bijith arakulam, MEP Engineer (Mechanical & Plumbing  In-charge)

bijith arakulam

MEP Engineer (Mechanical & Plumbing In-charge)

Renardet SA & Partners Consulting Engineers LLC,OMAN

Location
Oman - Salalah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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MEP Engineer (Mechanical & Plumbing In-charge) at Renardet SA & Partners Consulting Engineers LLC,OMAN
  • Oman - Salalah
  • My current job since February 2021

Sultan Qaboos Hospital (Ministry of Health), Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. (750 Bed )
Project Cost 160 Million OMR


• Review of Design, shop drawings, material submittals, MS, etc.
• Attend technical and progress meetings with Client, Contractors and Public authorities .
• MEP Site Supervision.
• Site HSE supervision and reporting.
• Familiar with HBN and HTM standards.
• Monitoring and assessment of MDS Approvals.
• Maintaining records for Site audits.
• Review and approval of the contractor's Inspection Request.
• Working with local authorities and ministerial agencies to ensure all design submittals comply with regulations.
• Issue the SOR and NCR.
• Inspect works at site or direct the Contractors QC inspectors for proper inspection and provide comments on the inspection requests.
• Maintain continuous inspection of works at site and issue the necessary Remedial Notes for any defected works observed at site.
• Monitor the enforcement of safety issues at site and report immediately on any violation.
• Keep the QC inspectors aware of all issues related to site inspection and provide the necessary support for them and a good Team player, Teamwork, Cooperative with other staff with open sharing of information and knowledge to execute the project in timely manner.

Mechanical engineer (Mechanical & Plumbing In-charge) at Keo International Consultants
  • Oman - Muscat
  • November 2015 to February 2021

Darsait Sewage Treatment Plant (50000 Cu.M per Day)
Project cost 45 Million OMR

Mysk Al Mouj (4-star Hotel)
Project Cost 35 Million OMR

Saraya Bander Jissah - Muscat Bay ( Integrated Tourism Project)
Project Cost 65 Million


• Review of shop drawings, material submittals, , etc.
• Attend technical and progress meetings.
• MEP Site Supervision.
• Monitoring and assessment of MDS Approvals
• Review and approval of the contractor's Inspection Request.
• Working with local authorities and ministerial agencies to ensure all design submittals comply with regulations.
• Issue the SOR and NCR.
• Inspect works at site or direct the Contractors QC inspectors for proper inspection and provide comments on the inspection requests.
• Maintain continuous inspection of works at site and issue the necessary Remedial Notes for any defected works observed at site.
• Monitor the enforcement of safety issues at site and report immediately on any violation.
• Responsible for ensuring all HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Fighting & Land scaping services are well coordinated.
• Familiar with BS, ASHRE, DW 142, SMACNA, ISO standards, IPC & NFPA
• Responsible for carrying out the Installation, Testing & Commissioning of all HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical & Fire Fighting services as per Project specification & standards.
• Witnessing Installation, testing & commissioning of ducted & ductless split air conditioners, central air conditioning system, Chillers, AHUs, VAV, VRF, Ventilation fans, Jet fans, fire alarm
, firefighting system, potable water, booster pumps, sewage pumps, central water heaters, hot water circulation pumps, sewage water treatment plant, Water supply piping, drainage piping, electrical conduiting, SMDB, DB, Lighting system, lightening system, BMS, wiring accessories, LCP, VDP etc.

MEP QA QC Engineer at BK GULF
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2014 to November 2015

The Dubai Mall - Fashion Avenue Expansion
Project Cost - 1.4 Billion AED

Midfield Terminal-Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE
Project Cost - 3 Billion AED


