David Ward
Principal Consultant – Platform & Rig Services Ltd
Norwich
davidmichaelward@hotmail.com
+00 44 (0) 7876 496161

Work Experience

Principal Consultant
Platform & Rig Services Ltd – Norwich
February 2013 to Present
Business: Project, Construction & Insurance Consultants (Construction & Energy)
Date: February 2013 to present.
Client: Cunningham Lindsey, 60 Fenchurch Street, London.
Position: Senior Loss Adjuster – (Construction & Energy).
Business: Loss Adjusters within the Insurance Industry.
Client: Advanta Global, Wakefield House, 41 Trinity Square, London.
Position: Senior Loss Adjuster – Engineer (Construction & Energy).
Business: Loss Adjusters within the Insurance Industry.
Claims Portfolio:
• Galloper Offshore Wind – Various
• Transport for London – Various
• Galliford Try plc – Various
• Multiplex – Various
• Suez – Various
• Copenhagen CityRingen Metro Project – Various
• Crossrail Project – Various Responsibilities:
• Designated Senior Adjuster – Engineer on construction and energy losses on a cradle to grave basis.
• Perform site surveys where required to determine the nature of the Insureds claim.
• Responsible for the identification of relevant information to support a potential claim.
• Review engineering, project and cost documentation supporting claim by Insured.
• Review policy wording in order to identify insured values, deductibles, expressed warranties, etc.
• Responsible for Acquiring estimated repair / salvage costs to determine potential financial exposure.
• Participate in claims / technical clarification meetings with Insured, Underwriters, Legal and Claims parties.
• Perform review and verification of invoiced costs and activities.
• Produce technical reports incorporating findings and recommendations to be presented to Insurers.
• Provide engineering expertise to other Adjusters on construction and energy related claims.
• Chair/attend meetings with Assured/Brokers/Underwriters/Lawyers.
• Represent Advanta Global at various corporate/marketing events.
Client: ABB Ltd, Eaton Scoton, St Neots, Hertfordshire.
Position: Senior Consultant – Contracts & Claims.
Business: Process & Automation – Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals.
Project:
TANAP Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project – SCADA and Telecoms (circa $200 million).
Responsibilities:
• Setting up of Contract Claims Register incorporating potential issues, change order notifications and requests.
• Review / interpretation of contractual wording and scope of works.
• Investigation of claim basis with technical and / or commercial justification.
• Liaising with internal engineering and sub contractors on contractual matters.
• Reporting to ABB senior project management on contractual matters.
PLATFORM & RIG SERVICES LTD
Construction – Energy – Insurance
Curriculum Vitae
Client: Orwell Offshore, 6 Quay Point, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Position: Project/Contracts Manager.
Business: Naval Architects / EPC within the Marine Sector.
Highlighted Project:
• SPM and CBM Systems for Lekki Terminal, Nigeria (circa $17 million).
Responsibilities:
• Focal point for client, suppliers and sub-contractors stakeholders.
• Delivery of project in terms of engineering, quality, schedule and budget aspects.
• Management of internal resources (naval architects, structural, piping, mechanical and procurement
departments).
• Responsible to client and company board for project progress reporting.
• Establishment and management of project schedule, and all engineering and vendor deliverables.
• Drafting, issuing and compliance of the client-company (logic) contract, and identification of variations as required.
• Approval of all engineering queries to external stakeholders.
• Package management of pipework / structural fabrication, valves and slewing bearing.
• Commercial approval of contract / milestone payments.
• Ensuring all work is undertaken in compliance with the company and project QHSE expectations.
Client: Genesis Oil & Gas Consultants, High Holborn, London.
Position: Project Engineering Manager.
Business: Consultants within the oil & gas industry.
Highlighted Project:
• Hasdrubal Platform Water Treatment Project – BG Group Tunisia (circa $5 million).
Responsibilities:
• For the successful delivery of the project in terms of engineering, quality, schedule and budget aspects.
• Focal point for the client, attendance at client in-country office.
• Management of internal resources including process, structural, piping, mechanical, electrical and technical safety.
• Establishment and management of the project schedule and the timely delivery of all engineering, sub-contract and supplier deliverables.
• Management of all sub contractors and suppliers.
• Approval of all engineering queries to client and suppliers / sub-contractors.
• Active role in the engineering management of procurement items such as the drafting of specifications / data sheets and review of supplier documentation (eg. technical proposal, ITP, delivery schedule).
• Contract and sub contract management, identification of scope of works and variation.
• The undertaking of the constructability review and its presentation to the client.
• Management and delivery of documentation and meeting relating to the HAZOP.
• Engineering Management support during shutdown activities

