Paul Jones |
Position:
| Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer
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| Location:
| Wakefield
| Date of Birth:
| 6th February 1964
| Education:
| - HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
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| Recent Training and CPD:
| - Client/Contractor National Safety Group Safety Passport (ECITB SECAS)
- G/90 Conditions of Contract for Water Industry Plant Contractors (WTI Training Group)
- 16th Edition of IEE Wiring Regulations (City and Guilds)
- AutoCAD Foundation Course (The Smallpiece Trust)
- Effective Management (KPMG Management Consulting)
- Safety Training - Confined Spaces (SHORCO Training)
- Safety Training - Roads and Street Works Act 1991
- Safety Training - Code of Practice for Electrical Safety
- Safety Training - Construction Site Safety
- Engineering Craft Apprenticeship (National Coal Board)
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| Career History:
| - 1981 to 1987 - British Coal
Completed a four-year apprenticeship then served as a maintenance electrician at South Kirkby Colliery.
- 1987 to 1992 - EXEECO Ltd
Started as a senior technician, travelled widely in the UK installing, testing and commissioning valve and damper actuation and control systems for the power generation and petro-chemical industry. In 1989 promoted to Electrical Design Engineer, responsible for the design, installation, testing and commissioning of process monitoring and control systems and pumping installations predominantly for the water and wastewater treatment industry.
- 1992 to1997 - Babcock Water Engineering Ltd
Moved to Babcock Water Engineering Ltd as an Electrical/ICA Engineer supervising the design and installation of telemetry systems at various Yorkshire Water sites.
Employed as the Project Managers Representative on a Waste Water Treatment Works extension and refurbishment project. Supervising the design, installation, testing and commissioning of electrical, instrumentation, process monitoring and control equipment.
- 2000 to 2007 - Qualter Hall & Co Ltd
Commenced as an Electrical Engineer and quickly promoted to Contracts Manager. Responsible for the detailed design of control systems, the management of sub-contractors, site supervision, testing and commissioning.
- 2007 to Date - Kenneth Grubb Associates Ltd
Joined Kenneth Grubb Associates as a Senior Electrical Engineer responsible for both conceptual and detailed design of control systems for water control gates, moveable bridges and pumping stations.
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| Relevant Project Experience - Kenneth Grubb Associates Ltd
Boston Lock
KGAL were commissioned by Jacobs on behalf of the Environment Agency to develop the outline design for converting an existing sluiceway to a navigation lock comprising both Mitre and Sector gates. I was responsible for the outline design of the control system.
Selby Flood Defence Gate
KGAL were commissioned to design a replacement flood defence gate. I was responsible for developing the control philosophy for the new gate and writing the purchase specification for the electrical control system.
Lowestoft Bascule Bridge - Category 3 Design Check
This refurbishment project included the design and installation of new electrical equipment including a PLC based control system. KGAL were appointed as the independent checker for scheme and I was responsible for the design check of the electrical installation and control system.
Relevant Project Experience - Qualter Hall & Co Ltd
Hermitage Lock Refurbishment
Hermitage lock comprises 2 pair of mitre gates and gate mounted sluices. In 2006 Qualter Hall were awarded the contract to refurbish the lock gates and provide a new control system. I was responsible for the detailed design, testing and commissioning of the control system which comprised:
- A PLC based system allowing the Lock Keeper to operate the lock gates and sluices from a control desk within a new control building;
- A CCTV system to supplement the direct views of the lock from the control desk, and monitor the control building when the operator is not on duty;
- Ultrasonic level devices and pressure transducer to monitor water levels;
- A communications system allowing communication between the lock operator and lock users;
2 Mile Bend Swing Bridge
2 Mile Bend swing bridge in Gloucestershire is designated as a heavy load route. The bridge has a main span of approximately 26.0m and a back span of approximately 16.9m.
I was responsible for the detailed design of the control system to facilitate the safe operation of the bridge, the control of road traffic, the control of waterborne traffic and the provision of building services including an emergency power supply. The control system included PLC and MODEM equipment for the automatic control and operation of the bridge and for remote monitoring of the bridge operation and changing of the software parameters at British Waterways offices in Leeds and Gloucester.
Liffey Swing Bridge
Liffey swing bridge is a pedestrian footbridge located in Dublin Ireland, it consists of two symmetrical balanced bridge leafs which meet in the centre of the river. The motive power to make the bridge swing is provided by hydraulic slewing cylinders which extend to slew the bridge. I was responsible for the detailed design of the control system which allows operation of the bridge by either radio remote control or plug-in pendant control.
Sean O'Casey Swing Bridge
Sean O'Casey swing bridge is a pedestrian footbridge located in Dublin
Ireland, it consists of two symmetrical balanced bridge leafs which
meet in the centre of the river. The motive power to make the bridge
swing is provided by hydraulic slewing cylinders which extend to slew
the bridge. I was responsible for the detailed design of the control
system which allows operation of the bridge by either radio remote
control or plug-in pendant control.
Sammy's Point Swing Bridge
Sammy's Point bridge is a pedestrian swing bridge over the river Hull. The motive power to move the bridge is provided by 5 electric motors with pinions driving off a fixed internal gear located within the slewing bearing. The electric motors are AC inverter controlled to provide accurate load sharing. I was responsible for the detailed design of the PLC based control system, the management of sub-contractors, and the testing and commissioning of the installation.
Tabas Main Haulage
I was responsible for writing the Functional Design Specification and programming the control system PLC for the 500kW main haulage at the Tabas coal mine in Iran. The system was designed for man riding and material haulage and comprised a DC Drive Cabinet Suite, PLC/Safety control panel, 500kW DC motor and encoders, a track control system and a number of hardwired safety interlocks.
Relevant Project Experience - RKL ARUP
Beverley Waste Water Treatment Works
Appointed as the Project Managers Representative on a £3.7 million Waste Water Treatment Works extension and refurbishment project. Based at site I was responsible for checking the contractors design and overseeing the installation, testing and commissioning of the electrical, instrumentation and controls portion of the project. The project upgraded the existing Beverley WWTW by providing new inlet works with fine screening and grit removal, new interstage pumps delivering to a new tertiary treatment process which consists of two rectangular Cyclic Activated Sludge System SBR basins. Controls, automation and SCADA facilities were provided for automatic operation, with alarms relayed to the Yorkshire Water regional telemetry system.
Relevant Project Experience - Babcock Water Engineering Ltd
Yorkshire Water Regional Telemetry System
Appointed as the Engineers Representative on eight Regional Telemetry Contracts (several running concurrently), and a Filtrate Turbidity Monitoring contract, each worth approx. £250K. Responsible for carrying out site audits to assess customer requirements, telemetry system configuration, the preparation of purchase specifications, supervising the installations and witnessing the factory and site acceptance tests.
Relevant Project Experience - Exeeco Ltd
Electrical Design Engineer on a £800k process monitoring and control project for Severn Trent Water at Stoke Bardolph STW. Electrical Design Engineer on a number of wastewater and storm water pumping station installations, both wet well and dry well. Lead Electrical/ICA Engineer on a valve actuation and control project for Thames Water. Senior technician on a number of valve/damper actuation refurbishment and control projects at ICI Wilton, Esso Fawley, Drax, Ferry Bridge and Fiddlers Ferry Power Stations.
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