Ryan Oneil Santos, Site Engineer

Ryan Oneil Santos

Site Engineer

Hill International

Location
Philippines
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

Site Engineer at Hill International
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2015 to May 2018

• Daily reporting of progress, non-compliance and delays in work to the Resident Engineer & Assistant Resident Engineer;
• Preparing the appropriate Construction Surveillance Report;
• Monitoring of civil works, deep excavation, forepoling & excavation for NATM and bored tunneling (TBM) activities and identifies issues and preparing appropriate technical reports;
• Soil and rock condition monitoring and face mapping verification during the progress of deep excavation.
• Site monitoring and verification for drilling and grouting for rock bolting and shotcreting compliance for deep excavation.
• Conducting job site inspections, site surveillance and dealing with the contractor’s representative on a daily basis;
• Closely monitoring contractor’s activity based on the approved requirements;
• Identifying and highlighting possible risk on project;
• Accurately inventorying the job site and helping to ensure that the materials are properly maintained;
• Monitoring, evaluating and helping to ensure that all work is being carried out safely;
• Implementing technical and safety requirements on the project;
• Review Contractor’s Quality documentation prior the commencement of Works;
• Review Contractor ITP to identify Inspection & Testing monitoring activities (Personnel required; frequency; Hold, witness and surveillance points)
• Review quality records and certifications and ensure records they maintained and ready available;
• Perform independent auditing, surveillance and observations and provide technical Construction Surveillance Report

Civil Engineer at Serco Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2012 to April 2015

• I served as the Building and Structure Engineer for tunnels and underground stations;
• I was responsible for leading and providing guidance to a number of building and structure maintenance team leaders and subcontractors;
• Carry out all level of preventive and corrective maintenance activities and minor modification in building structure for stations and tunnels;
• My duties included planning and allocating resources to all aspect of maintenance activities on a day-to-day basis;
• Following the appropriate procedure and work instruction of maintenance to help ensure compliance to the requirements;
• Assisting subordinates with job familiarization and providing training and assessment where required.
• I was tasked with assisting the Building and Structure Manager in maintenance planning and program structural inspections;
• Providing guidance to Building and Structure Inspectors to maintain accurate records of structural inspection analysis, work accomplished and other information using a computerized maintenance management system;
• Carrying out 24-hour on-call responsibility for incidents and emergency within my section;
• Assisting the Building and Structure Manager or other technical support staff to implement complex systems or new projects.
• I am helping to ensure that the maintenance tools and equipment are in good condition and calibrated;
• Performing and carrying out duties as instructed/directed by the Line Manager;
• Performing shift and emergency duties when required.
• I was also conducting performance review, disciplinary and grievance for Building and Structure Inspectors and Building and Structure Maintenance Team Leaders;
• Preparing work instructions for tunnel structure preventive and corrective maintenance;
• Conducting inspection and investigation for safety critical works;
• Reviewing and submitting technical inspection report of tunnels and underground station prior to client review.

QA/QC Engineer at Al Hamad Engineering (Al Mana Group)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2012 to September 2012

• I was responsible for observing and implementing the company Quality Policy, Safety Policy and regulations;
• Following rules and regulations for an effective realization of the Quality and Company Objectives;
• Final inspection before inviting the client.
• My duties included preparing reports as per guideline set in the approved Project Quality Plan;
• Raising Non-Conformance Report (NCR) on site;
• Helping to ensure segregation of non-conforming and rejected items and helping to ensure the disposal of rejected items;
• Resolving issues, if any, with respect to items received at site.
• I was tasked with preparing weekly Quality Control (QC) activity report for Quality Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) Manager;
• Helping to ensure closure of raised NCR by the client;
• Reviewing and understanding all approved Method Statement (MS), Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and approved shop drawing.
• I was also conducting quality toolbox as per site requirements;
• Conducting Internal Quality Audit prior to external audit;
• Maintaining proper documentation of records and logs;
• Understanding ISO 9001:2008 Standard Requirements, QA/QC procedure and involved in implementation.

Safety and Quality Engineer at Aluminum & Light Industries Co. (ALICO) Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • August 2010 to April 2012

• I was responsible for observing and implementing the company Quality Policy, Safety Policy and regulations;
• Following rules and regulations for an effective realization of the Quality and Company Objectives;
• Final inspection before inviting the client.
• My duties included preparing reports as per guideline set in the approved Project Quality Plan;
• Raising Non-Conformance Report (NCR) on site;
• Helping to ensure segregation of non-conforming and rejected items and helping to ensure the disposal of rejected items;
• Resolving issues, if any, with respect to items received at site.
• I was tasked with preparing weekly Quality Control (QC) activity report for Quality Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) Manager;
• Helping to ensure closure of raised NCR by the client;
• Reviewing and understanding all approved Method Statement (MS), Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and approved shop drawing.
• I was also conducting quality toolbox as per site requirements;
• Conducting Internal Quality Audit prior to external audit;
• Maintaining proper documentation of records and logs;
• Understanding ISO 9001:2008 Standard Requirements, QA/QC procedure and involved in implementation.

