Shaun McDonnell

Background

About Shaun McDonnell

I am an accomplished Construction Manager & Superintendent with +30 years on construction, commissioning, maintenance & shutdown projects in the renewable energy, oil & gas, mining, civil, FMCG & commercial sectors. I am highly skilled in managing small to large teams of staff & subcontractors to deliver high-value SMPEI & civil construction, commissioning & maintenance scopes for renewable hydrogen to ammonia facilities, wind farms, Upstream CSG facilities, Downstream LNG plant, rail networks, accommodation camps, pharmaceutical laboratories, food production plants, commercial high-rises, & hospitals.From initial scoping & resourcing to site set-up, construction, commissioning & handover, I ensure projects are meticulously planned & executed to ensure safe, on-time & within-budget delivery to required specifications & standards. More specifically though, my key areas of expertise include: Managing the delivery of SMPEI & civil packages & associated testing, inspection, heavy lift & transport works for construction, commissioning & /or maintenance relocation of renewable hydrogen to ammonia facilities, wind farms, Upstream CSG & Downstream LNG infrastructure, rail networks, camps, labs, food production plants, & more Developing & managing construction & commissioning schedules, facilitating construction & commissioning progress reviews, guiding field construction or commissioning execution, ensuring effective management of QA/QC systems & documentation for compliance, MDR management for handover phase, & managing key client interfaces Leading multi-discipline multi-cultural teams to high performance by placing the right talent in the right roles, clarifying roles & expectations, motivating for performance, providing equal opportunity for recognition & reward, developing talent capability, promoting diversity & inclusion in daily operations, & modelling positive behaviours & attitudes Project scoping, tendering, estimating, planning, scheduling, forecasting, resourcing (labour & materials), budgeting, cost control, risk analysis & mitigation, as well as progress reporting, & ensuring overall good project governance Building awareness of the value of safe work systems, holding meaningful safety interactions, & ensuring compliance with HSE & PTW systems & processes to enable everyone to leave work in the same shape in which they arrived Writing technical specifications, creating & implementing workflows, answering RFI’s & TQ’s, & overseeing MoC Contract management & administration.