NGN - Pre-heat Innovation Project (1306)
Engineering Management
Northern Gas Networks
Leeds, England
8 Feb 2014
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Ongoing
QEM Solutions are engaged by Northern Gas Networks in a five year framework agreement within their Major Projects Team on the distribution network across the north of England. QEM Solutions hold the position of Project Manager for Pre-heating programme including the OFGEM NIC element within the Major Project management team.
Across the NGN network the majority of the pre-heating is performed by either old inefficient water bath heaters. There are a number of sites that have newer boiler houses were expense to install and expense to maintain.
NGN conducted a study into the different types and options for gas pre-heating. This study concluded that here were two additional options for pre-heating: which are low pressure steam and hotcat.
On the back of the pre-heating study NGN, with the assistance of QEMS, applied for additional funding from OFGEM under the Network Innovation Competition (NIC).
NGN were successful in securing an additional £4.6m of funding over 3 years for the implementation of the study. This funding included installation of the 2 new technologies across 3 sites each (small, medium and large sites for each technology). Then 6 additional sites would have monitoring equipment installed for a small, medium and large site for water bath heater and boiler house. All of the data from the 12 sites will be collated and analysed for publication on a website to be available for all of the gas networks.
QEM recruited Adam Sadler, author of the feasibility study, to project manage the pre-heating programme for both the NIC element as well as the other pre-heating projects.
QEM's Main Responsibilities include;
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Manage the design process to ensure compliance with NGN and gas industry standards and requirement including G17.
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Management of design for design changes including Sub-contractors on specialist services.
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Champion the new technologies within the different departments at NGN
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Chairing the Formal Process Safety meetings including HAZOP and HAZCON
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Packaging and scoping the design packages for the design contractors to tender.
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Review and evaluated the tender returns including clarification and pre-tender meetings, if required.
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Manage the installation works
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Review of method statements and risk assessments for the contractors works
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Materials procurement on behalf of the client
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Procurement and expediting of the materials
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Preparation of the RE18 requirements prior to and commissioning of and new equipment
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Management of QA Activities for the project
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Planning the future work load for the further coming years
Click here for further information on the innovation project on the NGN site