Appendix 1: Self-assessment form

Use this form to track your progress and complete your self-assessment on how you meet the competency
standard for Chartership, and upload this with your application. When you have completed the form, ask
one of your eligible referees to sign it, then upload it with your application. You do not need to complete
this form if you have a Mutual Recognition assessment.

Name of applicant Rohana Priyantha Dasanayaka

Membership number or date of birth 1163264

Competency Standards
To meet the minimum standard, you must demonstrate that you are able to practice competently in your
practice area to the standard expected of a reasonable professional engineer. The extent to which you are
able to perform each of the following numbered elements in your practice area must be taken into account
in assessing whether you meet the overall standard. You’ll also need to show you can carry out engineering
work at a particular level of complexity (see details later in this document).

Each competency standard is described below, together with performances indicators which help clarify
how you may be able to demonstrate that you have met the standard. Note that as these are indicators,
you do not need to provide evidence on every indicator – in fact, your area of work may have completely
different indicators and that’s ok. The indicators are there as a guide.

WARNING: Having your assessment written by another person or persons (this includes all hiring or use
of any third-party professional writers/companies to assist or complete your documentation) constitutes
unethical behaviour and may result in serious consequences including but not limited to immediate
rejection of the application along with the imposition of a stand-down period before you can reapply.

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Competency Standard Group 1: Engineering knowledge
A solid foundation in engineering knowledge is necessary for any engineer.
Within your practice area, we’d like you to demonstrate your ability to
understand and apply your knowledge of accepted principles that support:
1. WIDELY APPLIED GOOD PRACTICE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

Performance indicators include:

• Has a Washington Accord degree or recognised equivalent qualification or has demonstrated
equivalent knowledge and is able to:
• Identify, comprehend and apply appropriate engineering knowledge
• Work from first principles to make reliable predictions of outcomes
• Understand assumptions and constructs of mathematical or theoretical models and is able
to determine the relevance of their use in given situations
• Seek advice, where necessary, to supplement own knowledge and experience
• Read literature, comprehend, evaluate and apply new knowledge

2. GOOD PRACTICE AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

SPECIFIC TO NEW ZEALAND (FOR CPENG) OR THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU WORK
(FOR CHARTERED MEMBERSHIP)

Performance indicators include:

• Understands and operates within the legal and regulatory framework in the jurisdiction.
• Understands and applies appropriately the special engineering requirements operating within
the jurisdiction.
• Understands and applies codified knowledge such as standards, practice notes, codes of practice etc

3. CONTINUALLY UPDATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

TO MAKE SURE THEY REMAIN RELEVANT

Performance indicators include:

• Demonstrating a commitment to extending and developing knowledge and skills
• Participating in education, training, mentoring or other programmes contributing to his/her
professional development
• Adapting and updating knowledge base in the course of professional practice
• Demonstrating collaborative involvement with professional engineers (New Zealand engineers
for CPEng assessments)
• Awareness and application of recent developments within his or her own practice area

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 COMPETENCY STANDARD GROUP 1: ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE

How to answer
In documenting your evidence for this group, please refer to the following prompts, and give examples from
one or more work samples:
• How do you use your engineering knowledge?
• Which pieces of legislation, technical standards and guidelines do you use in your work?
• How do you keep up-to-date with developments in your practice area and in professional engineering
in general?

Brief summary (approximately 500 words):

