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Professional Qualification
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Eng. Nagarethnam Nadarasa
BSc.Eng, (Civil), MSc. (Hydraulics), C.Eng. MIE, (SL)
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Career Objective
Academic Qualification
Water Science & Engineering
Chartered Engineer
B.Sc (Eng)(civil)
Project Management
Contract Management
Structural Engineering
Hydraulic Engineering
Quantity Engineering
Competent and Highly Skilled Professional Chartered Civil Engineer with 31 years of strong record in sound and safe public works construction projects and core strengths in Civil Engineering Field & Management of construction without an incidence of triple constraint with value engineering practices in conforming to global standards. Seeking a challenging and growth- oriented position such as Construction Inspector in Civil Engineering Field where I can apply my loyalty, career interest, education, experience, and technical expertise.
Master of Science in Water Science Engineering.
Specialization in Hydraulic Engineering- Land and water Development. UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands. (2009)
Completed Chartered Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (1992) Responsibilities
General administration and overall supervision
Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Schemes, Canal Systems, Dams, Irrigation Camps, Buildings etc.
Financial progress of O&M, block votes provisions, itemized works and project components and execution of implementation program.
Represent the Irrigation Department on any relevant activity.
Preparation of annual work plan and budget for all irrigation works.
Protecting and safeguarding Irrigation Department assets
Preparing feasibility reports, Preliminary Investigation Reports, Designs and Construction Drawings for medium and minor Irrigation schemes.
Executing of investigation, planning, and designing works.
Maintaining reservoir operation, daily floods, standing orders etc.
Conducting monthly, quarterly progress review meetings and staff Meeting.
Establishing and Maintaining of mechanical Workshop/ Machinery/ Plant etc. and Quality control laboratory.
In-charge all heavy equipment, vehicles and construction machineries.
Ensure the quality of the construction work by implementing approved standard procedures.
Monitoring progress of work against construction program submitted by the contractor and ensuring that the progress is in accordance with that.
Reviewed the bid documents and approving bidders as a chairman of reginal procurement committee Working Place - Irrigation Department, Govt. of Sri Lanka Projects - Rehabilitation of Reservoirs including construction of Anicuts, infrastructure and buildings Project Cost – 2000 Mn LKR
Engineering Administration
Structural Engineering
Hydraulic Engineering
Contract Management
Working Place – Irrigation Department, Govt. Sri Lanka Responsibilities
Inspecting & reporting to ensure the safety of major/medium Reservoirs
Checking designs and supervising drawing office staff and field checking
Preparing preliminary investigation reports for the water resource development.
Inspecting & assuring the quality of construction works.
Attending to emergency situations such as floods, droughts, dam failures, earth slips/sinkholes etc.
Introducing new technology/inventions to the field level staff.
Attending water management practices
Arranging training and capacity-building programs for engineers and other technical staff. Working Place - Irrigation Department, Govt. of Sri Lanka Project - Unnichchai Reservoir augmentation, Northeast agriculture rehabilitation, and Rewarding
Project cost - 2500Mn LKR
Duties and Responsibilities
General administration and overall management and Smooth functioning with available resources
Investigating, planning, designing, and estimating works for irrigation infrastructure as per annual work plan
Implementation of annual work plan.
Physical/financial progress monitoring of O&M, block votes and projects works.
Operating and maintaining all the irrigation schemes.
Attending to Flood/drought hazards and managing such hazards.
Managing and supervising the construction of Earth embankment
Deal with the contractor and advise the client regarding contractual disputes in a fair and reasonable way to solve the issue
Working Place - Ministry of Rehabilitation, Govt. consultant Projects - Construction of 4 storied School building in Batticaloa District Project Cost-550Mn LKR
Ministry of Rehabilitation, Sri Lanka- consultant
Responsibilities
Building setting out
checking reinforcement work and carpentry work.
Determine Construction Cost and Material estimate on civil designs.
Reviewed the tender documents and evaluation of bids as a member of technical evaluation committee.
4. Civil Engineer October 1995 to December 1996
2. Chief Engineer April 2009 - December 2015
Project Management
Contract Management
Structural Engineering
Geo–Technical Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Construction Management
Building Engineering
Structural Engineering
Labour Management
Water Engineering
Transport Engineering
Labour Management
Working Place - Keangnam Enterprises, LTD and ES Engineering-Science INC. in Sri Lanka, Engineers & Contractors
Projects - Water supply Scheme and Laying of DI pipe for Transmission Main Line Project Cost - 5000Mn LKR
Responsibilities
Laying of ductile iron pipe for main line and laying of uPVC pipe for distribution line including manhole construction.
Supervision of construction of an 11400 cubic meter reinforced concrete treated water storage reservoir.
Laboratory Tests, Compaction test, Compressive strength etc.
Pressure Testing, valve fixing, Maintain of site documents.
Road Survey and Setting out in accordance with the drawings and specification.
Coordinate the Project with Client, Internal team and sub- Contractor
Preparing record drawings, technical reports, site diary
Planning daily work according to the project plan schedule
Identify the critical activities to expedite the work at site
Prepare the progress report and present to Client and Consultant Development Activities:
M.Sc. Thesis
Title: Reservoir Operation during the flood season Supervised by Prof. Schultz, PhD, MSc UNESCO IHE The Netherlands.
Certificate courses
Title: Computer Aided Design using Auto CAD Rel.14, Conducted by University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Title: Institutional Building Training Programme, Conducted by MYRADA, Bangalore, India.
Title: Quality Control and Quality Assurance in concrete Construction Conducted by National Council for Cement and Buddings Materials, new Delhi, India.
Title: 9th International Course on Irrigation System Management, Conducted
by Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Title: Information and Computer Technology (ICT) and Geographic Information System (GPS) Conducted by International Training Institute of Irrigation Water Management, Kothmale, Sri Lanka. Title: Construction of National Standardization capacity along the B &R, 2016, Conducted by Ministry of Commence People’s Republic of China.
Title: Integrated Water Resource Management Conducted by Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Continuous Professional
5. February 1992 to September 1995
Date of Birth : 10th October 1965
Email : *******.****@*****.***
Contact Number : +947********/+947********/+946******** Permanent Address : Post Office Road, Koddai Kallar, Sri Lanka. Civil Status : Married
Membership : Corporate Member in Institution of Engineers (M-5074) Member in Engineering Council of Sri Lanka
I do hereby declare that the particulars given above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Yours faithfully,
Eng.Nadarasa Nagarethnam
MSc. (Hydraulics), BSc.Eng. (Civil), C.Eng., MIESL
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