PRAKKASH LAKSHMANAN

• Reviewed and assessed Works Over applications to ensure compliance with Watercare standards.
• Interpreted complex civil, structural, and architectural plans to assess risks and set accurate engineering conditions for works near Watercare assets.
• Communicated effectively with both internal teams (engineering, asset protection, operations) and diverse external applicants (consultants, contractors, developers, non-technical individuals), providing clear technical guidance and resolving compliance issues.
• Demonstrated strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills when managing non-compliant applications and customer concerns.
• Intercepted non-approved works, enforcing corrective actions to maintain 100% compliance.

Achievement:

• Processed more than 350+ Works Over applications in less than a year.
• Received 10/10 on a customer feedback survey for demonstrating strong professional ability and clear communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Designed extensions to the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater network in accordance with the design standards (as per Code of Practice) and material specifications.
• Prepared Infrastructure Report (includes engineering calculations) as a supportive document for the proposed development.
• Managed projects and facilitated their progress by responding proactively to all RFIs as per the priority schedule.
• Built professional relationships with developers, clients, vendors & other stakeholders of the project through online or in-person meetings to clarify their concerns and shape the engineering design in a best possible way.
• Liaised with external contractors (such as Surveyors, CCTV Technicians, Transport Engineers, Geotech Engineers and etc) related to the respective consents to deliver the project as scheduled.

Achievements:

• Effectively managed to work on 100+ consents including Resource Consent, Building Consent and EPA applications for 1 to 20 lots residential subdivision developments.
• Successfully obtained approval for 40+ EPA applications.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed employees' time sheets and task sheets to avoid discrepancies before submission for payroll processing.
• Generated invoices to claim from the main contractors and other clients.
• Performed clerical duties such as photocopying, scanning and filing documents.

Achievements:

• Prepared invoices worth $10,000 to $80,000 for 15+ residential and commercial projects for works pertaining to formworks, foundations, carpentry, fencing etc.