Robbie Old
Stirling ,Stirling
Summary
Results-oriented Project Engineer with 4 years in electrical distribution engineering, including 2 years in design and 1 year in mechanical fitting within the water industry. Experienced in water and wastewater treatment processes, delivering high-quality outcomes aligned with strict targets and deadlines.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Engineer
SSE
06.2024 - Current
- Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining scopes, timelines, and resources, facilitating smooth execution.
- Oversaw the development of project documentation, maintaining clear and accurate records throughout project lifecycles.
- Coordinated efforts with team to meet objectives
- Assisted engineers and customers with technical inquiries
- Customer connections, working to provide customers with efficiently planned jobs
- Collaberating with design, wayleaves and quoters to ensure projects run smothly
- Managed complaints with calm, clear communication and problem-solving.
- Writing schedules daily and collaberating with the control room for shutdown effectiveness
- Oversaw daily SAP operations, addressing system issues promptly to minimise network disruption.
- Working with control and faults team on standy and storms to effectively establish the network back to normal.
- High voltage switching on underground and overhead systems
- Training staff on SAP operations, High Voltage switching and Low voltage switching
- Designing patch requests to send to TSA team to update diagrams upon completeion of network upgrades
- Network operating procedure 2 allowing control of the high voltage network during shutdowns
- Working within budget and timeframes to ensure customers are happy with
- Liaising with external contactors for project goals to be hit
- Planning road closures for road crossings
- Assisting in sanction for test jobs (Spiking, core checks, DC Pressure testing, phase checks)
Trainee Project Engineer
SSE
Perth, Perth & Kinross
08.2022 - Current
- Supported the crafts side of the business by clarifying operational procedures on-site.
- Working with the overhead lines team, assisting with cabling, erection of poles, pole mounted transformers and pole mounted reclosers
- Providing technical support with the maintenance team, involved in assistance of high voltage and low voltage switching of substations and back feeds to residential areas to keep them live
- Obtained permits to avoid disruption in project schedule.
- Provided technical support to engineers and customers.
- Kept up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations to verify work complied with legislation.
- Kept project leaders regularly updated with progress, maintaining open, productive communication.
- Supported fault finding efforts by adhering to established company procedures for testing low voltage equipment.
- Maintenance and installation of single and 3 - phase cut outs, using supply point testing before and after to ensure safe measures for customers.
- Installation of high voltage protection equipment (Circuit breakers, Pole mounted reclosers and earth fault equipment)
- Assist in underground cabling such as service fault and new high voltage joints.
- Street lighting faults, removing and replacing fuses.
- Using testing equipment to correct parameters on high voltage transformers to ensure equipment is safe to use before becoming live.
- Creating switching schedules for high voltage shutdowns on distribution network
- Identifying cores of cables to ensure electrical equipment is in phase when connected
- Participated in a fault team, locating faults and returning the network to its original condition.
- Creating work packs for capital delivery projects such as; Primary substation upgrades - Overhead line transformer replacements
- Engaged in high voltage switching (air breaks, circuit breakers, isolators) and low voltage switching (LV fuses in fuse units or pillars, solid links in link boxes) to verify test completion before and after work.
- Oversaw project construction efforts to assure completion within time and budget.
- Monitored implementation of health and safety rules and devised recommendations for remedying deficiencies.
Mechanical Technician
Amey
Glasgow , North Lanarshire
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Responsible for the mechanical design on multidisciplinary projects serving the Scottish Water Managed Delivery Framework, aBV Alliance Wastewater Infrastructure Framework, and other Mechanical Engineering projects.
- Experience of wastewater infrastructure projects including pumping stations both standalone and interstage from concept to detailed design and construction. This includes pump selection, pump swirl and hydraulics
- Involved in a vast majority of DSEAR (Dangerous Substances of Explosive Atmosphere Regulations) projects which includes ground investigation and hazardous gases.
- Using AutoCAD to produce 2D drawings on general arrangement of pump design with aligned pipework, Producing Pipe and instrumentation diagrams of a full waste water site and producing mark-ups for colleagues to complete
- Creating Excel spreadsheets on the above and creating pumping calculations
- Producing orders to pumping companies, suppling them with detailed designs of the pump and duty calculated.
