Project Management Engineering Manager

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Bhuban Prasad Dhakal

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

An Engineering Manager, Sociologist and a Business Manager having over 30 years of work experience in different types of infrastructure project’s early study stage phases to detailed design, construction supervision/management, project management, contract management, O&M, HSE, Socio-environmental study from different parts of the world. I have good knowledge and extensive experience in early-stage design phases to project construction supervision, project management, surveillance study, dam safety assessment of different types of dams including socio-environmental study, stakeholder management. I led team of different professionals, work in a team prepared job description for different roles including mentoring, coaching, sharing, leading, motivating to accomplish the service on time, with quality and budget.

Good at business proposal, planning and scheduling, risk-based assessment as well as value engineering and value addition. I can accommodate travel around even with a short notice.

Besides dam projects I am good at storm drainage, landfill design, stormwater management

(SWM), Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) management and to apply Best Management Plan (BMP), detailed design and construction supervision of water infrastructure projects

(hydropower, irrigation, water supply, transportation projects (Bridges and highways), buildings and transmission line and substation, surface and subsurface (tunnel) water conduit and so on) considering an optimal development and low impact development which sometime may need to address environmental site design (ESD). Project Management Plan (PMP), USBR, USACE, OSHA, FERC, QA/QC, CQM, RLD, Microsoft Project are the other areas where I am good at and had prepared, implemented and applied successfully.

I specialized in rock mechanics in MSc and ground improvement techniques while pursuing PhD. I learnt French and German some 2 decades back but requires some refreshment courses to maintain the same level of proficiency. Recent days, I am working as EPC designer cum Construction Project Manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISM

• Marketing, financial management, business management, procurement management, communication/relationship management to run the organization efficiently and effectively. Good at preparation and implementation of PMP

• Good understanding on process and tools essentials to pursue different tasks. Multi- dimensional academic background and three decades long working experience both in office & construction sites enhance higher competency level to execute different kinds of assignment.

• International experience in design and construction supervision of horizontal and vertical works, waterways, dams, tunnel/cavern, roads/bridge, irrigation, stormwater projects, drainage, water supply, buildings, transmission lines and substations. Extensive experience in project planning and simulations of hydrologic and hydraulic models for water supply and hydropower schemes. Good in FIDIC Contract, USBR, USACE, FERC, PMP and implementation of OSHA/HSE, safety and surveillance study of dams.

• Capability to motivate team members to achieve personal and organization goal, ability to men- tor subordinates, and to establish relationship with different stakeholders. A good team player and understand the importance of quality, cost and time management.

• Ability to work under pressure, especially to meet deadlines, real-time decision-making ability, especially to solve problems and to handle multiple projects at a time. 2

• Worked as a leader and a member of team comprised of multidisciplinary professionals in fast paced work environment with multiple priorities and deadlines and to maintain strong work and professional ethic, proven integrity and honesty. Project management, financial management, Contract management, construction management, budgeting, scoping, and scheduling, cost benefit analysis, minimization of environmental foot- prints and LID considering BMP and ESD.

• Lead IEE/ESIA team to carry out studies for different types and sizes of projects.

• Develop and implement strategic objectives to ensure achievement of profitability goals and a high level of Client satisfaction. Assess and evaluate scope and potential for every- thing from a single project to an entire company’s future.

• Experience in applying ASCE, ACI, AASHTO, BS, USBR, FERC, IS, NS and so on. Performed internal audit as per the ISO 9001 and 14001 especially on hydropower green and brown field project.

• Broad knowledge on preparation of operation and maintenance manual, design guidelines and specification of civil and partly on hydro-mechanical and electrical plant and equipment;

• Professional knowledge on setting out of scope of work, terms of reference and specification required to undertake geology and geotechnical assessment, ground improvement techniques for different types of infrastructure projects.

• Capable to develop and implement strategic objectives to ensure achievement of profitability goals and a high level of Client satisfaction. Also able to see the scope and potential for every- thing from a single project to an entire company’s future; PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lama Construction Company Ltd Kathmandu, Nepal (March 2023-Present, Extramural) Design review and bid document preparation for 22,500 ha irrigation command area using Mechanized Irrigation Innovation Project in Nepal. The project auxiliaries comprised of 500 Deep tubewell, 111 km long irrigation distribution pipes, about 100 km long electricity distribution line, ~ 100 km long project road, pump stations. Interpretation of borehole log to determine screen length, gravel pack requirement, and tubewell yield estimation. Design review and preparation of bid document for 106 MW Jagdula Hydropower Project

(PROR) which comprises 120 m long 45 h high concrete dam, 790 m operating head, Qd=16.3 m3/s, 1.4 km long penstock pipe and 6.1 km low pressure tunnel. Extensive review of tunnel geology, slope stability requirement and support requirement both for surface and subsurface structures.

