Site Engineer
EBCO-BITAR
Total years of experience :17 years, 0 Months
checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations;
-ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications;
-overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant;
agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project;
-managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect;
-liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project;
-liaising with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws;
-liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress;
-day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors;
-planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines;
-overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site;
-preparing reports as required;
-resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise
I am working now in a team of three structural engineers on two projects in Iraq, Karbala
Dyafet Al-Hussien Hotel 3000 squared meters 17 stories and Al-Mahdi Hotel 2000 squared
meters 14 stories.
-analysing configurations of the basic structural components of a building or other structure;
-calculating the pressures, stresses and strains that each component, such as a beam or lintel, will experience from other parts of the structure due to human use or environmental pressures such as weather or earthquakes;
-considering the strength of various materials, e.g. timber, concrete, steel and brick, to see how their inclusion may necessitate a change of structural design;
-liaising with other designers, including architects, to agree on safe designs and their fit with the aesthetic concept of the construction;
-examining structures at risk of collapse and advising how to improve their structural integrity, such as recommending removal or repair of defective parts or rebuilding the entire structure;
-making drawings, specifications and computer models of structures for building contractors;
-investigating ground conditions and analyzing results of site tests, such as soil samples;
-liaising with construction contractors to ensure that newly erected buildings are structurally sound;
-applying expert knowledge of the forces that act on various structures;
-using computers and computer-aided design (CAD) technology for simulation purposes
-supervision of all construction processes in basement levels 6 levels and supervision on the casting process of post tension concrete and steel elements
-acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives;
-setting out, levelling and surveying the site;
-checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations;
-ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications;
-overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant;
agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project;
-managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect;
-liaising with any consultants, subcontractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project;
-liaising with the local authority (where appropriate to the project) to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws;
-liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress;
-day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors;
-planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines;
-overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site;
-preparing reports as required;
-resolving any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise
handle all site operations
Master in Structural Engineering Seismology and structural analysis
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Core Courses: Construction Management I,II, Structural analysis I,II and III, Dynamics, Statics, Hydraulics, Thermodynamics, Geotech I and II, Irrigation Systems , Water treatment plants , Drainage Systems , Matrix Structural Analysis I/II, Reinforced Concrete Design I , II , III, IV , Special Concrete elements : precast elements and pretension elements , industrial buildings (steel and concrete and cranes .tower cranes) , Structural Steel Design I and II and steel joints , Materials of Construction I and II , Properties of Structural Materials , Elastic and Plastic Design , Base insulation (seismic) , Dynamic Analysis (seismic)