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Serving as Client Liaison to Ensure Wastewater Project Success

February 25, 2014 By John McKinnon Leave a Comment

The Situation:
Serving as Client Liaison to Ensure Wastewater Project Success

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Company leadership was concerned about the outcome of their large turnkey water and wastewater treatment plant project.  The consultant they had hired to lead the project was not familiar with the client’s industry, process needs, safety standards, design requirements, or project management standards.

The client had limited budget and scarce engineering resources.  They could not afford to make a mistake by allowing the turnkey consultant to proceed without proper guidance.

The Solution:

The company project team engaged Mr. McKinnon to serve as a liaison between themselves and the consulting firm.  He also served as a water and wastewater treatment process subject matter expert for the project.

Mr. McKinnon reviewed the consultant’s design documents, corrected issues that conflicted with the client’s water and wastewater process needs, recommended alternative equipment when the consultant’s choices were inadequate, and provided input on functional specifications and control strategies.

He assisted with construction inspections, identification of equipment installation problems, design safety reviews, risk assessments, and proposed design changes to address safety problems.  When the schedule slipped beyond reasonable extensions, he stepped in to assist the project manager with construction and start-up management.  He prepared materials for and led operator training along with the consultant’s staff to ensure that operators and engineers received the information they needed.  Finally, he assisted the project team and site staff with start-up of the equipment.

In addition to serving as client liaison to ensure wastewater project success, Mr. McKinnon assisted in negotiations with governmental agency staff regarding project monitoring requirements and schedule changes.

The Result:

While the project did experience some delays, the client’s resulting treatment plant has exceeded initial objectives.  The client has stated that Mr. McKinnon’s guidance throughout the project was the key to its success.

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John worked exceptionally well with the operations teams and has transferred much of his knowledge to build their capability and confidence.

His dedication and commitment to this project has been outstanding, and he demonstrates incredible personal flexibility to ensure a successful outcome.

To recognize John’s achievements, he was granted a “Distinguished Performance Award” in July 2013.
Tony DarnellConsumer Europe Engineering ManagerKimberly-Clark
Without John in our team, we would not have been successful. Without him, and just relying on our turnkey contractor, we would have failed complying with our environmental permit consent, and we would have been forced to restart another project just to correct vendor errors.

By having John on this project, I did save a huge amount of capital reinvestment and waste of time and efforts.
Nicolas ODENProject LeaderKimberly-Clark Europe
I worked with John McKinnon for over a year on a particularly challenging capital project and throughout that time John demonstrated an exceptionally positive and focused skill set and attitude.

John’s water and waste water expertise was paramount to identifying and addressing engineering and process issues, working with a problematic joint venture supplier and the ‘hands on’ provision of communication and training for the client’s employees.

There is no doubt that the project benefi… Read more
Ken BakerManaging Director4A Consulting Ltd

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