RESUME OF MONIR KAZI
PERSONAL DETAILS
Dr Monir KAZI
Civil Engineer
A:15, The Parapet, Willetton WA 6155
M:0411 957 142
E:monir2k2@yahoo.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To secure a rewarding and challenging position in a distinguished organization, where my acquired knowledge, skills and experience will be utilized toward continued growth and advancement.
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Highly motivated and experienced Civil Engineer; Hands on industry skills are consolidated by Australian university academic qualification, along with ongoing Australian industrial experience on civil engineering field. More than 15 years experienced on local government organizations infrastructures management, asset management and service delivery. Dedicated expertise with Local Governments infrastructures design, development and maintenances; goods and service delivery process. Extensive knowledge on purchasing, tendering and contract legislation, standards and processes as applied in a multi-disciplinary environment. Ability to deliver complex projects on time and on budget, meeting and exceeding organisational and communities, requirements and objectives. Highly conversant with the Occupational Health &Safety (OHS), Risk, Environment and Cultural Heritage management aspects, extensive experience ensuring compliance is maintained across these areas. An inclusive communicator and strong skills on negotiation and facilitation associated with all label of stakeholder. Capable of working through liaising and coordinating with diversified group of people included; authorities, internal staffs, other departmental authorities/staffs, interested parties, project partners, local political representatives, local communities, utility authorities / organisations, stakeholders etc. A consultative and collaborative leadership style ensures outstanding results managing multiple teams in complex environments.
SKILLS & EXPERINCES
? Experienced in working with civil consultants & contractor or local government including examining tenders and contracts in the procurement process in pre-tender meeting, hand-over meeting with clients and progressing reporting to the higher authority with best quality and accurate presentation of advice, both verbally and written, via all standard forms of business communication (including email, memo, letters, reports, policies/procedures, and the development and delivery of visual presentations).
? Effective skill in contract price review and negotiation with contractors within an agreed price variation and preparing the appropriate contract variation documentations.
? Expertise in planning, supervision, quality control and contract administration of various civil engineering projects (roads, bridges, school, building, retaining wall, drainage structure construction projects) following Govern of Bangladesh (GoB) standard and specifications as well as compliance requirements from several international funding agencies as mention above.
? Sound skill in time management, and conflict resolution and negotiation process.
? Able to liaise effectively with wide range of people at all levels and provide supporting role to key stakeholders in the construction and technical matters. And able to manage and coordinate the architect, engineer and others professionals and workers to achieve organizational objectives and ensure consistently high standards of customer service is delivered by all team members.
? Strongly efficient in preparation of estimate, variation order, progress claim, rate schedule books for construction & maintenance work.
? Efficiently maintain records of all the documentation for future auditing and historical purpose.
? Proven track record of completing work independently as well as a part of team to meet project deliverables/outcomes within deadlines by prioritizing the work.
? Experience in design and drafting skills, familiarity with computer aided design/drafting software like 12D modelling and AutoCAD.
? Working experience in GIS system.
? Sound asset management skills and/or familiarity with database management software RSDMS (Roads and Structure Database Management Software) (same as ROMAN) under the guidance of International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM).
? Demonstrated experience in field data collection and process documentation for funding/grant submissions for projects sponsored by Government and international funding agencies.
? More than 10+years “hand-on” experience in collection of inventory and condition data, updating asset registers and associated attributes in RSDMS like ROMAN II .
? Experience in supervision, quality control, and risk management for civil construction and maintenance projects.
? Experience in asset investigation and analysis for valuation, quality and maintenance purposes.
? Computer proficiency in Plaxis, Arc GIS, Microsoft Word, Project & Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD 2D &3D, and 12D, STAD Pro, ETABS design packages.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
? Procurement - Experienced in local government contract and procurement process for infrastructure development, goods and service. Extensive knowledge on purchasing, tendering and contract legislation, standards and processes as applied in a multi-disciplinary environment.
? Financial Management and Administration – Effective across all areas of budget preparation and management, including detailed analysis and report preparation.
? Organisational and time management – Excellent organisational and time management skills. Thrives under pressure with proven ability to deliver results to deadline, demonstrating a capacity to analyse complex information and provide practical solutions.
? Liaise & Co-ordinate – Experienced of working through liaising and coordinating with diversified group of people included; authorities, internal staffs, other departmental authorities/staffs, interested parties, project partners, local political representatives, local communities, utility authorities/ organisations, stakeholders etc.
? Consultative and Influential Leadership –Strategic thinker with inclusive management style to reach organisational goals. Ability to build reliable and efficient multidisciplinary teams to deliver objectives and ensure continuous improvement methodologies.
? Communication – Ability to cut through the clutter and effectively communicate critical business issues to stakeholders at all levels, including client executive management and community interest groups.
? Technical Expertise – Project management expertise is consolidated by hands on site engineering experience, able to confidently advise on all aspects of complex technical design requirements.
? Safety Management – Development and implementation of OHS and Risk Management Plans, identification of risk mitigation or prevention strategies, alternative solutions and contingency options.
