Since October'16 with FreeLancer as Structural Design Engineer
Growth Path
Oct'16-Present Structural Design Engineer
Key Result Areas:
• Meetings with client/Architects to understand Project requirements
• Preparing concept design, finalizing the design liaising with project team and provide structural quantities
• Preparing design reports, specifications and drawings and Structural Supervision.
• Mainly involved in Housing projects,Small scale ware houses etc.
Since July'15 with Oman Construction&Engineering Company (OCEC), as Structural Design Consultant
Growth Path
July'15-Oct'16 Structural Design Consultant
Key Result Areas:
• Meetings with client to understand Project requirements
• Preparing concept design, finalizing the design liaising with project team and provide structural quantities
• Preparing design reports, specifications and drawings and advise project team in construction methodology, material selection, vendor finalization and so on
Since Oct'07 with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), as Senior Design Engineer (Structural)
Growth Path
Oct'07-Dec'08 Senior Design Engineer (Structural) - O1 Cadre
Jan'09-Jun'12 Assistant Engineering Manager (Structural) - O2 Cadre
Jun'12-Jun'15 Assistant Engineering Manager (Structural) - M1A Cadre
Key Result Areas:
• Reporting to Design Head on design deliverables and design status
• Assigning work and managing time effectively on the scheduled hours
• Undertaking study of Design Basis Report (DBR), architectural, electrical, and mechanical & other functional service requirement drawings related to structures and behaviour of the whole structure for various load combinations
• Understanding employer’s requirements by studying complete documents such as schedule of prices, specifications, interfaces, schematic drawings and so on
• Reviewing design documents and drawings of sub-consultants and vendors
• Liaising with other disciplines and ensure a fully coordinated design submission
• Attending the meeting with client, consultant and subcontractor for progress/Approval/Technical issues
• Expediting consultants approval process by close interactions and follow up
• Visiting site and ensure construction is carried out as per design drawings and specifications
• Assisting execution team on variations and amend design as required in coordinating with client and vendor
• Monitoring Tender vs Actuals and initiate action plans for profitability of project
• Preparing:
o Conceptual drawings
o Structural layout as per architectural, client and other functional requirements
o Design reports as per company standards
o Detailed RC numeration drawings & steel drawings as per codal provision and standard drawing released before the schedule date
o Bill of Quantities as per specification in line with costing requirements and schedule of prices
o Spread sheets for various elements like Footing, Beams, Columns, conventional slabs, box drains, culverts, steel beam as per British standard and presentations about design methodology for client meetings
o Submittal schedules of design deliverables
• Modelling the structure using STAAD Pro, ETABS, SAFE
• Analysing the structure for various load cases as per relevant codes specified in DBR
• Designing:
o The sub structures depending on the site soil condition, foundation, raft, pile or isolated footing
o Various super structural RC members (columns, beams, walls and slabs) & steel structures with reference to DBR
• Validating structural element sizes to ensure optimum sizes are quantified and calculating item wise techno-economic indices as per built-up area and submitting total document as desired for pricing during tendering job
• Modelling FEM and preliminary design for arriving element sizes to quantifying structural elements for tendering
Projects Undertaken:
• Spearheaded many projects and received appreciation for meeting the deadlines quickly
o Construction of Cochin International Airport Project, India
o Design and Construction of Salalah International Airport Project, Oman
o Design and Construction of Mumbai International Airport Project, India
• Tendering Jobs
o Bangalore International Airport Project, India
o MC-12 Cargo and Hangar for Muscat and Salalah Airport, Oman
PROJECTS
Title: Construction of Cochin International Airport Project (Feb 2015 to June 2015)