• Preparation, review and submission of Method Statements, Material Submittals, QCP, ITP, PQP, Risk Assessment.
• Preparation, review and submission of Testing & Commissioning manuals, O&M manuals.
• Coordinate with Client, Consultant, Sub-Contractors for site Issues, progress meetings.
• Carry out Inspection with Project Consultants, Contractors and Site Engineers.
• Carry out Inspection for materials (both electrical & mechanical) delivered to site.
• Preparation of RFI, Variation orders, Handover documents.
• Coordinate with drafting team for as-built drawing submissions and approval.
• Maintain logs & records such as Site Inspection Request, MIR, Site Observation, RFI, Calibration, Variation orders, Minutes of Meetings, Internal Notes, NCRs Etc.
• Overall implementation of all QAQC systems as per Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
• Obtain Manufacturer’s Test Certificates for all equipment tested off site in accordance with the test plan and offer inspection of any equipment to Consultant prior to delivery.
Ensure that implementation of field inspection for installation, testing and commissioning done by the Subcontractor is in accordance with the latest approved Drawings, Method Statements, & Contract Specifications
• Checking/ monitoring of MEP work at site.
• Coordinate with other contractors for proper site implementation and execution.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding material purchase.
• Prepare and submit samples & technical specifications of mechanical & electrical materials and equipment’s for approval.
• Monitor the correction of all snag/punch lists and corrective actions of non- conformances to standard requirement.
• Ensure completion for testing and commissioning of all installed materials & equipments.
• Interact with the project team in Quality requirements and Site Progress.
• Witnessing NDT tests (Ultrasonic & Dye Penetrant) at site.
• Carry out Internal Audits with respect to Integrated Management Systems.
• Looking into Health and Safety Environment in the sites.
• Carry out First Aid whenever necessary.
• Successfully Hand Over the project to the client.

MEP QA QC Engineer at ETA MNE
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2011 to December 2013

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD Hospital), UAE
Project Cost - 6.5 Billion AED
(750 Bed )



Duties and responsibility are
• Coordination with Client contractors, Sub contractors and Consultants for site supervision and inspections.
• Responsible for carrying out the Installation, Testing & Commissioning of all HVAC, Medical Gases, Pneumatic, Plumbing, Electrical, Welding, Fire Fighting services as per Project specification & standards.
• Witnessing Installation, testing & commissioning of ducted conditioners, central air conditioning system, Chillers, AHUs, CAV, Ventilation fans, fire alarm, firefighting system (FM200), potable water, booster pumps, central water heaters, hot water circulation pumps, Water supply piping, drainage piping, electrical conduiting, SMDB, DB, Lighting system, lightening system
, wiring accessories, Bus Bar, Nurse Call, Emergency Call, Emergency Lighting, Operation Theatre, UPS, Generator, Tranformer, etc.
• Monitoring welder performance and conducting visual inspections of welds and repairs of welds in accordance with company procedures and international codes of practice.
• Carried out NDT Inspection of (RT & DP) and weld visual inspection during Construction.
• Coordinate and interface with construction engineer to ensure the work front availability in the sites.
• Responsible for ensuring full compliance with the approved method statement.
• Deliver engineering solutions for construction activities.
• Working with construction shop drawings, parts lists, and schematics. Interpret and then coordinate from engineering through fabrication and installation.
• To define, plan and manage the activities, resources, schedule, and quality of the project in accordance with management system.
• Attending the hydro tests performed on site, test packages mechanical check and advise the technical punches before reinstatement.
• Monitor work progress in accordance with the submitted work schedule.
• Attending the production meetings.
• Keep daily activity progress recorded and log any problems that may exist for immediate action.
• Managing materials/stores stock items
• Duties included Supervision / Inspections of Materials, Site activities for various stage inspection and Snag List Preparation, Final Handing over Inspection etc.

QAQC at COCHIN TOOLS AND DYES
  • India
  • May 2010 to May 2011

 Involving inspections for incoming - raw material, in-process and final stages with high end finishes, workmanship with overall aesthetics to meet client specifications and international standards.
 Preparing Quality Plans, Quality Procedures and getting approvals by client / third party inspectors.
 Witnessing various NDT Tests for Tools, Dyes etc. and preparing the reports.
 Quality Control records maintaining up to date for auditing of ISO-9000 & other 3rd parties.
 Attending customer complaints and solving their problems by taking the proper corrective and preventive actions.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at CALICUT UNIVERSITY
  • June 2010

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING -75%

Specialties & Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

CSWIP 3.1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2013
Valid Until:
June 2018