Principal-Led Consultancy for Capital Project Delivery, Assurance, and Recertification
Project Management and Capital Project Delivery
Senior project management for capital programmes from initiation through operational handover. End-to-end accountability across engineering, procurement, supply chain, logistics, regulatory, and construction scope, with disciplined controls aligned to client requirements.
- Engineering coordination — interfacing with operator engineering teams, original equipment manufacturers, and classification societies during design and execution phases
- Procurement and supply chain governance — long-lead procurement strategy, vendor qualification, and logistics planning under cost and schedule constraints
- Construction restoration and commissioning — structural modifications, mechanical reinstatement, system testing, and operational handover under brownfield and overlapping operations conditions
- Project controls — scope, schedule, cost, and risk management; project execution plan authorship; performance reporting against client and industry standards
- Regulatory compliance — coordination with classification societies, regulators, and operator HSE frameworks throughout the project lifecycle
- Senior project leadership — multi-discipline team direction and accountability across operator, contractor, and vendor interfaces
Subject Matter Expertise — Assurance and Readiness
Senior specialist input to operator and contractor assurance processes, supporting structured reviews from concept through start-up. Focused on technical depth, framework discipline, and credible challenge to project assumptions.
- Intake readiness reviews — independent assessment of project scope, resourcing, and execution feasibility ahead of approval
- Operational readiness reviews — pre-execution assurance covering team preparedness, equipment readiness, logistics integration, and assurance gate progression
- Basis-of-design assurance — review and challenge of design fundamentals, technical specifications, and execution strategy alignment
- Project execution plan authorship — structured plan development covering scope, schedule, risk, resourcing, and execution methodology
- Risk register development — identification, assessment, and mitigation strategy for operational, safety, commercial, and execution risks
- Assurance gate reviews — structured project gate reviews from feasibility through document handover
Specialist Advisory and Recertification
Specialist consultancy on rig reactivation, classification society compliance, and original equipment manufacturer recertification. Drawing on direct project leadership across international offshore and land drilling operations.
- Rig reactivation strategy — cold-stack reactivation planning, condition assessment, and structured restoration to operational service
- Classification society compliance — restoration to American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas, and Lloyd's Register requirements
- Original equipment manufacturer recertification — coordination of major asset recertification including drilling control systems, blowout preventers, top drives, and drawworks
- Brownfield and overlapping operations advisory — execution planning for modifications to live or partially operational assets
- Tender strategy and bid governance — request-for-proposal analysis, bid strategy, commercial evaluation, and submission management
- Senior advisory engagements — short-form expert input on capital project decisions, technical disputes, and operational planning