Year of birth

1960

Permanent/Home Location/Address

City or Town

MT. LAVINIA

Country

SRI LANKA

Current Location/Address

Country

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Languages

Primary Language

Fluency

English

Read, write and speak fluently

Nationalities

Main Nationality

SRI LANKA

Experience Classification

Job Function

Years Experience

Design Engineer

Project Management/Coordination

4
Assistant Resident Engineer

Civil Engineer

Project Engineer

Industry

Years Experience

Civil Engineering

Consulting Engineer

Water

10

Qualifications

Highest Qualifications

Degree

Qualification

Subject

Establishment/Country

Year

Degree

CIVIL ENGINEERING

UINVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

1984

Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification

Chartered Engineer, MIE, Sri Lanka

Graduate Member, MICE, UK

Computer Skills and Software Used

MS Office

Microdrainage WinDes hydraulic modeling

Work Locations

Are you willing to move or relocate?

Yes - I will relocate internationally

Availability

Start Immediately?

Available Now

Ideal Next Job

Drainage/Sewerage Engineer - Detailed Design/Project Managment/Construction

Required Salary & Conditions

AED30,000 PER MONTH ALL INCLUSIVE

Employment History

Total Years of Work Experience:

27

Commenced Full Time Work:

1985
Job Title:

Project Manager (Drainage/Sewerage)

Duration

From : 2003 To: 2009

Summary

24 years experience in the field of drainage and waste water engineering including urban storm drainage
and foul sewerage concept/detailed design, preparation of design calculations and reports, preparation
of tender drawings, tender documentation and construction supervision/coordination of storm drainage
and foul sewerage networks and treatment plants. Currently working as project manager for design and
construction of surface water drainage/foul sewerage projects in Sharjah, UAE.

Procurement of civil works for foreign funded projects (World Bank) in preparing tender documents,
tendering and tender evaluation and experience as a liaison engineer (client coordination engineer) to
coordinate with the consultants, contractors and funding agency.

Construction supervision of infrastructure projects including water, drainage/sewerage systems and

sewage treatment plants.

Experience in Micro Drainage (WinDes) software in hydraulic modeling of pipe network.

Work Experience

Experience record

2003-present Halcrow International Partnership, UAE

Project Manager – Drainage/Sewerage

Responsible for overall project management, concept, preliminary and detailed designing, coordinating
with client in design approvals/NOCs, preparing technical notes, calculations and detailed design reports,
finalising technical specifications, tender documentation, tendering, tender evaluation, awarding,
contract documentation and construction coordination with resident engineer and the client for the
several foul sewerage and storm drainage projects for Sharjah Municipality as a part of Sharjah city
development programme.

The foul and SWD projects include the design of gravity sewers (200 – 1000mm dia) using micro
drainage WinDes modeling, manholes/chambers, house connections, intermediate pump stations and
associated mechanical, electrical and instrumentation works, rising mains, non disruptive road crossing
(micro tunnelling), conflict resolution, temporary solutions to deal with the existing sewage flows.

Selected projects include:

- Foul drainage in Al Shahba, Al Darari, Al Turfana, Al Raffa, Al Talaa and Al Khezammia residential
areas in Sharjah, 785 ha, AED120 million.

- Foul drainage in Al Elyash, Al Mowafjah, Al Sweihat, Al Ramaqia, Al Goaz and Al Ramtha residential
areas in Sharjah, 850ha, AED140 million.

- Roads and Drainage (Foul, SWD & TSE) in Al Mamzar, Al Khan, Al Layyah and Al Majaz residential and
commercial areas in Sharjah, 550ha, AED 610 million.

