Harji Hirani, Senior Engineer (Parking / Traffic)

Harji Hirani

Senior Engineer (Parking / Traffic)

Southend Borough Council

Lieu
Royaume Uni - London
Éducation
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, HNC in Civil Eng., 4 units for post graduate diploma
Expérience
38 years, 11 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :38 years, 11 Mois

Senior Engineer (Parking / Traffic) à Southend Borough Council
  • Royaume Uni - London
  • juin 2016 à octobre 2018

• 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.

Senior Civil Engineer à Hounslow Council
  • octobre 2015 à mars 2016

Dealing with CPZ schemes, design / consultation
•Junction protection schemes around the Borough
•Loading bays design / consultation
•Dealt with Member enquiries on traffic / parking concerns

Project Engineer à Haringey Council
  • octobre 2013 à octobre 2015

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

Senior Engineer à Brent Council
  • mars 2006 à septembre 2013

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

Senior Engineer à Traffic Management Harrow Council
  • février 2005 à mars 2006

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

Parking Design Consultant
  • juin 2003 à février 2005

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

Principal Engineer à London Borough of Islington
  • mai 2001 à juin 2003

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

Project Engineer à London Borough of Haringey
  • janvier 1994 à avril 2001

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

TRAFFIC ENGINEER à London Borough of Barne
  • juillet 1993 à décembre 1994

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.

ASSISTANT ENGINEER à London Borough of Bren
  • mai 1992 à juillet 1993

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.

ASSISTANT ENGINEER à London Borough of Newham
  • octobre 1990 à septembre 1991
Assistant Engineer à Newham Council
  • Royaume Uni - London
  • octobre 1990 à septembre 1991

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.

Technician Engineer à Blyth and Blyth Associates
  • Royaume Uni
  • janvier 1988 à octobre 1990

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

Highway Engineer à Richard Jackson Partnership
  • octobre 1988 à décembre 1988

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.

Draughtsman à Whitby & Bird
  • juillet 1988 à octobre 1988

Consulting Engineers)
•Produced R C and steelwork general layout drawings and details for residential buildings, schools for major projects with Architects and Property Developers.

Structural Engineering Technician à London Borough of Havering
  • février 1988 à juin 1988

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

TECHNICIAN ENGINEER à Sir Fredrick Snow & Partners
  • novembre 1987 à février 1988

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

TECHNICIAN ENGINEER à London Borough of Newham
  • mars 1983 à novembre 1987
Assistant Engineer à Husband & Co
  • Royaume Uni - London
  • mars 1980 à mars 1983

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.

Civil / Structural Technician à Husband & Co
  • Royaume Uni - London
  • mars 1980 à mars 1983

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.

Trainee Civil / Structural Technician Engineer à Highways Design Group
  • mars 1980 à janvier 1983

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.

Apprentice Structural Engineering Technician à Sanders & Forster Ltd
  • mars 1979 à février 1980

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.

Éducation

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, HNC in Civil Eng., 4 units for post graduate diploma
  • à University of Westminster
  • novembre 2014
Baccalauréat, Traffic Engineering & Planning
  • à L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
  • janvier 2003

courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950

Doctorat, Traffic Engineering & Planning
  • à L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
  • janvier 2003

courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Traffic Engineering & Planning
  • à L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
  • janvier 2003

courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Traffic Engineering & Planning
  • à L.B. Barnet Skills Training CentreMiddlesex UniversityWestminster CollegeWestminster College
  • janvier 2003

courses: Structural Steelwork design to BS 5950

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, structural engineering
  • à Westminster College
  • mai 1984

Concrete Design (Module 1) CP 110 Short course

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent,
  • à Westminster College
  • janvier 1984

courses: T.E.C. Certificate in Civil Engineering

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Structural Architecture
  • à South East London College
  • juin 1980

courses: B.C.S.A. Course for Structural Steelwork Technicians

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent,
  • à South East London College
  • janvier 1979

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Specialties & Skills

Speed Reading
Small Business
Engineering Drawing
Traffic Studies
Parking
CONSULTING
COUNCIL
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
LAYOUT DESIGN
LEADERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MICROSOFT WORKS

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

Institution of Highway Engineers
  • F I H E - Fellow Member of Highway Engineers
  • April 2015

Formation et Diplômes

Microsoft Project (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Southend - on - Sea Borough Council
Date de la formation:
September 2018
Durée:
7 heures