Somnath Maji, Lead  Highway Engineer

Somnath Maji

Lead Highway Engineer

QD-SBG Construction

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Lead Highway Engineer at QD-SBG Construction
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2015

Employer : QD‐SBG Construction, Qatar
Period : 01st Dec’2015 - Till Date
Position Held : Lead Highway Engineer
Project‐I : Development of ISF Camp Zone 6 at Duhail State of Qatar
Project-II : Design and Construction of CP07B - LUSAIL Plaza Infrastructure, LRT Station, Public Car Park and Landscape
Project‐III : Early Works Pacakge (EWP) for Lusail Plaza Towers (BP12A, BP12B, BP12C, BP12D)
Duties Assigned :
: Working as a Technical Section Lead for roads, wet utilities and landscape works
: Highway design as per the construction requirements
: Monitor the design progress and review roads, wet utilities and other relevant civil design submission
: Major inter and external coordination between different stakeholders and disciplines in various stages (Detailed, IFC, Shop drawing, As-Built)
: Provide technical support to the site team during construction and site execution
: Coordination with MEP and structural team for builder works shop drawings preparation
: Coordination with Authority (Ashghal Operation and Maintenance) for permanent and temporary road opening
: Preparation of construction shop drawings for roads, wet utilities
: Review traffic diversion/regulation plan in conjunction with the construction program
: Support material team for budget effective material selection and material procurement
: Value engineering for material selection and variation from original contract document
: Guide landscape team to prepare landscape shop drawings in conjunction with roads and civil works
: Support QA/QC team for design review and to close NCR raised by supervision consultant.
: Support method statement team to prepare method statement documents related to roadsworks
: Support QS/Contract team to identify and verify any deviated claim from the original contract
: Coordination with BIM team to prepare and check the clash analysis prior to construction

Sr. Highway Engineer at Worley Parsons Wll
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2012 to December 2015

Employer : Worley Parsons WLL, Qatar
Period : May’2012 - Dec2015
Position Held : Sr. Highway Engineer
Project‐I : Epic of Phase 1 of New NGL Support Campus at Mesaieed, Qatar Petroleum Project, Qatar
Project‐II : Design and Build ‐ Internal Security Force, State of Qatar (ISF, Duhail)
Project‐III : Detailed Design ‐ Qatar Emeri Naval Forces Base (QENFB)
Project‐IV : Preliminary Engineering ‐ Qatar Economic Zone ‐ QEZ3
Project‐V : FEED ‐ Hazardous Transfer Station (Dukhan, North) ‐ Qatar Petroleum
Project-VI : FEED - Port and Berth Infrastructure Phase 2 for Ras Laffan Port Expansion, Qatar Petroleum
Duties Assigned :
: Prepared Overall road layout as per the approved Master Plan
: Geometric Design - horizontal and vertical design of arterial, collector and local roads
: Calculated balanced earthwork grading
: Designed finished surface grading plan for multilane roads, signalized junction, roundabout, parking, private plot etc.
Duties Assigned:
: Designed flexible pavement, heavy duty block pavement, prepared pavement design report
: Prepared preliminary, detailed, IFC drawings
: Prepared project specification, design report & basis of design for roads & pavements
: Addressed client’s comments, solutions and recommendations
: Attended weekly regular meeting with client to discuss issues and progress
: Prepared MTO’s (bill of quantities) for road and pavement
: Prepared man hour estimation as per the project deliverables schedules
: Raised PVN (Project Variance Notifications) due to change in the scope of works

Deputy General Manager at Consulting Engineers Group Ltd.
  • India - Jaipur
  • March 2008 to May 2012

Employer : Consulting Engineers Group Ltd., Jaipur
Period : Mar’2008 - May’2012
Position Held : DGM
Indian National Highways Projects (NHAI):
Project ‐I : Consultancy Services for Dedicated Freight Corridor on Mughalsarai - Ludhiana Part
Duties Assigned :
: Horizontal layout and vertical profile for new DFCC railway tracks from Kesri to Sahaniwal (114 Km Track Length)
: Prepared drainage schemes for bridges/culverts along the railway track
: Designed horizontal alignment & vertical profiles for railway over bridge (ROB)
: Earthwork Calculation for 300km Madar ‐ Palanpur Stretch
Project ‐II : Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Project Report for 2/4 - Laning of Rewa‐Jabalpur (Km. 0 to Km.245) Sections of NH‐7 - National Highways Authority of India (242 km)
Duties Assigned :
: Alternative Alignment Study for Bypass with hand held GPS (EXplorists 400)
: Lead the traffic & geotechnical surveys, road inventory & pavement surveys for roadway pavement design
: Designed of horizontal as well as vertical profiles for 242km stretch
: Designed flexible pavement for heavily vehicular roadway track & prepared feasibility report
Project ‐III : Prepared DPR for Rehabilitation and Upgradation of NH stretches under NHDP Phase - IV B In the state of Maharashtra on BOT mode.
• From.Km.42/0 to Km.177/0 of NH50
• From Km.342/0 to Km.442/0 of NH of National Highway ‐ 7
Duties Assigned:
: Alternative alignment study to develop & design the bypass for hilly terrain
: Designed of horizontal alignment & vertical profiles
: Prepared detailed design report
: Design Review involved redesign (plan, long section and templates) of about 100km of road






