Civil Infrastructure Engineer / Design Manager
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
ODHONG,
ROBERT OLOO
Contact details:
Ashford, Surrey,
TW15 3AS, United Kingdom.
Mobile: +44-759-***-****
Email: ******.**@*****.***
Nationality: British, Kenyan
Civil Status: Married, Two children
Languages: English, French (Basic),
Kiswahili
CIVIL / INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
• Total of over 15 years’ experience in site supervision, design and design management in built environment infrastructure, development planning and railway civil engineering construction works.
• Broad range of experience in project management of complex schemes and processes upwards of
£25m in value; detailed highway design including section 106, s104, s38 & s278 agreement standards; strategic assessment of technical scheme proposals; accessibility audits; liaison with local authorities, and; development planning support.
• Technical management and review of designs: plan, co-ordinate and carry out assessments of detailed designs up to for construction status and support constructions works when they commence.
• Over 10 years’ experience in railway related civil engineering works working with and for main contractors in Network Rail framework projects, i.e. CP5 Framework Contract for HV feeders and other Electrical Works, and CP4 Civils Framework Agreement for Scotland
• 5 years in utility infrastructure works involving diversion, renewal, and enhancement projects for UKPN
(Framework for HV buried route works), London City Airport Capital Development Project, Virgin Media
(Framework contract), etc
• Led multi-disciplinary teams (civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers) in delivering designs.
• Work winning and commercial awareness – By direct tender and liaising directly with clients to cultivate relationships for repeat business
• Surveys and assessments of structures and feasibility studies: station platforms, flood and drainage sites, bridges (superstructures, masonry arch & steel types), and earthworks (rock cuttings and soft slopes (cuttings & embankments).
• Design and management of civil structures such as culverts, UTXs, URXs, HDDs, bridges, earthworks, associated civil temporary works, retaining walls, steelworks, platform renewal works, attenuation ponds, etc.
• Electrical and power associated civil design comprising bases and cable routes for DNOs, track disconnectors, REBs, LOCs, transformers, and other track control cabinets; cable feeder routes and cable management in substations; etc
RECENT MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
• Improved design programme, scope and cost controls of infrastructure works for Berkeley Homes Southall Waterside Development by clearly detailing design scopes with consultants, agreeing programmes and consistently following up with video/telephone conferences and site meetings.
• Improved resource allocation, scheduling, and monitoring process by enhancing visibility and responsibilities of senior engineers and CAD technicians in project delivery.
• Introduced an Approval and Issue Record (AIR) form for quality control at each design stage.
• Streamlined and improved tendering and variation/change event process by creating Excel templates and provided guidelines and flow charts for their implementation across projects.
• Introduced joint retrospective design reviews and bi-monthly or quarterly internal lunch time seminars to augment team talks and briefings in spreading and embedding design good practice within the office.
• Checked platform concrete plank design drawings and developed internal procedure and Excel spreadsheet for reliable interpolation of survey data for interface with P-Way design to accommodate new train classes, and signaling infrastructure relocations, removal, or reinstatement among other aspects.
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CORE COMPETENCIES AND QUALITIES
Core Competencies and Skills
• Powerful leadership, collaborative and multi-disciplinary team management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - written and verbal.
• Planning / budget and business development – short- and long-term formulation
• Programme, cost and quality management – driven to surpass to targets and meet deadlines
• Health & Safety, experience in NEC Options and JCT contracts
• Technical resource management for projects – scheduling, monitoring, resilience
• Teamwork – building teams, developing, and maintaining high performance
• Proficiency in civil engineering design software – STAAD Pro, AutoCAD, Civil 3D (Intermediate), and Plaxis
• Excellent numeracy, computing / I.T. skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Project, and some HTML and programming.
• Cultural and change management in technical oriented teams
• Construction health, safety and environmental training and management: SMSTS, CSCS – Supervisor level, CDM regulations, PTS / ICI (Sentinel no. 608975), confined spaces and access
• Work with minimal supervision, focused, persistent and adaptable with attention to detail and commitment to professionalism.
Critical Qualities Possessed
• Development and execution of design management strategy / plans.
• Driving design innovation and quality control.
