QA/QC Manager
Dar Al Handasah
Total des années d'expérience :28 years, 4 Mois
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Finance (EPCF) for Infrastructure Development for Phase 1 Konza Techno City. (Client: Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), Kenya; Funding Agency: EPCF (Trunkey base); Project Cost: $391.90 Million Dollars)
Amenities in the project
Sl. No Amenities Remarks
i. Roads 40.00 Km.
ii. Landscaping and Parks 10, 00, 000m2
iii. Streetscaping About 25.2 km of streetscapes, grading, drainage facilities, water distribution and treatment, sewage collection system, and landscaping of streets and parks
iv. Utility Tunneling 14.80Km
v. Drainage & Water Supply System 107.10 Km
vi. Water Reclamation Facility 2500M3
vii. Solid Waste Handling Facility 2500 m2
viii. Wastewater collection and Sewage treatment facility 140.00 Km
ix. Electrical System 40.00 Km Powerlines, substations, transformers and other accessories
x. Telecommunication System 140Km approximately
xi. Stormwater Drainage System 62.90Km
xii. Public facilities Police station-4400m2, Fire station-4400m2, Entrance and Security-3000m2 and Transit hub-3000m2.
xiii. Reuse Line for Irrigation & Other supply As per scope of project or proposed in scope of project
Involved in establishing field-testing laboratories
Review of project technical specifications, drawings, and BOQ to identify and determine quality criteria and engineering criteria for materials, workmanship and testing requirements.
Review and approving quality documentation, including the Quality Assurance Plan, Method statements, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and in the review of other construction documents for compliance with project quality requirements.
Monitoring all phases and processes required for the effective completion of all related Civil, Mechanical and Electrical works and in particular issues of design, procurement, construction and final hand over of the related Civil works.
Coordinating between Laboratory and Field for exchange of information pertaining to Quality Control, Responding to site queries and technical issues with respect to QA/QC matters
Review, comment, approving and monitors the implementation of Method Statements, and, Inspection & Test Plans and ensures all necessary records are generated in a timely manner in their area of assigned responsibility.
Manages the inspection and testing of all activities in site in their area of assigned responsibilities, including monitoring the work of QC Engineers and Inspectors under their authority.
Monitoring all measurement & testing instruments employed in the project and ensure that they are functional and calibrated.
Liaises and coordinates with 3rd Party Testing /Inspection agencies as required related to Civil works and Statistical analysis and evaluation of test data related to Civil works.
Prepares, maintains test/inspection records and any other quality records generated in the project.
Monitoring the non-conformance occurrences and where necessary, raises a Non-conformance reports for non-compliant works and closeout and effectiveness of the correction and corrective action undertaken.
Undertaking periodic audits, including those of sub-contractors and suppliers, in particular technical compliance audits in their field of specialization.
Where required, assisting in the preparation of final document for certification
Identification of Quarry, Borrow Areas and their subsequent investigations to confirm their suitability;
Involved in preparation of Mix-Designs for GSB, WMM and Concrete works and Job-Mix Formula for Bituminous works,
Establishment of Quality Assurance programs and ensuring Quality Control by organizing various field and laboratory tests pertaining to Civil, MEP items by organizing various FAT, SAT and laboratory tests.
Performs any other related duties as assigned
Design, Build, Completion and Maintain Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway Project (Doha Link) in Kuwait. (Contract No. RA/214) (Client: Public Authority of Road Transport PART), Kuwait; Funding Agency: Kuwait Govt; Project Cost: $560.00 Million Dollars)
Involved in establishing of field-testing laboratories.
Review of project technical specifications, drawings, and BOQ to identify and determine quality criteria and engineering criteria for materials, workmanship and testing requirements.
Review and approving quality documentation, including the Quality Assurance Plan, Method statements, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) and in the review of other construction documents for compliance with project quality requirements.
Monitors all phases and processes required for the effective completion of all related Civil, Mechanical and Electrical works and in particular issues of design, procurement, construction and final hand over of the related Civil works.
Coordinating between Laboratory and Field for exchange of information pertaining to Quality Control, Responding to site queries and technical issues with respect to QA/QC matters
Review, comment, approving and monitors the implementation of Method Statements, and, Inspection & Test Plans and ensures all necessary records are generated in a timely manner in their area of assigned responsibility.
Manages the inspection and testing of all activities in site in their area of assigned responsibilities, including monitoring the work of QC Engineers and Inspectors under their authority.