I am currently working in NZ, therefore, it is highly important the knowledge and skills in Seismic principles.
Similarly wind principles also important because one of these will be dominant in lateral. As per the load
combinations in AS/NZS 1170, Seismic and Wind are not combined together, hence bracing capacities to be
designed for the dominant load either wind or seismic. I have practiced and done designs in BS-8110 before I
moved to NZ. However, first principles are mostly common and applicable in NZ with referring to AS/NZS, NZS
and NZBC standards.
I used to be practice "to follow design requirements, provide design calculations, Completed drawings,
Quality control, Safety, communication and timely response". I always followed codes and standards to
determine the design requirements for particular structures in a particular zone. For example, importance
level, probability of exceedance, seismic zone and factors to be determined from AS/NZS 1170:5:2004 for
seismic calculations. Ductility factor to be determined in good practices and experience on materials and
structural behavior. In my calculations, I clearly noted references, assumptions, sketches and equations (if
required). I prepared clear design calculation reports and well documented. I have prepared lot of structural
drawings for my designs, I included all required information on drawings such as additional details, required
strength of materials, required strength of soil, ground preparation requirements, lap lengths and bending
radii, etc. I highly concerned on quality of construction activities, therefore I followed inspection procedure
and used checklists for each key construction milestones. Checklists verify the construction up to the required
standard. Safety is an important fact to be considered while doing the designs and construction. For designs, I
concerned construction sequence and avoided high risk construction approaches while doing the design. In
construction, I arranged frequent safety audits to determine hazards and to take necessary measures.
Communication is an important fact and it need to be happened timely. I communicated with all relevant
officials and provided accurate details at the required time without delaying site progress (punctuality).
I was assigned to design the structures for a fire damaged building and the requirement was to design the
building up to the level it was before the fire incident. However, the Client wanted a modification to do
removing a mid steel column. Then the whole structural load transferring system was changed and the new
system need to be fulfilled the existed building capacity as per the council required. Therefore, it was tricky to
do the design because there were not significant bracing elements before on transverse direction. After
careful studies, I designed the steel structure and improved bracing capacity as much as possible with bracing
elements (Refer to Evidence No. 1 for detail calculations and drawings with PS1)
I completed ISAs for timber and reinforced concrete buildings. My assessments were accepted by a CPEng and
certified. There were few buildings, their details are complex to determine the criteria as in the guidelines.
After careful analysis and judgment, the rigorous situations were overcome and task was completed (Refer to
Evidence No. 2 for ISAs).

Please reference the evidence you wish to provide for this group (name of evidence; page number):
Evidence No. 1, Design report from Page 1 to 8
Evidence No. 2, all pages are relevant to ISAs

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Competency Standard Group 2: Managing engineering work
Managing people and projects is an integral part of being an engineering
professional. To understand your approach to managing engineering work
we need you to demonstrate, within your practice area, how you:
1. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING DECISIONS (ALL OR PART OF) ON ONE OR MORE
COMPLEX ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES

Performance indicators include:

• Taking accountability for their own outputs and for those for whom they are responsible
• Accepting responsibility for their engineering activities

2. MANAGE (ALL OR PART OF) ONE OR MORE COMPLEX ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES IN LINE
WITH GOOD ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Performance indicators include:

• Planning, scheduling organising and monitoring progress of projects or activities to deliver specified
outcomes within time constraints
• Applying appropriate quality assurance techniques
• Managing resources, including personnel, finance and physical resources
• Managing conflicting demands and expectations
• Managing in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environments.

3. MAKE SOUND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT

Performance indicators include:

• the ability to identify alternative options
• the ability to choose between options and justify decisions
• Peer recognition of ability to exercise sound professional engineering judgement.

4. IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND MANAGE ENGINEERING RISK

Performance indicators include:

• Identifying risks which impact on people, property and the environment
• Developing risk management policies, procedures and protocols to manage safety and hazards during
construction/fabrication and product life cycles
• Managing risks through ‘elimination, minimisation and avoidance’ techniques
• Designing for safety during construction/fabrication, operation, maintenance and de-
construction/decommissioning
• Informing decision makers of significant consequences from not following advice (eg, relating to risks,
safety etc)

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 COMPETENCY STANDARD GROUP 2: MANAGING ENGINEERING WORK

How to answer
In documenting your evidence for this group, please refer to the following prompts, and give examples
from one or more work samples:
• What technical and management decisions do you make, or assist others in making?
• How do you manage projects, people and finances?
• How do you manage risk?
• Give an example where you have identified options, and chosen between these options in a logical way.
• Why do you feel that the engineering problems referred to here are complex, using Engineering New
Zealand’s definition of complexity?

