Manuel Nillo
Auckland
Summary
Over 14 years’ experience in water and wastewater sector with specializing in construction, hydraulics, monitoring, and modelling. Wide range experienced into monitoring water and wastewater management, project management, construction management here and abroad. Experienced in Hydraulics and Water engineering and designing water supply. With the ability to create plan and strategies for projects, plus knowledgeable in water leakage engineering with regards in managing and executing projects. Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Monitoring Technician
MOTT MACDONALD NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
03.2022 - Current
- Primarily site-based technician working on monitoring sites across NZ with complementary office-based work. These projects are Watercare overflow monitoring, Hamilton Council water monitoring, Christchurch Council wastewater monitoring, Whangarei Council wastewater monitoring, Network performance monitoring, and Small Plants monitoring
- Assisting initially, but with the expectation of working independently to undertake all aspects of site-based work including work site set up, atmospheric gas testing for confined space entry, completing safety documentation, installing instruments using typical tools, configuring monitoring equipment, calibrating sites and documenting all site work.
- Undertaking confined space crew tasks as a supervisor, entrant, or standby following industry standard and Mott MacDonald’s established safe work methods.
- Always Maintaining a high level of health and safety awareness in the workshop, office, driving and on site with accurately documenting site installation, calibration, safety and maintenance details using Mott MacDonald’s standard documentation procedures.
- Undertaking office-based tasks in support of site-based work such as organising site access, review of incoming data to identify faults, ensuring Moata is configured for viewing data correctly, planning maintenance, and completing site documentation for Moata configuration and installation reports.
- Organisation, stocking, calibration and maintenance of monitoring equipment, consumables vehicles and safety equipment
- Becoming the single point of contact for the crew, receiving schedules from Manager and putting into action, progressing technical skills to a point where you can instruct others.
Leakage Technician
Detection Services Pty Ltd
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Carry on underground survey investigation and locate water leaks
- Do Ground Survey in various sites
- Use of Acoustic leakage equipment
- Deploys pressure logger to monitor network lines
Infrastructure Leak Detection Specialist
Briton Detection and Inspection Ltd
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Commercial, Industrial & Residential water loss investigation
- Underground leak detection, loss testing, isolation testing etc.
- Leak excavation and repair
- Underground Services Investigation & Mapping
- Building leak investigations
- Project planning, estimations etc.
Site Engineer
Arcadis – Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited
12.2015 - 10.2017
- Construction of Mega Reservoir PRPS 4 Abu Nakhla, Doha, Qatar – Mega reservoirs and pumping stations construction at five strategic locations along the Qatar National Utility Corridor. First phase of the project, which is currently under implementation, will deliver storage capacity of about 2,300 million gallons of water in 24 huge concrete reservoirs and some 480km of buried ductile iron pipelines with diameter up to 1.6m.
- Ensure design plans execution as per QCS 2014, KAHRAMAA standards, Construction methods of statements, and applicable standards.
- Establish, report and follow up non-conformance activities
- Evaluate and resolve any discrepancies and problems arising during construction which affect the quality of works performed
- Enforce the relevant safety rules at site and make sure personal protective equipment is worn as and where required by the staff under their responsibility
- Monitor progress of Civil Contractors as per the schedule agreed
- Ensure all health and safety protocols are implemented on site
Field Engineer
Arcadis – Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Consultancy Service for the Water Supply and Installation of Network Modelling Software including Complete Hydraulic Models of Entire ADDC Water Distribution Network, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Models hydraulic network for entire ADDC Water Distribution Network which to operate and install of calibration instruments all over ADDC Water Distribution Network
- Assist modelers to do designs for modeling the network of Central Island, Eastern and Western part of Abu Dhabi.
- Operate and install instruments for all the surveyed areas as included in Network Modelling Study.
- Pressure Zero test, Flow and Pressure calibration, Pressure Monitoring Test
- Conduct survey and site inspections
- Coordinates with ADDC Engineers and Technician for the information of valves, meter, and pipe in the ADDC water distribution network
- Conduct trainings to colleagues and clients
- Ensure risk assessment checklist are recorded in all activity
- Secure drawings, instruments, equipment, manuals, records, licenses and other relevant information at handover
Junior Water Supply Engineer
Woodfields Consultant Incorporated, Philippines
04.2012 - 10.2012
- Study of drainage and sewerage at Petron Bataan Refinery – The study of mains tracing, manhole inspection and sewer pipe sizing, based on the inlet pipe, to determine if the pipe is still capable to serve the sewer lines and drain ways. Undergone site investigation and provide design plans for the new sewer and drainage network that will serve the sewer and drain way.
- Detailed design of sedimentation ponds for RMP-2 and GPII of Petron Bataan Refinery – Design of a two (2) sedimentation ponds that will trap and capture the eroded or disturbed soil to the on-going site construction, that being is washed off during rainstorms, and protects the water quality particularly suspended solids of the nearby river, stream and bay. Undergone site investigation and gather hydrological information to size the capacity volume of the designed ponds.
- Conduct of engineering Consultancy contract for Parang Maguindanao water works study – Involve in the design and planning for Parang Maguindanao Water Treatment Plant. Review and check the design works and supervise the CAD technician.
- Proposed hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility – Involve in design computation for water and wastewater facilities for the whole plant.
Utility Engineer
Phinma Properties Holding Corporation, Philippines
08.2011 - 03.2012
- Supervise maintenance for water supply network on building structures
- Reviewing design plans and specification for rectification and for improvements based on Building code, Sanitation code, Plumbing code, and Fire code.
- Monitor the STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) SBR type
- Managing the materials needed for water supply system (pipes and fittings)
- Create NRW PROGRAM – program which prevent maintain and sustain water losses
Team Engineer
Maynilad Water Services Incorporated, Philippines
01.2008 - 06.2011
- Lead the team do water maintenance on the water supply network
- Train how to use leak detection and monitoring equipment
- Oversee site investigation, pressure zero test, monitoring assessment, meter management, pressure and flow management, and construction supervision for pipe laying and replacement.
- Lead on using leak detection equipment and logger monitoring
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sanitary Engineering
Western Mindanao State University
Philippines04-2008
Skills
- Telemetry monitoring
- Teamwork
- Safety awareness
- Decision-making
- Safety
- Equipment calibration
- Operation Monitoring
- Scheduling coordination
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY
Tagalog: Mother tongue
English: Spoken – good; written – good; reading – good
Profession
Sanitary Engineer
Specialisation
Water and Wastewater
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Senior Monitoring Technician
MOTT MACDONALD NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
03.2022 - Current
Leakage Technician
Detection Services Pty Ltd
02.2021 - 03.2022
Infrastructure Leak Detection Specialist
Briton Detection and Inspection Ltd
08.2019 - 01.2021
Site Engineer
Arcadis – Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited
12.2015 - 10.2017
Field Engineer
Arcadis – Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited
01.2013 - 11.2015
Junior Water Supply Engineer
Woodfields Consultant Incorporated, Philippines
04.2012 - 10.2012
Utility Engineer
Phinma Properties Holding Corporation, Philippines
08.2011 - 03.2012
Team Engineer
Maynilad Water Services Incorporated, Philippines
01.2008 - 06.2011
Bachelor of Science - Sanitary Engineering
Western Mindanao State University
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