Monitoring all measurement & testing instruments employed in the project and ensure that they are functional and calibrated.
Liaises and coordinates with 3rd Party Testing /Inspection agencies as required related to Civil works and Statistical analysis and evaluation of test data related to Civil works.
Prepares, files, maintains test/inspection records and any other quality records generated in the project.
Monitoring the non-conformance occurrences and where necessary, raises a Non-conformance reports for non-compliant works and closeout and effectiveness of the correction and corrective action undertaken.
Monitoring the Construction of 1.5D Piles for onshore bridges and D2.5 & D3.0 mono Pile Foundations for offshore bridge, piers along with their pier heads etc.,
Monitoring Casting precast 17.2m Wide, 40m & 60m long single cell Box Girders, at precast factory, 45 to 54m long In-situ Single cell and Twin cell Box Girders, 36m long I-Girders etc.,
Monitoring both longitudinal and lateral pre tensioning of precast Box Girders, in-situ box girders, and post tensioned I-Girders, monitoring accelerated curing/ steam curing of Box Girders to ascertain early strength for de-stressing.
Monitoring the Transportation of Box Girders using straddle carriers and transporter and launching in place,
Monitoring the Installation of Modular Expansion Joints,
Installation and monitoring of On-Structure instrumentation system/ Bridge Health Monitoring System. Installation of Strain gauges, Electrodes and Corrowatch sensors etc., on various elements of Bridge structure during construction. Collect the test data with help of Data loggers and Portable Read Units post construction, periodically during Operation and maintenance. Analyzing the test data with help of SHMS software or other as counselled by manufacturer/Installer.
Monitoring the application of Waterproofing Membrane on the bridge deck of all onshore and offshore Bridges,
Construction supervision of three multistoried buildings such as Public Authority of Road Transport (PART) Admin. Building, Ministry of Interior (MOI) Building, Weigh Bridge, 10No. Substations, street lighting, SCADA, TMS, SHM, landscaping, irrigation, new utilities, diversion of existing roads & utilities, etc involved in the project.
Construction of Mass Rapid Transit System as Metro Rail Project for Hyderabad City, Telangana, Corridor-1 Miyaprur to LB Nagar, Corridor-2 Jubilee Bus station to Faluknuma, Corridor-3 Nagole to Silparamam on BOT Basis including 3 depots Uppal, Miyapur, and Faluknuma, (Client: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited); Funding Agency: BOT; Project Cost: 14132 Crores).
Involved in establishing of field-testing laboratories.
Review and approving quality documentation, including the Quality Assurance Plan, Method statements, Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs) various activities including Civil, MEP, Track works etc., involved in the project and ensuring for effective implementation in the project and in the review of other construction documents for compliance with project quality requirements.
Monitors all phases and processes required for the effective completion of all related Civil, Mechanical and Electrical works and in particular issues of design, procurement, construction and final hand over of the related Civil works.
Review, comment, approving and monitors the implementation of Method Statements, and, Inspection & Test Plans and ensures all necessary records are generated in a timely manner in their area of assigned responsibility.
Manages the inspection and testing of all activities in site in their area of assigned responsibilities, including monitoring the work of QC Engineers and Inspectors under their authority.
Monitoring all measurement & testing instruments employed in the project and ensure that they are functional and calibrated.
Liaises and coordinates with 3rd Party Testing /Inspection agencies as required related to Civil works and Statistical analysis and evaluation of test data related to Civil works.
Prepares, files, maintains test/inspection records and any other quality records generated in the project.
Monitoring the non-conformance occurrences and where necessary, raises a Non-conformance reports for non-compliant works and closeout and effectiveness of the correction and corrective action undertaken.
Undertaking periodic technical audits, including those of sub-contractors and suppliers, in particular technical compliance audits in their field of specialization.
Monitoring the construction of Pile Foundations, Open foundations, Normal piers, Cantilever piers, Portal pears and station piers etc.,
Monitoring the Casting works of precast segmental single cell box girders for viaduct, precast station spine segments, pre-tensioned platform beams for stations, Twin single cell box girders with a stitch joint used at pocket track area for accommodating three tracks etc.,
Overseeing the launching activities using launching girders (16 nos) for viaduct segments and station spine segments and under slung launching girders for station platform beams.
Overseeing the Pre-tensioning and post tensioning of viaduct segments, station segments both lateral and longitudinal and also lateral stressing at station piers.
