Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Roles And Responsibilities
Profile
Safety Courses Attended
Technical Courses Attended
Rewards
Profile Snapshot
References
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Chandrasekaran Aravindan

Sandringham,New Zealand

Summary

Objective: Seeking a Permanent Position as Project/Civil Engineer

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager Resident Site Engineer

RCY Pte Ltd
08.2023 - Current
  • Project: Cross Inge Station and Tunnels for Cross Island Line is a MRT (Cpe P105) projects consists of Cut and Cover Tunnel and Station.
  • Executed the construction of Diaphragm Wall and Bored Pile.
  • Diverted the Utilities Safely for the Traffic Diversion for the Tunnel construction,
  • Review and prepare the Construction Execution Procedure for all the activities which includes
  • Attended regular safety committee meeting with all the stakeholders and highlight the ongoing risks.
  • Presented regular status report to project director about the project progress which includes Instrumentation Monitoring and the Safety findings.



Senior Project Manger Resident Site Engineer

Worley Pte Ltd
06.2019 - 07.2023
  • Project: North-South Corridor NSC N105 - Construction of Stacked Vehicular Tunnel Structure including interfaces with existing and future underground and at-grade structures consists of Cut and Cover Tunnel and Receiving Launching Shaft for the Tunnel Boring Machine (Top Down Construction,

Responsibilities:

  • Prepared the CEP of Ground improvement works , Fissure Grouting, Bored Pile, Excavation works and RC works and Pipe Jacking Works,
  • Liaised with local authorities to secure permits and approvals in a timely manner, avoiding unnecessary delays in project execution.
  • Oversee a site team ( Senior Engineer, Junior Engineer) ensuring compliance with regulatory and client requirements.
  • Collaborated with design teams to optimize designs, ensuring cost-effective and sustainable construction practices.
  • Lead daily and weekly instrumentation meetings with the clients along with other Stake holders.
  • LTA, and Instrumentation Contractor to assess construction activity trends and concerns.
  • Assess the QPS Observation Reports and weekly interpretative reports about construction impacts and submit feedback and necessary documents to stakeholders.

Attending various meetings as required by the client:
a) Weekly and Monthly Progress Meetings with Contractor and Client.
b) Risk Register Meeting with Contractor and Client.
c) Civil Construction Safety Meetings with Contractor.
d) NSC Group Safety and Risk Review Meeting chaired by LTA GD, LTA DYGD, and NSC QPS and NSCPT LTA team.
e) NSC Project Safety & Environmental Committee Meeting chaired by LTA PD and main contractor.
f) Monthly Safety Committee with Contractor and Subcontractor post site inspection.
g) Daily Instrumentation meeting.
h) Meeting with DBC, BCA, SMRT, and PUB.
i) Weekly Planned General Safety Inspections.

Senior Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
05.2018 - 05.2019

Project: Marina South - Thompson East Coast Line –Stage 4, Construction of Station, Cut & Cover with Associated Tunnel (T-227)

Responsibilities:

• Managing a technical team on-site to ensure all works comply with client requirements.
• Work closely with Design Team, regulatory authorities and contractors to solve site problems.
• Chair the daily and weekly Instrumentation meetings with the Main Contractor, LTA and Instrumentation Contractor to review the readings and identify trends of concern about all construction of Station and Tunnel activities.
• Attending the following meetings as per client requirements:
j) Weekly Site Meetings with the Contractor and Client.
k) Civil Construction Safety Meetings with the Contractor.
l) Monthly Safety and Quality Control Meetings held by the Contractor with his Subcontractor
m) Daily Instrumentation meeting.
n) Daily Tunnel Meeting.


Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
03.2015 - 05.2018

Project: Marina South - Thompson East Coast Line –Stage 4, Construction of Station, Cut & Cover with Associated Tunnel (T-227)

Responsibilities:

  • Conducting and preparing weekly Planned Safety Inspection to check the safety at the site along with the LTA and Main Contractor.
  • Conducting daily meetings with the Main contractor and LTA to resolve the site issues.
  • Attending Design and Instrumentation meetings with consultants and contractors to solve technical issues.
  • Preparing and submitting a monthly progress report to LTA.
  • Attend regular monthly and weekly progress and safety committee meetings.
  • Checking approved shop drawings against working drawings before the inspection.

• Supervising and checking the quality of Deep Soil mixing (DSM) and JGP quality on the tunnel location.

