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BALAN S, Sr.QA/QC Civil & Structural Engineer

BALAN S

Sr.QA/QC Civil & Structural Engineer·L&T HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING LTD

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 2 months

Sr.QA/QC Civil & Structural Engineer

January 2017 - Present

L&T HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING LTD

Al Jahra, Kuwait

January 2017 - Present

•Monitor the assigned work in accordance with the ITP and Project Execution Plan, applicable Project Procedures and Specifications, including Clients Project Procedures on Safety and Quality Control, and along with the project schedule targets.
•Review of Isometric/workshop drawings, standards and client specifications and explain to QA/QC Inspectors if required and for special requirements if any.
•Preparing the ITP’s and method statements for the all civil related activities.
Reviewing the all quality related documents, submitted by sub-contractors and if found acceptable, submitting to client for final approval.
•Inspection of all activities as per the approved /agreed ITP or contract for a project. Sign Final Release Orders. Preparation of daily reports for the inspections carried out.
•Daily routine inspection and site surveillance all site concreting work, Backfilling, Grouting, Tiling work, Water proofing, Plumping work, Painting work, Fire proofing work and Road & Pavement works.
•Daily routine inspection and site surveillance all site erection of steel structure and foundation and pedestal of steel structure.
•Overall responsible for all quality control activities as per the project specification.
•Check civil foundation coordinates and elevation prior for erections of steel structure.
•Monitor daily work activities on site such as erection of steel structures, alignment, bolt tightening and grouting activities.
•Coordinate with Client inspector on a day to day basis for the inspections and documentations.
•To conduct tool box talks for production personnel regarding Quality, as and when found necessary.
•Ensuring the correct implementation of the project-defined Quality Management System through the planning and performance of quality audits on the various Project positions and monitoring the progress of specific work processes.
•Coordinate with the client representatives to ensure that inspections are carried out expediently.
•Generate client Requests for Inspection (RFI) where required providing sufficient notice for hold, witness and inspection points.
•Conducting quality training program for the construction personnel and to ensure the awareness of quality requirements.
•Manage the NCR’s and the Quality Alerts till the close out; conducting, where required by the contract, external audits on the Quality Management System of suppliers, for Project qualification purposes. Provide input into lessons learned.
•Conduct the audits on the site organization and the contractors to verify the correct application of the Quality System; supporting PD in relations with the Client and with the Authorities responsible for the Quality and Integrity Issues.
•Demonstrates the ability to lead and direct others in accomplishing work. Decisions are based on logical assumptions; reflect factual information and available resources.
•Writes Inspection Reports, Site observations, non-compliance & surveillance reports onsite Inspection findings and maintain Inspection Records as Quality Records of Inspection.
•Worked as per the safety standard of KOC, PDO, ADCO & L&T HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING LTD.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Civil Engineering

Sr.QA/QC Civil Engineer

January 2017 - December 2017

L&T hydrocarbon Engineering

Nizwa, Oman

January 2017 - December 2017

Petroleum Development Oman
Project : - EPC FOR SAIH NIHAYDAH DEPLETION COMPRESSION PHASE-II (SNDC-2)
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of 132Kv substation building, Compressor foundation single pour 440cum concrete, Distribution & Unit Transformer foundation, Pump foundation, Vessel foundation, Suction discharge cooler foundation, Compressor shelter foundation, mainpiperack foundation, Valve pits, operating structure foundation, Pipestanchion trestle foundation, Duct banks, Cable trench, piping trench, Gre trench, road works, Fencing work, Paving & interlock tile work, Structural & Equipment grouting, Structural erection & alignment, Fire proofing work in equipment foundation & erected structural members at Green field and Brown field

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Quality Control

QA/QC Civil Engineer

October 2015 - December 2016

AL ASAB GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY

India

October 2015 - December 2016

Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations Limited (ADCO)
Project : - EPC FOR SOUTH EAST TIE-IN PACKAGE-A
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of IVC & well head compound, Precast Pedestals and foundations, pipe sleepers for Gas Lift Wells and Isolated Valve Compounds, PWRI Wells, WAG Wells, WI Wells, Nitrogen cylinder shed, ROW (Right of way) preparation work, Berm construction for flow line, fencing work, etc.
Worked as a QA/QC Civil & Structural Inspector (PDO approved

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Quality Control

QA/QC Civil & Sructural inspector

April 2013 - September 2015

LARSEN AND TOUBRO ELECTROMECH LLC

Oman

April 2013 - September 2015

Petroleum Development Oman
Project : - EPC FOR SAIH RAWL DEPLETION COMPRESSION PROJECT (SRDC PHASE-2)
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of 132Kv substation building, Compressor foundation single pour 436cum concrete, Distribution & Unit Transformer foundation, Pump foundation, Inlet separator foundation, pipe sleepers, Vessel foundation, Suction discharge cooler foundation, Compressor shelter foundation, mainpiperack foundation, Valve pits, operating structure foundation, Pipestanchion trestle foundation, Duct banks, Cable trench, piping trench, Gre trench, road works, Fencing work, Paving & interlock tile work, Structural & Equipment grouting, Structural erection & alignment, Fire proofing work in equipment foundation & erected structural members at Green field and Brown field

