JIM O RIORDAN

Mobile: +971 563565963 || E-Mail: jim_oriordan@hotmail.com

Address: Apartment 1611, Silverene Tower B, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE

Mechanical and Piping Construction Manager
Piping Construction/ Project Management
30+ years of extensive business background in multi-cultural environments
Sound understanding of the basic framework of operations in the Construction / Consultant industry
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SYNOPSIS
A result oriented construction professional with over 3 decades of rich experience in Construction &
Engineering for projects right from development to delivery encompassing planning, monitoring, controlling
phases of project lifecycle.
Last position with Outotec, Abu Dhabi, UAE as Piping Construction Manager.
Rich experience in planning, scheduling, monitoring, site administration and quality control practices for
installation, commissioning & handover of mechanical equipment and process & utility piping in diverse
industries aluminium smelter, city development, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas and other industries..
Expertise in all facets of mechanical engineering, inspection, project & site management and QA/QC with sound
knowledge of various engineering discipline, site supervision, quality and site safety.
A strategic planner with expertise in planning and executing construction projects with a flair for execution at
optimum cost in compliance with quality standards.
Holds the distinction of executing construction projects including mechanical completion and piping installation
for major MNC pharmaceutical companies complying with clean room and GMP requirements; within strict time
schedule with stringent measures for cost and quality control.
Sound experience in installation of heavy mechanical equipment, HVAC & plumbing systems and above ground,
underground and undersea piping.
Skilled in managing project engineering aspects including preparation of method statements, risk assessments,
material take-off/ procurement, bid evaluation, contracting and change & variation management.
Well versed in contract administration including tendering, bid evaluation, negotiation & contract award
performance management of contractors/subcontractors/vendors.
Specialist experience in working with piping drawings including P & IDs, isometrics, 2D model, 3D model and
General arrangement drawings.
Excellent relationship management, communication skills with the ability to network with project members,
consultants, contractors, statutory agencies with consummate ease.


Please find ANNEXURE for Project details.


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MANAGERIAL
Developing project baselines; monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time
over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects.
Evaluating & determining appropriate construction delivery systems and the most cost-effective plan and
schedule for completing the project.
Liaison with client & project team at site for preparation of programs, procedures and method statements for
construction activities.

TECHNICAL
Overseeing construction entailing piping design drawings check & recommending design modifications.
Reviewing the project drawings and specification; supporting as-built drawings upon project completion.

FUNCTIONAL
Inspecting field sites to observe and evaluate condition and operability of facilities and services.
Designing and implementing stringent systems and quality plans / manuals to ensure high quality standards
during all the stages of project.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Jan13 Outotec, Abu Dhabi, UAE Piping Construction Manager

Jan11 to Oct12 Mercury Engineering, Doha, Qatar Senior Construction Manager

Dec08 to Nov10 Kentech Technical Services, Doha, Qatar Sr. Mechanical & Piping Manager

Mm98 to mm08 O Riordan Pipefitting Services, (ORPS), Ireland Managing Director

Mm94 to mm97 BMD & Co., Ireland
Mm94 to mm96 Mechanical & Piping Supervisor
Mm96 to mm97 Mechanical & Piping Superintendent

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Intermediate Certificate
High School Leaving Certificate
Clonmel County Tipperary Ireland
IT Skills: Primavera, CAD,2D & 3D model viewer, MS Office Suite.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (WEVAC).

PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth : 15
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January 1965
Nationality & Passport : Irish
Driving License : Qatar, UAE & Ireland
Permanent Address : 77 Baron Park Clonmel Tipperary Ireland.
Contact # in Ireland : +353 526122833, +353 862724454
Linked-in Profile : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jim-o-riordan/26/391/b58
Linguistic Abilities : English








ANNEXURE
Following are some major projects successfully handled throughout career scan:
During work experience with Outotec, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Title: Green Carbon Plant Al Talweelah UAE TK 6891: Green Anode Plant & TK 6892: Anode Rodding Plant
under Phase 2 expansion project
Client : Emirates Aluminium (EMAL)
Role:
Manage the installation of all piping for both TK 6891 & TK 6892 packages comprising of natural
gas, cooling water, liquid pitch, pitch fume extraction, nitrogen, compressed air, HTM and heat
tracing.
Coordinate with clients and arrange required shutdowns and ensure completion of jobs on
schedule fulfilling specification and safety requirements.

