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BILL STEVENSON

BILL STEVENSON

Perth,WA

Summary

Thirty+ years’ experience in Engineering Maintenance and Rotating Equipment Inspector/Specialist with significant knowledge of heavy duty gas turbines, power generation, gas compression, transmission pipelines and offshore projects. 14 years LNG experience from project phase through to commissioning, start-up and operations. VCAT II Qualifications provides added knowledge for operating plant diagnostics, assessing vibration frequencies to identify machine faults.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Rotating Equipment Inspector

Inpex
10.2023 - Current

Monitor INROT work centre and ensure all scopes are completed on time and IC compliant.

Provide day to day and long term RE inspection support to onshore and offshore.

Ensure that the quality of work that is executed by internal as well as external parties is done to an acceptable standard and complies with Inpex expectations.

Review RE work scopes to ensure that they are resourced adequately and scoped correctly.

Review rotating equipment operation and performance and identify any issues that may be prevalent using available resources such as PI, SAP, and site inspections.

Provide a focus on reliability analysis and any identify potential improvements.

Review, action and close out allocated TSR actions as directed by Senior RE Engineer.

Develop repair strategies for rotating equipment, both in house at at external support facilities.

Write, review and update Inspection Test Plans and maintenance work instructions for all rotating equipment scopes that require quality oversite.

Mentor maintenance technicians when required.

Act as a focal point for lubrication technicians.

Develop alignment templates for rotating equipment alignments for both simple alignments as well as multi machine string alignments.

Review all completed alignment measurements.

Maintain Inpex alignment database and laser alignment equipment and ensure that calibration is up to date.

Maintain RE Inspection equipment including borescopes, , lasers, gauss meters etc.

Liaise with external contractors to ensure that the support offered is consistent with Inpex needs and expectations and to continually improve on delivering quality services and repairs. including regular site meetings as well as workshop facility visits and audits.

Document activities during RE work scopes and complete a comprehensive report at end of the job to be circulated to RE Engineering team.

Support Campaign and Shutdown teams in planning and executing rotating scopes, ensuring quality compliance and parts and special tooling reviews.

Review and accept vendor final reports at completion of outages.

Manage handovers and effective communications between other inspectors and RE Engineers.

This role involves monitoring work progress to ensure timely completion and compliance with safety and quality standards. Additionally, the inspector is responsible for maintaining equipment and alignment databases, liaising with external contractors, documenting activities during work scopes, and supporting campaign and shutdown teams in planning and executing rotating scopes. The role also includes mentoring maintenance technicians, delivering training to operations and maintenance teams, and managing handovers and effective communication between other inspectors and RE engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
Monitor work centre and ensure all scopes are completed on time and IC compliant.
Provide day-to-day and long-term RE inspection support to onshore and offshore facilities.
Ensure quality of work executed by internal and external parties and that it complies with Inpex expectations.
Review RE work scopes to ensure adequate resourcing and correct scoping.
Review rotating equipment operation and performance, identify issues and provide reliability analysis and potential improvements.
Review, action, and close out allocated TSR actions as directed by Senior RE Engineer.
Develop repair strategies for rotating equipment both in-house and at external support facilities.
Write, review, and update Inspection Test Plans for all rotating equipment scopes that require quality oversight.
Write, review, and update MWIs and CWIs for all relevant rotating equipment repair tasks.
Develop alignment templates for rotating equipment alignments and review all completed alignment measurements.
Maintain Inpex alignment database and laser alignment equipment and ensure calibration is up to date.
Maintain RE Inspection equipment including borescopes, , lasers, gauss meters, etc.
Liaise with external contractors to ensure that support is consistent with Inpex needs and expectations and to continually improve on delivering quality services and repairs.
Document activities during RE work scopes and complete a comprehensive report at the end of the job to be circulated to RE Engineering team.
Support Campaign and Shutdown teams in planning and executing rotating scopes, ensuring quality compliance, and parts and special tooling reviews. Review and accept vendor final reports at completion of outages.
Deliver training as required to operations and maintenance teams (mech seal, dry gas seal, lubrication).
Manage handovers and effective communication between other inspectors and RE engineers.
Ensure compliance with safety regulations and procedures.

Rotating Equipment Inspector

Inpex LNG
07.2015 - Current
  • Reporting to the Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Quality control
  • Maintenance of all rotating equipment; gas turbines, steam turbines, gas compression, API pumps, gearboxes
  • Advise the maintenance execution team on fault finding repair scopes
  • Build work instructions; ITPs and ITRs and procedures
  • Conduct 'fitness for work' inspections on all hydrocarbon containing machines’
  • Routine surveillance and operations support
  • Continuous improvement of maintenance planning and execution; re-writing work instructions and cost reduction schemes
  • Shutdown management of rotating equipment scopes on turbo machinery