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Quality Control

QA/QC Civil Inspector

July 2012 - March 2013

SNC-LAVALIN INTERNATIONAL / GIS INSPECTION LLC

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2012 - March 2013

EMIRATES ALUMINIUM SMELTER COMPLEX-PHASE-2(EMAL)
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of Cast house building, GIS building, Gantry Passage, Bath cooling Conveyor, Reline Refractory, Pile foundation, Micro piling, BOP Tank foundation, Reactor transformer, Ingot cooling tower, sheet cooling tower, Pump house and furnaces

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Quality Control

QA/QC Civil Engineer

September 2010 - July 2012

M/S FL SMITH PVT LTD

Navi Mumbai, India

September 2010 - July 2012

Project : - 1 x 600 MW KORBA WEST POWER PLANT PROJECT, Raigarh (India)
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of Coal handling plant package, Substation, Track copper, Crusher house, Stacker Reclaimer, Transfer point 1 & 2 underground tunnel, Manholes, Drive house, Transformer foundations, Coal settling pond, steel structure erection and alignment, Structural grouting

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Quality Control

QS & QC Civil Engineer

July 2009 - September 2010

Meka infrastructure Pvt ltd

Chennai, India

July 2009 - September 2010

Project : - 2 X 600 MW COASTAL ENERGEN THERMAL POWER PROJECT
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of Off shore Sea Water-Intake & Outfall off-shor Piping System & Allied Works, off shore Dredging, Anchor block, intake wells, off shore survey, Pump station

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Quality Control

Junior Engineer

May 2008 - July 2009

ARC Construction pvt

Chennai, India

May 2008 - July 2009

Project : - Housing Projects
Major construction work executed in this project:
Construction of Apartments and Pile foundations.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Monitor the assigned work in accordance with the ITP and Project Execution Plan, applicable Project Procedures and Specifications, including Clients Project Procedures on Safety and Quality Control, and along with the project schedule targets.
•Review of Isometric/workshop drawings, standards and client specifications and explain to QA/QC Inspectors if required and for special requirements if any.
•Preparing the ITP’s and method statements for the all civil related activities.
Reviewing the all quality related documents, submitted by sub-contractors and if found acceptable, submitting to client for final approval.
•Inspection of all activities as per the approved /agreed ITP or contract for a project. Sign Final Release Orders. Preparation of daily reports for the inspections carried out.
•Daily routine inspection and site surveillance all site concreting work, Backfilling, Grouting, Tiling work, Water proofing, Plumping work, Painting work, Fire proofing work and Road & Pavement works.
•Daily routine inspection and site surveillance all site erection of steel structure and foundation and pedestal of steel structure.
•Overall responsible for all quality control activities as per the project specification.
•Check civil foundation coordinates and elevation prior for erections of steel structure.
•Monitor daily work activities on site such as erection of steel structures, alignment, bolt tightening and grouting activities.
•Coordinate with Client inspector on a day to day basis for the inspections and documentations.
•To conduct tool box talks for production personnel regarding Quality, as and when found necessary.
•Ensuring the correct implementation of the project-defined Quality Management System through the planning and performance of quality audits on the various Project positions and monitoring the progress of specific work processes.
•Coordinate with the client representatives to ensure that inspections are carried out expediently.
•Generate client Requests for Inspection (RFI) where required providing sufficient notice for hold, witness and inspection points.
•Conducting quality training program for the construction personnel and to ensure the awareness of quality requirements.
•Manage the NCR’s and the Quality Alerts till the close out; conducting, where required by the contract, external audits on the Quality Management System of suppliers, for Project qualification purposes. Provide input into lessons learned.
•Conduct the audits on the site organization and the contractors to verify the correct application of the Quality System; supporting PD in relations with the Client and with the Authorities responsible for the Quality and Integrity Issues.
•Demonstrates the ability to lead and direct others in accomplishing work. Decisions are based on logical assumptions; reflect factual information and available resources.
•Writes Inspection Reports, Site observations, non-compliance & surveillance reports onsite Inspection findings and maintain Inspection Records as Quality Records of Inspection.
•Worked as per the safety standard of KOC, PDO, ADCO & L&T HYDROCARBON ENGINEERING LTD.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Prist university

April 2008

April 2008

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 68%

GPA (percentage): 68%

B.Tech Civil Engineering

Skills

Leading People

Expert

Concrete

Expert

Civil Engineering

Expert

Quality Inspection

Expert

QA QC Civil Engineer

Expert

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL

Expert

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Beginner

ENGINEERING

Beginner

GIS

Intermediate

ISO 9000

Beginner

LANGUAGES

Beginner

CABLING

Expert

MICROSOFT WORKS

Expert

PROOFING

Expert

QUALITY CONTROL

Expert

quality assurance

Expert

project supervision

Expert

Leading People

Expert

Concrete

Expert

Civil Engineering

Expert

Quality Inspection

Expert

QA QC Civil Engineer

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management system
IRCA
Mar 2018

Hobbies and interests

Reading book