Preliminary level design of 400/132 and 33 kV GIS substations including receiving and sending end arrangement for MCC Project funded by federal Government of USA Construction supervision and project management of Expressway, Bhaktapur-Banepa, Nepal;

Preliminary level design of dual expressway (Kathmandu-Nijgad), Section 8A including design of bridges, pavement, slope stabilization, quantity and cost estimation. World Bank- Senior Energy Consultant, (January 2024 – May 2024 Design review, project optimization, planning and scheduling, finalization and updating of BOQ, cost estimation, of 2.5 MW Kahia Hydropower Project in Liberia which comprises 25 m high 90 m long Concrete dam with an operating head of 16 m. Salini-Lane JV Construction Company - Site Superintendent -09/2022-11/2022 Site Superintendent - Project Management and construction supervision of 35’ diameter sewerage and storm water tunnel in Washington DC. The work I did was resource planning, construction and material scheduling, daily report production, quality control, implementation of health and safety, monitoring of instrumentation especially benchmarks, piezometers, joint meters, settlement/crack measurement including calibration of monitoring equipments. 3

SMEC Intl Pty Pakistan 05/2021- 06/2022 Project Manager cum Dams and Hydropower Engineer

Provided input to finalize detailed engineering design and finalization of tender documents of an 88 MW Gabral Kalam Hydropower Project (GKHPP) (RoR) and 156 MW Madyan Hydropower Project (ROR). Both projects are funded by WB. GKHPP is an under construction 45 m high 120 m long concrete dam. Prepared detailed terms of reference for geology and geotechnical assessment of the project. Constructure Inc. 01/2020 - 04/2021 Site Superintendent Site Superintendent to supervise and manage USFWS Building Multipurpose Project at Wood- bridge, VA, USA. Planning/Supervising/managing construction works and contract including project management, health and safety management, time/cost/quality management, daily report production, liaison with subcontractors, harmonization of day-to- day work. Implemented and performance inspection of ESC/BMP/SWPPP applied at site. Prepared RFI and submittals for client’s approval. Stakeholder management and communication magnet were the other fold of the work performed. Freelancer May 2018-Dec 2019 (Home input) Engineering Manager Expert hydro professional Involved in Feasibility Study Barbung 512 MW pump storage project and 10 MW Uttar Ganga Hydropower Project in Nepal. Provided hydropower expert input in finalizing/selecting alternative project development options and determination of plant capacity.

SMEC International Pty Singapore - 11/2010-04/2018 Engineering Manager

• Performed business management, project management, financial management, contract management, stakeholder management, resources management and also to develop PMP. Also assure QA/QC and compliances with codes, standards, guidelines and regulations.

• Performed/handled engineering projects from concept to construction level. Planned and organized data acquisition such as hydrology, geotechnical investigation, topographical survey, and socio-environmental data and configured the best project considering minimal environmental footprint. Performed services on time, within cost and with quality.

• Provided input to ESIA team about project impacts, mitigation measures and expected cost to minimize project impacts considering lender requirement, equatorial protocol and stakeholder’s aspirations to make the project sustainable.

• Carried out hydraulic and hydrology study of different sizes and types of water project

(irrigation, stormwater, drainage, water supply, hydropower) in Africa and South East Asia Region (Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, PNG, Vietnam, Bhutan, Nepal and India).

• Performed feasibility study and detailed design of different types, sizes and capacities of dams and hydropower projects including optimization of tunnel/conduits, data acquisition, analysis, integration and selection of the project sites, Provide VA/VE where, felt necessary. Prepared quantities and costs estimate and construction planning and scheduling.

• North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link Segment 10, the Philippines, design and construction supervision of 5.65 km long, 25.6 m wide elevated dual type toll expressway was performed. The project was started in 2010. The piers height varies from couple of meters to 20-25 m especially at interchanges.

