David Noakes

• Supervised field crews to maximize quality and work efficiency.
• Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
• Completed projects on time and within budget by effectively managing resources and schedules.
• Coordinated successful project handovers by ensuring seamless transitions from construction to operations teams.
• Mitigated risks by conducting thorough site assessments and implementing appropriate safety measures.
• Sustained safety protocols, ensuring proper, cost-effective and safe handling and usage of equipment and materials.
• Enhanced team performance through regular feedback, performance evaluations, and targeted training opportunities.
• Developed strong relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials at competitive prices.
• Increased client satisfaction with clear communication, timely updates, and quick resolution of issues.
• Inspected completed work to verify quality standards and compliance with criteria.
• Trained new employees to learn new systems, apply best practices and comply with protocols and regulations.
• Prepared and submitted reports on job progress and safety conditions to upper management.

· Leading and supporting a team of Poly Welders (6) and Trade Assistants (2)

· Maintaining project production to milestones and KPI’s, ensuring adherence to all quality and safety standards.

· Manage all production activities not limited to but including, Pipeline stringing, welding, testing and mechanical fit offs.

· Supervision of the project and workforce including direct labour, subcontractors and indirect labour.

· Managing logistics, unloading, and dogging duties for deliveries of trucks and into site.

Managing and assisting in grading and clearing of pipeline corridores.

· Assisted with delivering engaging prestart meetings and safety toolbox meetings.

· Supporting construction supervisors across the project.

· Liaising with sub-contractors to maintain project milestones and discuss any issues.

· Performing safe operation of various plant to support the project.

· Ensure that all Environmental plans are adhered to and paying consideration to areas of cultural heritage.

· Followed all MCP Kinetic and Client Safety and Environmental procedures: Toolboxes, JHAs,and take 5’s.

🟐 Provide leadership and crew-level direction for up to 6 Operators, Dogmen and Trade Assistants

🟐 Liaise with Supervisors and Project Leaders, and ensure the crew understand work requirements

🟐 Safely conduct 12t – 35t excavator operations, in compliance with project safety procedures

🟐 Complete daily pre-start checks on vehicles, plant and equipment prior to commencement

🟐 Conduct safe and effective poly-welding on 125mm to 710mm diameter pipe

🟐 Act as the Permit Holder, controlling specific work scopes and authorities

🟐 Excavate and backfill trenches, as per project plans and guidelines

🟐 Fix fittings and flanges to manifolds and pipework, as per plans

🟐 Conduct ‘Step-Back’ risk assessments and JHA’s

🟐 Conducted welding activities while utilising breathing apparatus, as per project safetyguidelines

🟐 Ensured that all operations and activities were conducted against live gas line standards

🟐 Acted as the Permit Holder for specific scopes of work, and controlled the area of work

🟐 Operated excavators with vac-lifts to enable fast-fusion poly welding to be conducted

🟐 Safely conducted confined space work, following all procedures and policies

🟐 Provided dogging services and support whenever required on the project

🟐 Safely conducted high-pressure welds on 110mm to 450mm poly pipes

🟐 Excavated and backfilled trenches using 8.5t to 35t excavators

🟐 Acted as the First Aid Officer on site

As an Infantry Sargent Provided tactical and technical guidance and professional support to subordinates and made recommendations to superiors in the accomplishment of their duties.

Served as principal noncommissioned officer in an Infantry battalion to supervise the processing of operations and intelligence information.

Provided tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both subordinates and superiors.

Assisted in planning and coordination, and supervised activities pertaining to organisation, training, and combat operations.

Coordinated implementation of operations, training programs, and communications activities.