Project Manager Engineer

Peter Lowe

Contact Details / Qualifications / Skills

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Email: abqjkc@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications / Competency

Masters Degree (Civil Engineering)

B.E. (Civil)

M.I.P.E.N.Z., Member of Kuwait Society of Engineers

Chartered Engineer (Civil, Structural), NZ

Certifying Engineer (Structural), Northern Territory Building Practioners Board, Australia

Int. PE

All NZ Heavy vehicle licenses New Zealand (trucks, heavy/light wheeled and

tracked vehicles). Australian Driving licence.

Kuwait Driving licence.

AutoCad proficient (2D/3D)

Languages: Fluent/expert at English, basic Bahasa

Malaysia and Mandarin.

Career Objectives

Efficient management and coordination of major civil works.

Clear and complete documentation of procedures and essential records for site

quality control.

Planning of work to ensure objectives are met.

Cost control, payment and variation management.

Personal Statement

I am able to work in demanding environments while promoting good relationships.

I have a professional approach to my work, and have enjoyed strong staff support on my

worksites.

I utilise current technologies to achieve efficient solutions at the workface.

I am familiar with most major softwares: eg. Microsoft Office, Lotus, critical -path planning

packages (MS Project etc.), database systems, and Internet, as well as AutoCad,

structural and road-design packages.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS: September 2006 present.

Project Manager/Construction Manager Multiple Projects - Kuwait

I manage civil and marine projects on behalf of Kuwait Ports Authority, at Doha and

Shuwaikh Ports. These include widening and deepening the Navigational Channel for

Shuwaikh Port, new water reticulation systems at Doha Port, procurement and

installation of 6 new Post-Panamax Ship-to-Shore container cranes, development of

Shuwaikh Port, leasing of mobile container cranes, maintenance of container cranes,

rehabilitation of filter systems for bulk reclamations, rehabilitation of concrete jetties,

installation of new fenders (including new concrete), new wastewater and stormwater

reticulation for Shuwaikh Port, subdivision redevelopment etc (30+ projects in hand) I am

responsible for quality, time and cost for these projects, and manage t he Design,

Construction, and Supervision contractors. I review Contract documents, Method

Statements/Calculations, Shop Drawings, daily/weekly/monthly reports from contractors,

chair weekly progress meetings, prepare monthly reports, etc. Total awarded contract

values at present: USD 22m, projects assigned but not yet in construction: estimated value

USD 1b..

HYDER CONSULTANTS MIDDLE EAST April 2006 September 2006

Construction Manager New Wharf at Ruwais, United Arab Emirates: This is an

Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract, where, as Construction Manager

I reviewed all Contractor proposals (design proposals, suppliers, materials, method

statements, planning and monitoring, health and safety). I was responsible to ensure the

project is delivered as specified, to monitor and report on progress, ensure safety and

quality standards are adhered to, to review variation claims and progress payment claims.

I have a team of civil, mechanical, electrical and marine senior engineers and in spectors

reporting to me, to whom I allocate and coordinate review and inspection tasks.

SMART ASSOCIATES LTD.: January 2006 April 2006

Senior Consultant: Management of the design team for: 70m x 75m truss -portal

warehouse one internal prop every 3rd bay). Seismic strengthening of retail complex (post-

tensioning brick walls, steel trusses, concrete shear walls), Construction Supervision, and

Client Relationships Management.

SKM Darwin: January 2005 - 2006

Project Manager : Commercial and Industrial structures. Design team/SubConsultant

management for: eight-storey apartment building, structural design of 80m x 120m retail

department store (portal frame, 2 internal props), numerous minor structures. Client

relationships and reporting, budgetary control, estimating and planning (cashflow and

resources).

SMART ASSOCIATES LTD.: April 2001- January 2005

Senior Engineer Responsible for:

Design team management, Client reporting and relationships, fee estimates, Contractor

progress payment certification. Subconsultant managent (architects, electrical, geotechnic

specialists, etc.)

Design of heavy marine structures (wharves, dolphins, etc) as well as industrial and

domestic structural and civil design.

