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Harji Hirani

Senior Engineer (Parking / Traffic)

Location:
United Kingdom - London
Education:
High school or equivalent, HNC in Civil Eng., 4 units for post graduate diploma
Experience:
39 years, 0 months

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Total Years of Experience:  39 Years, 0 Months   

June 2016 To October 2018

Senior Engineer (Parking / Traffic)

at Southend Borough Council
Location : United Kingdom - London
• Review of parking schemes, design of parking bay layouts
• Organising meetings with Councillors - Traffic and Parking issues
• Review of waiting restrictions, resident’s concerns
• Design of new access roads for waste / recycling centre to safety
• Implementation of CPZ schemes
Design of traffic calming schemes, priority give way scheme, zebra-crossing points, 20 mph zone.
October 2015 To March 2016

Senior Civil Engineer

at Hounslow Council
Dealing with CPZ schemes, design / consultation
•Junction protection schemes around the Borough
•Loading bays design / consultation
•Dealt with Member enquiries on traffic / parking concerns
October 2013 To October 2015

Project Engineer

at Haringey Council
Carrying out CPZ consultations for scheme reviews and new schemes
•Dealing with all correspondence from the public, Councillors, MP's on traffic management issues and parking / loading concerns
•Assisting team on TMO advertising / making process
•Responsible Footway parking scheme consultations / implementation
•Car Park management feasibility studies for Alexandra Palace organising surveys, draft reports
•HGV weight limit review of 5T signs in Highgate area, organising HGV traffic surveys
•Dealing with Parking scheme concerns, review process, for meeting Councillor / Cabinet Member meetings
•Responsible for design of consultation leaflets and organising drop-in sessions
March 2006 To September 2013

Senior Engineer

at Brent Council
Dealing with road safety schemes, deal with all correspondence from MP's, Councillors, residents, requests for new signs, signage to deter HGV's
•Attend Site Meetings with Statutory Undertakers to agree temporary Traffic Management measures and to program / agree site works with other contractors
•Carrying out feasibility site surveys and organise site meetings for cycle routes /access & junction improvements, carrying out site surveys for assessing locations of cycle stands, analysing cyclist conflict areas on major routes and feasibility design to reduce PIA's and to improve road safety for cyclists in busy congestion areas
•Familiar with AUTO Cad software for scheme drawings road safety schemes
•Organising, Chairing & Managing Traffic Liaison meetings for the Borough
•Carry out feasibility study for traffic management improvements
•Taken on the role of Traffic Manager, Brent Council for a temporary period
•Dealing with daily traffic concerns from the general public
•Worked as Team Leader for Wembley Event Day Traffic Management proposals dealing with temporary traffic management, road closures & pedestrian priority routes to Wembley Stadium from station areas
•Worked as Team Leader for Parking & TMO Team for Newham Council for about 10 months, held meetings with Senior Councillors, dealt with heavy workload & met targets for various schemes in hand
•Responsible for placing of electronic speed warning signs around the Borough
•Have gained knowledge and experience of TRO / TMO for various traffic schemes
•Have assisted junior colleagues in design team with the scheme design process, able to follow the QA process to ensure records are updated
•Assisted in the development of road safety scheme and general traffic matters
•Organised my workload to deal with high work load and priority work as required
•Assisted with the Harlesden town centre pedestrian friendly scheme
•Assisted with the safety audit process and acted as an observer for 20mph zones
February 2005 To March 2006

Senior Engineer

at Traffic Management Harrow Council
Dealing with road safety accident reduction schemes design, implementation checks, site surveys, deal with public complaints & correspondence
•Carry out feasibility studies for improvements to traffic signal junctions design & commission to TTS (TfL) for safety audits
•Carry out design checks for cycle lanes, signage layouts, Carry out surveys, design for refuge islands & traffic islands on main routes
•Implementation of electronic warning signs, for Road Safety Schemes
June 2003 To February 2005

Parking Design Consultant

London Borough of Newham

•Managing CPZ Projects, acted as a Team Leader responsible for producing public consultation material
•Organising meetings with Traders / Residents on the proposals
•Attending Forum / Steering Group, Resident Associations, Traders meetings
•Carrying out site surveys, audit checks for existing CPZ Schemes
•Designing special CPZ signs for approval by Dept. of Transport
•Dealing with correspondence from MP's, Cllrs., traders and residents
May 2001 To June 2003

