A professional Civil/Structural Engineer, having Masters Degree in Structural Engineering with eight (8) years of professional accomplishments, seeking an opportunity to further improve and hone my skills. The areas of engineering explored during this brief journey include RCC Residential and Office Buildings, Hydro-Power Engineering, Design of Transmission Lines and Substations and Steel Structures including Pre-Engineered and Light Gauge Structures.
My responsibilities include
1- Structural design of residential buildings in the WAPDA permanent colony.
2- Structural design office and administration buildings near the Power House.
3- MEP and HVAC works for residential building structures in compliance with respective technical staff.
4- Preparation of construction drawings of Transformer Hall and Power House.
5- Review of shop drawings of different structures including Power House, Tunnels and Switchyard.
6- Detailing of related reinforced structures.
7- Supervising operations and maintenance of the site activities.
8- Quality control of the ongoing site works.
9- Execution of design according to site specifications.
10- Cost estimation of the project and preparation of the bill of quantities.
11- Review and approvals of in-place soil and concrete tests (cylinder strength and slump test).
12- Preparation of monthly progress report of different activities involved in the project.
13- Review of shop drawings of different structures including power house, tunnels and switchyard.
14- Trouble shooting of different issues encountered at site.
15- Detailing of concrete lining of the main, headrace and tailrace tunnel.
Description of work included
1- Sag and tension calculations.
2- Structural design of transmission line (TL) towers/poles.
3- Structural analysis of existing transmission line structures.
4- Reinforced concrete detailing of the foundations.
5- Supervising operations and maintenance of the site activities.
6- Quality control of the ongoing site works.
7- Execution of design according to site specifications.
8- Review and approvals of in-place soil and concrete tests (cylinder strength and slump test).
9- Cost estimation of the project and preparation of the bill of quantities.
10- Planning of site activities on weekly basis.
11- Coordination with sub-contractors and site workers.
Training of CAD softwares PLS Tower and PLS Pole
Review of contractor’s detailed Design/Equipment & other miscellaneous works related to projects. Design and review of civil engineering works’ drawings and design for construction. The scope of work included
1- Design and Review of contractor’s structural design submittals.
2- Design and Review of R.C.C. Control House Buildings, R.C.C. GIS Halls, R.C.C. Car Parking, R.C.C. Residential Units and other R.C.C. Structures in Grid Stations.
3- Design and Review of Steel Support Structures, Gantries and Towers of different configurations involved in Transmission Lines.
4- Design and Review of Bituminous Carpet Roads, Transformer (TF) Way, TF Foundation and TF Firewall.
5- Design and Review of Switch Yard fence, wall and entrance.
6- MEP and HVAC works for GIS buildings and allied colony structures in compliance with respective technical wing of the design section.
7- Supervising operations and maintenance of the site activities.
8- Quality control of the ongoing site works.
9- Execution of design according to site specifications.
10- Review and approvals of in-place soil and concrete tests (cylinder strength and slump test).
11- Cost estimation of the project and preparation of the bill of quantities.
12- Review and approval of steel rebar test reports as per the ASTM A615 standards.
13-Review and approval of Test Reports for J-Bolts conforming to ASTM Designations.
14-Review and Approval of Test Reports for the Base Materials for Roads and Foundations for ensuring Modified Proctor Test Specifications as per American Standards ASTM D1557 and D1883.
Other than the above mentioned responsibilities, solutions of different problems encountered at site by either visiting or proposing the remedial measures for quoted problems by the Project Engineers or site staff.
My responsibilities included
1- Structural design of light gauge steel structures and pre-engineered buildings.
2- Detailed design of Air Craft Hangers, Poultry Sheds, Factory Ware Houses and Storage Sheds.
3- Detailed design of EPS Cabins, Guard Rooms, School Buildings and Residential Units.
4- Preparation of manufacturing drawings for factory production of steel sections.
5- Cost estimation of steel structures and preparation of proposals.
6- Estimation and preparation of BOQs of all steel works of LGS & PEB Structures.