Padmanabharao Nijagal

Detailed description of tasks

Years of experience : +33 Yrs.

Key Qualifications:
Acquired skills while working as a ‘Specialist Engineer’ in Design and Detailed Engineering of Civil Engineering Structures, Civil Engineering Layouts both in Steel and Concrete Structures, preparation of quantity estimation, scope of work, specification of civil works & tender doc, floating of tenders, receipt of bids, bid review and preparation of technical & commercial tender evaluation report, vendor design and drawing review and approval.
Acquired skills in Project Engineering coordination and management as a result of independently handling detailed engineering projects as a Project/ Lead Engineer and Project Manager-

All above activities performed in Industrial/Major Power projects as a result of working and long years of exposure, indepth involvement and experience in reputed companies.

Activities performed as a Project/ Lead Engineer and Project Manager-
Planning and preparation of master list of document deliverables, planning and preparation of deliverable schedule control log to meet client requirement & project schedule.
Complete handling of the project team in terms of effective utilization of manpower resources allocated to the projects, preparation of monthly deliverable plans with deliverable schedules, man-hour planning ,allocation of work to team members, continuous interaction with team members, gen & tech guidance, supervision & monitoring of work in terms of technical correctness, quality and production etc.
Interaction and Coordination with clients regarding schedules & deliverable approvals. Interaction and Coordination with vendors regarding vendor design & doc review, inputs. Interaction and Coordination with other departments regarding interface engineering and inputs, Commercial / Technical Specifications and Procurement Assistance.

“Even though I worked in Civil&Structural Design&Detailed Engineering of Power&Industrial Plants for long years,I can work and manage Engineering applied to other areas like 1) Infrastructure projects like roads,bridges,airports,public transport structures(metros,monorails,elevated rail,etc.) 2) Water Supply&Public Health engg.(water treatment,solid waste management,seewage treatment,sanitation etc.)
3) Irrigation&Hydraulic Engg. 4) Hydro Power&Nuclear Power 5) Renewable Energy(Wind,Solar,Geothermal,Waste to energy) 5) Oil,Gas&Petrochemical Projects.
Because civil engineering basics are same in every field.Even in engineering of power plants,we involve in design of roads,drains,culverts&bridges.Hydraulic calculations etc.
Hence I can understand the requirement of civil engg.in every field and can design the civil engineering systems&structures applicable to the field where I work.
Since I have worked and managed for long years,I can guide,teach,supervise and get the appropriate work from my team of engineers and juniors.I can manage engineers from different disciplines also as project manager.I can manage a whole department as a HOD,since I was assisting the HOD in the Departmental Administration.I can manage a whole office as office head as well.

I can even work and manage administration and ‘Business Development’ functions,since I know people management and I was doing manhour and project deliverables estimation and write up of scope of work for a project for different prospective clients,client meetings etc.”



EDUCATION:
Qualification Institution Year of Passing
BE Karnataka University, Dharwad 1982