BALAJI CHANDRASEKHAR PUTTA, lead civil engineer

BALAJI CHANDRASEKHAR PUTTA

lead civil engineer

SNC LAVALIN FAYEZ ENGINEERING

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Civil-Structural Engineering
Experience
23 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 8 Months

lead civil engineer at SNC LAVALIN FAYEZ ENGINEERING
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since April 2019

 Reporting to Chief Engineer of Civil & structural engineering department.

 Working on Saudi Aramco brown field Oil & Gas projects.

 Preparation of Civil & structural design basis & Geotechnical Scope of Work, attending for review meetings, preparation of project weekly & monthly reports, co-ordination with other disciplines, checking of drawings & calculation documents, design review, NMR/vendor documents review, preparation of structural calculation documents, Inter discipline review, site visits and Man-hours estimation.

 Analysis & design of concrete and steel structures such as pipe racks, equipment supporting structures, Platform structures, Horizontal & vertical vessel foundations, Static/Dynamic equipment foundations, Skid foundations, substation building, Cable tray supports, Electrical & instrumentation racks, pipe & sleeper supports and adequacy check & Strengthening of existing structures (Pipe racks and equipment structures).

Lead Civil Engineer at Arkad Engineering and Construction Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • May 2017 to March 2019

Project Name: Master Gas system Expansion Phase-II.
Client: Saudi Arabia Oil Company & Saudi Aramco Overseas Company Ltd.
Country: Eastern, western and Central Region of Saudi Arabia
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC for Oil and Gas.

Involves detailed engineering & co-ordination with engineering team and providing engineering support for the three packages of Gas line Facilities for Pump stations, Scraper stations and Valve stations.

Senior Civil Engineer at WS ATKINS & Partners Overseas
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • November 2015 to April 2017

Involves detailed engineering in Oil & Gas industry:

Project Name: Master Gas system Expansion Phase-I.
Client: Saudi Arabia Oil Company & Saudi Aramco Overseas Company Ltd.
Country: BGCS#3 and BGCS#5 in Saudi Arabia.
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC.

In this Project I performed doing the Analysis & design of documentation and Checking of the drawing for the structures/Reports listed below.

Project Name: Master Gas system Expansion Phase-II.
Client: Saudi Arabia Oil Company & Saudi Aramco Overseas Company Ltd.
Country: Eastern, western and Central Region of Saudi Arabia
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC.

In this Project I performed An Area Lead Engineer to handle task and doing the Analysis & design documentation and Checking of the drawing for the structures/Reports listed below.

Scope work and Reports:

 Feed Verification Report
 Civil & Structural Design Basis
 Scope of work for Geotechnical Report
 Scope of work for Topographical survey

Steel Structures:
 Pipe Racks Structures
 Pipe steel supports
 RTU & Tetra shelters
 Steel Access Platforms

Concrete:
 Pipe, Sleeper and Valve foundations
 Pump Foundations
 Scraper Launcher/Receiver Foundations
 Metering Building & Skid

Principal Engineer at Saipem India Projects Ltd.
  • India - Chennai
  • July 2013 to October 2015

Involves detailed engineering in Oil & Gas industry:
Significant Contributions:

Analysis:

Space frame analysis of the structures
Wind analysis and Seismic analysis using ASCE/SEI 07 and AISC 341 & 358

Design:

Steel Structures:

Pipe Rack Structures
Technological Structures Like single and Multiple Horizontal Exchangers supporting
Structures
Vertical vessel and Effluent exchanger supporting structures
Stripper column attending Platforms
Trusses, sheds and Chemical & Propylene Shelters
Bolted Connections like Base plate, Bracing, splices, Shear & Moment Connections

Concrete:

Pipe Rack and Technological structures Foundation
Vertical vessel Foundations
Horizontal Exchanger Foundations



Responsibilities

Area Lead Engineer of the steel and concrete activities for the Unit.
Checking of the Staad Files and Design Documents.
Analysis and Design of Structures.
Checking the drawings of detailing Engineering.
Preparation of Design Document as per the project specification.
Co-ordination with other disciplines
Preparation of MTO
Preparation of Bid Proposals

Project Name: JAZAN Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, Onshore Project
Client: Saudi Arabia Oil Company & Saudi Aramco Overseas Company Ltd.
Country: JAZAN, Saudi Arabia
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC.

In this Project Iam performing An Area Lead Engineer in Hydrogen Recovery Unit and Acid gas Recovery Unit for all Civil & Structural Detailed design Engineering Activities.