During work experience with Mercury Engineering, Doha, Qatar
Title: Lusail Development, CP1 Doha Qatar
Tools Used : Primavera P6, for planning schedules
Brief : Installation of over 50 km of piping (8 to 50 diameter) for various services fire fighting,
pneumatic waste collection, irrigation, natural gas, potable water and district cooling.
Role:
Reported to the Project Manager and led a team of mechanical & electrical engineers,
construction managers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and skilled labour force and
managed all construction activities on site.
Coordinated all QA/QC matters including preparation of welding procedures, welding practices,
method statements and on-site design.
Ensured adherence to safe working practices in all activities including scaffolding & installation
works including in tunnels. Arranged for & assured compliance with permits to work.
Managed issues related to design changes/improvements in co-ordination with
client/consultants.
Interviewed tested & hired 700+ personnel electrical & mechanical engineers, document
controllers, mechanical & electrical supervisors, riggers, electricians/welders-from 4 countries.
Planned & conducted company presentations to the client and held daily construction and weekly
progress review meetings.

During work experience with Kentech Technical Services, Doha, Qatar
Title: Quatalum Aluminium Project, Mesaieed Industrial City Qatar
Brief:
Installation of 3 80T seawater intake pumps (each pump valued at USD 28 million) with all
associated skid units and piping including a 46 T seawater pump discharge manifold.
Electro-chlorination unit in MIC harbour including specialist works like installation of underwater
piping deploying trained divers.
HVAC, plumbing & safety shower systems for harbour operation buildings.
Installation of 3 overhead gantry cranes and proof load testing & certification of 5 overhead
gantry cranes.
Mechanical completion of 3 substations including HVAC, plumbing and safety shower systems.
Generated a new welding procedure for QP for titanium piping.
Role:
Managed installation, safety and handover of all mechanical systems under the companys scope
of work.
Provided & supervised a mechanical team comprising of engineers, procurement officers, HSE
personnel and a skilled labour force.
Coordinated all mechanical engineering issues on site including obtaining approvals for changes.
Built staff skills & competencies through required training, monitoring of performance &
reliability and by assigning progressively more challenging tasks.


With H A ONeil, Ireland
Role:
Supervised and controlled all contractors activities on site including arranging permits to work,
preparation of method statements, instrumentation, HVAC installations, civil works, ducting &
insulation as per project scope.
Ensured execution of all jobs in a professional & safe manner with all materials & methods
conforming to specifications & drawings.
Planned all works including shutdowns in consonance with the Project Manager and client.
Coordinated mechanical & piping completion including walk-downs and clearance of punch lists
for client.
Enforced adherence to HSE rules, SOPs and GMP norms across the site.
Monitored all jobs, ensured adherence to schedules & quality standards, identified areas of
concern and implemented corrective actions.
Coordinated with client and subcontractors for achieving all project deadlines & milestones.
Major Projects
Title : FF1 Membrane plant
Client : Millipore Cork Ireland
Designation : Construction Manager
Role : As the main contractor, coordinated with and controlled all contractors working on the site.
Duration : Mar 2008 to Sep 2008

Title : 4B Plant extension
Client : Johnson & Johnson, Vistakon Pharmaceutical Plant, Limerick Ireland
Designation : Senior Mechanical & Piping Superintendent
Duration : Dec 2007 to Mar 2008

Title : FESO Building upgrade
Client : Schwarz Pharma Shannon Ireland
Designation : Senior Mechanical & Piping Superintendent
Duration : May 2007 to Dec 2007

With BMD & CO LTD, Ireland. During the span of Managing Director of O Riordan Pipefitting Services, (ORPS),
Ireland

Major Projects
Client : Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cruiserath Dublin Ireland
Designation : Construction Manager
Designation : mm2006 to May 2007
Role:
Installation of equipment & piping for Photobromination project
New Dryer extension phase 1, installation of new reactor vents
Major shutdown works for rerouting solvent lines.
Upgrade of Taxol waste handling unit 1 & 2, Gaff filter and VOC vent header.

