North Hoyle Met Mast Decommissioning - 2009

Lead Engineer for demolition of a piled concrete dolphin and met mast for the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm.

Copyright (c) Nick Wordsworth 2014

Works were conducted from the Fugro Seacore vessel Excalibur. The met mast was removed in two sections and then the concrete section was held in position while it was cut free form the piles. An internal pile cutting tool was used to cut each pile at approximately 2m below seabed.

Video Copyright (c) Neil Evans 2009

Employed by: Noble Denton. Client: RWE npower. Duration: 6 mths.

Triton Knoll Site Investigation - 2009

Lead Engineer for technical advice during site investigation campaign for the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm.

Source: http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/mediablob/en/413722/blowupData/4/blob.jpg

I provided specialist advice for the preparation of the technical specifications, vessel selection and approvals, and day to day project management of the offshore campaign which was scheduled to fit in with other Client projects utilising the same vessel assets.

Employer: Noble Denton. Client: RWE nPower Renewables. Duration: 4 mths.

Off Island Quays 2005 - 2008

Project Manager and Supervisor (NEC3) for the refurbishment and extension of four small vessel quays on three of the Off Islands in the Isles of Scilly. Each of these islands is only accessible by sea.

The design was primarily precast units with insitu infill, designed to encase and build upon the original 19th and 20th century structures.

Each location was only accessible by sea (no incoming road supplies), with very restricted storage areas by each site. All construction works were tidal, and all quays needed to remain open or provide alternative access for existing ferry services during the works. All materials and plant were shipped to the sites by landing craft, loaded 30 nautical miles to the east at Penzance on the mainland. Weather was a dominant consideration throughout the works.

Copyright (c) Nick Wordsworth 2014

Employed by: Beckett Rankine. Client: Duchy of Cornwall. Duration: 34 mths.

Ras Laffan Port Expansion Project - 2005

Design Engineer for  major expansion of Ras Laffan Port to support Qatar's LNG export industry.


Expansion included 22 new berths for LNG, Oil, sulphur, plastics and container shipping, a new waste water cooling basin and new dry docks for VLCC/Qmax construction and repairs.

Six (6) week research and design works in Qatar. Progress meetings, data collection and interviews with key staff in RL Port organisation, vessel masters and joint venture partners (including Shell, Total and Exxon). Design constraint and requirement identification, preparation and  optimisation of port layout. Preparation of preliminary tender information for dredging works including 20 million cubic metres of limestone, reclamation of 25 million cubic metres of sand and construction of 21km of breakwaters. Technical advice during pretender meetings with major dredging companies, technical advice to clients and optimisation of full tender documents.

Preparation, planning and reporting of a seven (7) day vessel simulation workshop in Copenhagen with Force Technology. Simulation of new Q-Max vessel entry, manoeuvres and berthing within new harbour in full range of expected and extreme conditions for final layout and channel design optimisation.

Employer: Beckett Rankine.. Client: Qatar Petroleum. Duration: 6 months.

Thames Europort Simulation Modelling - 2004

Port Engineer and Project Manager for the simulation modelling of Ro-Ro activities to improve productivity. The port had two berths access by a single linkspan, serving three sailings per day.

I was responsible for managing a team of modellers and engineers, planning the simulation process, executing manual data collection and presenting the resulting simulation to the client organisation.

Employer: Beckett Rankine. Client: Thames Europort. Duration 2 mths.