• Providing technical / engineering leadership with high level of integrity.
• Understanding client requirements and building strong client relationships.
• Developing and cascading clear delivery strategy within teams and organisation and embed processes for value engineering.
• Influencing upwards, downwards, and laterally to ensure consistency and good practice.
• Identification of opportunities and synergies within and outside teams and organisation. SUMMARY OF POSITIONS HELD TO DATE
Feb 2019 – May 2020: Technical Coordinator
Berkeley Homes (t/a Berkeley West Thames), Southall, Middlesex, UK Managed the design and design interfaces for roads and utilities works within the Technical Infrastructure team for Southall Waterside development (a residential led mixed-use development located in Southall within the London Borough of Ealing).
Worked on various packages for the development (highways and associated structures, earthworks, utilities) with responsibilities that included:
• Review of drawings from D&B contractor and landscape architects, civil engineering and roads and utilities consultants
• Resolution of Roads & Utilities and landscaping design issues on site
• Review of O&M manuals, For Construction, and As Built drawings
• Assisting in preparation of tender pack, tender assessment, tender interviews for both consultants and at pre-construction stage
• Liaison with local authorities & parties and collation of information for discharge of planning conditions
• Prepare consultants scoping documents, BoQs and review fee proposals, and consultant appointments.
• Monitor scope creep, institute change control, review and approve consultant’s payments with regard to scope.
• Manage and coordinate designs with consultants and liaise with Berkeley West Thames internal teams to ensure compliance with Third Party requirements such as local councils, statutory authorities (gas, water, electricity).
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Apr 2015 – Dec 2018: Design Manager
Kier Construction Services Ltd (t/a Source Design Services Ltd), Elstree, Hertfordshire, UK Managed design office comprising up to 16 civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers, CAD technicians and document controllers.
Responsible for design office objectives with regards to turnover, profitability, quality, and effectiveness with the teams working harmoniously.
Ensured designs are well coordinated and meet client requirements. Performed Contractor’s Responsible Engineer (CRE) duties and assisted and acted for Head of Engineering in performance of Contractor’s Engineering Manager duties when required. Prepared tenders and fee proposals for work winning, and relationship building for future work. Allocated and scheduled resources for ongoing and anticipated projects in the office to ensure programmes were met and within the budget.
Specific Key Achievements:
• Identified deficiencies in general weekly staff meetings as a means for resource allocation and monitoring. I overhauled meeting format to only include senior engineers and senior CAD technicians, and directed agenda towards resourcing for upcoming deadlines, resolving conflicts in resource allocation and providing some capacity for dealing with anticipated project events.
• Reviewed survey programmes, analysed resource requirements and produced spreadsheet for determining staffing levels and schedules for Sussex ETE project. Analysis showed that a fulltime surveyor was required and allowed project to be completed to high quality, within time and budget and contributed 55% of turnover and profits for 2016/17.
• Created two Microsoft Excel templates for tendering and variation/change event process and instituted guidelines for their implementation across projects, which resulted in coordinated and streamlined management of project costs from tendering through project implementation and to closure. Costs were therefore easily monitored and costs for assessing period commercial performance forecast with more certainty.
• Provided support to young graduate engineers as a Delegated Engineer under the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) training scheme to mentor and encourage their progress and allow quicker review of periodic reports and evaluating evidences for development objectives. Examples of Projects Completed:
• London City Airport Interim Forecourt Utilities Diversion Project – Scope included provision of alternative drop-off and pick up facilities, car hire demolition, services / utilities diversion, and removal of existing street furniture to the forecourt and short stay car park area.
• Sussex Route CP5 Traction Power Supply Enhancement – Involved replacement of hook switches with track disconnectors (track isolation switches, TIS or controlled track switches, CTS) in order to achieve compliance with health and safety regulation by providing a suitable means for cutting off the supply of electrical energy and guaranteeing a secure isolation.
• CP5 Framework Contract for HV feeders and other Electrical Works with Network Rail - Included various works such as feeder routes in Wessex and Sussex regions of the UK. Works comprised HV cable and feeder route renewals together with telecoms (as required) and associated civils works such as under track and under road crossings, platform ducts and other buried cable routes with cable tension pulling calculations, cable ladders, steel ramps, GRP on post routes and bases, ballast board retention; design for renewal of DNOs, REBs, LOCs, transformers, and other track control cabinets bases and their associated cable trough routes..