• Supervising all ERSS systems (Strut, Sheet Pile, Pipe Pile Installation and dismantling Deep excavation) and Deep foundation elements such as Bored Pile, Secant Bored Pile

• Vetting Junior Engineers Daily report before submitting it to Client.

• Documenting all approved latest drawings, test reports, and transmittal's properly for the Client audits.

Bored Tunnel Experience:

* Monitoring robotic survey of TBM.
* Verifying segment type, key position, and TBM driving parameters.
* Monitoring Lips and Steps within allowable limits and controlling ring build quality.
* Monitoring primary and secondary grout quality.
* Monitoring existing surrounding infrastructures during shaft and Tunnel Drive construction.
* Reviewing method statement and establishing checklist for QSS team on Cross-passage Works at Tunnel.

Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
08.2013 - 02.2015

Project: UBI - Downtown Line –Stage 3, Construction of Station, Cut & Cover with Associated Tunnel (C-930)

Responsibilities :

  • Conducting and preparing weekly Planned Safety Inspection to check the safety at the site along with the LTA and Main Contractor.
  • Conducting daily meetings with the Main contractor and LTA to resolve the site issues.
  • Attending Design and Instrumentation meetings with consultants and contractors to solve technical issues.
  • Preparing and submitting a monthly progress report to LTA.
  • Attend regular monthly and weekly progress and safety committee meetings.
  • Checking approved shop drawings against working drawings before the inspection.

• Supervising and checking the quality of Deep Soil mixing (DSM) and JGP quality on the tunnel location.

• Supervising all ERSS systems (Strut, Sheet Pile, Pipe Pile Installation and dismantling Deep excavation) and Deep foundation elements such as Bored Pile, Secant Bored Pile

• Vetting Junior Engineers Daily report before submitting it to Client.

• Documenting all approved latest drawings, test reports, and transmittal's properly for the Client audits.

Bored Tunnel Experience:

* Monitoring robotic survey of TBM.

* Verifying segment type, key position, and TBM driving parameters.

* Monitoring Lips and Steps within allowable limits and controlling ring build quality.

* Monitoring primary and secondary grout quality.

* Monitoring existing surrounding infrastructures during shaft and Tunnel Drive construction.

* Reviewing method statement and establishing checklist for QSS team on Cross-passage Works at Tunnel.

Civil & Structural Engineer

PSC Freyssinet (S) Pte Ltd
10.2010 - 09.2013

Responsibilities:

• Design and analysis of 2D models of Post Tensioning Members using RAPT
• Design and analysis of RC Members using STAAD-PRO
• Prepare preliminary structural drawing based on analysis results
• Preparation of quantity for quoting of Tender
• Prepared the design report for submission of AC checking and BCA
• Involved in the preparation of a report based on RFI and Memo
• Checking and issuing shop drawings for construction
• Conduct site visits to check the installation and profile of tendons before pouring concrete in complicated structures including Bridge Viaduct Projects
• Prepare the calculated extension value for stressing.
• Attending technical meetings with consultants and contractors to solve the technical issue
• Prepared the method of statement for installing the tendon, stressing, and grouting
• Attend regular team meetings to keep up the pace of a project.

Project Engineer

SNC POWER CORPORATION (P) Limited
09.2005 - 11.2006
  • Project: Bellary Thermal Power Project (1 x 500MW), Site Handled: Belt Conveyor (Cut &Cover Tunnel-Coal Handling plant, Wagon Tippler, Track Hopper,),

Responsibilities:

Involved in deep excavation (>25m) to construct cut and cover tunnel to transfer the material through the tunnel.
• Study detail Construction drawing & M&E drawing to avoid any delay during execution
• Site surveying and setting out the buildings
• Check and scheduling of Structural reinforcement and formwork details
• Involved in assisting the Planning Team in delivering the material to the site
• Organized Labor management and material handling
• Attended regular technical meetings with a consultant to solve technical issues.
• Liaise with clients and subcontractors
• Conduct regular team meetings to keep the pace of a project .
• Billing and documentation
• Trained for maintaining Health and Safety on the site activities.
• Prepared the daily progress and minutes of the meeting Site report for the meeting.
• Involved in safety issues before and after blasting in hard rock soil.