Conducting NDT testing such as Ultra Sonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) test, Rebound Hammer test, Capo Test etc., Destructive testing such as Pullout tests, Load tests on Piles, erected spans etc.
Assembly, installation and inspection of Turnouts and installation of track signage’s, Flash Butt welding and AT welding of rail panels for both Ballast and Ballast less tracks. Spreading of Ballast, Concrete sleeper laying, testing, packing, Track plinth construction for elevated viaduct and verification of track parameter using Track Master etc.
Coordinating with other disciplines during project implementation and ensuring early compliances of all the issues arising in construction phase.
Establishment of Quality Assurance programs and ensuring Quality Control by organizing various field and laboratory tests pertaining to Civil, MEP, track works and other items by organizing various FAT, SAT and laboratory tests.
From January 2008 to June 2011 The Louis Berger Group Inc.
Quality and Material Engineer
Construction of Eight lane Access Controlled Expressway As Outer Ring Road to Hyderabad City, Phase IIA, Pedda Amberpet to Bonguluru (Km.95.00 to 133.00) on BOT (Annutity) Basis in Andhrapradesh (Client: Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited, Hyderabad Metropoliton Development Authority, A.P.; Funding Agency: BOT (Annuity); Project Cost: 1400Crores)
⇨ Establishment of field testing laboratories;
⇨ Documentation of various testing records and preparation of testing schedules;
⇨ Coordinating between Laboratory and Field for exchange of information related to Quality Control;
⇨ Identification of Quarry, Borrow Areas and their subsequent investigations to confirm their suitability;
⇨ Involved in preparation of Mix-Designs for GSB, WMM and Concrete works and Job-Mix Formula for Bituminous works;
⇨ Preparing weekly, monthly program and progress charts;
⇨ Establishment of Quality Assurance programs and ensuring Quality Control work by organizing various field and laboratory tests like Proctor Density, Liquid Limit, Plasticity Index, CBR, Aggregate Impact Value, Flakiness and Elongation and other relevant tests like Gradation, Penetration, Softening point, Ductility, Water Sensitivity etc. with respect to various construction materials like Soil, Aggregates, Bitumen, Cement and Steel;
⇨ Preparation of various material testing reports.
From January 2007 to January2008 The Louis Berger Group Inc.
Material Engineer
Andhra Pradesh State Roads Project- Feasibility Studies over 2000 km of state roads and detailed design of 900 km of roads selected from the feasibility studies including 4 laning of about 300 km (Client: Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation- Roads and Buildings Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh) . (Client: R&B.D. A.P.; Funding Agency: World Bank; Project Cost: 7Crores)
Responsible for carrying out geotechnical investigation of the existing road and select the alignment of the proposed new road lanes, assist in design of open and well foundations of the bridges, construction material investigations, landslide investigation and design slope stability, slope protection, high embankments as well as high retaining structures. Supervise all the field investigation works. Preparation of investigation and testing programs. Assist in preparation of Construction Methodology. Assist in preparation of Quality Assurance Plan for the project. Preparation of various project reports including Cost Estimates.
From November 2003 to January 2007 Aarvee Associates
Material/Quality Control Engineer
Construction Supervision for Strengthening and Paving of Shoulders of SH- 6 (from km 0/000 to 9/900, Surat - Olpad), and SH-168 (Km 12/172 to 25/634, Navsari - Magdalla) under Gujarat State Highways Project, GSHP 14 in Surat (Client: PWD. Gujarat.; Funding Agency: World Bank; Project Cost: 45Crores)
Responsible for: ⇨ Establishment of field testing laboratories;
⇨ Documentation of various testing records and preparation of testing schedules;
⇨ Coordinating between Laboratory and Field for exchange of information related to Quality Control;
⇨ Identification of Quarry, Borrow Areas and their subsequent investigations to confirm their suitability;
⇨ Involved in preparation of Mix-Design for GSB, WMM and Concrete works and Job-Mix Formula for Bituminous works;
⇨ Preparing weekly, monthly program and progress charts;
⇨ Establishment of Quality Assurance programs and ensuring Quality Control work by organizing various field and laboratory tests like Proctor Density, Liquid Limit, Plasticity Index, CBR, Aggregate Impact Value, Flakiness and Elongation and other relevant tests like Gradation, Penetration, Water Sensitivity etc. with respect to various construction materials like Soil, Aggregates, Bitumen, Cement and Steel;
⇨ Preparation of various material testing reports.