? Tech Savvy – Highly developed skills is MS Office Suite, STAD Pro, ETABS, AutoCAD 2D, 3D and knowledge on planning and asset management with using software packages Geographical Information System (GIS) & familiar with road management software RSDMS like ROMAN II, road & drainage design using 12D software and with the ability to quickly learn new systems and work processes.
? Local Government Knowledge - Extensive knowledge about local government organizational structure and human resource. Understand what are the activities and what are the functions of a Local Government bodies, how local bodies run, what it be able to do, and what are the limitations of it. Significant practical experience on Local Government service deliveries, in the plane and design of different municipal infrastructures as well as supervisions. Obtain diversified type of occupational and professional training and gathered enormous knowledge about local and public authorities’ organizational structure and functions. Able to resolve or practice need to be adopted for municipal engineering infrastructures design, construction and maintenance.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. Local Geotechnics July 2012 – till to day
? Geotechnical Engineer - Geotechnical investigation, site classification, earthworks and compaction control, foundation design, geotechnical instrumentation, pavement investigation, rock coring, concrete investigation, field testing, report preparation and third party report reviewing.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
? Geotechnical and Pavement Investigation – Geotechnical investigation in accordance to Australian Standard; Site classification for commercial and residential developments in accordance to Australian Standard; Wind classifications in accordance to Australian Standard, Geotechnical investigation for mine site construction; Geotechnical investigation for shallow and deep foundation; Geotechnical investigation for water storage sump; Pavement investigation, evaluation and design in accordance to MRWA Standard, Rock coring and logging; Determination of Total Core Recovery (TCR) Rock Quality Designation (RQD) and analysis; Concrete coring and analysis of concrete test data.
? Earthworks and Compaction Control – Earthworks and compaction control supervision, validation and certification in accordance to Australian Standard; Soil and material investigation and evaluation for use in road and embankment construction or as fill for construction;
? Foundation Design and Report Review- Shallow and deep foundation design including pile design; Bearing capacity and settlement calculation; Retaining wall and slope stability analysis; Third party report and design review.
? Geotechnical Instrumentation - Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; Piezometer installation and water table monitoring.
? Field Test - Perth Sand Penetrometer (PSP) and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP); Cone Penetration Test (CPT) data interpretation; Plate Bearing Test (PBT); Field permeability or infiltration test; Percolation test; Soil resistivity and thermal resistivity or conductivity test; Pile Integrity Test (PIT) and Pile Dynamic Test (PDA); Noise and vibration measurement.
? Concrete Test – Concrete form work design and casting supervision of in accordance to Australian Standard; Non-destructive test; Schmidt Hammer or concrete test hammer or rebound hammer test; Half-cell measurement (reinforcing bar corrosion check); Ultrasonic pulse velocity test; Cover meter test.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
? Ensure top quality of service in time cost-effectively.
? Gathered enormous knowledge on Australian Standard used in construction industries.
? Understanding various levels of community people with fulfilling individual’s requirements without any complain.
? Accumulating knowledge with diversified peoples socio-economic and cultural condition.
2. Edith Cowan University May 2010 – June 2012
? Research Engineer - Conducting Australian engineering standards and construction industry relates research project work; Analysis of Geosynthetic and its economical utilization in Australian construction industry in civil engineering infrastructures improvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
? Conducting laboratory experiments to support research work in the School of Engineering
? Undergraduate student laboratory woks supervision.
? Marking examination scripts of students
? Organised tutorial and students class assignments
? Supervise undergraduate student’s research projects and group work.
KEY ACHEIVEMENTS
International Journals
1. Kazi, M., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2015). Behaviour of embedded footing on geotextile-reinforced sand. Ground Improvement, UK, pp. 1-14, DOI: 10.1680/grim.14.00022.
2. Kazi, M., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2015). Behaviour of embedded strip footing on sand bed reinforced with multilayer geotextile layers with wraparound ends. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, UK, DOI 10.1179/1939787914Y.0000000085.
3. Kazi, M., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2015). An improved method to increase the load-bearing capacity of strip footing resting on geotextile-reinforced sand bed. Indian Geotechnical Journal, India, Vol. 45, No.1, pp. 98-109, DOI:10.1007/s40098-014-0111-9.
4. Kazi, M., Shukla, S.K. and Habibi, D. (2015). Effect of submergence on settlement and bearing capacity of surface strip footing on geotextile-reinforced sand bed. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1, DOI: 10.1007/s40891-014-0006-y.
5. Kuranchie, F. A., Shukla, S. K., Habibi, X. D., Zhao and Kazi M. (2014). Studies on electrical resistivity of Perth sand. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, DOI 10.1179/1939787913Y.0000000033.
6. Shukla, S.K. and Kazi, M.. (2011). Analytical expression for factor of safety of an anchored rock slope against plane failure. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, USA, Vol. 5, No. 2.
7. Shukla, S.K. and Kazi, M.. (2011). Stability analysis of multi-directional anchored rock slope subjected to surcharge and seismic loads. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, UK, DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2011.01.008.
