Project management for heavy mechanical works, from fabrication through commissioning and handover.
Heavy mechanical projects demand precision, coordination, and an engineering mindset that bridges design intent and field reality. Whether it's a crane being assembled in a workshop, a custom system being fitted onto a vessel, or a port terminal running a multi-year equipment program, the fundamentals are the same: plan rigorously, coordinate tightly, deliver on time.
H-OPS brings project management that understands the technical depth of the work. Not managing from a distance, but embedded in the process, from first bolt to final handover.
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Precision fitting of an Inclined Fall Pipe System onto a marine vessel. The IFPS is a specialized piece of equipment used for subsea rock placement, providing erosion protection around structures like wind turbine foundations. Fitting it onto an existing vessel requires millimeter-level coordination between fabrication, structural modification, and installation.
H-OPS provided full construction oversight from the fabrication phase through final installation. This meant daily coordination with welders, fitters, and the vessel's engineering team, managing 14 technicians across 6 companies and ensuring that every component matched the design specifications while adapting to the realities of working on a live vessel.
The project was delivered on schedule with the system fully operational for its first deployment season.
Via Draftec - named reference
Construction and commissioning of a 50-ton knuckle boom crane, a complex piece of heavy lifting equipment designed for offshore vessel operations. The project ran from initial hall construction through assembly, testing, and final load-out.
The core challenge was maintaining momentum across a tight timeline while managing the feedback loop between the OEM engineering team and the on-site construction crew. Every design modification had to be evaluated, implemented, and verified without breaking the schedule.
Delivered on time with zero safety incidents. The crane was handed over to operations with full documentation and a clean commissioning record. The engineering feedback loop established during this project became a reference model for subsequent builds.
Via Draftec - named reference
Construction and commissioning of a Quick Lowering System (QLS), a precision-engineered system designed to safely lower massive offshore loads onto vessels by providing controlled speed at precise moments between wave movements. The project ran from October through December: component preparation, heavy assembly, functional testing, and handover.
The core challenge was precision at scale. Single-opportunity shrink fits using liquid nitrogen on 470mm diameter components, 200kg chain links requiring custom support solutions during assembly, and hydraulic systems operating at the limits of material strength. Every step demanded exact coordination between fabrication, engineering, and testing teams.
Delivered on schedule, fully assembled and tested, ready for offshore deployment.
International port terminal operator
Program management of a multi-year infrastructure portfolio at an international port terminal. Scope covered energy transition planning (grid reinforcement, shore power, battery storage strategy, high-voltage asset management), regulatory compliance programs, civil infrastructure reconstruction, and capex governance across parallel projects.
An embedded role coordinating six concurrent workstreams where cross-project dependencies, utility negotiations, and stakeholder alignment, from engineering floor to executive level, defined the critical path.
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