Purnell Krams, Perway & Geotechnical Engineer

Purnell Krams

Perway & Geotechnical Engineer

Worley Parsons

البلد
جنوب أفريقيا
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Civil Engineering
الخبرات
20 years, 10 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 10 أشهر

Perway & Geotechnical Engineer في Worley Parsons
  • موزمبيق
  • فبراير 2016 إلى أبريل 2016

EPCM client representative on quality assurance, site engineering and HSE compliance.

Site Superintendent / Civil Engineer III في Saudi Aramco / SRACO
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الشرقية
  • فبراير 2013 إلى مارس 2015

Saudi Aramco PMT (Southern Area Gas division) supplimental resource.
EPC Site Superintendent on Saudi Aramco Gas Infrastructure Cogeneration / Renewable Energy Projects. Scrutiny of inter-disciplinary checks on designs prior to IFC. Managing multi-disciplinary construction activities. Project constuction management.

Senior Engineer / Area Construction Manager في Mott Macdonald
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • أكتوبر 2006 إلى فبراير 2012

As a Senior Perway Engineer, I undertook site inspections, investigate, research and data collation integral to projects, report writing with recommendations and presentations. Among others project planning, preparation of tender documentation, attending tender briefings and marketing.

1. Transnet Branch Line Concessionaire Project
2. Gautrain Rapid Transit Link
3. Transnet Swaziland GFB Link
4. PRASA KOEM Project
5. ENRC Nacala Coal Link
6. ENRC Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Geology Dept. Refurbishment

As Area Construction Manager I undertook the role of NEC Supervisor on Transnet's Saldanha heavy haul railway marshalling yard extension project. Managing multi-disciplinary construction activities. I managed a team of Resident Design Engineers and discipline construction supervisors including HSE officers.

1. Transnet Iron Ore Line Phase 1A & B Salkor marshalling yard extensions.
2. Transnet Saldanha Port Link Line.
3. Transnet Iron Ore Line Formation Rehabilitation.

Senior Perway Engineer / Section Manager في Balfour Beatty Rail Projects
  • المملكة المتحدة - لندن
  • ديسمبر 2004 إلى سبتمبر 2006

Engineering planning and execution of ballasted track renewals on the London Underground network, Circle, Central & District Lines. Design verification, implementation, site supervision and quality assurance.

Senior Perway Engineer في White Young Green
  • المملكة المتحدة
  • يناير 2003 إلى ديسمبر 2004

Site inspections for condition assessment and monitoring, investigate, research and data collation integral to alignment designs, alignment designs and report writing. My duties also included project planning, preparation of Form A and B documentation.

Key projects:
1. North West Structural Alliance Bridge refurbishment
2. London North Eastern route signalling
3. Acle to Reedham signalling
4. WBS Bridge refurbishment project
5. West Coast Route Modernisation drainage design

Chief Engineering Technician في Transnet South Africa
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • ديسمبر 1994 إلى أغسطس 2002

As Chief Engineering Technician at Transnet Track Technology Centre in Johannesburg, I undertook research and development including destructive and non-destructive testing of railway infrastructure components. I was actively involved in geotechnical, structural dynamics and continuously welded rail development programmes. I also served on the rail disaster management team.

In my capacity as Senior Engineering Technician at the Worcester Railway depot, I was Section Engineer in charge of perway maintenance planning for a section of the Cape Town - Johannesburg mainline and a branch line.

As Engineering Technician at the Kimberley railway depot, I was part of the technical support team for infrastructure maintenance. I did architectural remodelling of facilities to suit HSE human factor compliance.

Engineering Technician in Training في Jakoet & Associates Consultants
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • يناير 1994 إلى يونيو 1994

I assisted engineers in tender compilation, writing job method statements, preparation of drawings, detailing designs on AutoCAD, preparation of schedules of quantities and bending schedules for reinforced concrete design. I was exposed to industry methods of site investigations and field condition assessments of municipal infrastructure.

Student Construction Supervisor في Stocks Building Africa
  • جنوب أفريقيا
  • يناير 1992 إلى ديسمبر 1992

12 month experiential training toward the Civil Engineering Diploma course. I was taksed in assisting the site engineer and foremen in surveying, setting out, material orders, marking of redline drwings. I supervised the precast concrete cladding contractor and also assisted the site QS with weekly progress measurements.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Civil Engineering
  • في Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • ديسمبر 2005

Transportation and Urban engineering

دبلوم, Civil Engineering
  • في Peninsula Technikon
  • ديسمبر 1994

Revised National Diploma Civil Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Work Planning
Management
Material Research
Turnkey Projects
AutoCAD
AutoCAD
MS Office
MS Projects

اللغات

الأفركانية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس

التدريب و الشهادات

Autodesk AutoCAD R2000 L1 (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
October 2001
Bentley Rail Track V8 Fundamentals (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
January 2012
Legal Liability (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2007
Construction Safety Leadership Programme (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
December 2008
Construction Regulations (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
June 2008
Incident Management Programme (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
April 2010

الهوايات

  • Living life
    In 1993 I was vice-chairperson of the student council of the School of Architecture, Building & Civil & representative to the Technikon's SRC. In 1994 I earned SAFCEC Student of the Year Award for the school of ABC. In 1995 I arranged for the SAICE annual bridge building competition to include historically disadvantaged high schools in Kimberley and secured Transnet sponsorship to the event.