Highways & Drainage Engineer

WILLIAM LU ZHENG

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PROFILE

An enthusiastic civil engineer with invaluable experience in Structures, Drainage and Highway Engineering. Knowledge of DMRB, MCHW and TSM. Proficient in AutoCAD, MicroDrainage and KeySign. Able to handle demanding projects and work independently. Delivered projects on time, within budget and to standards. EXPERIENCE

Amey Consulting, Manchester

Assistant Highways Engineer April 2019 - Present

Work as the lead drainage engineer on various Highways England (HE) Area 10 schemes. Delivered and managed various drainage maintenance & improvement schemes ahead of schedule to achieve high KPI scores. Provide drainage engineering support to other scheme leads to their projects. Taught Graduate Engineers on drainage specification production. Schemes with drainage works include carrier drain, filter drain and kerb drainage redesign, as well as gully design and pipe crack repair.

Lead and delivered various schemes. Prepared and delivered contractual document: specifications, drawings, PCI pack, DHMR, schedules and BoQ for pavement design, road markings design and drainage schemes. Pavement design consists of full-depth reinstatement. Road marking designs on bituminous and concrete carriageway. Communicated with various teams, such as the environmental and the TTRO team to complete the schemes.

Developed team management and leadership skills by leading small teams on various schemes. Managed and mentored Graduate Engineers and CAD Technicians. Check their work and provide constructive feedback.

Obtained commercial awareness. Delivered quotations for drainage and pavement schemes, which consisted of preparation of tasks-hours breakdown, scheme delivery programme and resource table. Submitted Early Warnings (EWs) and prepared Compensation Events (CEs). Worked closely with the HE projects sponsors.

Attended site visits on the motorway to identify any additional works required. Prepared site risk assessment.

Detailed designed Advanced Directional Signs (ADS) on using KeySign software in accordance to TSM Chapter 7 and LTN 1/94.

WSP/ Mouchel, Bristol

Assistant Highways Engineer January 2019 - April 2019 Graduate Highways Engineer January 2017 - December 2018

Worked as the lead drainage engineer on the A119 roundabout site for the A602 Highway Improvement Works scheme for Hertfordshire County Council. Detailed designed the proposed drainage network on using MicroDrainage to model the existing and proposed network. Designed the drainage system to the local authority guide, Roads in Hertfordshire: Highway Design guidance, and DMRB. Applied sustainable surface water management techniques from Ciria SuDS Manual (C753). Delegated workload to other staffs. Prepared the Specification and the Drainage Report. Delivered drainage layout drawings.

Worked on various Scheme Appraisable Reports (SARs) on value management road safety schemes for HE Area 3. Used technical knowledge/ decision to quantify the benefits of having the proposals. Coordinated different SARs and liaised with third parties, such as the transport planning team, the environmental team and the survey contractor to complete the different elements in the schemes. Designed road safety solutions on using standards. Calculated the future renewal cost and road workers risk exposure within the assessment period. Worked on the quality management system (QMS) of the scheme.

Delivered various Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) packages, for HE Area 6 & 8. Designed proposed diversion routes and communicated with the local authorities and the police to get the diversion approved. Liaised with Kier Highways for approval of the roadspace forms. Page 2

Provided support on a new graded-separated junction design at its preliminary stage for Bournemouth County Council. Produced technical drawings using AutoCAD. Prepared Construction Environmental Management Plan and designer’s response to Road Safety Audit Stage 1. Controlled the Decision Register, kept up to date with Progress Summary Tracker and produced minutes meeting.

Worked on NMU context reports for HE, WCHAR scheme for HS2 and utility gap analysis work for Wokingham Borough Council.

Mouchel, Bristol

Graduate Highways Structures Engineer November 2014 – December 2016

Produced sign foundation designs (Eurocodes) for 2No. post-construction improvement works schemes (M27 Junction 9 and M3 Junction 6 Black Dam). Liaised with the highways and geotechnical team to complete the scheme.

Led and delivered 2 No. Bridge Expansion Joint Replacement schemes for HE Area 6 & 8 within tight time- frame, on budget and to standards.

Delivered edge beam assessments calculation (British Standards), RRRAP assessments and feasibility reports for various schemes. Produced risk review reports on post-tensioning system on structures.

Supervised trial pits for site investigations on various A-roads during night shifts.

Worked simultaneously on multiple pavement renewal schemes. Took full ownership of submitting HAWRAT

(Highway Agency Water Risk Assessment Tool) scheme, consisted of assessing 150 outfalls, on time and within budget.

Centristic Ltd, Exeter October 2013 – November 2014 Graduate Structural Engineer

● Developed 3D modelling and drafting skills from Tekla 3D BIM software on structural steel framework projects, i.e. industrial, commercial and educational.

● Communicated with procurement and fabrication teams and ensuring delivery dates were met.

● Developed project management skills and carried out risk assessments. Assisted Senior Project Engineer with project works and Formal Request for Information forms. Delivered quotes and estimations to senior staff for approval.

CREDENTIALS

● IT- Proficient using Microsoft Excel, Word & Powerpoint

● Engineering Software - Competent in MicroDrainage, Auto-CAD, KeySign & Tekla 3D BIM. Knowledge in Revit

(self-taught) and Civil 3D (self-taught).

● Management Enterprise Risk Innovation and Teamwork (MERIT) 2015 Competition – Result: Top third worldwide

● Driving - Full Clean UK Driving License

● Health & Safety License – CSCS card & IOSH Working Safely Training Certificate VOLUNTEERING

● Guest Examiner at Liverpool John Moores University for final year MEng Civil Engineering students on their presentations on structural failures on bridges (November 2019) EDUCATION

MEng (Honors) Civil Engineering 2009 - 2013

University of Bristol, UK

A-levels 2007 - 2009

John Leggott Sixth Form College, Scunthorpe, UK

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