Project Name: STAR RAFINERI A.S. AEGEAN REFINERY PROJECT (ARP)
Client: Star EP
Contractor: Saipem/TSG/GSE&C/Tecnicas Reunidas
Country: Aegean region of Turkey
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC.

In this Project I performed the Analysis & design documentation and drawing checking for the following structures

Steel Structures:
Pipe Rack Structures
DE-Ethanizer Boiler, DE-Ethanizer Boiler, Spitter overhead drum and DE-Ethanizer over head condenser supporting Structure
Feed preheater/Vapolizer, Demi water preheater and process gas trim cooler supporting Structure.

Concrete:
Pipe Rack and Technological structures Foundation
Vertical vessel Foundations
Horizontal Exchanger Foundations

Project Name: Rabigh-II, Refining and Petrochemical Project, Onshore Project
Client: Aramco Overseas Company B.V. & Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
Country: Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
Project Brief: All Detailed Engineering activities related to project under EPC.

In this Project I performed the Analysis & design documentation and drawing checking for the Naphtha Reformer Unit & Aromatics Complex unit structures listed below.

Steel Structures:
Pipe Rack Structures
Tran plus Reactor and Reactor feed/Effluent Exchanger supporting structure
Reactor Effluent Trim cooler and Exchangers supporting Structure
Stabilizer Air, Trim and Post condensate and Exchanger supporting structure
Backwash, PDEB and Feed Filters supporting structure
PX Purification column air condenser supporting structure
Extract column feed/ bottom exchanger and reflux drum supporting structure
Eluxy feed pumps and separator bottom pumps pipes supporting structure
NDTH Recycle compressors around maintenance platforms and pipes supporting structure
HP and LP Flare KO drums Maintenance Platforms
Cross over platform structures

ASST.MANAGER at FLSmidth Pvt Ltd.
  • India - Chennai
  • November 2007 to June 2013

Involves detailed engineering & co-ordination and Team leading in Minerals, Power and Cement industries:
Significant Contributions:
Analysis:
Plane frame and Space frame analysis of the structures
Wind and Seismic analysis using BS, Euro and IS Codes
Design
Steel Structures:
Pipe rack Bridges, cable racks, Roof Steel Towers, Conveyors and Transfer Towers.
Steel Trusses, Columns, Beams, Purlins, Plate Girders, Gantry Girders and Lattice Girders.
TA Duct Supporting Structures, Bin supporting structures and intermediate steel platforms in
R.C.C structures.
Wet and Dry Fly Ash Material Handling Building.
Different types of Structural Steel Bolted and Welded Connections like Shear & Moment
Connections.
Concrete:
Material storage Silos and Tanks like Raw Meal Silo, Alumina Silos, Clinker Silos and Cement
Silos.
Preheater Building, Cement Mill Building, Cement and Raw material hoppers.
Dynamic analysis for vertical Roller Mill Foundation and Frame Machine Foundations.
Pile Foundations, Raft Foundations, Kiln Piers Foundations, stacker and reclaimer, pipe rack
Foundations, Combined and Isolated Footings.
Square, Rectangular, L-shape, T-shape and Circular RCC Columns, Beams, Slabs and
Retaining Walls.
Pre tensioning and post-tensioning for silo walls.
Turbo Generator Building and Chimney Foundation.

Responsibilities
Holds the distinction of doing the complete analysis and design for Steel & RCC structures.
Doing complete verification of designs, drawings and documentation for designs.
Coordinating with clients to gather the relevant information for Civil Design.
Conducting the project review meetings and weekly meetings with the project team and preparing the bar chart with respect to the work progress.
Preparing the projects schedules and monitoring the schedule upto completion of the project.
Estimating the manhours for the project and monitoring it upto completion of the project.
Playing as a team leader to lead and guiding the team members of 10 no’s (5 design engineers and 5 CAD Engineers).
Planning and allocating the resources to the projects based on the project schedules to utilize the man power effectively to optimize the man hours.
Monitoring and controlling the design (actual) quantities in line with budget (tender) quantities.

Project Name: Anrak Aluminium Ltd., Visakhapatnam (Minerals plant). India.
Project Brief: All Engineering activities Related with project under EP.
Leading a team of engineers as an area lead
Analysis & design of R.C Silo.
Checking of Calculation & Drawings related to Structural Steel buildings, Dome & conveyor Structures.
Project Planning, Schedule Monitoring. Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Project Name: Vicat Sagar Cement Pvt. Ltd., Gulbarga. India.
Project Brief: All Engineering activities Related with project under EP.
Leading a team of engineers as an area lead.
Checker for Calculation & Drawings related to R.C Buildings & Structural Steel buildings.
Project Planning, Schedule Monitoring and Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Project Name: ASEC Algeria Cements, Djelfa City. ALGERIA.
Project Brief: All Engineering activities Related with project under EP.

