DHANANJAI KUMAR GUPT.
Assistant Engineer at WS Atkins
+91-9958531604, +91-8920183809
Dwarka, New Delhi
English, German, Hindi
• M.Tech. Environmental Engineering & Management, IIT Kanpur, 2013
QUALIFICATIONS :
• Bachelor of Technology, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, 2009
CAREER OBJECTIVES:
• To work as a Design Engineer – Sewerage, Drainage & Water Network/ Process Design Engineer-Sewage Treatment Plants &
Water Treatment Plants / Design Engineer-Water & Wastewater.
• To excel in any kind of work assigned to me irrespective of my specialization & experience for team work and contributing
maximum in the company-growth for self-growth.
• To assist seniors, mentor juniors & become more dynamic personality to channelize energy into professional achievements.
CORE COMPETENCIES & PROFILE SUMMARY
CORE COMPETENCIES
Sewerage, Drainage & Water Network
Designing
Civil 3D, SewerGEMS, StormCAD,
Microdrainage, WaterGEMS, Epanet,
Microstation, AutoCAD
L-Sections, Network Layout, Standards
Drawings
Population Projection, Sewerage Zoning &
Zone wise Discharge Calculations
Design of Sewage Pumping Stations
Economic Sizing of Rising Mains
BOQ Preparation & Cost Estimation
Report Writing
Process Design of Sewage Treatment Plants
& WTPs
Unit Sizing & Hydraulic Calculations of STPs
& WTPs
STP Layout Plan, PFD, HFD, P&ID
MBBR, SBR & ASP
Rapid Sand Filtration, Ultra filtration, Tube
Settler & Plate Settler
Diagnosis, Performance Assessment &
Improvement of Sewage Treatment Plants &
Water Treatment Plants
Liasoning with Vendors & Stakeholders
Research, Analytical & Problem-Solving
Ability
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Dhananjai Kumar Gupt.
dhananjaitecheem@gmail.com
Sewerage, Drainage & Water Networks
Sewage Pumping Stations, Rising Mains, STPs
PROFILE SUMMARY
• IIT Kanpur Alumni with experience of 7 years (9 years including M.Tech
experience) in designing of Sewerage, Drainage & Water Networks,
Sewage Treatment Plants & Water Treatment Plants, Sewage Pumping
Stations & Rising Mains from Conceptual Stage to Detailed Designing &
Execution Stage.
• Currently working at Global Design Centre of W. S. Atkins (India) Pvt.
Ltd. & involved in various projects like Drainage for Smart Motorways
Programme of Highways England, U.K and Wet Utilities (Sewerage &
Drainage) for Colombo Port City.
• Well versed with softwares like Civil 3D, Sewer GEMS, WaterGEMS,
StormCAD, Microdrainage, Epanet, Microstation, AutoCAD etc. and
very sound in designing of gravity & pressure networks as well as
Sewage Treatment Plants & Water Treatment Plants e.g. designing of
drainage, sewerage, SBR, ASP, Rapid Sand Filtration, Tube settler &
Plate Settler.
• Have demonstrated history & experience of designing of drainage,
sewerage & water networks and STPs on various International &
National projects such as two drainage projects of United Kingdom
(U.K.), Colombo Port City (Srilanka), Jabalpur Smart City, Sewerage &
STPs DPRs of 5 Indian cities, Agra Water Supply Project, City Sanitation
Plans (CSPs) of 11 Cities etc.
• Prepared BoQ & did cost estimations for sewerage & appurtenances,
wrote technical specifications for Drainage & Sewerage, design reports,
DPRs & feasibility reports, performed life cycle cost analysis, Prepared
environmental documents for water resources, regulatory program
compliance, data management and analysis.
• Also experienced in process design, hydraulic calculations and unit
sizing of sewage treatment plants & water treatment plants,
preparation of detailed drawings like PFD, HFD, P&ID & layout plans
etc.
• Have Intensive research experience in wastewater with Prof. Vinod
Tare. Wrote three research papers on process (STPs) out of which one
was selected & presented in “International Water Association (IWA)
Specialist Conference” in Kathmandu in 2014. Have developed own
methods to track biological nitrification & denitrification in various
technologies of STPs.
• Above all I’m a Keen Learner, Enthusiastic Team Player and
a Dynamic Young Engineer who believes in Continuous Learning &
Development.
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CHARTERSHIP/MEMBERSHIPS, PUBLICATIONS, THESIS, PRESENTATION AND LANGUANGE SKILLS
• All required CPD hrs and 11 out of 14 mandatory competences completed for Chartership from CIWEM, U.K. (Chartered
Institution of Water & Environmental Management, United Kingdom). Have been under training for it since 2015.
• Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) Certification from The Institution of Engineers, India; Membership no. AM171643-6
• Life Member of Institution of Public Health Engineers (MIPHE); Membership no. LM-1664
• Life Member of Indian Water Works Association (MIWWA); Membership no. LM-8901
• Member of International Water Association (MIWA); Membership no. 1606170

INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION
Presented “Assessment of Nutrients Removal in Various Technologies of Sewage Treatment” in “International Water Association
Specialist Conference on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment, Kathmandu in year 2014.

PUBLICATIONS
Manuscript for research paper on following topics are under review:
• Assessment of Various Biological Processes of Sewage Treatment for Nitrification, Denitrification, Nutrients Removal and Sludge
• Profile of Nitrogen Species along the 'Treatment Process Train' of the Four Different Sewage Treatment Technologies
• Examination of Nitrosomonas and Denitrifying Bacteria in River Ganga, Irrigation Canal and Sewage Treatment Plant

M.TECH THESIS
“Assessment of Nutrients Removal and Sludge Quality in Various Biological Processes of Sewage Treatment Plants with Special
Emphasis on Biological Nitrification and Denitrification” under supervision of Prof. Vinod Tare, IIT Kanpur.
CERTIFICATIONS/ TRAININGS
Course/Topic Organization/Institute
Completed Certificate Training on “CIVIL 3D” and “NAVISWORKS” softwares Auto Desk Representative in RHDHV
Completed Online Verified Certificate Training on “Leadership for Engineers” Delft University of Technology,
Netherlands
Pursuing Online Training on “Introduction to Project Management” since April, 2017 University of Adelaide, Australia
Completed Online Verified Certificate Training on “Drinking Water Treatment” Delft University of Technology,
Netherlands
Completed Online Verified Certificate Training on “Treatment of Urban Sewage” Delft University of Technology,
Netherlands
Completed Short Course on “Human Health Risk Assessment of Emerging IIT-Delhi
Contaminants”
Comparative evaluation of various technologies of sewage treatment viz. ASP, C-Tech IIT Kanpur with Prof. Vinod Tare
SBR, Combi-Treat ISBR, & Biotower working on full scale in Pune, Maharastra
“German Language Course”: One year (2 semesters) IIT-Kanpur
SELECTED PROJECTS EXPERIENCE
(June 2017 – Till Date) –W S Atkins (India) Pvt. Ltd., India (Global Design Centre, India)
Assistant Engineer – Water & Environment, Gurugram, India; General Role: Drainage, Sewerage & Sewage Treatment Plants

Major Activities Performed: Designing of storm water drainage network for U.K. projects using Microdrainage & Civil 3D software as
per British Standards codes, Sewerage & Drainage of Colombo Port City as per British Standards and Sri Lankan codes, Co-ordination
with U.K. team. Was also involved in rehabilitation of three sewage treatment plants in Ganga River Basin. Was Line Manager of one
intern to supervise & guide.

01. Project: Drainage for Smart Motorways Programme of Highways England, U.K; Client: Highways England, U.K
Main project features: Consultancy and engineering services for the Smart Motorways Programme of Highways.

02. Project: Drainage work of New Eastern Villages in UK; Client: Swindon Borough Council, U.K
Main project features: Consultancy and engineering services for drainage work.

03. Project: Wet Utilities for Colombo Port City Development; Client: CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt.) Ltd., Sri Lanka
Main project features: Consultancy and engineering services for the development of roads and related infrastructure like wet
utilities within the project area and the subsequent construction supervision of the project.

04. Project: Performance Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Sewage Treatment Plants, India
Client: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Govt. of India

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Main project features: Assessment of the performance and existing conditions of the 57 STPs and as per the assessment result
recommendation for augmentation & rehabilitations.

