Experience

Maven

• New Zealand
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Lead Engineer | Civil Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  This role involves further upskilling in Civil 3D and strengthening technical knowledge across Land Development aspects. The role developed to a Lead role for a secondment to Kāinga Ora where I took the initiative to lead an existing team of 3 for houses sites, and led the expansion of the Team to a total of 9 for 3 Level Walk Ups and Mixed Typologies to meet the Clients‘ goals of one new site per week. My key achievements include stepping up in a Team Lead role under Lean Project Management (Takt Time) delivery three months after the original Team was established to get the Team to an acceptable standard for the company, the Client, and the other Consultants, while also upskilling the Team's technical areas and in Civil 3d capabilities. I have also developed a positive reputation amongst other Disciplines in ensuring the collaborative system's success. ▶ Mentoring each team member in Engineering as well as Civil 3D ▶ Discussion with each team member desired professional development outcomes ▶ Allocating sites/tasks to each team member ▶ Picking up design as required ▶ Tracking progress & key milestones ▶ De-brief with each member after each site to prepare for following site ▶ QA - Reviewing calcs, drawings, & reports to company standard for every site before final review by Head Office ▶ Adjusting takts (day-to-day tasks per site) where required ▶ Managing Client & other Consultants’ expectations for every site day to day ▶ Directly collaborating with the Client & other disciplines on every site day to day ▶ Coordinating & communicating with Head Office ▶ Highly organized and systematic in approach to work ▶ Managing Team Resources / skillsets, & workflow ▶ Managing approximately 1 new site per week & picking up design where needed (14 as of Feb 2023) ▶ Training & Mentoring all Team Members, effectively designing a large percentage of all sites Show less



Harrison Grierson

• New Zealand
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Civil Engineer - Water & Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2019

  This role involves various projects in Auckland and around New Zealand with a main focus on design for water supply and wastewater infrastructure. The role includes conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design for water and wastewater networks, pump stations, and other associated infrastructure for proposed developments from a variety of clients. In addition to water supply and wastewater infrastructure, this role also includes carpark design, proposal preparation, tender documentation, schedules of prices, and construction management. Tasks included: ▶ Design of wastewater infrastructure including transmission and networks, pump stations, and rising mains. ▶ Design of water supply infrastructure including transmission and networks, reservoirs, pump stations, and rising mains. ▶ Design of carpark surface levels using 12d. ▶ Design of pipeline alignments using 12d. ▶ Preparation of schedules of quantities and tender documents. ▶ Preparation for engineering approval. ▶ Construction monitoring and site management - Acting as engineer's representative for weekly site meetings, inspections, and programme tracking. ▶ Familiarity with New Zealand Building Code, Auckland Council, and other local specifications, regulations, and codes of practice. Achievements: ▶ Further development of understanding of the specifics of wastewater and water supply infrastructure and design. Specifically, design of pump stations, rising mains, and associated infrastructure for water supply and wastewater. ▶ Further development of 12d skills - use of 12d to analyse alignments for proposed water or wastewater transmission or network pipelines. ▶ Further development of understanding of best practices for construction and design. Show less



e2Environmental Ltd

• New Zealand
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Civil Engineer - Land Development

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  This role involves general assistance with various projects with a main focus on design for water, wastewater, and stormwater. The role includes a great deal of exposure to a wide variety of work including earthworks and water, stormwater, wastewater, and pavement design, network capacity analysis, contract preparation, schedules of prices, site and construction management, construction certification, soil testing, and consent applications. Tasks included: ▶ Design of wastewater, stormwater, and water network for subdivisions from concept phase to final construction plans. ▶ Preparation of schedules of quantities, tender documents, and contract documents. ▶ Preparation for engineering approval including servicing reports and engineering design reports. ▶ Preparation of site management plans, erosion and sediment control plans, and assessments of environmental effects. ▶ Construction monitoring and site management - Acting as engineer's representative for weekly site meetings, inspections, and programme tracking. ▶ Processing and certifying Contractor claims. ▶ Capacity analyses for existing wastewater and stormwater networks for proposed developments. ▶ Soil testing including scala penetrometer tests and auger excavation, analysing data, and report preparation. ▶ Familiarity with New Zealand Building Code, Council, and local specifications, regulations, and codes of practice. Achievements: ▶ Greater understanding of 3 waters and civil design. ▶ Effective liaising between the Developer and Contractor and ensuring both sides are understood and considered. ▶ Creation of templates for soil testing and Mannings calculations. ▶ Greater understanding of best practices for construction and design. Show less



Hunter Civil Ltd.

• Christchurch, New Zealand

• Engineer Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  The role involved general assistance with contracts, cataloging workshop materials using material safety data sheets, review of schedule of prices, and creating inspection and test plans for projects. The role also required a hands-on approach with organizational and work related to the logistics of physically restructuring the external work environment. Tasks included: ▶ Re-organisation of general yard work, cleanup and organization of timber and other materials. Cataloging workshop materials and preparing a health and safety informational sheet for storage for hazardous materials; ▶ Re-organisation of workshop to facilitate regulatory requirements for storage of hazardous substances ▶ Review of current projects, assisting in schedule of prices, contracts, inspection and test plans, and monthly reports. ▶ Sheet pile, excavate, dewater, and backfill site for new pump station including manhole and pump chamber. ▶ Construct concrete foundation including setting up rebar and stirrups according to design. ▶ Install pump and manhole system. ▶ Steel cutting, welding, and grinding for framework and brace for column and beam concrete placement. Achievements: ▶ Hands on experience with civil engineering and project management; ▶ Exposure to on-site construction using design layout; ▶ Familiarity with laboring terminology and working conditions as well as appropriate timelines for tasks applied from engineering perspective. Show less



Greater Wellington Regional Council

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Flood Protection Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  This role required assisting on a gravel analysis on the Waitohu River using Mean Bed Level and volume analyses. The job involved performing on-site investigation for the gravel analysis, comparing cross sections from 2003, 2009, and 2014, using previous cross sectional data to setup for the department’s new gravel analysis method. ▶ Checked and verified project consents handed to the department to ensure everything was complete from an engineer’s perspective and to identify missing items. ▶ Used LiDAR and flood risk areas to create a Hillshade map displaying risk of flood to a property in Pinehaven. ▶ Proactively assisted in the GIS project in creating cross sections along the Hutt River by using LiDAR data to draw cross sections and obtain relevant elevations in ArcGIS Show less