• UK Power Networks Alliance Framework Project - Delivery of modifications of the existing HV power lines from overhead cable lines on pylons to more sustainable undergrounding of cables in the network, and new supplies to requirements of third party clients and to meet growth plans. Works comprised route design, cable pulling calculations, temporary works design for excavation of bases and joint bays, settlement calculations and checks. Notable projects included West Weybridge HDD works, Canterbury North & South substation works, Steyning to Worthing 132kV gas cable replacement, and Granta Park 11kV circuit.
Jun 2014 – Mar 2015: Senior Design Coordinator
McNicholas Construction Services Ltd, Elstree, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Co-ordinated work of external design consultants and liaised between them, internal design team and operations / construction departments. Interrogated and contributed to design deliverables programme, CURRICULUM VITAE – ROBERT ODHONG
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management of design database, and ensured that documentation complied with company standards and were delivered to Client requirements. Reported to the Design Manager and Head of Design, and escalated programme and delivery issues to them.
Examples of Projects Completed:
• Projects were generally similar in nature and scope to those completed under Design Manager role at Source Design Services Ltd (above).
May 2008 – Jun 2014: Design Coordinator
Carillion Construction Ltd (t/a Carillion Rail), Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Co-ordinated designs for various projects in consultation and liaison with the Network Rail (the Client) to ensure timely delivery of required outcomes by external designers / consultants in accordance with the standards for management and process control of projects / works. Performed in-house designs and design checks - For earthworks, structures, and drainage projects. Liaised and consulted with statutory bodies, local councils, landowners, and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication as per project needs.
Compliance with regulations: Protected species licensing; Water and Environment (Controlled Activities)
(Scotland) Regulations 2011 consultations and applications when required; prepared reports and returns. Prepared, submitted, and chased up applications for required notifications, permits or licenses in advance of site activities and ensured that returns were submitted for close-out. Arranged site visits & inspections and site investigations and ensured that required documentation was in place prior to commencement of activities.
Prepared work package plans (method statements), risk assessments and task briefings following Network Rail processes and requirements; assess point of work risks and ensure proposed activities can be carried out safely; prepare site investigation and inspection reports. Specific Key Achievements:
• Coordinated design of railway bridges and other railway crossing structures such as strengthening and repairs of masonry arch and steel bridges, re-decking and waterproofing, pier and parapet strengthening, compliant handrail installation, superstructure renewals and replacements, and feasibility study and design for new structures externally with consultants. I addressed requests for information and technical queries, or escalated to project engineers, achieving over 85% of deliverables within programme target dates.
• Developed an Excel template for design rainfall calculation for catchments and the design flow determination using various methods. Delivery of designs for culverts, flood and flow attenuation structures, cut-off ditches and railway cess and track drainage became consistent, streamlined and speed improved.
• Completed platform condition surveys, supervised gauging surveys, carried out gauging design checks, and prepared design statements for detailed designs for Glasgow Central Station platform renewal works. I also checked platform concrete plank drawings and developed a spreadsheet for reliable interpolation of survey data for p-way design. This project was complex in nature with interface requirements with P-Way owing to coping stone replacement and the requirement to re-align the platform to accommodate new train classes, platform drainage management, and platform strengthening, SMTH works involving relocations or removal and reinstatement of signaling infrastructure, among other aspects.
Examples of the Projects Completed:
• Railway bridges and other crossing structures: Strengthening and repairs of masonry arch and steel bridges, including masonry stitching, pointing and refacing; spandrel ties installation; redecking and waterproofing; pier and parapet strengthening; compliant handrail installation; bridge superstructure renewals and replacements; feasibility study and design for new structures.
• Stations: Platform renewals including P-Way design and drainage management; platform strengthening; SMTH works - relocations or removal and reinstatement of signaling infrastructure.
• Flood and drainage sites: Catchment and design flow determination using various methods; culvert design; flood / flow attenuation structures; scour protection works; cut-off ditches, cess and railway track drainage.