QA/QC Engineer at Obayashi Corporation, Dubai Rapid Link Consortium (DURL), Dubai Metro Rail
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2008 to January 2010

• I was responsible for auditing subcontractors and suppliers to verify that the Quality requirements of project are met;
• Assisting QA/QC Manager to evaluate the capabilities of subcontractors and suppliers to meet the contract requirements;
• Investigating and reporting all non-conformances and raising Non-Conformance Report (NCR) as necessary;
• My duties included implementing proper material testing requirement and quality control policies;
• Undertaking quality inspection of work in progress and completed works in substructure and superstructure for viaducts;
• Monitoring and inspection of civil works, deep shaft excavation, roadwork, site investigation and instrumentation;
• Maintaining register of all testing equipment and information on calibration and maintenance status of each items;
• I was tasked with rebar cage, cast-in accessories, pre-concreting inspection of tunnel precast production;
• Monitoring of chamber temperature and steam curing system are working properly;
• Performing surface inspection of de-moulded precast prior to application of waterproofing and protective coat.
• I was performing on-site inspection of bored tunnel (TBM) excavation and verifying actual alignments of installed precast are within the tolerance;
• Visual checking if cracks occurred after erection of segmental precast;
• Coordinating Inspection Request with The Engineer/Supervising Consultant on receipt from the responsible site and system staff,
• Initiating logs and registers;
• Monitoring, investigating and inspecting repair works including chemical injections for leak repair, caulking where leakages are determined in tunnel segment joint.

QA/QC Engineer at SKI Construction Group, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • February 2007 to April 2008

• I was responsible for the familiarization with the contract scope of works, drawings and specification of the project.
• My duties included coordinating the gathering of material samples for testing, as required, and the testing of said materials,
• Monitoring and reporting the test result, and checking if they comply with the requirements;
• Inspection of installation and erection by Field Operations to help ensure compliance to the “Approved for Construction” contract drawing and specification;
• Inspecting the quality of work done is in compliance to the contract drawings and specification and for the purpose of progress billing evaluation.
• As Quality Control personnel, I was given the authority to stop a portion or part of ongoing works in case of non-compliance to the plans and specification as well as reject materials delivery in case of non-compliance and/or lack of document to support the material test inspection requirement.
• I was tasked with receiving Inspection Requests (IRs) in coordination with operation team for quality of work on-site;
• Providing quality control for deliveries and acquisition of construction materials, proper handling and utilization on the field and site coordination;
• I was also preparing accomplishment report for monitoring purposes; Rectification of snag list and supervision;
• Joint inspection and validation with the consultant and the client for handling over of the project

Project Engineer at AVI Construction
  • Philippines
  • March 2005 to February 2007

• As Project Engineer, I was responsible for quantity take-off of materials and assessment of new work orders from Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWSI).
• My duties included preparing accomplishment report, material inventory report and project monitoring report;
• Conducting field inspection, quality control and evaluation of on-going projects;
• Attending meetings and coordinating with MWSI whenever necessary;
• Performing other tasks, as directed by immediate superior.
• As Office Engineer, I was responsible for reviewing plans, specifications and other project documents;
• Preparing monthly and contract inventory as a MWSI contractor;
• Preparing bid documents and performing other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at Nueva University of Science and Technology
  • June 2004

Specialties & Skills

Quality Management Systems QMS
Construction Consulting
Tunneling
civil engineer
BILLING
CALIBRATION
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
ENGINEERING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WORKS
QUALITY CONTROL

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Society of Engineering
  • Member as Civil Engineer
  • January 2014

Training and Certifications

Importance of Internal Audit In Construction Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
Society of Engineering, Dubai, UAE
Date Attended:
May 2014
Duration:
10 hours
Design and Construction of Highways And Railways Tunnels (Training)
Training Institute:
Society of Engineering, Dubai, UAE
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
10 hours
Assessment of Damaged Structures of Bridge (Concrete and Steel) (Training)
Training Institute:
Society of Engineering, Dubai, UAE
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
25 hours
Arabian Tunneling Conference & Exhibition (Training)
Training Institute:
ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date Attended:
December 2014
Duration:
20 hours
ISO 9001:2008 QMS Lead Auditor (Training)
Training Institute:
Emirates Education Center, Dubai, UAE
Date Attended:
September 2014
Duration:
40 hours