From April 2000 to October 2003 Nag Infrastructure Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Quality Material Engineer
Construction Supervision of Andhra Pradesh Economic Restructuring Project - Rural road component (Client: Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, Andhra Pradesh; Funding Agency: The World Bank; Project Cost: 100 Crores; Project Length: 210 km)
Responsibilities include: ⇨ Co-ordination of project activities in respect of material engineering and geo-technical lab supervision;
⇨ Quality Assurance of all Project materials, concrete, bituminous materials, aggregates and soil;
⇨ Carrying out and Implementation of mix designs of concrete, Granular Sub-base, Wet-mix Macadam, Bituminous Macadam, Dense Bituminous Macadam, Bituminous Concrete, Bitumen Mastic after plant and field trials;
⇨ Laying and construction of different layers of pavements like Embankments, Sub-grade, Granular Sub-base, Wet-mix Macadam, Bituminous Macadam, Dense Bituminous Macadam, Bituminous Concrete, Bitumen Mastic;
⇨ Calibration of Concrete Batching Plants, Granular Sub-base Plants, Wet-mix Macadam Plants, Hot Mix Bituminous Plants;
⇨ Regular Inspection of stockpiles of aggregates, Concrete Batching Plants, Granular Sub-base Plants, Wet-mix Macadam Plants, Hot Mix Bituminous Plants;
⇨ Vetting of material supply sources, borrow pits, quarries, hume pipes, elastomeric bearings, strip seal and slab seal elastomeric expansion joints, quality assurance testing and approval;
⇨ Carrying out confirmatory Geotechnical Investigations for existing pavements, open foundations and well foundations for bridges;
⇨ Carrying out Design of high embankments using results of Geotechnical Investigations;
⇨ Carrying out Piling work at site: Cast-in-situ bored piles and driven piles.
From July 1999 to April 2000 KMC Constructions Ltd.
Material Engineer
Widening and Strengthening for 2-laning of Road from Narketpalli to Medermatla in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Andhra Pradesh State Highways Project, Contract Package - 2 (Client: Andhra Pradesh State Highways Project; Funding Agency: The World Bank; Project Cost: INR 2000 Million; Total Road Length: 213 km)
Duties include identification of borrow area, quarries and sources of construction material. Conduction tests on material as per MOST / contract specifications and as per relevant codes for testing suitability for Embankment, Sub grade, Sub base & Base course, Conducting mix designs for GSB, CRB, JMF as per ISI, IRC, ASTM, BS, and AASTHO and as per MOST contract specification. Responsibilities also include designing / testing of cement concrete mixes for high strength concrete as per IS-SP 23, IRC -44 & regular control of mixes as well as materials such as cement, water, Aggregates etc. Establishment of material testing laboratory, preparation of quality assurance plans, calibration, Inspection, for Testing Equipments, regular inspection of construction machinery and plants to produce desired results. Approve/Suggest modification to contractor works programme, method statements, material sources etc.
From February 1997 to June 1999 M/s Madhucon Bina Puri JV
Assistant Material Engineer
Four laning and strengthening of NH-5 from Vijayawada to Eluru, km 3.75 to km 75.00 in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The project was executed under FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Client: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); Funding Agency: Asian Development Bank (ADB); Project Length: 71.25 km)
Responsible for checking Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), methodology of the work, preparation of test formats for materials investigation, extensive testing of all construction material (Soil, Cement, concrete), also includes design mix of concrete for structure concrete, Job Mix Formulas (JMF) for Bituminous course, selection of source of material, setting up the field laboratories, monitoring activities related to both field and lab testing of road construction materials and borrow area soils and ensure compliance with Technical Specification, Monitoring of quarrying and aggregate production facilities, inspecting & calibration of Batching/ Mixing Plants, Hot Mix Plants and entire process control, sub-grade strength evaluation, Quality control surveillance etc.
From May 1995 to January 1997 KMC Constructions Ltd.
Site Engineer
Strengthening & widening of existing 2-lane to 4-lane from km 348 to km 400 of NH-5 under FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Client: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); Funding Agency: Asian Development Bank (ADB); Project Cost: INR 1600 Million; Project Length: 52 km)
Responsible for supervising all construction activities, laboratory testing and preparation of test reports for aggregates, cement, steel and concrete cubes, establishing a site laboratory, conducting field density tests using sand replacement methods & core cutting method, check calibration, accuracy and operation of testing equipment, deployment of required main power machinery and material, maintaining record of materials & all test results at site.