Brief summary (approximately 500 words):

Managing people is a good aspect of a leader. Works need to be delegated properly among subordinates.
Delegation is only activities and responsibilities cannot be delegated. Ultimate responsible person is the task
holder and the person who got the delegated task is not the responsible person.
Decision making is an important skill of an Engineer. I have made decisions in many times using authorities
which I had been given. As an example, when I was working as an Assistant Manager (Structural), I had
authorities to check and approve structural shop drawings. I made decisions on shop drawings approvals with
modifications, further improvements, compliance with design drawings and standards, etc. I signed and I kept
responsibility with me for my decisions. As a professional Engineer, I always ready to make decisions on my
responsibility within my area of scope.
I involved in solving complex engineering problems occurred at sites. For an example from "ITC One Colombo
1 mix development project", there was a diaphragm wall (reinforced concrete) about 11m high. It was
constructed to retain earth while excavating for the deep basement level. I could observe south and west
sides of diaphragm wall in zone "E" was being tilting (with the inclinometer results) due to loosen of soil
anchors. As the manager for the zone, I did inspections and tried to understand what has happened. After
careful inspection I could observed soil few soil anchors on that side has loosen. Then I calculated the capacity
of diaphragm wall and it was at a risk without loosen anchors. Therefore, I contacted the design department
and asked to provide a temporary lateral steel system because it was required to construct as soon as
possible. The problem was successfully overcome (Refer to Evidence No. 3 for drawings)
When I was working as a Planning Engineer, I received drawings for a new project. The project was a 38m long
steel bridge for a pipe line. My judgment was this bridge is not strong enough to carry over the pipe line. As
per my judgment, the span to depth ratio was higher. Therefore, I further analyzed and found that might be
failed from deflection. However, I was not able to stop the construction within my authorities at that time.
But I informed to relevant officials.
Economic, environmental and social are three pillars of the sustainability; need to be addressed for a
sustainable project. Sustainability need to be considered from concept development stage to end of life span
of the project. In this procedure, engineer's involvement important to optimize the cost, minimize damages to
the environment and social satisfaction for the end product. For example; when I designed the National
System Control Centre, I optimized reinforced concrete sections; and subjected to minimize use of natural
resources and carbon emissions. Then it was economical. When I was doing the roof design, I did the model
and run in several times adjusting section sizes until get optimum sections satisfying design requirements. I
always approved quality materials made complying standards, for constructions.

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 Please reference the evidence you wish to provide for this group (name of evidence; page number):
Evidence No. 3

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Competency Standard Group 3: Professional acumen
Professionalism builds trust and instils confidence in the people you come
into contact with during your engineering activities. Within your practice area,
please demonstrate how you:
1. CARRY OUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES TO AN ETHICAL
STANDARD, AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

Performance indicators include:

• Understanding the Engineering New Zealand and/or the CPEng codes of ethics
• Behaving in accordance with the relevant code of ethics even in difficult circumstances (this includes
demonstrating an awareness of limits of capability; acting with integrity and honesty and
demonstrating self-management)

2. RECOGNISE THE LIKELY GENERAL SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES

Performance indicators include:

• Considering long term issues and impact(s) of own engineering activities, such as use of materials,
waste during fabrication/construction, energy efficiency during use, obsolescence and end-of-life
issues.
• Considering and taking into account possible social, cultural and environmental impacts and consulting
where appropriate
• Giving special consideration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi—and the consequent responsibilities
• Recognising impact and long-term effects of engineering activities on the environment
• Recognising foreseeable effects and where practicable seeking to reduce adverse effects

3. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH ENGINEERS AND OTHERS

Performance indicators include:

• Using oral and written communication to meet the needs and expectations of their audience
• Communicating using a range of media suitable to the audience and context
• Communicating effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings
• Treating people with respect
• Developing empathy and using active listening skills when communicating with others
• Operating effectively as a team member

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 COMPETENCY STANDARD GROUP 3: PROFESSIONAL ACUMEN

How to answer
• What ethical dilemmas do you face in your engineering work (refer to Engineering New Zealand’s
Code of Ethical Conduct)?
• What is important to you when communicating with others? Consider one-on-one discussions,
meetings and presentations.
• Discuss how you consider (ie take account of) a range of social, cultural (including interactions
with Te Ao Māori) and environmental effects in your work?

Brief summary (approximately 500 words):

I always respect and follow code of ethical conduct as a professional Engineer. For designs; I did my designs in
safe manner and I consider safety on the stability of the structure and also safety in the construction for the
designed structure. Structural design should be carried out with appropriate safety factors, correct load
estimation, etc. to have a stable structure under external circumstances. I paid my attention on construction
sequences on my designs and I tried always to eliminate unsafe harder construction steps. As a structural
Engineer I always tried to optimize material consumption for the structure which will be helpful to minimize
emissions, save materials and protect the environment. I would like to work as a team player and I always
discuss with a colleague about the design principals and construction process. It was helpful to determine
adverse consequences in the design or in the construction process. Then, I took necessary steps to avoid
them. I am aware of my limits of competencies and I do my structural designs within the limitations. If I meet
an unknown subject matter, I contact senior Engineer who are having the competency for that particular
subject. I behave appropriately and I have never involved in corruptions and will never in the future as well. I
always respect to others and try to satisfy their requirements within the engineering limitations as they are
Clients. If I see an unethical behavior of others, I try to stop them or if not possible, I report to relevant
officials or authorities as appropriate.
Engineers should be able to satisfy social requirements as much as possible. For example; I received a
proposal for design a “Stupa” (please see the last page of evidence to see 3D design for a clear
understanding). “Stupa” does not cover under any code or standard. Life span expectation is more than 1000
years. Therefore, the design has to be done with engineering principles, skills and knowledge to reach the
requirements. I did the design combining knowledge, engineering principles and existing codes. Codes used as
far as possible and engineering principles used for uncommon matters (Refer to Evidence No. 4 for design
report and drawings).
Engineers should communicate well with others. That might be done with engineers or non-engineering
people. Communication with engineers to engineers will be easy because all are in the same platform.
However, communication must be clear, accurate, contains important information, etc. even in the same
platform. But Engineers also need to communicate with the public or non-engineering people. Then Engineers
must be careful to communicate clearly, effectively, efficiently and accurately. For this purpose, several tools
and techniques can be used. 3D images, 3D animations, 3D drawings, similar examples, similar photos, etc.
can be used to communicate engineering matters to non-engineering people. Engineers need to
communicate with public in a common language other than the engineering language and mathematics.

Please reference the evidence you wish to provide for this group (name of evidence; page number):
Evidence No. 4, Design report from page 1 to 35, Drawings from page 36 to 39, 3D images page 40.

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Competency Standard Group 4: Developing technical solutions
Applying engineering principles to develop technical products or solutions that
benefit society is a vital part of being an engineer. Within your practice area,
please demonstrate how you:
1. DEFINE, INVESTIGATE, AND ANALYSE COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS IN LINE
WITH GOOD PRACTICE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

Performance indicators include:

• Identifying and defining the scope of the problem
• Investigating and analysing relevant information using quantitative and qualitative techniques
• Testing analysis for correctness of results
• Conducting any necessary research
• Reaching substantiated conclusions using evidence-based and theoretical principles – including those
derived by mātauranga Māori

2. DESIGN OR DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS IN LINE

WITH GOOD PRACTICE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING

Performance indicators include:

• Identifying needs, requirements, constraints and performance criteria, including as appropriate the
need to design for safety, constructability, maintainability etc
• Developing concepts and recommendations that have been tested against engineering principles
• Consulting with stakeholders including Mana Whenua and Tangata Whenua
• Evaluating options and selecting solutions that are best matched to needs, requirements and criteria
• Planning and implementing effective, efficient and practical systems or solutions
• Evaluating outcomes against original specification or design brief
• Developing solutions that are informed by appropriate consideration for societal, health, safety,
legal and cultural issues, the rights of Tangata Whenua, and environmental factors.

