IR Irinno Engineering & Consulting

Led by Manuel Pineda, Mechanical Engineer · Seville, Spain · Working internationally

Industrial projects from concept to commissioning.

Project management, mechanical engineering, site management and technical training for companies. Over 20 years in mining, chemicals, aerospace, oil & gas and water. One senior point of contact, in English or Spanish.

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20+
years in industrial projects
40+
capital investment projects
4
countries: Spain, Cyprus, UAE and Qatar
C1
technical and negotiation English
Clients as an independent consultant Jacobs (for Venator) Tank Aluminum Cover University of Seville

Services

Six ways to help, one person accountable.

Hire a single service —a calculation, a schedule, a course— or full support throughout the project.

01 Project management Project management and owner's representation: scheduling with MS Project and Primavera P6, cost control, procurement and management reporting. View service → 02 Mechanical engineering API 650 / ASME tanks, pumping, piping and bulk handling. FEM analysis with SolidWorks Simulation, AMETank and steel structures in Tekla. View service → 03 Site management and commissioning Field supervision, contractor coordination, progress certification, commissioning and follow-up until the plant runs reliably. View service → 04 Industrial product development From concept to shop drawings: 3D design, calculations, procedures and documentation to EN 1090, API, ASME or AWWA. View service → 05 Cost studies for investments CAPEX estimates, execution plans, risk analysis and cash-flow phasing to support an investment decision or a bid. View service → 06 Technical training for companies Tailored courses, on site or online, taught by someone who applies the subject on real projects. In English or Spanish. View service →

How I work

You always deal with the engineer doing the work.

I work independently and, when a project calls for it, bring in trusted specialists —electrical engineering, drafting, surveying, steel fabrication— under my coordination. No overheads to pay for, and one person accountable.

  1. Step 1
    Assessment

    A meeting or site visit to understand the problem, scope and constraints. Free of charge.

  2. Step 2
    Fixed proposal

    Scope, deliverables, schedule and price in writing, split into phases if useful.

  3. Step 3
    Delivery

    Execution with my network of specialists where needed, and regular progress and cost reports.

  4. Step 4
    Handover and start-up

    Final documentation, staff training and support during start-up.

Selected projects

Experience measured in square metres, tonnes and euros.

Projects delivered as an independent consultant for Jacobs (end client Venator) and Tank Aluminum Cover.

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New pigment packing line at the Huelva plant
Chemicals · Huelva · Jacobs, for Venator

New pigment cooling and packing line

Design, integration of big-bag and 25 kg bag lines, screw conveyors, controls and commissioning.

€5M12 months
Aerial view of a hydrocarbon storage terminal extension
Oil & gas · Cyprus · Tank Aluminum Cover

11 aluminium domes and 4 internal floating roofs

API 650 design, fabrication and erection supervision at a hydrocarbon storage terminal.

€700k14 months
Ferric sulphate belt conveyor during erection
Chemicals · Huelva · Jacobs, for Venator

New ferric sulphate storage area

Conceptual design, engineering, procurement, supervision and commissioning of conveyors and storage, with the plant in operation.

€885k9 months
Floating laboratory on the Zufre reservoir
Research · Zufre (Huelva) · Tank Aluminum Cover

Floating laboratory for the University of Seville

Design, engineering, fabrication and construction of a laboratory on the reservoir, with fully equipped research rooms.

€400k15 months
Vapour scrubbing towers with pumps and piping
Chemicals · Huelva · Jacobs, for Venator

Titanium tetrachloride vapour scrubbing

Engineering, procurement, supervision and commissioning of a new installation in a high-risk area.

€281k8 months
Fire-tube boiler during full overhaul
Chemicals · Huelva · Jacobs, for Venator

Full overhaul of a tubular boiler

Scope definition, procurement, supervision and commissioning.

€360k3 months

Training for companies

Technical courses taught by someone who uses the subject every day.

Associate university lecturer, vocational training teacher and corporate trainer. Course content is built around your team's real equipment, standards and problems.

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Courses delivered

  • Mechanical equipment modelling with SolidWorks120 h
  • Floating roof design to API 650100 h
  • Finite element analysis with SolidWorks Simulation60 h
  • Fabrication to EN 109040 h
  • Project management40 h
  • Industrial pipe fabrication and installation (FMEC0108)283 h
  • Occupational health and safetytailored

About

Manuel Pineda Retamero

Director · Irinno Engineering & Consulting

Mechanical Engineer from the University of Seville. I have led technical offices and capital projects for Jacobs, Bovis Lend Lease, Inmet Mining, Tank Aluminum Cover, Inerco and MASA, always across the full cycle: concept, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.

Today I run Irinno Engineering & Consulting as an independent professional, combining engineering work with technical teaching.

Education

  • Executive MBA
  • Master's in Occupational Health and Safety
  • Master's in Construction and Civil Works
  • Specialist in Industrial Maintenance

Tools

MS Project, Primavera P6, SAP, Navision, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Tekla, Rhino, AMETank

Standards

API 650, ASME, ASTM, AWWA, EN 1090, ATEX, FM, DIN, UNE

Career

  • 2024–2026MASA (VINCI) · Technical Office Manager (Spain, Morocco and France)
  • 2023–2024Inerco Biogás · Engineering Project Manager
  • 2019–2023Tank Aluminum Cover · Technical Director (independent consultant)
  • 2013–2019Jacobs Spain · Technical Office Manager for Venator (independent consultant)
  • 2011–2013Inmet Mining · Cobre Las Cruces · Project Engineer
  • 2010–2011SNC-Lavalin · Planner
  • 2005–2010Bovis Lend Lease · Project and Construction Manager, Airbus A400M FAL in Seville
  • 2003–2006Gaetec · Construction Manager, industrial estates · Doyco Ingeniería · Project Engineer
  • 2000–2002Azcatec · Site Manager
  • 1998–todayTechnical teaching · Associate university lecturer, vocational training teacher and corporate trainer
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Contact

Let's talk about your project.

I reply within one working day. The first conversation is free and without obligation, in English or Spanish.

Email
info@irinno.es
Phone
+34 690 266 530
Based in
Seville, Spain · available to travel
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