- Comparing quotes from external companies from pricing to efficiency to produce best fit equipment to the job at a fair price.
- Maintained and built positive client relationships.
- Employed excellent time-management skills to maximise task completion and reduce errors.
- Involved in many training programmes such as DSEAR training, Pump Centre Training, cyber training, fire safety training and operation and maintenance manual training
Mechanical Engineering Fitter Trainee
Amey
Glasgow, North Lanarkshire
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Worked well as a team introducing new ways of work within waste water infrastructure
- Followed site risk assessment and method statements to reduce the risk of a heath and safety breach
- Fitting mechanical devices such as, mechanical screens, Pumps and Valves
- Responsible for the measuring, drilling, levelling and fitting of the above to the drawing standards supplied by the design team
- Employed excellent time-management skills to maximise task completion and reduce errors.
Site Operative
Amey
Glasgow, North Lanarshire
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Unloaded, carried, and stored building materials and equipment.
- Identified health and safety issues, promptly reporting concerns to supervisor.
- Took part in progress meetings to provide updates on project milestones.
- Prepared sites for construction by conducting site cleans, risk assessments, and hazard removal.
- Worked on the installation of ductile iron pipe bridges, concrete overflow pipework and PVC overflow pipework.
- Constructed and removed support structures such as scaffolding, ramps and braces.
- Mixed, poured and spread concrete, asphalt and other materials with high accuracy to meet project requirements.
- Kept machinery clean, lubricated and well-maintained for optimum use.
Shop Assistant
Tesco
Linlithgow, West Lothian
04.2016 - 02.2017
- Organised and displayed items in visually appealing manner.
- Delivered on store targets with strong sales and customer service skills.
- Worked on the checkouts delivering great customer service along with efficient timing
- Communicated effectively with customers, determining needs, and providing recommendations.
- Established and nurtured effective relationships with colleagues
- Very punctual with arrival and clocking out
Education
SVQ Level 3 - Engineering Techical Support
West Lothian College
West Lothian 2022
Higher National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
West Lothian College
West Lothian2022
Certificate of Higher Education - Mehcanical Engineering
West Lothian College
West lothian2021
SVQ Level 2 - Performing Engineering Operations
West Lothian College
West Lothian2021
National 5 - Physics
Linlithgow Academy
West Lothian2015
National 5 - Chemistry
Linlithgow Academy
West Lothian2015
National 5 - English
Linlithgow Academy
West Lothian2015
National 5 - Mathematics
Linlithgow Academy
West Lothian2015
Skills
- SAP up to 33KVA overhead only
- High Voltage Switcher up to 33KV over head and 11KV
- LV Switching
- Mechanical Design
- Pump Hydraulics
- DSEAR
- AutoCAD proficiency
- Hazard assessments
- Fire safety inspections
- Risk management
- Environmental regulation knowledge
- Data collection and analysis
- Project lifecycle management
- Proposal preparation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
Additional Information
- Cat 1 Trained
- CDM 2015 Trained
- DSEAR Trained
- Pump Management Trained
- Scottish Modern Apprenticeship in Engineering Technical Support completed
Timeline
Project Engineer
SSE
06.2024 - Current
Trainee Project Engineer
SSE
08.2022 - Current
Mechanical Technician
Amey
08.2019 - 08.2022
Mechanical Engineering Fitter Trainee
Amey
09.2018 - 08.2019
Site Operative
Amey
02.2017 - 09.2018
Shop Assistant
Tesco
04.2016 - 02.2017
National 5 - Mathematics
Linlithgow Academy
National 5 - English
Linlithgow Academy
National 5 - Chemistry
Linlithgow Academy
National 5 - Physics
Linlithgow Academy
SVQ Level 2 - Performing Engineering Operations
West Lothian College
Certificate of Higher Education - Mehcanical Engineering
West Lothian College
Higher National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
West Lothian College
SVQ Level 3 - Engineering Techical Support
West Lothian College