Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Charles Tutavaha

High Wycombe, Perth,WA

Summary

A hardworking and reliable team member with extensive Rigging experience both onshore and offshore. A dedicated and loyal employee. Supervisory experience. Highly safety conscious and always keen to assist where needed. Physically fit and ready to give 110% to any task. Available at short notice and always able to pass a medical as I do not participate in alcohol or nicotine use. I hope this has been helpful for your decision and I appreciate you taking the time out to read my story .

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Rigging Foreman

Kuiper International
12.2024 - 04.2025
  • Singapore , pick up vessel JSD 6000 .
  • Inspect certified equipment for Australian standards
  • Completed piling system and 7 modules subsea via deep water lowering system set up for transfer from main crane .
  • Successfully completed campaign.

Rigging Foreman

Kuiper International
12.2023 - 10.2024
  • Singapore for Sail down to Australia and assuring all equipment is suitable for Australian standards or above .
  • Organise correct permits for work fronts and allocating appropriate personnel for each task .

Rigging Leederman

Go Offshore
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Over seeing correct and certified rigging equipment before start of project
  • Implementing appropriate JSA’s and briefing with all involved before engaging in task

Advanced Rigger & Scaffolder

UGL
09.2018 - 07.2021
  • Working as a Rigger / Scaffolder on Barrow Island, including working with Cranes.

Advanced Rigger

Programmed
07.2017 - 09.2018
  • Installation of machinery - Rigging, overhead crane and elevated work platform.

Advanced Rigger & Scaffolder

Brunel Australia
02.2013 - 12.2016
  • During my time at Brunel I worked on multiple projects for Clients such as Heerema and Subsea 7. Prelude Project, North West Shelf, WA. Vessel – Aegir
  • Installation of Moorings. Ichthys Project, Timor Sea. Vessel – Aegir
  • 56kms of 6', 8' and 12' Reel Lay Method Pipeline. 86kms of 18" CRA flowlines by J-Lay method pipeline. Installation of the subsea jacket structure and associated heavy lifts. Pre-Lay of FPSO moorings and 28 CPF moorings. Gorgon Heavy Lift Project, North West Shelf. Vessel – Sapura 3000.
  • Installation of subsea structures weighing ~ 1200 tonne, using a 3000 tonne crane on the stern of the vessel.

Rigger and Rigger Foreman

McDermott Australia
10.2009 - 01.2013
  • Macedon Project, North West Shelf, WA. Vessel – DB30 and Hallin Carlisle
  • Installation of the subsea pipeline, umbilical’s, flexible flowlines and associated subsea structures.
  • Subsea umbilical trenching. Kipper Tuna Turrum Project, Bass Strait, Victoria. Vessel – DB30
  • Installation of the Marlin B Platform, Riser Access Tower and bridge link to the West Tuna Platform.

Onshore Karratha
05.2009 - 04.2010
  • Rigging & Scaffolding

Longtom Project
02.2009 - 04.2009
  • Scaffolding & Rigging

AGC Darwin
10.2007 - 02.2009
  • Rigging

Enerflex Kwinana LNG Processing Plant
06.2006 - 10.2007
  • Rigging & Scaffolding LNG Plant Maitland – Rigging Supervisor

Mumbai, India
01.2006 - 06.2006
  • Rigging & Scaffolding

06.2004 - 01.2006
  • Shutdown work at various mine sites throughout the Pilbara.

Education

High School Diploma -

College
New Zealand

Skills

  • Hazard identification
  • Personnel supervision
  • Lift planning
  • Signal communication
  • Rigging inspection
  • Safety management
  • OSHA compliance
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Time management
  • Construction safety
  • Excellent communication
  • Organizational skills

Certification

  • Working Safely at Heights 2018-09-04
  • Confined Space Entry 2018-09-04
  • High Risk Licence 2017-05-03
  • RA - Advanced Rigging
  • SA - Advanced Scaffolding
  • C6 – Slewing mobile cranes (up to and including 60 tonnes lifting capacity) (includes C2, CN and CV)
  • CN – Non-slewing mobile cranes (greater than 3 tonnes lifting capacity)
  • CV - Vehicle loading cranes (10 metre tonnes or greater lifting capacity)
  • LF – Fork-lift truck
  • WP – Boom-type elevating work platforms (boom length 11 metres or greater)

Timeline

Rigging Foreman

Kuiper International
12.2024 - 04.2025

Rigging Foreman

Kuiper International
12.2023 - 10.2024

Rigging Leederman

Go Offshore
08.2023 - 12.2023

Advanced Rigger & Scaffolder

UGL
09.2018 - 07.2021

Advanced Rigger

Programmed
07.2017 - 09.2018

Advanced Rigger & Scaffolder

Brunel Australia
02.2013 - 12.2016

Rigger and Rigger Foreman

McDermott Australia
10.2009 - 01.2013

Onshore Karratha
05.2009 - 04.2010

Longtom Project
02.2009 - 04.2009

AGC Darwin
10.2007 - 02.2009

Enerflex Kwinana LNG Processing Plant
06.2006 - 10.2007

Mumbai, India
01.2006 - 06.2006

06.2004 - 01.2006

High School Diploma -

College
Charles Tutavaha