Rotating Equipment Inspector

Woodside Energy
05.2012 - 07.2015
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Develop basic design, detailed engineering, and procurement related activities for Rotating Equipment/packages such as pumps, compressors, and blowers
  • Compile, develop, and maintain rotating equipment specifications and commissioning guidelines for rotating equipment within the plant
  • Provide rotating equipment information and guidance throughout the various proposal, engineering, shutdown, and construction phases to the respective project team
  • Provide technical expertise and advice to assist in achieving accuracy in project piping and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs) along with advice to other business units and sections
  • Adhere to and promote all statutory and company OHS&E regulations and procedures
  • Create, develop, and maintain detailed reports on rotating equipment performance and reliability
  • Assist with root cause analysis on rotating equipment defects and failures and follow up on any required actions
  • Prevent the overrunning of rotating equipment budgets, both in workforce terms and purchased equipment costs on assigned projects
  • Issue requests for quotations, purchase specifications, bid evaluations, and purchase requisitions
  • Develop work scopes for machinery repair and overhaul of rotating equipment both on-site at third party workshops
  • Review and approve vendor documentation for rotating equipment on assigned projects
  • Participate in inspections, equipment check-out, commissioning, and testing of equipment as required

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Woodside Energy
02.2010 - 05.2012
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Ensured that installed equipment complied with Woodside’s design and engineering practices and any applicable site standards
  • Supported the Commissioning and Construction engineering teams to assist in fault finding, root cause analysis, and remedial work as it arises during both construction and commissioning stages of the project
  • Acted as maintenance supervisor as required by the business
  • Installed, commissioned, and repaired rotating equipment in the following key areas within the plant: Liquefaction, Utilities, Fractionation, Storage & Loading
  • Ensured Woodside’s project standards, along with local authoritative and regulatory procedures, were always adhered to during any works performed
  • Provide technical advice and guidance to various project teams to different business units to ensure smooth project integration throughout the plant from construction right through to operational handover
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with internal stakeholders in the business along with contractors, suppliers, and vendors alike
  • Performed inspections on the construction contractor’s installation work and monitored their work output
  • Created detailed written reports on equipment availability and reliability and presented solutions to increase equipment reliability across the plant
  • Wrote work scopes to ensure that rebuilding work is completed to a satisfactory standard and supervised work to ensure full compliance

Machine Inspector/Reliability: Specialised and Rotating Equipment Team

BP Refinery
03.2009 - 02.2010
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Provided high-level technical support to the Specialised and Rotating Equipment team daily
  • Oversaw the alarm management on all rotating equipment through Bentley Nevada System 1, including the first response and data collection analysis
  • Managed the major maintenance and overhauls of reciprocating, axial flow, and high-speed centrifugal compressors in the refinery
  • Liaised closely with vendors, suppliers, and contractors regarding the procurement of parts and labour
  • Compiled, developed, and maintained detailed reports on maintenance work performed and on equipment condition and reliability/availability
  • Monitored machinery vibration trends to allow reliability to be maintained and to schedule required maintenance within available operational windows
  • Provide operational support to assist the Production team in operating rotating equipment within its design limitations

Education

CAT I & II VIBRATION ANALYSIS -

Vibration Institute of Australia (VIA)
01.2009

CERT IV ENGINEERING MECHANICAL -

CCI Training
Henderson, WA
01.2008

CERT II ENGINEERING PRODUCTION - REFRIGERATION

Pilbara TAFE
01.2003

CERTIFICATE OF TRADE STUDIES - MECHANICAL FITTING

Carine TAFE
01.1993

Skills

  • Rotating Equipment
  • Shutdown Management
  • Oil & Gas
  • OHS&E Regulations
  • Maintenance Reporting
  • Work Scopes Development
  • Vendor Management & Review
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Routine Equipment Inspections
  • Fault-finding Diagnostics
  • Training & Development
  • Communication

Relevantprofessionalexperience

  • MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN | BP Refinery
  • FIELD MAINTENANCE OFFICER | Alinta Gas
  • SHIFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER | BHP Billiton
  • MECHANICAL COORDINATOR | Quamin Equipment
  • MECHANICAL COORDINATOR | Western Mining Corporation

Accomplishments

Received a Presidents Award for my contribution to the Frame 7 modular change out in lieu of Hot Gas Path inspection for the 2021 Shutdown (was accelerated from 2025 to 2021 readiness.) This work allowed concept to have final engineering, materials and shutdown readiness completed in a short planning cycle in time for the ILNG shutdown team to execute. The Modular Concept is a world first successful change out of a Frame 7 having only been completed on the smaller Frame 5 elsewhere. The early completion de-risks future 2025 and 2026 shutdown durations and eliminates the need to purchase a USD$24m Frame 7 rotable spare.

Languages

English

Timeline

Senior Rotating Equipment Inspector

Inpex
10.2023 - Current

Rotating Equipment Inspector

Inpex LNG
07.2015 - Current

Rotating Equipment Inspector

Woodside Energy
05.2012 - 07.2015

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Woodside Energy
02.2010 - 05.2012

Machine Inspector/Reliability: Specialised and Rotating Equipment Team

BP Refinery
03.2009 - 02.2010

CERT IV ENGINEERING MECHANICAL -

CCI Training

CERT II ENGINEERING PRODUCTION - REFRIGERATION

Pilbara TAFE

CERTIFICATE OF TRADE STUDIES - MECHANICAL FITTING

Carine TAFE

CAT I & II VIBRATION ANALYSIS -

Vibration Institute of Australia (VIA)
BILL STEVENSON