Jonathan Kerr EngTech MSOE MBES
Summary
Director-level management experience within an industrial steam boiler service company, demonstrating expertise in Design, Build and Commission, budgeting, conflict resolution and employee, other director's and client engagement.
Achieved high-value results for clients and Zurich Engineering through effective multitasking and performance optimization.
Skilled in coordinating repairs and modifications with technical services and client engineers, ensuring accurate reporting and certification.
Committed to training and mentoring employees, fostering a collaborative and positive work environment, adhering to governance and empowering health and safety.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
ASSISTING TEAM MANAGER
Zurich Engineering
2022.04 - Current
- Covered periods of leave, meetings, and sickness for Team Manager in absence.
- Compiled accurate Capacity Plans for Region N04 and submitted during Team Manager's absence.
- Completed Schedule Allocations for Team N04 workloads when Team Manager unavailable.
- Served as point of contact for Region N04 surveyors and client inquiries in absence of Team Manager.
- Attended Microsoft Teams meetings for Northern Region when Team Manager required assistance.
- Communicated daily with Region N04 surveyors via WhatsApp, phone calls, messages, or emails during cover periods.
- Escalated business matters needing attention to Northern Regions Regional Service Manager.
- Pursued continuous personal development to enhance professional skills.
ELECTRICAL PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2018.06 - 2026.02
- I decided I would like the opportunity to further my career at Zurich Engineering and discussed a business plan with my Team Manager to further my training and become qualified as an Electrical Plant Surveyor. With previous knowledge and qualifications and how it would assist and improve the examination capacity of our team, it was successfully accepted and completed.
- Dual discipline role within the engineering business which will open more opportunities, increase my flexibility, multi discipline surveyor, team player and further aid my development within engineering for future progression.
- Engaged in continuous personal development to support engineering career progression.
PRESSURE PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2017.03 - 2026.02
- Work within a team of local and national surveyors.
- I help throughout the UK with other surveyor areas as and when required.
- Manage and ensure calibration is always in date for test equipment.
- Complete accurate examination reports, End of Month Returns and COUPA monthly expenses to my Team Manager.
- Plan all statutory examinations directly with the client via email, phone or by site visit.
- Set up and accept Microsoft Teams meetings as and when required to facilitate team building, training, working with other surveyors and team management meetings.
- Represent and fulfill all Zurich's Consultancy Services Department's new projects in my area.
- Maintain training databases to ensure accurate and in date, manage bookings for any renewal or additional courses, manage the expenses and successful completion.
- As a surveyor I am part of the ‘forward facing' part of the business, so I must think quickly, accurately and within legislation, make individual decisions at the time which must reflect the business profile, health and safety, risk management and my role as a surveyor.
- Efficient time management, home office, bookings, site examination visits and reporting to ensure standards are maintained at a high level.
- I manage local and Isle of Man Pressure and Electrical Plant client examination schedules.
- Engaged in continuous personal development to support engineering career progression.
TRAINEE PRESSURE PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2016.11 - 2017.03
- Plan and book all necessary flights, ferries, accommodation and hire cars to facilitate my training in Scotland, England and Wales.
- Examinations carried out with correct defect analysis and reporting techniques.
- Manage my expenses monthly via an online expense portal.
- Accurate examination reports and End of Month returns to my area manager.
DIRECTOR
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
Lisburn
2008.05 - 2016.11
- Plan and organize quarterly management meetings with all the directors to discuss the business plan, future investment, staffing levels, disciplinary and new business.
- Plan monthly meetings with the Service Department and technicians.
- Member of our interview panel for my technical ability to determine suitability of new employees.
- Responsible for pricing tenders and new projects.
- Lead Industrial Service Technician as I have built up a strong reputation over the whole of Ireland as someone who is reliable, extremely flexible and gets results.
- Site visits for potential new business, improving existing business and to keep an active relationship with the client.
- Consultant with a local NHS hospital in carrying out an energy saving study on the main steam boiler house and concluding after analysis of the findings, aided in presenting a project proposal for improvements both financially and environmentally which aided in securing a £250 000 funding tender for implementation of the improvements. The overall benefit was a reduction in electricity and fuel; reduced mechanically failure, optimized burner control and efficiency, correct sequencing between the four steam boilers for efficient demand utilization, increased boiler feed water temperature and the overall benefit of reduced combustion emissions to the atmosphere with a guaranteed payback of the capital expenditure in 2 years and a 15% reduction in emissions.
LEAD INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
Lisburn
2006.01 - 2016.11
- Manage a team of service technicians to ensure productivity, quality of service and planning of the service team diary with the service manager.
- Financial analysis and acute awareness of margin, performance and people skills.
- Design of new installations, maintain existing installations, direct client meetings and ordering of spare parts and new equipment orders.
- Costing of new projects to include managing manpower, vehicles and mileage, hotels and accommodation, day rates, overtime rates, material costs and outside contractor involvement, delays and any unforeseen costs that have or the potential to influence the completion and to ensure an appropriate profit margin is maintained for the success of the company.
- Training of technicians directly and sharing my knowledge and expertise.
- Carrying out my role as an industrial service technician.
- Producing detailed service reports.
- Producing detailed commissioning reports.