Management of office during extended periods of owner absence.

Resident Engineer in the Maldive Islands for road construction project.

Project Manager for wharf reconstruction (Havelock, NZ).

Design of new wharf for RO-RO berth (CentrePort, Wellington),

Design of mooring dolphins (Kings Wharf, CentrePort, W ellington).

Site reports (foundations, wastewater disposal) for domestic sites.

Design of a major (30m width) haul road (including hydrology, culvert and pavement

design) through rugged terrain.

Subdivision design (roading, services).

PORT MARLBOROUGH NZ LTD. : April 99 April 2001

Client Representative: Shakespeare Bay Wharf:

Management of sub-consultants (survey, design) during construction phase.

Oversight of Contractor to ensure that quality and time objectives are met.

Reporting to senior management and providing liaison at all

Contractor/Client/Consultant meetings.

Progress Payment Certificates

Monitoring of concrete statistics and progress.

Design work for client (bridges, light-tower foundations, linkspan design).

DUFFILL WATTS INDONESIA: July 98 December 98

Structural Engineer: Wayang Windu Geothermal Project, Pangalangen, West Java,

Indonesia.

Management of SubContractor on Pipelines and heavy structural construction

(including launching of bridges).

Chair and minute daily meetings with 4 Construction Managers, Planning and

Project Managers .

Responsible to ensure product is to ISO 9002 documentation and meets quality

objectives.

Fast-tracking a behind-schedule project, with 1400 workers on this part of the

project, excluding management ( 80 at DWI, 200 at subcontractor).

Progress monitoring.

Liasion with sub-consultants.

TOYO CONSTRUCTION: March 96 June 98

Chief Civil Engineer: Lahad Datu Expansion Project, Sabah, East Malaysia.

Toyo construction implemented all physical works relating to wharf structures, as a

contractor to Kawasaki Steel, the Project Management team.

As Chief Civil Engineer I was responsible for:

Onshore (eg casting yard, pile handling, batching plant, pre -stressing yard) and off-

shore concrete works.

Maintenance of communications with all parties (Resident Engineer, Main

Contractor (Kawasaki Steel), SubContractors, Client.

Supervision/management of subcontractors, including scheduling formal daily

meetings.

Reviewing and planning the sequence of work to ensure our goals could be met

Document systems (databases for: Drawing Register, Correspondence, Bill of

Quantities/Variation, a Bar-bending (for reinforcing steel), Daily Report)

Involvement in regular full-site Safety Meetings, including addressing workers on

specific safety issues.

Coordinated implementation of ISO-9001 systems for all aspects of the job.

Created and implemented a concrete testing database system, providing daily

reports on curing & testing requirements, and accumulating job statistics.

Checked subcontractors formwork and falsework calculations, critical survey

calculations, lifting systems for precast elements.

As-built Drawings from information provided by site engineers (using Autocad).

Provide Method Statements for all items of work.

Active participation in weekly client meetings.

DAVIDSON PARTNERS: August '93 - March '96

Consulting Engineers, Blenheim:

Senior Consultant

Urban Water Supply and treatment:

Contract document preparation, project management and supe rvision for an urban

water treatment system (dam aeration + pressure filtration).

Design of airline and pump for intake dam, pump -matching to enable balancing

reservoir to be utilized.

Checking of pressures/flows to ensure compliance to design criteria.

Analysis of network / matching of pipes to computer simulation.

Design of heavily loaded industrial structures and foundations to resist seismic

forces.

Design of stormwater systems (open channels, buried pipes with sumps, etc).

Structural design of a large supermarket (Pak 'N Save Northlands, Christchurch).

Design of retaining walls.

Design of off-shore anchorages for mussel-farms.

Development of an analysis system for stormwater reticulation.

Slope and foundation investigations and reports.

Subdivision supervision and as-built preparation.

Preparation of reports.

Familiarity with NZ/Australian Steel design code, and limit state design.