(2014 - 2017) – HaskoningDHV Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly DHV India Pvt. Ltd., a Netherland based MNC)
Junior Engineer – Water, Noida, India; General Role: Sewerage, Sewage Treatment Plants & Sanitation

Major Activities Performed: Sewerage Zoning & Planning, Sewerage Network Design; Zone wise Population & Discharge
Calculations; Design of Sewage Pumping Stations , Sewage Treatment Plants & Rising Main; BOQ Preparation and Cost Estimation
of Sewerage and Appurtenances; Preparation of Drawings; Report Writing, O &M Cost Estimation of STPs. Was also posted in
Jabalpur on PMC site of Jabalpur Smart City for Sewerage & STP, ABD master plan & 24×7 water supply in the Smart City area. Also
did situation analysis & gap finding in the existing infrastructures, proposed appropriate interventions with costing.

05. Project: Feasibility and Detailed Project Report (DPR) on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment for Kolar, Madhya Pradesh
Client: Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Main project features: Preparation of Feasibility Report and Detailed Project Report on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment

06. Project: Jabalpur Smart City: Project Development and Management Consultant (PDMC) for Area Based Development
Client: Jabalpur Smart City Limited
Main project features: Planning, Designing, Implementing and monitoring area based development of smart city.

07. Project: Detailed Master Plan for DREAM City (Diamond Research and Mercantile City), Surat, India; Area: 681 ha
Client: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB)
Main Project Features: Preparation of Detailed Master Plan, Design Guidelines and General Development Control Regulations.

08. Project: City Sanitation Plans (CSP) for 10 cities (Gangtok, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Dehradun, Siliguri, Bharuch,
Vishakhapatnam, Guntur, Kollam and Panaji); World Bank Funded.
Client: Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Main project features: The objective of this assignment was to develop City Sanitation Plans (CSPs) in 10 CBUD project cities,
which can be implemented by integrating all aspects of sanitation including sewerage, drainage & STPs in an effective way.

09. Project: Feasibility Study and Draft Detailed Project Report on Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Projects based
on Regional Landfill Site Concepts for Gwalior (INR 338 Crore) and Chhindwara Zones (INR 155 Crore), Madhya Pradesh.
Client: Directorate of Urban Administration and Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Main project features: Feasibility Study and Preparation of Draft Detailed Project Report on Integrated Solid Waste Management
(ISWM) Projects based on Regional Landfill Site Concept

(2013 - 2014) – NJS Engineers India Pvt. Ltd. (Subsidiary of NJS Consultants Co. Ltd., Japan)
Support Design-Engineer & Trainee Engineer, New Delhi & Agra; Role: Sewerage, Sewage Treatment Plants & Water supply

Major Activities Performed: Design of Sewerage Network, Sewage Treatment Plants and Sewage Pumping Stations; Hydraulic &
Process Design of STPs; Hydraulic Design & Economic Sizing of Rising Main; BoQ Preparation and Cost Estimation of Sewerage and
Appurtenances; Preparation of Detailed Drawings like Network Layout Plan, L-Sections, Hydraulic Flow Diagram (HFD), PFD, P&ID,
STP Layout Plans etc.; Sewerage Zoning, Population Projection & Zone wise Discharge Calculations; Operating and Maintenance
Cost estimation of STPs; Report Writing for DPR and Feasibility. Was also involved in Potable Water for Agra Water Supply Project.

10. Project: Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage Systems of Moradabad City, JICA Funded
Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam.
Main Project Features: Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage System with STPs

11. Project: Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage Systems of Kanpur, JICA Funded
Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Kanpur.
Main Project Features: Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage System with STPs

12. Project: Agra Water Supply Project: PMC of Country’s Largest Water Treatment Plant (144 MLD) of first kind in Asia, JICA
Funded, Project Cost: INR 28892 Crore; Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Agra
Main Project Features: Design and Construction of 144 MLD Water Treatment Plant based on MBBR followed by Filtration, Settling
Tanks of capacity 370 MLD and Conduit Pipes of length 133km. Rehabilitation and Up gradation of 225 MLD water Treatment Plant,
Rehabilitation (150km) and Expansion (200km) of Distribution Network.