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
Lisburn
1997.09 - 2016.11
- Steam boiler manufacturer trained and approved service technician. (Sole Brand Agent)
- Multi brand burner & combustion systems factory trained and approved service technician.
- Multi brand steam plant, ancillary equipment factory trained and approved service technician
- Competent in design, installation, commissioning, diagnostics and repair.
- Carry out the Working Examinations for the competent person (Insurance company pressure surveyor) to comply with the Written Scheme of Examination and the Pressure System Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 on behalf of the client.
- Competent in the application of variable speed drives on multiple applications to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
TRAINEE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
Lisburn
1996.09 - 1997.09
- Competent combustion control and energy saving systems technician with knowledge of application, design, installation, commissioning and repair and diagnosis.
- Variable speed drive (VSD) applications, installation and commissioning, factory trained and approved service technician for a global brand.
- Competent maintenance fault finding and repair of industrial steam boilers and associated equipment.
- Gas Safe Register Certification.
DOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
Lisburn
1994.06 - 1996.09
- Oil and gas burner factory trained and approved service technician for several global brands.
- Installation, commissioning, maintaining, fault finding and repair of domestic and commercial heating systems and controls.
- Gas Safe Register Certification.
- Continuous Personal Development.
TRADESMAN MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
NIGEN Kilroot Power Station
Carrickfergus
1992.09 - 1994.09
- Installation and maintenance, servicing, diagnostic and repair of all aspects of electrical plant and equipment within the power station environment to ensure plant availability, reliability and supply to the customers.
- Creating accurate reports and timecards.
3RD & 4TH YEAR APPRENTICESHIP / MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
NIGEN Kilroot Power Station
Carrickfergus
1990.09 - 1992.09
- Training, installation and maintenance, servicing, diagnostic and repair of all aspects of electrical plant and equipment within the power station environment to ensure plant availability, reliability and supply to the customers.
- Creating accurate reports and timecards.
- 2 years of 1 day release per week to further my education and attain a BTEC Higher National Certificate in Engineering.
1ST & 2ND YEAR APPRENTICESHIP
Northern Ireland Electricity Training Centre
Crumlin
1988.09 - 1990.09
- Basic fitting, domestic electrical installations, electrical metering, overhead line construction and maintenance, underground cable jointing; machine shop – turning, milling, drilling, sheet metal work and welding; construction, operation and maintenance of single and three phase motors and starters, electronics and maintenance of transformers and switchgear.
Education
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (HNC) - ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC)
Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education
Belfast 1991.09 - 1993.05
4 Year Apprenticeship - Power Engineering
NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY (NIE)
1992.09 - 1998.09
Skills
- Electrical and mechanical background
- 10 years management experience of a people and business at director level
- Conflict resolution
- Employee mentoring, coaching and motivation
- Budgeting skills to ensure the tasks can be achieved in both value to the client and Zurich Engineering
- Multitasking skills
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Client engagement techniques
- Performance optimization
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Time management skills
- Budget planning
- Logical work ethic
- Accurate interpretation of policy
- Co-ordinating repairs / modifications with Zurich's Pressure Systems / Technical Services Department and clients
ACTIVITIES
My passion is Fly Fishing for a variety of fish species in both freshwater and saltwater environments and imitative Fly Tying., Active committee member and membership secretary for the past 20 years of the Iveagh Angling Club and have attained my Level 2 Angling Coaching Certificate., DAERA appointed Private Water Bailiff on Iveagh Angling Clubs stretch of the River Lagan., Passionate about the environment and get involved in local river habitat restoration, invertebrate and river fly sampling after training by the River Fly Partnership UK, data collection and uploading onto government portals, river cleanups, litter pickups and community awareness education.
Certification
SAFed Safety Passport
Reg No: 00019038
Expiry Date: 29/01/2029
IPAF Operator Training
Certificate No: OP/2505770
Expiry Date: 28/02/2029
Confined Spaces - Safe Entry, Escape Breathing Apparatus and Self Rescue
Expiry date: 16/08/2026
Affiliations
- Society of Operations Engineers actively in the process of Incorporated Engineer (Ieng)
- Engineering Council Certification Registration No: 722968 Title: Engineering Technician
- Society of Operations Engineers - Class: EngTech MSOE MBES
Timeline
ASSISTING TEAM MANAGER
Zurich Engineering
2022.04 - Current
ELECTRICAL PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2018.06 - 2026.02
PRESSURE PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2017.03 - 2026.02
TRAINEE PRESSURE PLANT SURVEYOR
Zurich Engineering
2016.11 - 2017.03
DIRECTOR
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
2008.05 - 2016.11
LEAD INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
2006.01 - 2016.11
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
1997.09 - 2016.11
TRAINEE INDUSTRIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
1996.09 - 1997.09
DOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN
South Antrim Boiler Services Ltd
1994.06 - 1996.09
4 Year Apprenticeship - Power Engineering
NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY (NIE)
1992.09 - 1998.09
TRADESMAN MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
NIGEN Kilroot Power Station
1992.09 - 1994.09
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (HNC) - ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC)
Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education
1991.09 - 1993.05
3RD & 4TH YEAR APPRENTICESHIP / MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
NIGEN Kilroot Power Station
1990.09 - 1992.09
1ST & 2ND YEAR APPRENTICESHIP
Northern Ireland Electricity Training Centre
1988.09 - 1990.09