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 COMPETENCY STANDARD GROUP 4: DEVELOPING TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

How to answer
• How do you analyse engineering problems?
• How do you know that any analysis is appropriate for the situation?
• Discuss a design problem that you have solved. In doing this, explain:
• How did you understand the design issues? Include examples of stakeholders that were consulted.
• How did you develop solution concepts and choose between them?
• How did you implement the detailed design solution?
• How do you know the chosen design solution is appropriate?
• Why do you feel the engineering problems referred to here are complex,
using Engineering New Zealand’s definition of complexity?

Brief summary (approximately 500 words):

I was assigned to complete a structural designs for two storeys house. I received Architectural plans and the
challenge was, there are no provisions given to place columns in living area but the living area was large. The
challenge was to complete the structural design without influencing to the architectural features. I used
STAAD.Pro software to model the building and I used the terrace floor as the load transferring floor. I
transferred first floor loads to the terrace floor (by hanging) and I used large beams to transfer loads to end
columns. I was not able to do it at the first floor because large beams change the architectural features. I had
a freedom to design large beams on the terrace floor as upstanding beams without influencing to the
architectural requirements. The structure was designed as reinforced concrete frame with 30MPa concrete.
There was a house, the owner wanted to remove a column near staircase to have a better look the outside.
The stair case room and the roof slab were above the column. The challenge was hanging the all structural
elements above the column. I analyzed the structure defining two diagonal beams (vertically diagonal) and
transferred loads to nearby columns. I could complete the design without disturbing the view which they
expected. The structural system is reinforced concrete. STAAD.Pro software was used for analysis and design
purposes.
The national system control center; there was a delay in construction. Therefore, a request came from the
project manager to allow to start first floor without completing the ground floor. I checked the design and it is
allowable structurally and the structure is able to withstand under the first floor dead loads without
completed the ground floor and beams. Then the construction was done accordingly, but starter bars for
ground beams have not been placed properly while doing the construction and deviated vertically and
horizontally. Then I was asked to provide a solution for that; I investigated all beam faces and did back
calculation to each location as per the new position of bars. I recommended technical solutions case by case;
most of beams were in acceptable condition. But for one beam, I increased the grade of concrete because the
lapping length was not sufficient. I calculated the required grade of concrete to withstand with the available
length, using the code. I resolved all the technical issues were in the ground floor (Refer to Evidence No. 05
for calculation reports).
In ITC ONE COLOMBO 1 project; I conducted inspections for construction activities and all structural works I
supervised and recorded. I was one of authorized Engineer (was working as Assistant Manager - Structural) to
certify structural activities before moving to next step. For example, reinforcement inspection and supervision
before concrete. I did my inspections and supervisions from the basement floor to the 50th floor.

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 Please reference the evidence you wish to provide for this group (name of evidence; page number):
Evidence No. 5, All pages are relevant, Page No. 13 is calculation for concrete grade due to lack of lap
length.

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Referee details
Name Navanesan Gobidan

Job title Senior Design Engineer

Company name Resources Development Consultants

Email gobi1105@gmail.com

Relationship to applicant Work colleague

Referee declaration
I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the self-assessment statements and work referenced as
evidence are a true account of the applicant’s work experience.

I understand that Engineering New Zealand may contact me directly if they have any questions
regarding the applicant’s evidence or my verification of it.

By submitting this report, I understand and acknowledge that my report will be used and retained by
Engineering New Zealand for assessment purposes.

Referee signature

Date

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