Older Work Experience;

Project Manager
Aquaterra Energy
April 2012 to February 2013

Project Manager
CLS Offshore
August 2011 to April 2012

Loss Adjuster – Senior Engineer
Charles Taylor Adjusting
September 2009 to August 2011

Senior Project Engineer
AKD Engineering Ltd
July 2008 to September 2009

Senior Structural/Civil Tech
Richard Jackson plc
January 2008 to July 2008

Senior Structural/Civil Tech
Platform & Rig Services Ltd – Wilson, UK
June 2007 to January 2008
Scott Wilson UK Senior Structural/Civil Tech.

Senior Structural Designer
PDC Marine
January 2007 to June 2007

Senior Structural/Civil Techn
WSP Buildings
July 2006 to January 2007

Senior Structural/Civil Tech
Michael Bradbrook Consult
August 2005 to July 2006

Senior Structural/Civil Tech
White Young Green
June 2003 to August 2005

Lead Structural Designer
Amec Upstream Oil @ Gas
August 2002 to June 2003

Senior Structural Designer
Morinoak International Ltd
September 2001 to August 2002

Keith Yeoman Engineering
October 1999 to September 2001
Senior Structural Designer.

Structural/Piping Draughtsman
Steel Services Ltd
July 1998 to October 1999

Structural Designer
Morinoak International Ltd
March 1997 to July 1998

Structural Draughtsman
ASL Scaffolding Ltd
September 1995 to March 1997

Trainee/Senior Well Test Tech
Expro North Sea Ltd
September 1990 to September 1995

YTS Trainee mech/instruments
AMOCO UK E & P Ltd
January 1990 to September 1990

Education

BSc in Civil Engineering
Anglia Ruskin University – Chelmsford
September 2002 to June 2008

Great Yarmouth College of Further Education
June 1993

Skills

OFFSHORE (5 years), MULTI-TASKER (Less than 1 year), TRAINING (Less than 1 year)

Additional Information

Key Skills;

In brief, I am an experienced engineering Project, Engineering & Construction professional with over 28 years experience Management.
within the UK and international construction and Energy sectors. I am able to clearly Contract & Insurance Claims Management.
demonstrate sustained progression from field based engineering assignments through to Project Management Skills;
design, project management and most recently commercial advisory on high value EPC Experienced and well-rounded project projects and operational activities. management and engineering professional.
My assignments have all necessitated Thorough understanding of engineering, excellent management, leadership, procurement and construction projects.
presentation and communication skills with colleagues, senior management, suppliers, Evaluating risks and developing sub contractors and of course the client strategies to overcome project obstacles.
themselves. I pride myself in really understanding the client’s objectives and Managed project budgets up to USD challenges whilst still maintaining tight 17,000,000.
project controls, efficient and effective contract management and ensuring technical Ability to lead a team and take competence with a successful outcome. responsibility for projects.
Having worked as an engineering and Excellent working knowledge of project construction professional on an individual scheduling and cost control, monitoring remote basis, through to leading teams of up and reporting throughout a project life to 100 engineering, project support and cycle.
construction professionals, I am able to adapt to dealing with varying project sizes
Experienced in the drafting and and types, whilst maintaining the same implementation of contractual terms.
consistent management principles.
I consider myself a well-rounded engineering Experienceinmanagingcontract / professional, an effective communicator with insurance claims on a cradle-to-grave excellent organisational skills, with an basis.
excellent sense of commercial awareness.

Other Qualifications / Achievements; environment.

BOSIET & Norwegian Chute Training (Aug-14). Well-presented, good organisational
Medical Certificate for Offshore(Sep-17). skills, team-player, good communicator, multi-tasker, hard-working, professional