David Beresford

Senior EPC/EPCM Consultant with 22+ years delivering HUC execution, construction engineering, and project management advisory on mega-projects exceeding $10B in combined value.

I help Oil & Gas operators, EPC contractors, and PMC firms protect schedule, reduce offshore execution risk, and deliver measurable cost avoidance — remotely or on-site.

My specialist areas include Hook-up & Commissioning (HUC) execution strategy, brownfield modification planning, constructability reviews, FabCSE support, offshore construction management, SIMOPS governance, and capital project advisory from Pre-FEED through to mechanical completion and handover.

Recent engagements include Technical Authority on the Equinor Rosebank FPSO programme ($3B EPCI, Dubai Drydocks), Principal Construction Engineer on the BP Angola brownfield FPSO portfolio ($800M+), and HUC Supervisor on the Mariner heavy oil development ($3B, North Sea) — where my teams delivered mechanical completion 3 months ahead of a 24-month programme schedule.

I deliver tangible outcomes: I prevented up to 6 months of delay on a $3B programme, avoided over $1M in procurement overrun, and compressed a planned 7-day production shutdown to 72 hours through disciplined brownfield engineering.

Available for deliverable-based remote advisory, interim technical authority assignments, and short to medium-term on-site engagements globally. MSc (Distinction), PMP certified. UAE-based.