Paul Crowe
Hartlepool
Summary
Experienced Mechanical and Piping Supervisor with over 25 years of experience in the petrochemical and oil & gas industries. Specialist in pipe installation, pressure testing, and supervision of large crews across shutdowns, maintenance, and construction. Qualified Bolting Technician, trained in High Risk Confined Space Entry, and IOSH Managing Safely certified. Adept in delivering complex pipework systems from isometric and P&ID drawings while maintaining exceptional safety and quality standards.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1998
1998
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Piping Supervisor
Cavendish Northern Ltd
Teesside
01.2024 - 08.2025
- Supervise multi-disciplinary teams across multiple sites.
- Deliver daily updates to management and plan future works.
- Ensure all scopes are completed safely, on time, and on budget.
Mechanical Supervisor
Sheers Ltd
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Oversaw installations, testing, and maintenance across complex piping systems.
- Interpreted drawings and ensured project compliance with design specs.
- Managed preventative maintenance and mentored junior trades.
Maintenance Pipefitter
A.M Projects
Seal Sands
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Executed fabrication, installation, and pressure testing of various pipe systems.
- Operated Telehandler across UK sites, ensuring safe material delivery.
Pipefitter / Supervisor Roles
01.2012 - 12.2021
- Carried out shutdown and construction work on major industrial sites including:
- Navigator Site – Cavendish Northern
- Quorn Foods – Piper Services
- Teesside Biomass – TFL
- TMF Project – Balfour Beatty
- Shetland Gas Plant – Bilfinger
- Pembroke Refinery – TEI
- Consistently led teams, enforced safety standards, and completed pipe installations from ½” to 2.8m.
- Regularly performed pressure testing and QA/QC documentation for final handover.
Education
GCSEs -
Henry Smiths Comprehensive School
Skills
- Pipe Installation & Fabrication
- Bolted Joint Assembly & Tightening
- Electrofusion Welding
- Infrared Welding
- Butt Fusion Welding
- Confined Space Entry
- IOSH Managing Safely
- SSSTS
- CCNSG
- High Proficiency with Isometrics
- P&IDs
- Site Permits
- Supervision
- Permit to Work Systems
- Toolbox Talks
- Hydrostatic Testing
- Pressure Testing
- QA/QC
- Equipment & Site Logistics
- Telehandler NVQ Level 2
Certification
- OPITO BOSIET CA-EBS
- OPITO MIST
- OGUK Medical
- MJI 10, 18 & 19 – Bolting and Joint Integrity
- IOSH Managing Safely
- High Risk Confined Space (City & Guilds)
- SSSTS
- CCNSG
- Telehandler Operator – NVQ Level 2
- CPCS – Parts 1B, 3A, 3B
- IPAF
- City & Guilds Level 2 – Fabrication & Welding
- Lock Ring Accredited
Custom
- Pipe Installation & Fabrication (Carbon, Stainless, GRE, HDPE, UPVC, PVDF)
- Bolted Joint Assembly & Tightening (MJI 10, 18, 19)
- Electrofusion, Infrared & Butt Fusion Welding
- Confined Space Entry (High Risk)
- IOSH Managing Safely
- SSSTS
- CCNSG
- High Proficiency with Isometrics, P&IDs, and Site Permits
- Supervision, Permit to Work Systems, Toolbox Talks
- Hydrostatic Testing
- Pressure Testing
- QA/QC
- Equipment & Site Logistics
- Telehandler NVQ Level 2
Timeline
Piping Supervisor
Cavendish Northern Ltd
01.2024 - 08.2025
Mechanical Supervisor
Sheers Ltd
02.2023 - 12.2023
Maintenance Pipefitter
A.M Projects
05.2021 - 02.2023
Pipefitter / Supervisor Roles
01.2012 - 12.2021
GCSEs -
Henry Smiths Comprehensive School
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