Mr Paul Fenwick

Overview

I am a self-employed, pragmatic Chartered (CMIOSH), Health and Safety Professional, with extensive onshore and offshore large-scale construction experience, coupled with over 15 years of direct operational experience obtained ‘downstream’ within the Oil & Gas Industry. I possess an excellent understanding of HSE legislation, management systems and processes.

My areas of specialism are acting as Principal Designer Assistant, or CDM Advisor, supporting the PD and Client to meet their specific duties under the CDM 2015 Regulations. I also undertake on site H&S monitoring and assurance and carry out fire risk assessments for low to medium risk environments.

Specialisms

Work History

Total years experience: 14
Role From - To Job Title / Description
CDM Advisor - University of Leeds 11.2015 - today

Providing CDM advice and support to the Facilities Directorate Capital and Small Projects teams at the University of Leeds. 
Premises Fire Risk Assessor - Mamas & Papas 07.2007 - today

Undertaking premises fire risk assessments of Mamas & Papas UK portfolio of retail stores.
Offshore HSE Advisor - ConocoPhillips 06.2016 - 02.2017

Employed on a 2:2 rotation, as an offshore HSE Advisor, providing support and assistance to the Judy Compression Optimisation Project construction team, Central Sector of the North Sea.
Projects HSE Advisor - Shell UK 04.2014 - 01.2016

Based in Great Yarmouth, providing HSE support and advice to the Offshore Projects Team responsible for the maintenance and development of Shell UK's assets located in the Southern Sector of the North Sea. Projects included installation of the £86 Million Clipper PH Accommodation Platform; and £142 Million Leman Alpha AC Compression Platform.
HSE Advisor - ConocoPhillips 12.2013 - 04.2014

Based in Aberdeen providing both onshore and offshore support to ConocoPhillips Southern North Sea assets.
CDM Advisor - Petrofac 11.2012 - 10.2013

Providing CDM 2007 support and advice to the Principal Contractor employed in construction of the £2.8 Billion Shetland Gas Plant (Laggan Tormore) new-build project.
Senior Health & Safety Consultant / CDM Co-ordinator 07.2005 - 11.2012

Employed as a Health & Safety Consultant / Planning Supervisor / CDM Co-ordinator (CDM 1994 & 2007) by a number of large multi-discipline consultancies, including: Faithful + Gould; WYG; Cyril Sweett and AECOM.
Depot Health and Safety Manager - ASDA Distribution 04.2002 - 07.2005

Depot Health and Safety Manager, ADC3 Ambient Distribution Centre, Normanton, Wakefield.
Senior Health and Safety Advisor - AECOM Ecology 04.2017 - today

Providing daily H&S support and advice to the EWC North HS2 AECOM Ecology team undertaking pre-construction ecological surveys on the Northern sector of Phase 1 of the HS2 Rail infrastructure project.

Membership of Professional Bodies

Professional Body Membership Member since OSHCR Eligible Since
IOSH Chartered Member (CMIOSH) 02.2011 02.2011

Qualifications

Accrediting Institute Type Qualification Date passed
NEBOSH Certificate International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety 02.2014
NEBOSH Certificate Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management 01.2007
NEBOSH Certificate National Certificate in Construction Safety and Health 08.2006
NEBOSH Certificate National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health 09.2004
NEBOSH Diploma Specialist Diploma in Environmental Management 08.2008
NEBOSH Diploma National Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health Part 1 09.2005
City & Guilds Diploma Level 4 NVQ in Occupational Health and Safety Practice 02.2010
ROSPA Certificate COSHH Assessor's Training Course 04.2014

Case Studies

Title / Description PDF Download
  • University Challenge
  • Coordinating and managing a large construction programme on a ‘live’ university site
    without jeopardising the experience of students is a huge test, especially in terms of
    health and safety. Paul Fenwick explains how the challenges are being surmounted.
(PDF 446.50 KB)
  • Commission Control
  • Paul Fenwick guides
    practitioners through the five stages of managing contractors, the principles of which,he suggests, fit neatly with the client’s obligations in regard to CDM 2007.
(PDF 288.51 KB)
  • Design Dilemmas
  • According to Paul Fenwick, there are two key health and safety challenges facing
    designers: how to get risk management information effectively to those who require it; and what and how much risk information to provide.
(PDF 418.91 KB)