Urban Land Development Projects (Australia - BCC/PRSC and MBRC Councils):
Project‐I : B2910 Greendale Way, Ridgeway Street, Carindale (BCC Council)
Project‐II : B2379 North Quarter Estate, Murrumba Downs (PRSC Council)
Project‐III : B3117 Old North Road (MBRC Council)
Project-IV : B2226 964Blunder Road, Doolandella (BCC Council)
Project-V : B3147 Henry Road (PRSC Council)

Duties Assigned :
: Prepared Master Plan based on the preliminary design layout
: Grading & surface generation for parking and private plots
: Horizontal and vertical Design of local roads
: Balanced earthworks computation
: Planning & design of storm water, sewer line, house connection, waterline, sediment and erosion control
: Planning for storm water management and design of storm water pond

Design Engineer at Taj Design Services Ltd.
  • India - Delhi
  • January 2007 to March 2008

Employer : Taj Design Services Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi Period : January’2007- March’2008
Position Held : Design Engineer
Project I : Monrovia Town Center (USA - Maryland)
Project II : Westridge (USA - Fredric County)
Project III : Oxbow Village (USA - Maryland)
Duties Assigned : Creation of Base Plan based on the Preliminary Design Sheet, Grading & Surface Generation for Parcels and Plots, Horizontal and Vertical Design of Local Roads, EarthWorks Computation, Planning & Design of Stormwater and Sewer line and house connection design, Planning of Waterline, Sediment and Erosion control plan, Design of Storm water management Pond, Checking of design as well as Drafting details.

Graduate Engineer Trainee at Luminous Engineering & Technology Services (LETS)
  • India - Delhi
  • June 2005 to November 2006

Employer : Sar Softech Pvt Ltd (LETS), New Delhi
Period : Nov’2005 - Dec’2006
Position Held : Civil Engineer Trainee/Assistant Engineer
Project I : Client: Poggemeyer Design Group. Inc, Las Vegas, Nevad
Project II : Client:-Pate Engineers Inc., Texas
Project III : Client: Twin Peaks, Lehi, UT
Project IV : Client: Walter P-Moore
Duties Assigned : Residential and Commercial Infrastructure / land development like residential plot/lot, parking lots, business parks, lot grading, alignments & profiles of roads, utility planning, sewer, water and storm drain layout & profiles, sediment and erosion control measures during construction.

Education

Master's degree, Civil Engineering - Transportation Engineering
  • at Jodhpur National University
  • May 2012
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering
  • at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
  • May 2005

Specialties & Skills

Utilities
Highways
Infrastructure Projects
MX Road V8i
AutoTurn
Autodesk AutoCAD
Microsoft Office
Autodesk Civil 3d

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation Grade of Member (MCIHT)
  • CIHT fulfils these responsibilities by providing authoritative, independent, professional advice to
  • August 2019
Member from Institute of Engineers, India
  • Member
  • August 2019

Training and Certifications

Chartered Engineer from IEI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2019
CEng. Interim Registration Certificate from the Engineering Council of CIHT (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2019
ISO 27001:2013 - Information Security (Internal Auditor) (Certificate)
ISO 31000:2018- Risk Management (Internal Auditor) (Certificate)
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System (Internal Auditor) (Certificate)
Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
SPJ, IMR management school, India – 2007 (35 hrs.)
Date Attended:
April 2007
Duration:
35 hours
Environmental Impact Assessment on Highway Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (2006)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Duration:
36 hours
Urban Transportation Planning: Problems & solutions (Training)
Training Institute:
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India (2007)
Date Attended:
August 2007
Duration:
20 hours
Value Engineering (Training)
Training Institute:
Value Engineering – 10th Editions AACE International Management Training Institute New Delhi, Ind
Date Attended:
May 2008
Duration:
27 hours