• Rock cuttings: Devegetation and tree coppicing; rockfall netting protection; rock anchors (active and passive); rockfall fences.
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• Earthworks (cuttings and embankments – soft slopes): Embankment regrade and slip remediation; strengthening; drainage improvement.
Jan 2008 – May 2008: Section Engineer
Carillion Construction Ltd (t/a Carillion Rail), Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Completed site set-ups and prepared site documentation: construction phase plans (CPPs), method statements, materials & plant requisitions, and detailed programmes for site works. Allocated and supervised site duties and resources for completion of daily site activities in accordance with programme to ensure project is delivered on time and within budget. Quality control of site activities: complete site diaries; prepare progress reports, and record as-built details among other site supervisory duties for delivery of projects. Examples of the Projects Completed:
(all under CP4 Civils Framework Agreement for Scotland)
• Mallaig Rockfall Protection Works - Devegetation, survey, design support and implementation of rocfall protection measures at 6no. railway rock cuttings.
• Kyle Rockfall Protection Works - Devegetation, survey, design support and implementation of rockfall protection measures (including a rockfall catch fence) at 6no. rock cuttings in Kyle of Lochalsh and Attadale areas.
• Mallaig 3no Culvert Replacements - Survey, design support and replacement of 3no watercourse culverts under the railway by cut and cover method. Mar 2006 – Sep 2006: Tutor (part-time Lecturer)
University of South Africa (Unisa), Florida Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa Tutored and reviewed study-guides/notes for B. Technology courses in geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, earthworks design and geology in the department of Chemical and Civil Engineering.
Set, prepared model solutions and marked assignments and examinations. Set practicals and projects and prepared model solutions or briefs as necessary. Dec 2001 – Dec 2004: Assistant Engineer
Marine and Structural Design Services Ltd (Maristeds), Mombasa, Kenya Acted as Assistant Engineer’s Representative to ensure both the principal and contractor fairly and transparently fulfilled their contractual obligations. Certified and authorised contract notices, time related costs, measurements, site changes to drawings or specifications, variations and payments to physical works. Supervised and led staff on site in carrying out site surveys, measurements, and designs. Keep site diaries, records and accurate “as-built” details for ongoing works and monitored and checked activities by contractors to ensure that programme and specification requirements are met. Manage issues of non-performance or non-compliance to ensure remedial actions were taken as appropriate without compromise to project goals.
Specific Key Achievements / Examples of Projects Completed:
• Prepared contract documents, bills of quantities, and supervised civil repair works for gratings replacement and block paving project at the Mombasa Container Terminal.
• Assessed structural integrity of Putney Bridge (steel bridge) at Bandari and Kipevu Bridge (reinforced concrete) at the Port of Mombasa, Kenya.
• Analyzed piled structures at Berth Nos. 11 to 14 at the Port of Mombasa to determine structural adequacy for increased imposed loading according to EAU 1990 using STAAD software, accounting for corrosion deterioration.
• Assessed the condition and analyzed the stability of North Lighter Wharf, a gravity wall at the Port of Mombasa; and assisted in preparing recommendations for its strengthening and rehabilitation and valuation of the various alternatives.
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Feb 2001 – Nov 2001: Assistant Project Coordinator Steel Structures Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Designed, checked, and supervised CAD detailing for steel framed structures, including their roofs, cladding and connections.
Prepared tender documents and quotations for fabrication and erection of third-party designs. Supervised production of steel shop floor drawings and details. Project management of design, fabricate and erect or fabricate and erect projects, including preparation of bills of quantities, oversight of work progress, and preparation of exports packing lists. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Jan. 2005 – Dec. 2007 M.Sc. (Engineering) (Geotechnical) – Not graduated (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Apr. 1995 – Dec. 1999 B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (Hons) – Graduated Mar. 2000 (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Nairobi, Kenya) Jan. 1990 – Nov. 1993 Alliance High School, Kikuyu, Kenya Jan. 1982 – Nov. 1989 Kisumu Union Primary School, Kisumu, Kenya MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Graduate Member (no. 72972421) Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK), Graduate Member (no. B3223) Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Membership no. 2021986 REFERENCES
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