Principal Engineer

at London Borough of Islington
Transport & Design)

•Responsible for design of various CPZ schemes & match day scheme for Arsenal Stadium
•Carrying out design of signs with special approval for match day schemes
•Designing the consultation material and organising the distribution
•Supervising works on site during the implementation stage
•Organising meetings with stakeholders / Councillors
•Dealing with correspondence & telephone calls from the public and Councillors
January 1994 To April 2001

Project Engineer

at London Borough of Haringey
Worked on Bus Priority measures such as design and implementation of various bus lanes, and lay-bys and cycle route improvements
•Supervised civil works
•Implemented the Wood Green CPZ, dealing with all correspondence for CPZ issues
•Responsible for the introduction of outer zones for CPZ, including design, survey and consultation with Councillors at CPZ Working Party meetings
•Assisted with the Priority (Red) Route proposals at public exhibitions
•Dealt with Quality Assurance issues for BS5750 part I.
•Monitored and organised the installation of Pay and Display machines, signs, road-markings, tender process etc
•Design of traffic calming measures and site supervision during construction works
•Organised Traffic Management Orders / Notices for temporary restrictions
July 1993 To December 1994

TRAFFIC ENGINEER

at London Borough of Barne
Worked on Priority (Red) Routes surveys and proposals, carried out accident analysis for major junctions, responding to letters, worked on road safety schemes.
•Carried out the review for the bridge-bashing signs for the borough in accordance with DTp guidelines
•Attended resident group meetings with Councillors on traffic calming / highway issues
•Assisted with design CPZ proposals for Mill Hill and West Hendon area, and set up exhibitions for residents / businesses.
May 1992 To July 1993

ASSISTANT ENGINEER

at London Borough of Bren
Traffic and Parking Unit)

•Dealt with CCTV licence application procedures and installation processes for monitoring traffic and pedestrian movements on match days
•Assisted with Traffic Management schemes such as CPZ surveys and studies.
•Carried out public exhibition / consultation exercise for the CPZ proposals
•Organised road closure/ diversion schemes for major (A406) works / minor road works.
•Dealt with correspondence from Members and residents
•Responsible for Traffic Management works on the Borough's tree-pruning programme, worked on Traffic Calming schemes
•Designed and implemented double mini roundabouts project.
October 1990 To September 1991

ASSISTANT ENGINEER

at London Borough of Newham
October 1990 To September 1991

Assistant Engineer

at Newham Council
Location : United Kingdom - London
for preparation of inspection reports for high rise residential blocks, producing diagrams for remedial works, carrying out surveys for carbonation tests, cover survey and brickwork condition inspections.
January 1988 To October 1990

Technician Engineer

at Blyth and Blyth Associates
Location : United Kingdom
Worked on 2 storey office building in structural steel and pre-cast floor units, producing pile/ground beam layouts, columns/beam G.A.'s and roof structural steelwork layout.

Oxford Science Park - Phase 1

•Business Park with a contract value of £6m, producing details and G.A. for structure and road layout.
•Other details for pumping station remedial works, car park layouts and water features with R.C. details.

•Produced reinforced concrete layouts and details of foundations for press bases (paper) with bar bending schedules
October 1988 To December 1988

Highway Engineer

at Richard Jackson Partnership
Involved with Murco (Westerleigh) oil transfer station, terminal works included layout details for tank bases to BS2654, drainage layout, paving, fencing, bund walls, fire ponds, car park, wash area, roundabout and office buildings.
July 1988 To October 1988

Draughtsman

at Whitby & Bird
Consulting Engineers)
•Produced R C and steelwork general layout drawings and details for residential buildings, schools for major projects with Architects and Property Developers.
February 1988 To June 1988

Structural Engineering Technician

at London Borough of Havering
Based at Structural Engineer's office, projects included:
Elderly Peoples Homes (Rainham) - producing G.A.s detailing of R.C. and masonry works

•Romford Town Hall Extension - G.A. and detailing of R.C. retaining walls, staircases, tank slabs and sub-station works
November 1987 To February 1988

