About me...

My career started in manufacturing but soon progressed into offshore engineering industry, working on various complex turn key projects in:

  • Renewables/wind farms
  • Decommissioning
  • Heavy lift and complex logistics
  • FOC/Umbilical/Power Cable installation
  • Subsea trenching (plough/jet/rock)
  • Subsea structures
  • All pipeline/SCR technologies

I posses a wide range of experiences and skills accrued from my broad experiences, such as substantial experience in:

  • Client responsibilities
  • Project engineering
  • Management/leading of engineering teams
  • FEED/Study/Tender delivery
  • Technology development programmes
  • Interface/package management
  • Commercial/contractual participation
  • Mobilisation operations
  • Vessel build/modifications
  • Equipment development/build
  • Risk management
  • SHEQ
  • Offshore execution on a global basis

My experiences and skills are currently focussing on EPCI projects in both renewable and oil and gas preferably involving marine installation activities, implementing state of the art technologies.

I have gained 20 years engineering experience and 17 years professional offshore engineering experience with numerous Chartership status with two institutions and accreditation with a major industry society.

I have acquired strong team leadership skills on engineering and construction projects, site based and offshore operations. My skills have been successfully applied on a wide range of onshore/offshore construction/developments on a global basis.

Dec 2022
Equinor ASA (Stavanger, Norway)
  • Package Lead - Flowlines/Pipelines
  • Consultant / Full Time
Dec 2020
Al Gihaz Contracting (Manama, Bahrain)
  • Engineering Manager
  • Staff / Full Time
May 2008
Saipem Ltd (London, UK)
  • Method Lead
  • Consultant / Full Time
May 2018
Subsea 7 Ltd (London, UK)
  • Lead Engineer
  • Consultant / Full Time
Nov 2010
Saipem Ltd (London, UK)
  • Senior Engineer
  • Staff / Full Time
Feb 2007
CTC Marine Ltd (Darlington, UK)
  • Graduate Engineer > Project Engineer
  • Staff / Full Time
Sept 2005
DSM Precision Engineering Ltd (Newton Aycliffe, UK)
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Student / Part Time
June 2005
University of Teesside (Middlesbrough, UK)
  • Teesside Business School
  • Management (MSc)
  • Student / Full Time
June 2004
Thorn Lighting Ltd (Spennymoor, UK)
  • Research Engineer
  • Student / Part Time
June 2002
University of Teesside (Middlesbrough, UK)
  • School of Science & Technology
  • Computer Design Engineering (BEng Hons)
  • Student / Full Time
Jan 2002
Katmex Ltd (Stockton, UK)
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Staff / Full Time
Sept 2001
Darlington College of Technology (Darlington, UK)
  • Computer Aided Design (Pt 2)
  • CNC Machine Setting & Operation
  • CNC Part Programming (Pt 2)
  • Evening Education
Sept 1997
Sherwoods Ltd (Vauxhall Motors) (Darlington, UK)
  • Service Apprentice > Service Technician
  • Modern Apprenticeship Programme (GNVQ L4)
  • Staff / Full Time

Name:
Jonathan Stuart Bracher

Age:
43

Status:
Married with 1 child

Academic Qualifications:
BEng (Hons): 1st Class | MSc

Industry Accreditation:

  • European Engineer (EUR ING) – FEANI
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) – Engineering Council
  • Chartered Marine Engineer (CMarEng) – IMarEST
  • Fellow Member (FIMarEST) – IMarEST
  • Accredited Subsea Engineer – SUT
  • Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) [Ongoing] – Association of Project Management 

Institutions:

  • IMarEST: Fellow Member (8033666)
  • SUT: Member (16468)

Industry Paper:

  • Kristin Sør – Residual Curvature Method on a Hot Exposed PIP | Position: Co-author | Conference: Subsea Pipeline Technology Conference, London, September 2023

Industry Certification:
BOSIET (inc HUET, EBS, Escape Chute)

Industry Experience:
17 years

Languages:
English (Proficient) | Norwegian (Basic)

Interests:
Football | Golf | Boxing | Tennis | Socialising

Voluntary Work:

  • Committee member: SUT Norway Branch
  • Business Support: Anna Bracher | Family Health