Philip Leane

8 Witton St.
Flagstaff Hill S.A. 5159

Office: (08) 83707042

Fax: (08) 83707067
Mobile: 0406371447
Email: pleane@philipleane.com

CAREER SUMMARY

A practical professional with 30 years experience in scope, estimate, specification, design,

commissioning, and management of electrical projects, within Heavy Industry (Integrated Steel
Works at Whyalla), Water Treatment Industry and Automation Control Industry. Major
strengths are in design, planning and contract supervision, to deliver customer projects. A well
organised, self motivated individual having effective technical and communications skills.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Philip Leane Consulting Pty Ltd (Self Employed) 2005-

Director/Principal Electrical Engineer

Contract with WorleyParsons 2008-

Principal EI Engineer Adelaide

Responsibilities:
• Preparation of EI designs suitable for pre-feasibility estimates.
• Lead an EI design team for the OneSteel Whyalla Reduced Marine Discharge project
including a 6.6kV/415V power system upgrade. Work included both greenfield and
brownfield design.

Achievements:
• Pre-feasibility study and budget estimate for the proposed OneSteel Iron Knob crushing
plant.
• Preparation of electrical designs, specifications and data sheets suitable for a +- 30%
estimate for OneSteel’s proposed Iron Knight crushing plant. Deliverables were
specifications, data sheets, Single Line Diagram, lighting layout, equipment layouts,
fault level calculations and cable calculations.
• Site visit to OneSteel Whyalla plant to gather “as built” information on the 33kV over
head line components including the protection relays, transformer data and load
information resulting in a report summarizing the “as built” data.
• Oversee preparation of EIC design for construction drawings (SLD, Schematics,
termination diagrams, interconnection diagrams, loop diagrams, panel layouts, switch
room layouts, plant equipment layouts including cable routes).

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 • Oversee preparation of EIC technical equipment specifications and data sheets for
Transformers, Reactor, 415 V Switchboards, Motor Control Centres, instrumentation
and Process Control Systems.
• Oversee calculations for power distribution system Fault level calculations, Protection
study, and cable calculations.
• Lead a team to carry out on site ‘as builting’ of the client’s existing plant and EIC
drawings.
• Review and audit of designs against South Australian Legislation/Regulations,
Australian and Owner’s standards.
• Participation in a HAZOP at the Client’s premises.
• Liaise with the Owner’s various production, maintenance and engineering departments
on project issues including the integration of the Project with existing Plant.
• Preparation of material take offs for the purpose of developing an EPCM estimate for
the client.
• Review of budget tender evaluations.
• Preparation of electrical report on the ‘as built’ status of existing installations.
• Pre-feasibility study for a Nickel Smelter in Brazil, Copper Smelter in Iran and Copper
Smelter upgrade at Olympic Dam. Covered all areas of the EIC disciplines from 230kV
OHL to Process Control System networks. Deliverables were Single Line diagrams,
Network diagrams, Material Take Offs for major equipment, cable schedules for HV
cables, Basis of Design documents, data sheets and PCS specification.

Contract with OneSteel Whyalla 2005-

Electrical Engineer 2008-

• Review/correction of Project Magnet EIC drawings to meet Onesteel’s internal drawing
standards.
• Review of the OneSteel Electrical standard QM37.01.
• Develop an index for Project Magnet EIC drawings.

Lead EIC Engineer Project Magnet Whyalla 2005-2008

Responsibilities:
• Lead an EIC team of Owner specialists consisting of an Electrical Engineer, Instrument
Engineer and Control System Engineer, collectively acting as the Owner’s EIC
representatives on the Onesteel Project Magnet team.
• The team was responsible for the design, construction and commissioning reviews
against South Australian legislation/Regulations, Australian Standards, contract
documents and Owner’s standards.
• Represent the Owner’s interests at Factory Acceptance Testing of both MCCs and
PLC/SCADA Software.
• Scope development, specification preparation, tender reviews, design and construction
reviews and electrical project management for the Owner scoped items for Project
Magnet.
• Liaison with the Owner’s Production and Maintenance departments for the interfacing
of Project Magnet with the existing plant.
• Mentor a graduate engineer.

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Achievements:
• Participation in the Owner’s safety schemes, including presenting monthly safety briefs
at site tool box meetings.
• Preparation of EIC Scopes of Work.
• Review and participation in contract negotiation and award activities with engineering
suppliers.
• Prepare preliminary EIC designs associated with interfaces to existing plant.
• Review and audit of supplier’s designs against South Australian
Legislation/Regulations, Australian and Owner’s standards.
• Participation in HAZOPs and CHAZOPs at the Design House’s premises.
• Review of suppliers equipment specifications.
• Review of suppliers project schedules.
• Review and participation in the Factory Acceptance Testing of both MCCs and
PLC/SCADA software at the supplier’s premises.
• Review and participation in the Performance and Acceptance Testing on site.
• Liaise with the Owner’s various production, maintenance, finance, supply and
engineering departments on project issues including the integration of the Project with
existing Plant.
• Liaise with the Owner’s various engineering suppliers.
• Integrate the project’s drawings and documents into the Owner’s document control and
storage system.

Camms Adelaide 2002-2005

Specialist Systems Integration

Responsibilities:
• Electrical and Automation design of projects in the Automotive, Animal feed and South
Australian water treatment industries.