13. Project: Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage Systems of Chunar, JICA Funded
Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam.

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Main Project Features: Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage System with STPs

14. Project: Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage Systems of Mirzapur, JICA Funded
Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam.
Main Project Features: Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and Feasibility Reports (FRs) for Sewerage System with STPs

15. Project: Yamuna Action Plan-III, JICA Funded; Client: Delhi Jal Board.
Main Project Features: Designing of new Sewage Treatment Plants and Demolition of the Dilapidated Existing Plants in Delhi.

16. Project: Study for Data Collection Survey on Promoting Water Reuse & Reclamation in India and Development of India Specific
Guidance Document on Recycle & Reuse of Wastewater, JICA Funded; Client: JICA
Main Project Features: Study & compilation of the issues, norms and standards associated with recycle & reuse of treated sewage;
Assistance in Document Preparation on Recycle and Reuse of treated wastewater

17. Project: UASB-DHS (Up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket- Downstream Hanging Sponge Reactor based Pilot Plant of Capacity 5
MLD in Agra); Client: Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Agra.
Main Project Features: Design & demonstration of one of the new technology of sewage treatment developed in Japan

(2009 - 2011) – Mahadev Prasad & Company

Engineer-Wastewater, Haryana, India

Major Activities Performed: Sewerage Zoning, Population Projection, Discharge Calculation, Sewerage Network Design,
Economic Sizing of Rising Mains, Design of Sewage Pumping Stations & Sewage Treatment Units and performance analysis of
unit operations of STP.

18. Project: Design of Sewerage System including Network & Sewage Treatment Plants and Preparation of Quality Control
Document
Main Project Features: Design of decentralized sewerage system with STPs and performance assessment of each units of the STP.

(2011 - 2013) – Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

M.Tech Scholar and Teaching Assistant under MHRD Scholarship, Kanpur, India

Major Activities Performed:

Apart from Thesis Work in wastewater, I was also involved in preparation of Ganga River Basin Management Plan with consortium of
7 IITs (Client: Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India) and in improvement of Zero Discharge Toilet System (ZDTS)
developed at IIT Kanpur. Have been Teaching Assistant at IIT Kanpur under MHRD scholarship for B.Tech 2nd year and M.Tech 1st
year.

19. Project: Ganga River Basin Environment Management Plan with consortium of 7 IITs & Prof. Vinod Tare; Client: Ministry of
Environnent & Forest, Govt. of India
Main Project Features: Preparation of a comprehensive plan for the restoration of the river with respect to continuous & unpolluted
flow, biodiversity and other parameters.
REFERENCES
Prof. Vinod Tare, Professor, IIT Kanpur. Mr. Nitesh Jauhari, Senior Engineer-Drainage, W S Atkins
(My Thesis Supervisor & Professor) (My reporting to him for Drainage works in Atkins)
vinod@iitk.ac.in +91-9990640254
+91-9415130517, +91-9651969695
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION/ LECTURES/ CONFERENCES
Title Organizers
Delivered Technical Lecture on “Role of Engineers in Mission: Clean Ganga” Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), U.K.
Active participant of “India Water Impact Summit – 2018” NMCG, Ministry of Water Resource, Govt. of India
Participant in National Seminar on Storm Water management in Urban India Institution of Engineers & IPHE
Organizing team member of India Water Impact Summit - 2017, Delhi NMCG, Ministry of Water Resource, Govt. of India
World Sustainable Development summit – 2016 , Delhi The Energy Resource Institute
Workshop on India’s River Ecosystems, New Delhi IIT K & Reserwater Innovation Foundation
POSITIONS OF NON-TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Line Manager of intern in Atkins; Coordinator of Events and Competitions Management Team in the Vivekananda Youth Leadership
Convention 2013; Orientation Team Member and Department Link Student of counseling Service, IIT Kanpur; Secretary of Hindi
literary Events in Antragni’12(a mega cultural event) Team, IIT Kanpur; Teaching Volunteer in PRAYAS Team and in AVANTI NGO
conducted by IIT-K students

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CERTIFICATION:
I, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes me, my qualifications & experience. I understand
that any misstatement or misrepresentation described herein may lead to cancellation of my candidature.

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