TECHNICIAN ENGINEER

at Sir Fredrick Snow & Partners
Worked on Theale Business Park, with vertical & horizontal alignments, layout of roundabouts for road improvement works, drainage / pipe calculations and preparation of road marking drawings.
•Also produced G.A.s for multi-storey car park and liaison with Statutory Undertakers Authorities for Ford Motor Co. for realignment of the A13 Trunk Road
March 1983 To November 1987

TECHNICIAN ENGINEER

at London Borough of Newham
March 1980 To March 1983

Assistant Engineer

at Husband & Co
Location : United Kingdom - London
for this project producing contract drawings being involved with R.C. / steelwork and concrete foundation drawings and detailing of structural elements such as R.C. walls, staircases, lift shafts, column and beam layouts.
March 1980 To March 1983

Civil / Structural Technician

at Husband & Co
Location : United Kingdom - London
Experience gained on the G.A. drawings for piled foundations, sheet piling for the temporary works and the layout of bridge abutments with R.C. details.
•Assistant for the layout for the steelwork arrangement of the superstructure for fabrication detail drawings, task included the design of the control cabin (timber/R.C. structure) from the Architect's Brief.

E. E. C. Vehicle Study (for DTp)

•Responsible for carrying out the various loading conditions imposed by the various lorries / positions also carried out the analysis, using influence line diagrams and produce the drawing with the data on bridges with different spans.
March 1980 To January 1983

Trainee Civil / Structural Technician Engineer

at Highways Design Group
Involved with tender documents preparation, Bill of Qualities and organisation for site meetings with Contractors and the Statutory Undertakers for demolition works and service diversions.
•Carrying out surveys for road reconstruction and illustrations for proposed schemes of road alignments using C.A.D. in conjunction with contract drawings.
•General arrangement drawings of the R.C. acid tank, with construction details, together with bar bending schedules.
•From September 1986 was in control of the Annual Term Contract for the Minor Works and Highway Maintenance, including the administration and preparation of documents, with the assessment of the tender analysis.
•Attendance at meetings with the Contractors and writing the minutes, and ensuring the projects are in accordance with the programmes.
•Acted as Clerk of Works on various Highway Schemes
•Dealt with correspondence from solicitors in relation to search enquiries and the Section 38 Agreement in compliance with the Highways Act 1980.
March 1979 To February 1980

Apprentice Structural Engineering Technician

at Sanders & Forster Ltd
Structural Steelwork Engineers)

•Employed in the drawing / design office, responsible to Squad Leader for the production of general arrangement drawings for industrial buildings
•Also structural steelwork details for fabrication and erection details. The projects were mostly industrial portal frame structures or office buildings up to contract stage for steelwork.

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November 2014

High school or equivalent, HNC in Civil Eng., 4 units for post graduate diploma

at University of Westminster
Location : United Kingdom
January 2003

Bachelor's degree, Traffic Engineering & Planning

at L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
Location : United Kingdom
courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950
January 2003

Doctorate, Traffic Engineering & Planning

at L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
Location : United Kingdom
courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950
January 2003

High school or equivalent, Traffic Engineering & Planning

at L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
Location : United Kingdom
courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950
January 2003

High school or equivalent, Traffic Engineering & Planning

at L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
Location : United Kingdom
courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950
May 1984

High school or equivalent, structural engineering

at Westminster College
Location : United Kingdom - London
Concrete Design (Module 1) CP 110
Short course
January 1984

High school or equivalent,

at Westminster College
courses: T.E.C. Certificate in Civil Engineering
June 1980

High school or equivalent, Structural Architecture

at South East London College
Location : United Kingdom - London
courses: B.C.S.A. Course for Structural Steelwork Technicians
January 1979

High school or equivalent,

at South East London College
,

Specialties & Skills

CONSULTING

FEASIBILITY STUDIES

LAYOUT DESIGN

LEADERSHIP

MANAGEMENT

MEETING FACILITATION

MICROSOFT OFFICE

MICROSOFT WORKS

Speed Reading

Small Business

Engineering Drawing

Traffic Studies

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Organization : Institution of Highway Engineers
Membership/Role : F I H E - Fellow Member of Highway Engineers
Member since : April 2015

Training and Certifications

Microsoft Project ( Training )

Southend - on - Sea Borough Council
September 2018 (7 hours)

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