Project Manager Engineer

Devang Prajapati

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Summary:

I have 9 years of experience, including as a Project Manager and as an Assistant Manager Projects. Most recently, I

have been working as a Project Manager at Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd. (Group company of Hatch Mott MacDonald )

from August 2005 to December 2012. I have worked on water and wastewater design projects for India, UK, Bahrain

and UAE.

I have experience with water distribution, sewerage, surface drainage, pumping station and treatment plant projects.

My expertise lies in civil, hydraulic design and electromechanical design co-ordination for water, sewage and sea

water pumping stations. My skills include design calculations, hydraulic modeling, general arrangement drawings and

I specialize in report writing. At project level I have proven abilities for project planning and co-ordination, resource

management, document control and drawing management.

I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental

Engineering from Sardar Patel University.

Education:

SP University, India S.P University, India

Major: Environmental Engineering Major: Civil Engineering

Degree: M.E in Environmental Engineering Degree: BE in Civil Engineering

Graduated: 2003 Graduated: 2000

Professional Experience:

Project Manager, Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India (2005-2012)

Managerial Experience:

• Managed more than 7 engineering design projects

• Proficient in managing finance, budgets and profitability using an in-house ERP system

• Completed and delivered projects and obtained plaudits and repeat business

• Successfully obtained variations/ change controls from clients

• Implemented Integrated Management System (ISO – 9001, 14001) for project, system, and

quality requirements

• Guided design engineers and project managers

• Business Development: Writing Proposals, Fee Estimation, Writing Expression of

Interest, Presentations

Technical Experience:

• Project Planning and design of water supply and sewerage systems for municipalities,

industrial and residential developments

• Hydraulic design calculations using excel sheets and developing new design sheets

• Hydraulic modeling using EPANET, WaterCAD V8i and SewerCAD V8i

• Civil designs and developing general arrangement drawings for pumping stations (sewage,

water, seawater).

• Coordinating electrical, mechanical and instrumentation designs for pumping stations

• O&M and safety review of pumping stations

• Pipeline design, alignment studies, setting up reticulation, pipeline ancillary structures

design

• Worked on Indian and British standards for projects in India, UK, UAE and Bahrain

Assistant Manager, Neesa Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India (2004-2005)

• Planning, procurement and commissioning water systems for various projects

• Liaising with and Permissions and clearances from pollution control board

• Technical assistance and training for the water utilities operations

• Design, procurement and installation co-ordination for all ancillaries of the Induction

Furnace with 2.45 MW captive HFO based power plant

Site Engineer, Kadam Pollution Control Ltd, Vadodara, India (2004)

• Managed operations contract for General Motors (GM), Halol plant

• Operated RO technology based Water Treatment Plant and supervised its expansion on live

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• Operated PLC based Effluent Treatment Plant and created Standard Operating Procedures

• Set up laboratory tests for treated effluent quality

Plant Manager, Panoli Enviro Technology Ltd, Panoli, India (2003-2004)

• Managed 1MLD Common effluent treatment plant receiving preliminary treated effluent

from more than 80 small scale industries

• Design and installation of aeration system for the plant performance improvement

• Design and implementation of standard operating procedures, log sheets and laboratory

tests

• Day to day liaising, reporting and compliance with government departments and pollution

control board

Professional Activities:

• ‘ Managerial Effectiveness’ 8 day workshop on managerial skills conducted by

Ahmedabad Management Association

• ‘Finance for Non-Finance Executives’ conducted by Nirma Institute of Management

• ‘Technical Writing Skills for Young Engineers and Managers’ conducted by Ahmedabad Management

Association

Work Authorization: Permanent Resident (No Sponsorship Required)

Reference:

Ramesh Kumar,Divisional Director,Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd., 501 – Sakar II, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380 015,

India, Phone No: +91-79-304*****, Cell # : +91 – 932-***-****

Select Projects:

Dewas Industrial Water Supply Project, 30 MLD, India

Acted as Lender’s Engineer for International Lending Agency to carry out technical due diligence of this project.