DOWNER MINING LIMITED: Jan 89 - August - '93

Martha Hill Mine, Waihi: Engineer / Surveyor Dec 92-Aug 93

I supplied design and survey data for both operational and payment requirements. I setout

all batters and interfaces for bulk earthmoving control. I measured and calculated volumes

of irregular cuts/stockpiles, planned and supervised day-to-day activities on the dam.

Head Office, Greenlane, Auckland Development Engineer Jan '89 - Dec '92

Senior Estimator: Developed a database bidding system.

Created a truck-haul modeling program controlled within a spreadsheet.

Analyzed company financial figures (including risk analysis).

Designed and introduced a plant reporting system, which created reports on both plant

availability and work that the plant has done.

Developed various managerial overview indicators, showing, for example, how the current

fleet is aging.

Surveyed a major haul road proposal in difficult terrain, designed the road, and costed it.

Set-out for construction an earth dam with internal material boundaries.

Worked in Hong Kong, closing major bids for the Tai Ho and Yam O sections of the North

Lantau Expressway (part of the Chek Lap Kok Airport development). I estimated the

quantities for the Tsing Yi part of the North Lantau Expressway.

DOWNER AND COMPANY LIMITED : June '84 Jan 89

June 84 Jan 86: Business Development Engineer

I created a bid database for a major bid (Yonki Dam). I worked on analysis of hydro

potential within New Zealand, analysing, reviewing and summarizing many reports

commissioned by various organisations.

Analyzed creep deformation of large concrete beams during const ruction for the Auckland

Children's Hospital.

I investigated thermal effects in mass concrete placement during a bid for the Maui -B oil

platform. Developed a performance monitoring system, and implemented this at both

Motunui Gas-to-Gasoline and at Kaitaia Triboard Mill. I developed a financial model for

fast-track building developments.

Jan 86- Jan 89 : Project Manager/Engineer

Planner and Expediter / Deputy Project Manager: K-Mart/Foodtown complex in Henderson,

Auckland. Management of sub-contractors, and management of the project team.

Contract Manager on the Cable Price Steel redevelopment in Plunket Ave, Manukau.

Project Manager for the Manukau Greyhound Racing Stadium.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS CORPORATION: March '82 - June '84

Senior Engineer. Management of design teams. Responsible for maintenance of

permanent way and structures between Hutt Valley and Waipukurau, and the Manawatu

Gorge. Supervised replacement of bearing plates to the Mangatira Viaduct. Managed span

replacements and underpinning of major bridges. Designed and supervised construction of

numerous small structures. Managed an industrial conflict to a successful resolution.

Assessed catchments for flood potential as part of my design of culverts and bridges.

CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY: February '81 - March '82

Completed a Masters Degree in Engineering (Civil). Studied prestressed/post -tensioned

concrete design, bridge design, advanced structural steel design, and shear -wall high-rise

building design.

MORRISON COOPER AND PARTNERS: June '79 - February '81

Graduate Engineer. Analyzed truss viaducts, and designed various industrial structures

(portal framed buildings, elevated corridor on cantilever poles, etc.)

MARLBOROUGH REGIONAL CATCHMENT AND WATER BOARD:

January '79 - June '79

Graduate Engineer. Surveyed a proposed floodway route and designed various floodways

and costed these. Aided in earthwork setout, culvert construction and hydrographic

analysis. Designed rock protection sizing for scour protection. Estimated peak flood

discharges from catchment characteristics and historical records.

MWD (WATER & SOILS) November '78 - January '79

Graduate Engineer Analyzed the power curve for HighBank Power Station from historical

daily records. Designed freeboard requirements for canal bridges at points of constricted

flow. This involved calculating backwater curves. Determined an equitable and practical

scheduling system for water allocation to farmers sharing an irrigation system.

General: I believe that I have demonstrated flexibility and the ability to meet new challenges.

Other Interests:

I am keen on outdoor pursuits, and enjoy wind -surfing. I swim regularly. I like to explore the

coastline on foot. I play tennis occasionally. I enjoy water sports, leisure games, walking,

and the company of friends and family.

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