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Alex Storey

Alex Storey

Balga,Australia

Summary

I’m Alex Storey, a 34-year-old trades professional with over 10 years of hands-on experience in the construction and oil & gas sectors across the UK and 4 years in Australia. Skilled in pipe fitting and mechanical trades assistance, I bring a strong work ethic, practical expertise, and a commitment to safety on every job. Fully certified with BOSIET and Rope Access, I’m now looking to transition into an offshore role where I can apply my experience and grow within a company.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mechanical Trades Assistant

Saipem/Clough
Karratha, Western Australia
03.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Perdaman Project. 20:8 roster.
  • Installation of HDPE pipelines (up to 400mm) for fire water and potable water systems
  • In-ditch welding using Dixon, Ritmo, and McElroy welding machines.
  • Reading and interpreting civil and mechanical drawings to ensure accurate pipework installation
  • Collaborating with civil teams to coordinate trenching and pipeline installation
  • Operating machinery including loaders, skid steers, and telehandlers for material handling
  • Installing various types of valves, performing bolt-ups, flange management, and mechanical pipe fitting
  • Conducting pressure testing and commissioning of water lines
  • Working closely with engineers to resolve technical issues and ensure quality standards
  • Liaising with management to develop work plans and scopes to meet deadlines and project targets
  • Mechanical Pipe Fitting: Perform mechanical fittings, pipe connections, and alignment to meet engineering standards.
  • Quality & Compliance: Ensure all installations comply with safety standards, specifications, and project requirements.
  • Work Planning & Coordination: Collaborate with engineers and project management to develop work scopes, schedules, and resource plans.
  • Team Leadership: Supervise crews, delegate tasks, and ensure productivity to meet project milestones.
  • Safety & Risk Management: Promote safe work practices, conduct toolboxes, and address safety issues promptly.
  • Progress Reporting: Provide regular updates to management on work progress, challenges, and completion targets.
  • Perdaman Project. 20:8 roster.
  • Ensured that all tools were stored safely after use or at the end of each shift.
  • Measured and cut materials accurately using measuring instruments such as tape measures and calipers.

Mechanical Trades Assistant

Silverstone energy
01.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: Pilbara Minerals.
  • Polywelding pipe up to DN 630MM
  • Fully competent on Mcelroy Tracstar welding machines
  • Pre fabrication of spools
  • Stringing out pipes to work fronts
  • Fully competent on using the Data logger
  • Tie in welding for shutdowns, getting the job over the line
  • Welding strings for pipelines in the borefields
  • Adding Scour valves and Air valves into lines
  • Tie in welds for road crossings and burials
  • Use of front-end loader to load pipes unto the welding machines and moving pipes around site
  • Use of front-end loader to make earth pins to stop pipe from moving
  • Installation of various types of valves on transfer stations
  • Installations and dropping bores
  • Installation of pipe supports, and fitting steel pipes on pump transfer stations
  • Use of Ritmo and Tecnodue welding machines to prefabricate spools to be fitted
  • Interpretate drawings and plans
  • Use of skid steer to move dirt and tidy work fronts up, back blading and final trim experienced
  • Pilbara Minerals.

Mechanical Trades Assistant/ Dogging/ Rigging - Leading Hand

AUSCUB services Ltd.
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Company Overview: Kalgoorlie- Lynas rare earths project.
  • Installation of pipelines into racking and underground services of the Lynas rare earths production plant
  • Preparing work packs and drawings for the crews working in different areas on site
  • Preparing toolbox talks
  • Use of excel to create spreadsheets for ordering materials/ organising plant/ tools.
  • Liaising with supervisors with performance reports
  • Working with the work crew to get jobs finished on deadlines.
  • Print outs of drawings marked up to highlight modifications for the work crews.
  • Attending meetings with supervisors to discuss progress and on-site materials.
  • Briefing the work crews with general health and safety shares.
  • Operating bobcats/ excavators/ Telehandlers.
  • Installation of underground services
  • Excavating pits and open trenches
  • HDPE and CPVC pipe installation
  • Experience in electrofusion welding
  • Basic rigging skills setting chain blocks and using come along and mechanical aid to move pipelines.
  • Working independently and as a part of a team to get the job done.
  • Flange management procedures
  • Installation of several types of valves
  • Interpretation of reading drawings to fabricate the pipeline to specifications.
  • Strong knowledge of health and safety.
  • Use of correct gaskets for flanges and using the correct torque sequence and signing off the flange management tag.
  • Creating JHA’s and completing take 5’s on the daily.
  • Completing weld maps and logs for welding data.
  • Installation of cable trays, installing union strut and steel beams to structural steel.
  • Installation of safety showers and hose reels.
  • Modifications on discharge lines on sump pumps.
  • HDPE pipe installation up to 800m.
  • Commissioning approved.
  • Kalgoorlie- Lynas rare earths project.