Client : Schering Plough, Rathdrum, County Wicklow Ireland
Title : Upgrade of P2 vent header and solvent vents
Designation : Project Manager, 2006

Client : Bristol-Myers Squibb, Swords Laboratories, Dublin Ireland
Title : RE 802 plant upgrade
Designation : Project Manager, 2005 to 2006

Client : BOC Gases, Bluebell Industrial Estate, Dublin Ireland
Title : Nitrogen plant upgrade
Designation : Construction Manager, 2004

Client : Google, Dublin Ireland
Title : Capacity extension of Europe Main Server Centre
Designation : Construction Manager
Role : Installed chilled water piping and cooling units for servers across the plant, 2004

Client : Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Grange Castle Dublin Ireland
Title : New Drug Substances Building Installation of Mechanical Equipment & Piping
Designation : Senior Mechanical & Piping Superintendent, 2002-2003 & 2004
Role:
Managed all mechanical equipment & piping erection activities obtaining permits to work,
preparing method statements, supervising safe scaffolding & rigging, installing mechanical
equipment (including heavy equipment) and piping, mechanical & piping completion including
walkthroughs, civil works, insulation, ducting and instrumentation.
Installed skid mounted units, buffer vessels, chemical storage vessels, AHUs and ducting.
Installed & handed over about 16 km of piping of various specifications for different applications
solvents, utilities, process piping, vent headers, clean steam, HTF piping & RO water.
Administered contracts ensuring adherence to all policies & procedures.
Enforced all HSE requirements and adherence to safe work practices, SOPs and GMP norms. Held
daily tool box talks.
Organized and conducted training on clean room operations & GMP for staff.
Monitored all construction jobs ensuring quality compliance with job specifications & standards.
Coordinated with clients, submitted requests for information (RFI), attended weekly coordination
meetings, reported progress and highlighted potential problems that could affect schedules.
Ordered all materials-pipes, valves, instruments, process equipment-as per project
specifications. Appointed subcontractors managing all stages from tendering to contracts award.

Client : Bristol-Myers Squibb Swords Laboratories, Dublin Ireland
Designation : Construction Manager
Role : Installed dryer equipment & piping in P4 (Phase 1 & 2), new VAC pumps in P2, P3 & P5, new
solvent lines in P2, specialised drum filling equipment in P2 and solvent recovery module &
associated piping in the solvent recovery tank farm, 2001

Client : Pfizer, Ringaskiddy Cork Ireland
Designation : Mechanical & Piping Superintendent
Role : Replaced 316L grade stainless steel pipe (approximately 600m of 4 and 6) work across OSP 2
building and executed numerous shutdowns & upgrades

Client : Pfizer, Ringaskiddy Cork Ireland
Title : OSP 4 (New plant)
Designation : Mechanical & Piping Superintendent
Role : Installed, tested, commissioned, prepared documentation & handed over 6000 m of process piping
and mechanical equipment, 1999

Client : Irish Refining Plc Cork Ireland
Title : Upgrade of Whitegate Oil Refinery
Designation : Mechanical & Piping Superintendent
Role:
Supervised the installation of a new 36 carbon steel drain in the petroleum tank farm area, 48
gas boiler piping and repaired & replaced oil & petroleum pipelines to & from the jetty.
Prepared & submitted method statements and organized permits to work, 1999

Client : Pfizer, Little Island Cork Ireland
Role : As Mechanical & Piping Superintendent: Replacement of reactor and other small projects, 1999




With Raytheon Engineering, Ireland
Major Projects
Client : Merck Sharp & Dohme Clonmel Ireland
Designation : Mechanical & Piping Coordinator
Role:
Coordinated the commissioning & start up of cooling water system & HTF system in the new
building as a part of the BCEP project.
Interfaced with the client, main contractor, construction & project management teams resolving
issues related to construction, shutdowns, BMS & engineering, 1998

With M F KENT, Ireland
Refurbishment of Diesel turbine pipe works at Tarbert Power Station for 2 years
Piping construction at Shannon Aerospace
Piping Installation for Centre Parcs, Elveden Forest, Suffolk UK

Other Contracts
Worked as a subcontractor for Shell Ireland, Dublin & Clonmel

During work experience with BMD & Co., Ireland
Merck Sharp & Dohme, Clonmel Ireland BCEP project: Installed new chillers, chilled water, HTF & high purity
piping in the new building for plant extension and all external utility piping & pipe racks.
GlaxoSmithKline, Ringaskiddy Cork Ireland Solvent recovery project, West side expansion of building #101 and
various other small projects & shutdowns, 1996
BOC Gases, Bluebell Industrial Estate, Dublin Ireland Hydrogen plant upgrade, 1995
Pfizer, Ringaskiddy Cork Ireland-Supervised mechanical and piping jobs for various projects & shutdowns, 1995.
Analog Devices Limerick Ireland (BMD/Motherwell Bridge joint venture): Extension of the Sub Lab: Supervised all
clean room pipe works, installation of BOC gas cabinets for silane with associated orbital piping for high purity
gas & obtained qualification from BOC, 1994



Referees: On Request