Projects:
• Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (Painted Body Storage), United Water (Glenelg
WWTP Tertiary Filters, Bolivar High Salinity WWTP), SA Water (Clare Pumping
stations, Heathfield WWTP) and Lauke Feed Mill.

Achievements:
• Development and delivery of a presentation on the State Diagram method of PLC
ladder programming.

O’Donnell Griffin Adelaide 1999-2002

Electrical Design Manager

Responsibilities:
• Manage the Automation Design Department and the Electrical Switchboard Workshop.
• Detailed electrical design for Water Treatment Plants (both waste water and potable
water) for clients throughout Australia.

Projects:

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 • United Water (Hope Valley WTP upgrade, Happy Valley WTP Centrifuge, Bolivar
WWTP Odour Control, Gas Separation, I&C upgrade and Centrifuge, Glenelg WWTP
DAFT), SA Water (Mt. Pleasant WTP) Grampians Region Water Authority
(Warracknabeal WTP upgrade, Edenhope RO WTP), Water Corporation WA (Harvey
and Stirling Dam WTP, Two Peoples Bay WTP upgrade, Albany WTP upgrade).

Achievements:
• Implementation of QA practises into common usage through Work Instructions and
ITP/Test Sheets for both design and workshop phases of projects.
• Minimizing electrical design time and maximizing purchasing power, project quality by
developing electrical design standards.

BHP Engineering Whyalla 1992-1999

Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Scope development, estimating, specification preparation, tender reviews, design and
construction reviews and electrical project management.
• Software design for PLC Control Systems (both new and existing) within the Rolling
Mills, based on the State Diagram principal.
• Electrical Project management and co-ordination of contractor and maintenance
workforce on capital projects.
• Mentor a graduate engineer.

Achievements:
• Electrical Project management of the Pellet Plant Waste Gas Cleaning Plant. All stages
of the project were covered from scope preparation, estimation, tender reviews to client
hand-over. Technical areas covered ranged from 33kV/6.6kV power distribution to
PLC control systems. The equipment was a mixture of new plant and
interfacing/upgrading of existing plant.
• A team member in the successful implementation of the rewrite of the Stand 3 PLC
software in the State Diagram format. Implementation was during planned Rolling Mill
shutdowns to minimize production loss.
• Electrical Project management of the BOS Fume Collection System. All stages of the
project covered from scope preparation to client hand-over. Technical areas covered
ranged from 6.6kV power distribution to PLC control systems. The equipment was a
mixture of new plant and interfacing/upgrading of existing plant.
• The successful development and testing of PLC software for the conversion of the
Stand 2 Side Shifting Table from DC drives to hydraulic systems.

BHP Whyalla 1991-1992

Principal Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Supervision of an Electrical Project team overseeing the implementation of the BOS
upgrade associated with the Continuous Caster project.

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 • Supervision of an Electrical Design and Commissioning team to complete the BOS
upgrade on the dismissal of the contract Project Management Company.

Achievements:
• Implementation of audit systems to review the contract Project Manager Company
technical outcomes against the clients standards and specifications.
• Prepare and implementation of design, installation and commissioning schedules and
budgets to meet the clients BOS production schedules.

BHP Whyalla 1990-1991

Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Supervisor of the Electrical Design Office.

Achievements:
• Maintain and develop Electrical Standards and records.
• Development of Electrical Engineers.

BHP Whyalla 1989-1990

Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Scope development, estimating, specification preparation, tender reviews, design and
construction reviews and electrical project management.

Achievements:
• Electrical Project management of the Iron Duke Ore mine. All stages of the project
were covered from scope preparation to client hand-over. Technical areas covered
ranged from power distribution to PLC control systems. The equipment was a mixture
of new plant and relocation of old plant.

BHP Whyalla 1979-1989

Electrical Design Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Scope development, estimating, specification preparation, equipment selection and
commissioning of numerous projects.

Achievements:
• Design and commissioning of the Charging System for the 1980 No2 Blast Furnace
reline based on PLC control.
• Full conversion of the Charging System for the No2 Blast Furnace from
transistor/diode logic to PLC control.

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 • Design and commissioning of the electrical power and automation control for the No2
Rail Head Hardening Plant.
• Design and commissioning of the automation of the Rolling Mills Stand 2 and 3
shifting tables using PLC control.
• Design and commissioning of the upgrade of the No5 Boiler Burner management
system using PLC control.
• Design and commissioning of the relocation of the Secondary Crusher at the Iron Knob
mine using PLC control.

BHP Whyalla 1975-1978

Trainee Electrical Engineer

Achievements:
• Graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering at the SAIT
(Whyalla).
• Gained practical experience in the operation of the various maintenance departments
within BHP Whyalla.
• Awarded the BHP Whyalla, HG Darling scholarship.
• Awarded the Whyalla Australian Institute of Engineers prize.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Hazardous area training – Moxi – September 2008

• PCS7 System Training Course – Siemens - 2005
• iFIX Fundamentals 154 – Intellution - 2003
• Protection Application – Alstom - 2001
• Earthing – APC
• Various PLC and DC drive courses
• Various Managerial courses
• Various Project Management courses

REFERENCES:

Referees available upon request.

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