Offshore Design Engineering Limited (ODE) Great Yarmouth, who provide project management, engineering and operations support services to the energy industry, have announced the appointment of Chris Edens as senior projects manager.
Mr Edens will work alongside engineering manager Chris Fairhurst to focus on the continued development of the engineering services that ODE provides from its Great Yarmouth base to the offshore oil, gas and renewable industries.
A chartered process engineer, Mr Edens has a breadth of technical, operational, project, HSE and management experience, gained working with both major and independent oil & gas companies and the industry regulator.
He joins ODE from the HSE where he held the position of process safety specialist, responsible for conducting offshore inspections and investigations across the UKCS. Prior to that he worked with Perenco UK for 7 years in a variety of project and operational roles, latterly as project superintendent he was responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of on and offshore projects and brownfield modifications in the Southern North Sea.
Paul Chilvers, regional director at ODE Great Yarmouth, said: “ Chris’s extensive knowledge and technical expertise, will make an excellent and complimentary addition to the company, as we seek to strengthen our capabilities in the area of offshore engineering projects. Chris is already well known to ODE and I am confident that he will prove to be a very important member of my management team. Chris will take on a range of key responsibilities, that will ensure that our engineering projects continue to be delivered effectively and efficiently. His previous experience make him a perfect fit for matching our requirements to provide high quality yet fit for purpose solutions to our current and future clients.”
Mr Edens said: “ODE has a reputation for delivering robust engineering solutions to the offshore industry, making this an exciting and interesting move for me. It is a respected company both locally and internationally and I will look forward to actively increasing the high standards and services that ODE already achieves.”
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Press release, January 10, 2013; Image: ode-ltd