Construction Supervisor

BGC Housing Group
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Supervision on the full construction builds around all areas of Perth.
  • Scheduling my own days supervising anywhere up to 5 builds at a time.
  • Liaising with the building manager on a weekly basis to create build reports for progress and KPI’S.
  • Using the BGC system on the ipad to create orders for materials and plant to be delivered to site.
  • Daily inspections on site to make sure work crews were working with legislations and maintaining good work practices and good health & safety practices.
  • Creating my own Gantt charts to ensure that each build was running smoothly, and jobs were being finished on the correct time frame.
  • Weekly check in to go through invoices and sign off the correct amount of work that had been booked in.
  • Toolbox talks and safety meetings with work crews on site.
  • Dealing with customers daily with progress reports and photograph updates.
  • Ordering the correct materials to site.
  • Strong leadership skills to get the job done and meet deadlines.
  • Creating work packs and printing off drawings for contractors on site.
  • Build reports.
  • Strong knowledge of use of excel to create spreadsheets.

Civil Construction Supervisor

Northern Gas Networks
03.2018 - 05.2022
  • Company Overview: Otley, UK.
  • Obtained a diploma in civil construction & earth works.
  • Supervision of 10-15 teams with a full re installation of new gas mains.
  • Supervision of deep excavations.
  • Creating permits for work crews to proceed with works.
  • Liaising with construction managers to ensure jobs were being done safely and meeting deadlines.
  • Use of excel and word to create spreadsheets, Gantt charts, Material/ mobile plant hire lists.
  • Strong knowledge of civil earth works and guidelines and procedures.
  • Making sure work crews always adhered to safety first.
  • Creating risk assessments on different projects and working through with the team to make sure everyone understands how to complete the job safely and correctly.
  • Toolbox talks.
  • Safety meetings.
  • Working with crews to markup trenches and bays to be excavated and make sure it’s safe to do so.
  • Processing wages and time sheets to work crews.
  • Setting out the site and following procedures to make safe for the public and our team.
  • Following drawings and marking up the site using a cat device to search for live services.
  • Poly welding various types of fittings with an electrofusion box using the correct welding times and cooling off times, whilst also using the correct clamps, and checking welds for leaks or damaged fittings when complete.
  • 3+ years of operating JCB excavators, dump truck, bobcat and forklift truck.
  • Excavating open pits for the new pipe to be installed.
  • Butt fusion welding on dry, high pressure gas pipe to be dropped in once welded.
  • Working to deadlines and liaising with management.
  • Ordering materials to site, pipe length, fittings, safety barriers, highway code signs.
  • Otley, UK.

Education

Diploma -

Civil construction & earth works
Otley, UK
05.2022

Skills

  • HDPE pipe installation
  • Welding techniques
  • Mechanical pipe fitting
  • Pressure testing
  • Reading drawings
  • Valve installation
  • Safety compliance
  • Team collaboration
  • Quality assurance
  • Risk assessment
  • Heavy equipment operation
  • Project specifications
  • Plumbing basics
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Detail-oriented work
  • OSHA safety requirements
  • Safety awareness
  • Trade reconciliation

Certification

  • Western Australian Driver’s License
  • BOSIET offshore survival
  • Escape chute offshore
  • Flange management certified WA
  • Irata level 1 ropes access
  • Basic dogman/rigging
  • Swagelock trained and certified
  • Work Health & Safety level IV WA
  • Section 44 (SRMS) WA
  • AFQ III in bricklaying block laying. WA
  • Western Australian Construction White Card
  • First Fire Attack. WA
  • Gas Testing. WA
  • PMWELD301/302 Poly Welding/ Electrofusion (WA)
  • Working at Heights WA
  • First Aid at Work WA
  • CPR WA
  • HR Licence, EWP 11M. WA
  • Confined spaces WA
  • BHP Inducted
  • Telehandler WA
  • Front end loader WA
  • Skid steer WA

References

  • Emosi Ugavule, Superintendent, Clough Saipem Joint Venture, 0450384791
  • Aaron Dekort, Construction Manager, Lynas Rare Earths, 0404080879

Personal Information

Age: 34

Affiliations

  • everest base camp 2024
  • marathon running
  • boxing

Timeline

Mechanical Trades Assistant

Saipem/Clough
03.2024 - Current

Mechanical Trades Assistant

Silverstone energy
01.2022 - Current

Construction Supervisor

BGC Housing Group
01.2022 - 06.2022

Mechanical Trades Assistant/ Dogging/ Rigging - Leading Hand

AUSCUB services Ltd.
01.2021 - 01.2023

Civil Construction Supervisor

Northern Gas Networks
03.2018 - 05.2022

Diploma -

Civil construction & earth works

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