Project includes river intake structure, treatment plant, 3 stage pumping and transmission of 27 MLD water across 122

km. Undertaking review of existing project to identify reasons for its failures. Reviewing detail design report for

rehabilitation project and advising the lender on its sufficiency for enhanced flow conditions.

Sea water intake and cooling water system for 500 MW Thermal Power Plant, Bhavnagar, India

Responsible for developing tender drawings to detail general arrangement drawings for sea water pumping station

(5800m3/hr – make up water) and cooling water pumping station (39,000 m3/hr – recirculation water). Review of

hydraulic and civil design of and onshore piping for intake and outfall.

Dilmunia Health Island, Bahrain, Ithmaar Development Corporation, Project Manager

Responsible for hydraulic and civil designs of 400lps sea water pumping station and rising mains. Design proofing of

potable water supply (WaterCAD V8i), sewerage system (SewerCAD V8i), irrigation network (WaterCAD V8i).

Scheme review for surface water drainage. Report writing for each component. Additionally coordinated civil,

mechanical, electrical, structural, designs for all components.

Abu Dhabi Water Supply, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, Water Engineer

Deputed in initial phases of the framework in July 2010 to Abu-Dhabi office for a period of one month. Worked for

project scoping and preliminary design for DN 300 Interconnection to Kashoona Pipeline from Ajban Defence Camp

supply line, DN 900 Interconnection from Mafraq Flyover to Khalifa City an Interchange, and network for Al Wathba

Farms. As part of the exercise, undertook client meetings, meetings with other consultants and, site visits.

Asset Reliability Modelling of Sewage Treatment Works, UK, Anglian Water, Team Leader

The project involved reliability model building of total 756 Sewage Treatment Works. Models were built in an excel

based program, and simulations were run to predict likelihood of asset failure leading to process failure and ultimately

service failure for a period of 25 years.

Responsible for training and managing a team of 9 environmental engineers working full time on the project, co-

ordinating with the team in Cambridge, resource planning, work allocation, issue resolution, trouble shooting and part-

time model building. The project was delivered successfully earning several client plaudits.

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Gems and Jewellery Park, India, Dec 2005 to July 2009, Gujarat Hira Bourse, Water Engineer / Project Manager

Project involved 15 km roads, 24 MLD water supply with 21 km HDPE water distribution network, 18 MLD sewerage

network - 19 km, 12 Km storm water drain, and treated sewage recycling network - 33 km 100 Hectare industrial park.

Responsible for planning, detail design interdisciplinary co-ordination and drawing preparation for above project

components. Undertook report writing for concept report, DPR, and document structuring for a complex multi

component item rate tender for the project.

Naroda Water Supply, Aug 2005 to Dec 2007, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Project Manager / Team

Member

Project involved design of water distribution network for areas of Gurukrupanagar - Kubernagar (0.5 Sq. Km, 39,000

Population, 7.16 MLD, 10 Km DI distribution network) and Naroda T.P. – 2 (1 Sq. Km, 22,000 Population, 3.97 MLD,

8 Km DI distribution network)

As team member was responsible for design calculations, modelling in EPANET for distribution network. Undertook

planning and designing of the pumping station and rising mains. Assisted in pump selection and manifold design of

pumps. Prepared General arrangement drawing for pumping stations.

Sardaragar Sewage Pumping Station, Aug 2005 to Dec 2007, AM C, Project Manager / Team Member

The project involves two pumping stations at Sardarnagar and Ambawadi of 9 MLD and 7 MLD, rising mains of 4.5

Km and 3Km respectively and submersible pumping of 260 to 630 m3/hr.

As team member was responsible for population projection, sewage estimation, and design of both pumping stations.

Undertook design calculations for screen and grit chamber, economic sizing of rising main, pump sizing. Prepared

General Arrangement Drawings, Detail Project Report and tender documents.

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