Leading a team of engineers and designers as an area lead.
Checking of Calculation & Drawings related to R.C Buildings and steel Buildings.
Planning, Schedule monitoring and Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Project Name: Modern Cements Ltd. JORDAN.
Project Brief: All Engineering activities Related with project under EP
Analysis & design of R.C Silo.
Building & structural steel platforms and checking of calculations.
Drawings and Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Project Name: J K Cements Captive Power Plant. Jodhpur, India.
Project Brief: Detailed Engineering Related with project under EP

Dynamic Analysis & design of T.G Deck.
Analysis and design of T.G structural steel building
Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Design Engineer at Design tribe India Pvt Ltd.
  • India - Hyderabad
  • October 2006 to October 2007

Involves detailed engineering & co-ordination in Chemical and Power industries:
Significant Contributions:
Holds the distinction of doing the complete design documentation and drawing Checking.
Played a pivotal role in using Software like STAAD Pro and Excel Sheets for analysis and designs.
Undertaking Plane and Space Frame Analysis of different Structures.
Conducting basic study of input drawings and check the feasibility for civil design of the structures.

Project Name: Plant for Manufacturing and supplying of sodium chromium and barium chemical compounds
Client: Vishnu Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Vishakhapatnam. India.
Project Brief: Detailed Engineering Related with project.
Analysis & design of R.C & Steel Chrome Ore Mill Building, Cooler and ESP Building
Pile foundations and Isolated Foundations.
Co-ordination with other disciplines.

Project Name: West Africa Cements, Ghana. West Africa.
Project Brief: Detailed Engineering Related with project

10 MW Diesel Generator Machine Foundations
Power Sub Stations, Box Culverts and Tunnels.
Water Retaining Structures (Overhead and Underground Tanks).

Structural Design Engineer at Siri Consultants.
  • India - Hyderabad
  • September 2004 to September 2006

Involves detailed engineering activities in Petroleum refinery (Oil & Gas) and Power industries:

Significant Contributions:
 Holds the distinction of doing the complete design, drawing checking and documentation for designs.
 Played a pivotal role in using Software like STAAD Pro and Excel Sheets for analysis and designs.

Project Name: Export Petroleum refinery project, Jamnagar, Gujarat. India
Project Brief: Detailing and Engineering Related activities
Complete design & analysis and connections of the Pipe racks and Technological structures.
Checking of the fabrication drawings and designing of the connections in fabrication Drawings.

Project Name: 10MW Lahari Power Plant. Chhattisgarh. India.
Project Brief: Detailed Engineering Related with project

Steel Trusses, Columns, Beams, Purlins, Plate Girders, Gantry Girders and Lattice Girders.
Turbo Generator Steel Building and Foundations.
Chimney Foundation.

Senior Engineer at Ramky Engineers Pvt Ltd.
  • India - Chennai
  • July 1996 to June 2000

Involves Field engineering activities including Project Execution of Petroleum Refinery waste water treatment Plant and IT Parks:

Significant Contributions
 Successfully coordinated designs between Site Office and Design Office.
 Prepared Bar Bending Schedule & handled BOQ calculations and checking reinforcement at site as per design drawing.

Project Name: Waste Water treatment plant and HDPE pipe line from inside the Refinery to treatment plant.
Project Brief: Field engineering activities including Project Execution.
Client: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Chennai.
Project Name: Waste Water treatment plant, tunnels and road cross overs.
Project Brief: Field engineering activities including Project Execution.
Client: Mahindra IT Park, Chengalpattu, Chennai.

Education

Master's degree, Civil-Structural Engineering
  • at J.N.T.U.COLLEGE ENGINEERING
  • July 2006

M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College of Engineering (JNTU), Hyderabad with 77% marks in October 2007.

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at J N T U College of Engineering
  • June 2004

B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College of Engineering (JNTU), Anantapur with 75% marks in June 2004; attained 8th Rank.

Specialties & Skills

Preparation
Irrigation
Fabrication
Structural
MS Word
Staad-Pro
Foundation 3D, Mat 3D
Navis Works

Languages

English
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

FLSmidth Pvt Ltd.
  • Silos and Tanks as per Euro code (EN 1991-4)
  • March 2009
Saudi Council of engineers
  • Civil structural engineer
  • July 2017