• Construction supervision as RE/PMC of 172 MW Ishimba Rock Fill Dam and power station, Uganda, OE in Sindhila HPP (7.5MW), Uganda, Construction Engineer in Ulu Jelai (472MW) RCC Dam and TBM driven tunnel in Malaysia and occasional field visit in KL drinking water supply tunnel project.

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• Detailed design of Thwake Multipurpose Rockfill Dam Kenya. Design lead to prepare detailed design including preparation of tender documents, specification, BOQ. Participated in tendering, awarding process.

• Performed Feasibility Study of Drinking Water Supply Projects (Wawa and Seramadre Dam), Philippines, which includes data acquisition/analysis, hydraulic analysis of water intake and tunnel system to the power station and design of water main upto the service reservoir.

• Feasibility level design of basin transfer project (75 MW Sibundong HPP Indonesia) which includes hydraulic design and tunnel support assessment, surface power station, headworks arrangement, surge shaft, adit tunnel, access road, 132 kV transmission line including substations, financial management, QA/QC, ESIA study, HSE and compliance monitoring. ESC and SWM were considered while designing the waterway system and turbine design.

• 120 MW Patabagan Hydroelectric Storage Project in the Philippines. Carried out surveillance study of Earth fill Embankment Dam (107 m high 1615 m long constructed in 1977), O&M approaches and its adequacy, inspection and monitoring ad performance assessment of the dam instrumentation. The dam was constructed in seventies.

• Project Manager of Resource Optimization Study including upgradation possibility using pump storage approach of Magat Hydropower Multipurpose Project in the Philippines (1977). ALAB software extensively applied.

• 1050 MW Ulu Jelai Pump Storage Project, Malaysia, Design head of 450 m and 102 m Rock Fill Dam. Operational model and generation capacity optimized.

• Prefeasibility Study of Bulanog Batang Hydropower Project (150 MW), the Philippines, 85 m high Prefeasibility level Earthfill Embankment Dam design, capacity optimization, power evacuation study, quantity and costing performed. Prepared ToR for geology and geotechnical assessment of the project.

• 19 MW Isabela HPP (PROR), the Philippines, 45 m high 120 m long concrete dam design, reservoir simulation, quantity and costing, planning and scheduling, risk-based assessment for lender.

• Developed procedural guideline for analysis of technical/financial calculation template and drawing/report format as a part of the QA/QC.

• Provided Training, coaching, mentoring, skill transferring to students, technicians, environmentalist, plant operators and engineers,

• Worked with Client and to participate in meeting, to provide VA/VE and to perform risk- based assessment to establish project objectives and to resolve design problems.

• Performed due diligence (DD) study of project, prepared report and submitted to the management for further action. Also did DD for lending agencies, SN Power Holding Singapore Pty Ltd. Nepal - 09/2007-10/2010 (a sister organization of Statkraft NORWAY) Engineering Manager

• Independently handled project engineering from inception to development phase. Developed plan and program within cost, time and quality. Developed and recommended innovative solutions in solving issues and concerns.

• Marketing, stakeholder management, procurement management, risk assessment and management, Value engineering and value addition.

• Prepared job description (JD) for different resources, collaborate with them and to assure accomplishment of their roles and responsibilities to ascertain QA/QC of the deliverables and ensure compliances with the existing codes, standards and regulations;

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• Performed data acquisition on geotechnical, hydrological, topographical, socio- environmental base line and performed analysis and interpretation. Techno- environmental study of different types of project undertaken. SWM, ESC, BMP and ESD were considered while finalizing the best configuration and to ascertain minimization on operation and maintenance cost.

• Successfully managed to produce techno-environmental feasibility study including QA/QC of 720 MW Tamakoshi Storage project (CFRD) including 500 km long double circuit transmission line project, Khimti I project, Tamor daily peaking project

(Prefeasibility study of Embankment Dam 160 m log and 55 m high) in Nepal and Alan Dohangan HPP in India. Further, Prepared HSE manual for operational hydropower projects.

• Had conducted several public hearings in different project location and to ensure issues and concerns of community people and stakeholders are addressed.

• Performed due diligence (DD) of different sizes, types and ranges of hydropower projects a base document for project financing. Performed risk-based assessment and recommend the outcome of the findings to the higher management for decision making.