Designation: Site Structural Engineer
Client: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
Consultant: KITCO
Project Cost: 284 Crores (INR)
Specifications:
• Passenger terminal building (3 blocks)-G+3 floor to floor height 6 m (BUA-15 Lakhs Sqft)
• Service building (BUA- 34260 Sqft)
• Utility Buildings (BUA- 15750 Sqft)
Description:
• Liaised with consultants on structural works of Passenger Terminal Building
• Reviewed consultants IFC drawings and raised RFI
• Led a team of civil engineers and site supervisors and efficiently carried out structural works as per project plans
Title: Design and Construction of Salalah International Airport Project (March 2011 to Feb 2015)
Designation: Design Lead/Coordinator Airside- landside
Client: Ministry of Transport and Communications Oman (MOTC)
Consultant: Hill International
Project Cost: 320 Million OMR
Specifications:
• Passenger terminal building (10 blocks)-G+2 floor to floor height 6 m
• Ancillary Buildings- (Generator plant, Fuel farm admin, Fuel farm operator, Main Gate , Deportee Departure, Power distribution substation, open power distribution substation buildings)
• Airside and landside structures (Post Tensioned Bridges, Forecourt passenger Ramps, Wheel chair ramps, Storm water Drains, Box Culverts, Service Pits and duct banks, Car park shade structures, Communication towers, Apron structures like VDGS Stands, High mast lights poles and so on)
Description:
• Reviewed and coordinated design of Ancillary buildings and staircases in Passenger Terminal building and obtained consultants approval
• Managed sub consultant’s(CES, Presently Jacobs) Designs of post tensioned bridges and forecourt structures
• Validated storm water drain structures in landside and airside
• Reviewed vendor designs of communication Towers, High mast light poles, street light poles and so on
• Designed Car park shade structures(steel), VDGS support structure, Gantry girder for VDGS and apron signs
• Designed Service pits and duct banks for utility services
• Co-ordinated utility services routings in airside and landside with a team of BIM modellers
• Worked with procurement/contract - raised RFP,RFQ and performed techno-commercial evaluation for vendor and subcontractor finalization as per contract and specifications
Title Design and Construction of Mumbai International Airport Project (Oct’07 to March2011)
Designation: Structural Design Engineer –Assistant Engineering manager
Client: GVK
Consultant: CH2M HILL
Project Cost: $1.5 Billion
Specifications:
• Passenger terminal building T2 (11 blocks)-G+4 RCC Structure with steel head roof. BUA 4 lakh Sqm
• Multilevel Car Parking (MLCP) 3 Blocks-4 B+G+4 RCC Structure
• Mithi River Realignment- 500m long Box culvert 2 cells of 12m each passing underneath operating Runway
• Proposed approach ramps- Temporary structure for Enabling Airport construction
Description:
• Optimized structural system of whole Terminal which saves 2% of the Total Cost
• Modelled Building no 3,5,11 and 3A using E-Tabs
• Used Application of various loads like Gravity Loads, Temperature Loads, wind&Seismic loads and special loads like BHS Loads at the respective floors and analysed the structure in E-Tabs
• Designed Grade slab for whole Terminal
• Prepared a structural package for service pits and trenches inside Terminal Building and obtained client approval
• Prepared and maintained DCI for Terminal 2 structural design.
• Documented the project deliverables as per ISO standards, Assisted Team Lead in ISO Auditing
• Client recognition for Process awareness and design knowledge
• Interacted with Design office in Chennai (HQ) and car park consultant in UK for finalizing the structural system and construction methodology of MLCP
• Assisted project team in finalizing waterproofing and Rock anchoring sub-contractors for MLCP
• Modelled MLCP Block A with RCC slabs and Retaining walls in E tabs
• Coordinated with in-house civil infrastructure designers and finalised the layout and structural system of Mithi river
• Introduced a concept of 3 sided Box culvert modelled in E-Tabs and designed using spreadsheets
• Prepared structural packages for Mithi River Realignment project and obtained client approval
• Worked on Design of
o Pile Caps
o Isolated footings
o RAFT using SAFE
o Retaining walls
o Slab on Grade and Floor slabs
o Columns and Beams