Direct liason with client and management of
subcontractors.
Electrical Engineer Aug 2008-Feb 2010 Enpure Ltd.
(contract position) Process engineering company
(water and waste treatment)
Electrical Project Engineer Dec 2007-Aug 2008 Glaxo Smithkline
(contract position) (Worthing)
Pharmaceutical manufacturer
Pharmaceutical manufacturer capital projects.
Lead Electrical Design Engineer Sep 2007-Dec 2007 Morgan PS
(contract position) Design, Management &
Professional services company
Building services design for new build pharmaceutical R&D establishment.
Electrical Engineer/ Mar 2007-Aug 2007 Kraft Foods
Project Manager Food & Beverage manufacturer
(contract position)
Management of HV maintenance programme, Freeze Dried Coffee Plant upgrade.
Site Senior Authorised person.
Electrical Engineer/ May 2001-Mar 2007 Cadbury Trebor Bassett
Project Manager Confectionary manufacturer
(contract position)
HV/LV substation replacement and maintenance, primary LV reinforcement and replacement,
Cooling Tower Installation, Laboratory refurbishment, Offices upgrade, Crumb Blowing system
upgrade, Process Water system upgrade, numerous process and instrumentation upgrades. Rockwell
Control sytems (PLC5, SLC, Control Logix, Factory Talk)
Site Senior Authorised person.
Electrical Engineer/ Mar 1997-May 2001 Kraft Foods
Project Manager Food & Beverage manufacturer
(contract position)
HV substation installation, HV system maintenance management, HV system fault management,
Primary LV substation upgrades, site PFC installation, emergency generators installation, Dessert
plant control system replacement (Rockwell), Coffee Rework plant installation, TOTE lift
4. installation, Grounds Burning plant installation, Spent Grounds recovery upgrade, Main Office
refurbishment, numerous process plant upgrades. Rockwell/Intellution control systems.
Site Senior Authorised Person.
Electrical Project Engineer Jan 1992-Mar 1997 Aston Dane
Process Automation Integrator
Automated process plant upgrades and new builds in Food, Water and Chemical industries.
Full time student Oct 1990-Jan 1992 Birmingham University
Electrical Engineer July 1989-Oct 1990 Manweb plc
(Distribution) Regional electricity company
Project management of 132kV network upgrade projects (Overhead lines, underground cables and
substations)
Electrical Engineer Jun 1988-July 1989 National Grid Co.
(Transmission) (Elec Transmission company)
Transmission system testing (corona discharge, noise, earthing)
Electrical Designer University vacations Van Leer (UK) Ltd.
(contract position) Container manufacturer
Electrical design for continuous process manufacturing plant.
Fulltime student Oct 1985-Jun 1988 University of Wales, Bangor
Electrical Designer May 1985-Oct 1985 Balfour Kilpatrick – NNC
(contract position) Elec construction company
Electrical design for Torness 1 and Heysham 2 nuclear power stations.
Electrical Designer Jan 1983-May 1985 Cammell Laird Shipbuilders
Electrical Apprentice Aug 1979-Jan 1983 Marine constructor
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer literate with good understanding of Microsoft Office, some CAD and Visio.
Excellent communication skills (written & oral) with ability to communicate at all levels (client,
supplier, contractor, design team member)
Able to work well as part of a team or independently.
Good organisational skills and able to multi-task.
Industrial competencies/courses attended
ECS (CSCS)
Water Hygiene EUSR
SMSTS (Site Manager Safety training Scheme, 5 day CITB)
First Aid at Work (3 day St John)
CDM Regs 2007
HV Operational Safety
Electricity at Work