• Provided Training, coaching, mentoring, skill transferring to students, technicians, environmentalist, plant operators and engineers;

Lama Construction Kathmandu Nepal -04/1993–03/2018 – Extramural Time -Engineer Manager/Construction Manager

• Dhap Dam Project Nepal - Lead Design Engineer for an EPC contract to design and construct 35 m high CFRD and 4 numbers of earthfill embankment dam (45 m high, 120 m long each approx.). Performed geotechnical investigation, construction material sampling, hydraulic assessment, topographic area delineation, foundation/dam design, stability check, access road alignment considering minimal environmental foot prints. Prepared design changes and VOs. Produced report and BOQ. The Project is in operation now.

• Marketing to secure job for the organization, contract management, planning and scheduling and quality deliverables including procurement/stakeholder/relationship management.

• Assisted in preparation of technical and financial proposals, identified resources and financial requirement for different stages of the project construction;

• Performed material sampling and testing as deemed necessary to fulfill contract requirement and as per the specification and standards. Construction supervision of different types of projects and had performed validation of invoices after field verification and endorse to higher management for invoices.

• Reviewed and interpreted design and drawings prior to implementation at sites. Issued clarification letters/memos as deemed necessary, ascertained quality control and quality assurance. Prepared as built drawings as necessary.

• Performed construction supervision and implementation of HSE on horizontal and vertical construction, land pooling projects, bridges and roads, pipelines and conduits. Verified Bill of Quantities as per the contract. Prepared drainage management and applied BMP considering ESD. Also identified the area where cost, quantity and time overrun were much likely, pre- pared the report and submitted to the higher management;

• Design Team lead had carried out landfill site planning and design of three landfill site for a newly emerging municipalities,Nepal.

• Provided expat input on hydrology and hydraulics analysis of hydropower projects including water conveyance system, energy simulation study and detailed design, area 6

delineated for topographical survey, identified ground investigation requirement, produced reports and documentation, prepared specifications and tender documents;

• Designed and implemented mitigation measures and compliance monitoring on construction projects as guided by the environmental mitigation plan (EMP) and government regulation.

• Performed stakeholder management and their participation during implementation of the projects. BMP and ESD to ensure LID was focused while implementing EMP.

• Prepared and submitted claim document on time and cost variation to the management. Up- dated planning and scheduling, identifying critical path activities and resources requirement.

• Updated on financial progress by deriving S-curve. Butwal Power Company Nepal (Consulting/Utility firm) Nepal-03/1992 - 08/2007 - Chief Engineer/Engineering Manager

• Worked as a leader and member of teams comprises of multidisciplinary professionals in fast paced work environment with multiple priorities and deadline. Maintained strong work and professional work ethic, proven integrity, honesty, and created an environment to work in a team and worked under pressure as time demanded;

• Marketing and securing work for the organization, stakeholder management, relationship management, communication management, procurement management

• Ensured quality control and quality assurance of various projects undertaken by the organization, assured adoption of HSE.

• Provided training, mentoring, coaching and transferring skills to subordinates, technicians, student, engineers and Client/Contractor professionals;

• Performed project management, financial management, business management, construction supervision, contract management, as per the PMP.

• Detailed design of different types of projects: road, bridge, drainage, stormwater, dams and hydropower, irrigation, building and prepared reports and documents, drawings. Reviewed de- sign &drawings to ensure technical competence and compliance with existing codes, standards and regulations. Performed risk-based assessment and VA/VE.

• Design Team Leader of a 29 km long water supply tunnel including headworks and outfall structures for residence of Kathmandu people, Nepal. Also worked as Resident Engineer to construct a test adit tunnel of about 1000 m long using drill and blast technique in a difficult terrain. Prepared SWM and ESC plan considering BMP and ESD and to ensure minimal TMDL. Developed spoil disposal plan drainage plan to ascertain minimal environmental foot prints. Performed material assessment, construction material sampling and interpretation of results, ascertained QA/QC, prepared as built drawings.

• Extensively used and applied hydraulic software to perform transient phenomena/pipeline sizing. Tunnel assessment using FEM/Phase/Wedge, slope stability by Geo-slope and structural assessment by SAP. Performed reservoir sedimentation study and dredging application. Ap- plied BMP and ESD to minimize ESC in and around the project area.

• Completed different stages (Pre-feasibility-detailed design and ESIA) of dams & hydropower project study (>100 numbers) in Nepal and more than 10 projects are developed and has started generation. Carried out detailed design, ESIA/IEE, structural assessment, optimization and financial analysis and prepared EMP and post construction operational guidelines.