Education

MSc Structural Engineering -

University of Dundee
01.2008

Bachelor of Civil Engineering -

Annamalai University
01.2005

Skills

  • Organised many technical, cultural, social and sports events at the University Actively participated in national-level seminars and Symposiums to give presentations on coursework and technical reports Organised and involved in project meetings with consultants and subcontractors during work
  • Teamworking skills have been proved on many occasions during academic and work-related tasks, which in turn, successful completion of tasks on time
  • Software skills: RAPT, STAADPro, AutoCAD, LUSAS, and MS Office

Roles And Responsibilities

  • Managing a technical team (RE, RTO, SDE and DE) to ensure that all works comply fully with regulatory and client requirements.
  • Work closely with QP (D), regulatory authorities and contractors to provide supervision leadership to solve site problems.
  • Chair the daily and weekly Instrumentation meetings with the Main Contractor, LTA and Instrumentation Contractor to review the readings and identify trends of concern about all construction activities.
  • Vetting the QPS Observation Report based on the Instrumentation Interpretative report with the construction activity for the stack holders’ feedback on their building damage (Cracks, Settlement).
  • Vetting the weekly instruments interpretative report based on the special grouting works within the first reserve line and submitting to the DBC.
  • Reviewing the Annex E documents before the submission to DBC.
  • Reviewing Annex C and D before signed by the QPS.
  • Attending various meetings as per client requirements.

Profile

04/12/1981, RE- 2360, Married, Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Visa Issued by Immigration of New Zealand, 21734084, M8987235, Indian, English, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada

Safety Courses Attended

  • Manage Health and Safety In Infrastructure Projects - Star Academy Pte Ltd - 09/02/2023
  • Safe Work in a Confined Space - Institute of Engineers - 08/23/2016
  • Construction Safety Management Course for Qualified Site Supervisors - Land Transport Authority - 07/28/2015
  • Critical Aspects in Construction Safety - Star Academy Pte Ltd - 11/18/2015
  • Building Control Regulations for Site Supervisors - Institute of Engineers - 09/18/2013

Technical Courses Attended

  • Bored Tunnel Excavation Management - Tunneling and Underground Society (Singapore) - 09/26/2018
  • Standards Adoption Workshop on the Role of EN Codes and Singapore Standards in Concrete - Institute of Engineers - 03/03/2017
  • Euro Code 2 – Design of Concrete Structures & Euro Codes Verses British Standards - Institute of Engineers - 09/13/2014
  • Building Control Regulations for Site Supervisors - Institute of Engineers - 09/18/2013

Rewards

  • Awarded with “Discovery Scholarship Scholar”-(Paid only half of the tuition fees)” by the University of Dundee (UK) to pursue an MSc in Structural Engineering.
  • Appreciated as a “Best Site Engineer” for completing a temporary bridge in a short duration to deliver a turbine to the power station.
  • Won “Best Surveyor” award in survey camp during undergraduate graduation.
  • Received “Distinguished Performance Award – 2014” from Tritech Consultants Private Ltd, Singapore.

Profile Snapshot

A competent professional with expertise in different procedures & methods involved in constructing Cut and Cover Tunnels, MRT (Top-Down, Bottom-up) and Thermal Power Projects in the Civil and Structural Engineering field. Capable with a flair for adopting modern construction methods in compliance with quality standards as per client’s requirements. Analysis and design of Steel, Concrete and Post-Tensioning concrete structures. Well-versed in using software like STAAD-Pro, RAPT (Pre-stressed Concrete Design Software) and LUSAS (Finite Element Package)

References

  • Dr Moray D Newlands, Lecturer, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, +44 (0)1382 386562, m.d.z.newlands@dundee.ac.uk
  • Dr R I Mackie, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, +44 (0) 1382 384702, r.i.mackie@dundee.ac.uk

Timeline

Senior Project Manager Resident Site Engineer

RCY Pte Ltd
08.2023 - Current

Senior Project Manger Resident Site Engineer

Worley Pte Ltd
06.2019 - 07.2023

Senior Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
05.2018 - 05.2019

Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
03.2015 - 05.2018

Resident Engineer

Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd
08.2013 - 02.2015

Civil & Structural Engineer

PSC Freyssinet (S) Pte Ltd
10.2010 - 09.2013

Project Engineer

SNC POWER CORPORATION (P) Limited
09.2005 - 11.2006

MSc Structural Engineering -

University of Dundee

Bachelor of Civil Engineering -

Annamalai University
Chandrasekaran Aravindan