- Roads and Drainage (Foul & SWD) in Industrial Areas No. 2, 3 ,5 & 6 in Sharjah, 600ha, AED 720 million

- Al Majaj Sewerage Study – Recommending a feasible solution to improve existing sewerage system

As a project manager, the responsibilities included:

- planning the project inputs and deliverables to meet the requirement of the company and the client

- providing day to day interface between the client and project team
- managing the project team

- managing the project budget/project forecast

- physical/financial progress monitoring

- meeting the project targets in terms of profitability, timeliness completion, client satisfaction,
team satisfaction and knowledge management

- maintaining the client relationships by meeting or exceeding their expectation

- complying with company management requirements and applying best practice

Highways Storm Drainage

As a package manager, carried out detailed design of surface water drainage systems and tender
documentation for several urban roads projects, which are:

- Al Shahba, Al Darari, Al Raffa, Al Hazana, Al Falaj, Al Jazzat, Al Sharqan, Al Azra and Al Talaa
Internal Roads, AED 110 million

- Al Elyash, Al Mowafjah, Al Sweihat and Al Ramaqia internal roads, AED 80 million

- King Faizal and Al Ittihad Interchanges

- Palm Jumeira Vehicular Tunnel

Municipality Redevelopment Area Sewers in Ajman

As a package manager, carried out detailed design and tender documentation to provide foul sewerage
for Ajman municipality redevelopment area with priority buildings to be served in a first phase (AED 16
million) of construction and detailed design of remainder of network to be completed at a later date
under phase-2 (AED 25 million). The design includes hydraulic modelling based on short and long term
solutions.
1999-2003 Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Government of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: World Bank project, project engineer

Responsible for providing infrastructure facilities in establishing and upgrading teachers training
institutions in the education system.

As a component leader of civil works, responsibilities included:

- procurement planning

- preparation of tender documents

- inviting tenders

- evaluation of tenders

- advising technical evaluation committees and tender boards appointing contractors and
consultants

- contract administration

- coordination with contractors, consultants, funding agency monitoring physical and financial
progress

- progress reporting to funding agency

- overseeing the successful implementation of all civil works under the project

Project value US$34.7 million.

1996-1999 Baharuddin & Associates Consulting Engineers, Brunei

Assistant Resident Engineer

Engineer’s representative responsible for overall site supervision, progress monitoring, quality control,
cost control, certification of contractor’s payments, coordinating with client

Onshore Gas Processing Plant

Construction of platform, office building/workshop, steel structures, water retaining/excluding RC
structures, road network and drainage, and RC structural supports for heavy equipments. Project value
B$20 million.

Central Block Shopping Complex

Construction of a 4-storey shopping/ office complex including basement car park, and access road and
drainage. Project value B$8 million.

Gadong Area Sewerage Scheme

Construction of principal pumping stations, laying of trunk sewers and pipe jacking. Project value B$10
million.

1992-1996 Watson Hawksley Asia, Consulting Engineers, Brunei

Assistant Resident Engineer

Engineer’s representative responsible for overall site supervision, progress monitoring, quality control,
cost control, certification of contractor’s payments, and coordination with the client.

Kuala Belait Sewage Treatment Plant

Construction of water retaining structures such as pumping stations, sludge holding tanks, final
settlement tanks and RBC tank. Capacity 5000 cubic metre/day.

Laying of Treated Water Pumping Main in Tutong

600mm dia DI pipe laying for 15 km, underwater river crossings

Project value B$9.7 million.

Water Tower and Laying of Transmission Main in Lumut

Reinforced Concrete overhead water tank and 250 dia pumping main

Project value B$3 million.

1985-1992 Colombo Municipality – Sewerage Division, Sri Lanka

Olcott Mawatha Road Rehabilitation Project, Design Engineer

Project funded by the World Bank. On secondment worked with WS Atkins International, as drainage
design engineer and involved in the design of storm water drainage for roads.

Pettah Drainage Rehabilitation Project, Engineer’s Representative

Supervision of foul/surface water drainage gravity pipe laying; temporary flow diversion and over-
pumping; removal of existing siphons; construction of access chambers; de-silting of stormwater culvert.
Project cost LKR 10 million.

Colombo Stormwater Drainage Rehabilitation Project, Design Engineer

Project funded by the World Bank. On secondment worked with WS Atkins International, as drainage
design engineer and involved in the design of several flood alleviation schemes.

Responsibilities included site investigation and survey, hydraulic calculations, design of pipeworks, RC
culvert, chamber, and outfall; contract documentation, estimation and liaison with the client. Used
Wallrus suite of computer program –Wallingford Procedure.

Operation and Maintenance of existing foul and storm sewer network in the Colombo Municipality, Civil
Engineer

Responsible for routine maintenance including improvements and extension of the system where
necessary.

Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc:

Music, Cricket