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• Prepared safety standard for Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution of hydropower projects as well as Operation and Maintenance Guidelines, Small Hydropower Design Guidelines.

• Detailed design and construction supervision, project management of 2.5 km long syphon (pipeline) and hydraulic design of farmer managed Andhikhola irrigation Project, Nepal. Prepared Design Report, O&M Manual, project completion report. Flood assessment and management.

• Designed Khimti Besi pump irrigation project/hydropower projects including project hydraulics, water conveyance system, optimization study, tunnel / cavern / shaft / ventilation shaft design and support assessment and water supply distribution networks;

• Designed and implemented gravity drinking water supply projects as per the USAID design hand book in project affected area. Planning, layout and sizing of distributions and main pipe- lines on the basis of demand and residual head.

• Performed internal audit of several water infrastructure projects and emphasis were given for continual improvement as well as corrective and preventive approaches.

• Carried out feasibility level planning, and layout to dispose Kathmandu municipality solid waste in the capacity of Team Leader. ESC and SWM were prepared considering minimization of TMDL and leachate after application of BMP and ESD. Kankai Irrigation Project DOI, MOWR, Nepal-11/1988–3/1992-Construction Engineer Project planning, management and construction supervision of 3000 Ha Phase II extension project from filed mobilization stage to construction completion. Performed cost/time/quality management (QA/QC), contract management, claim management and developed innovative solutions in solving complex project alignment issues, construction issues, community issue and also extensively involved farmer’s participation in decision making process.

• Stakeholder/communication/relationship management with the water users and management team so as to ascertain timely completion of the assignment in a cost effective and participatory approaches.

• Performed operational management of the Phase I 3000 ha farmer managed irrigation system. Managed effective operation and distribution of water from different off-takes. Rehabilitated/ upgraded headworks, syphon, culverts, canals and access roads. Prepared and implemented Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) plan.

• Carried out detailed design and construction supervision of river bank revetment and bank protection works using best management practices (BMP), Environmental Site Design (ESD), carried out flood modeling and flood protection works;

• Performed geotechnical assessment including material sampling and, testing of construction materials, Interpretation and production of report and to ascertain the quality are met as per the guidelines, standard and specifications.

• Performed detailed topographic survey of drainage structures and canal alignment. Prepare as built drawings and production of report for different purposes.

• Mentoring, coaching, training to juniors, colleagues & contractors professional on need basis.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, Hindi, French (basic), German (basic) Nepali (mother tongue) COMPUTER/SOFTWARE

Extensive work experience with Microsoft suit: word, excel, project, power point, stability analysis software (Slope/W), transient analysis software, ALAB, SAP, Geoslope, HECRAS, AutoCAD (Intermediate), GIS, UDEC, FEM, Flow master, SAP, hydraulic software, WINTR- 55 and 20.

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EDUCATION

• PhD in Water Resources Engineering, University of the Philippines, Quezon, the Philippines (2014)

• MSc in Planning and Development - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (1998-2000)

• MA Sociology - Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (2002-2005)

• MBS (Master in Business Studies) Tribhuvan University Nepal (2000-2002)

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BE Civil) - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR)

(formerly University of Roorkee), India (1984-1988), CERTIFICATION

• OSHA (10 and 30 hrs)

• ISO 9000 and 14000 Internal Auditor - Certified by DNV and ICL

• CQM

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• PMP - in-house training

• Health and Safety Training, Construction Safety Training - Completed the Health and Safety Training (40 hr);

• ISO 9001 and 14001 Internal Auditor Training by DNV and ICL

• EIA Distance Learning Course - USAID SARI Program, Delhi India

• AutoCad Training - Completed intermediate level trainings on AutoCAD

• FIDIC Contract Training – Completed FIDIC contract training (20 hours)

• Erosion and sediment control management training by IITR India and NTNU Norway

• Leadership Management training by MAN Nepal

• Financial management training to non-financial management people by MAN Nepal

• ArcView GIS - in house training

• Basin transfer water management and catchment management training by JICA

• DRBF Training organized by Nepal Chapter

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Nepal Engineering Council, registered Engineer Category A Regd 2180 Civil

• Nepal Tunneling Association

• Nepal Hydropower Association Nepal Geological Society

• Small Hydropower Association China

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