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Auckland & Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

www.walkereng.co.nz Professional consultancy practice helping other consultants and clients with complex engineering projects. Focus includes structural, civil and geotechnical engineering designs. Area of expertise covers civil structures, bridges, residential and industrial. Chartered Professional in Structural Civil and Geotechnical Fields. Our team's services include engineering designs, drafting, structural/geotechnical analysis, reporting and peer reviews.

Auckland & Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Auckland & Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Our team carries out designs, investigations, contract management and construction monitoring for bridges, industrial, residential and other civil engineering infrastructure.My specific tasks and responsibilities include the following:* Geotechnical and structural engineering designs* Foundation designs, including heavy rafts and large footings. Ground improvement designs* Pile foundation designs including blade, augered, CFA, driven piles* Contract management and construction monitoring of various civil engineering projects * Asset management* Managing multidisciplinary professionals through technical, contractual, regularity aspects * Mentoring, training and leading other engineering professionals* Earth retaining wall designs including timber, concrete, gravity and block walls* Bridge designs. Design of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP), timber, concrete and steel bridges* Marine and water retaining structural and civil designs* Performing on-site investigations* Design of steel, concrete and timber civil and structures* Industrial, residential and civil structural designs

Cape Town Area, South Africa

On site Engineering Representative for the expansion of Wellington and Paarl’s Waste Water Treatment Works. Specific Tasks and responsibilities include the following:• Site inspections which included structural, pipe, foundation and other civil work checks• Foundation and ground improvement designs.• Structural and geotechnical analysis of structures • The redesign of structures for easier construct-ability. • Delegating detailed design work to junior engineers and draftsmen.• Rehabilitation designs of existing civil structures to increase design life span.• Controlling site budgets• End of month payment certificates and civil estimates.• Attending site meetings and recording minutes.• Testing and experimental work of concrete on site.• Ensuring the project adheres to plans and regulations• Dealing with contracts, issuing of drawings, site queries and site instructions.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Primarily involved with civil structural consulting work for a major global company. Our team focused mainly on major water retaining structures while also being exposed to the commercial sector. I was responsible for designing waste water treatment and bulk water supply structures, which included sludge silos, reservoirs, filters, warehouses, bio-reactors and administration buildings. Specific Tasks and responsibilities include the following:• Preliminary conceptual design of various structures.• Foundation and ground improvements design.• Budget planning and Project management.• Delegating work to draftsmen and other graduates.• Dealing with contracts, issuing of drawings,site queries and site instructions.• Implementation of concrete repair work and retrofitting of existing structures.• Designing waste water treatment structures for Australia by adopting international codes.• Consulting with multidisciplinary professionals for construction solutions.• Bills of Quantities for tender process• Creating bending schedules to be implemented on site• Analysis of structures under seismic, wind, crane, water and soil loads.• Drafting and designing structural steel structures• Sizing concrete columns, footings, beams, roof and slabs and retaining walls.

Canberra, Australia

As an onsite engineer, I worked on two different projects for a contracting firm. One beingthe construction of a large car park and the other being the strengthening of an existing bridge.

Brisbane, Australia

Construction work focusing mainly on the building of houses which includes constructing reinforced concrete slabs, footings and retaining walls.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Detailed design of concrete structures using Prokon, AutoCAD & manual calculations.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Supervising over the construction of roads, culverts & storm water piping as well as assisting with land surveying and quantity surveying tasks.

London, United Kingdom

Architectural Landscaping which included laying paving stones, constructing concrete foundations, building sheds, building decks, construction fences as well as supervising labourers on site.

Masters Of Engineering - Meng, Civil Engineering, First Class Honours

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Civil Engineering, Honours

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