Papers published in conference proceedings:
8. Kazi, M. and Shukla, S.K. (2013). An insight into the load-bearing capacity of geosynthetic-reinforced foundation soils. Research, Development and Practice in Structural Engineering and Construction, Editors: V. Vimonsatit, A. Singh and S. Yazdani, Research Publishing, Singapore, Proceedings of the First Australasia and South East Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction, 28 November – 2 December 2012, Perth, Australia, pp. 527 – 532, DOI: 10.3850/9789810879204_GFE110298.
9. Shukla, S.K. and Kazi, M.. (2010). Design Charts for Rock Slope Stability against Plane Failure under Seismic Loading Conditions. Proceedings of the ISRM International Symposium and 6th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, 23 - 27 October 2010, New Delhi, India, Paper No. 64.
10. Kazi, M. and Shukla, S.K. (2010). Effect of vertical seismic coefficient on the stability of rock slopes against plane failure. Proceedings of the 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 6, 12 – 15 December 2010, Perth Convention Centre, Perth, WA, Australia, Paper No. 1108 .
3. Ministry of Local Government Rural Development & Co- Operative,
Bangladesh
? Executive Engineer – Choumohani Municipality 2008 – 2009
? Executive Engineer – Manikgoni Municipality 2006 – 2008
? Executive Engineer – Tongi Municipality 2002 – 2006
? Executive Engineer – Choumohani Municipality 2000 – 2002
? Executive Engineer – Gopalgoni Municipality 1999 – 2000
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
? Prepare the contract documents and tender evaluation reports for all types of tender including prepare contract extensions and variations in compliance with the Act.
? Prepare estimation of works and schedule, annual procurement plan,
? Obtain quotes, prepared purchase orders and reimbursed monthly expenses.
? Working with civil consultants & contractor or local government including examining tenders and contracts in the procurement process in holding pre-tender meeting, hand-over meeting with clients and progressing reporting to the higher authority with best quality and accurate presentation of advice, both verbally and written, via all standard forms of business communication (including email, memo, letters, reports, policies/procedures, and the development and delivery of visual presentations).
? Prepare rate schedule books for construction & maintenance work.
? To take initiative in time management, and conflict resolution and negotiation process.
? Submit various reports such as weekly, fortnightly and monthly progress report to the donor and higher authority. Survey/visit the roads to make maintenance plan to find Internal Roughness Index (IRI) for roads.
? Ensure implementation of policies related to the environmental and climate issues including Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).
? Undertake investigation the infrastructure and analysis for valuation, quality and maintenance purposes.
? Efficiently maintain records of all the documentation for future auditing and historical purpose.
? Effectively review and negotiation with contractors within an agreed price variation and preparing the appropriate contract variation documentations.
? Able to liaise effectively with wide range of people at all levels and provide supporting role to key stakeholders in the construction and technical matters. And able to manage and coordinate the architect, engineer and others professionals and workers to achieve organizational objectives and ensure consistently high standards of customer service is delivered by all team members.
? Fostering and mentoring for completing work independently as well as a part of team to meet project deliverables/outcomes within deadlines by prioritizing the work.
? Coordinate and participate in presentations of technical and contract matters. Effectively liaise and deal directly with clients and various stakeholders from contract signing to completion of project.Monitor and advise to mitigate risk factors affecting the overall outcomes of the project so that the project can be completed without delay (time management) and within budget.
? Update the database by field inspection management software RADMS like ROMAN.
? Working with the asset management team as active member for preparing the infrastructure asset management plan under the guidance of International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM).
? To collect field data collection and process documentation for funding/grant submissions for projects sponsored by Government and international funding agencies.
? Physically inspect infrastructure in collection of inventory and condition data, updating asset registers and associated attributes in ROMAN and mydata premium.
? Design and planning the roads and drainage project to be constructed and maintenance as well including consultant engagement in supervision, planning, monitoring, and quality control which funded by jointly the GoB and NGOs.
? Provide support to higher authority, other district staff and external customers say City Corporation with the best quality and accurate presentation of advice, both verbally and written, via all standard forms of business communication (including email, memo, letters, reports, policies/procedures, and the development and delivery of visual presentations) on effective asset management system and design matter.
? Maintain records of all the documentation for future auditing and historical purpose.
? Participate at different Departmental and Ministerial technical meeting as a member of the various meeting such as Tender Evaluation Panel meeting. And Carry out various meeting such as pre-bid meeting, inception & handover meeting with client, and monthly development coordination meeting with the consultants.
? Perform field and laboratory test as per specification to ensured quality.
? Undertake frequently field visits of the ongoing construction projects (roads/bridges/drainage construction) to ensure construction complies with approved plans, design, and specification. And order for removing of unspecified construction material from the site as per contract document.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
? No technical and financial audit objection found by the external technical audit team related to construction quality and procurement process.
? Ensured funds allocation in advance from the donor agencies to complete to meet the project outcomes due to close monitoring and initiatives.
? Completed construction works within estimated cost and timeframe.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
3. Ministry of Local Government Rural Development & Co-Operative,
Bangladesh
o Assistant Engineer – Comilla Municipality 1997 – 1999
o Assistant Engineer – Munsigoni Municipality 1994 – 1997
o Assistant Engineer – Noakhali Municipality 1993 – 1994
o Assistant Engineer – Lakshmipur Municipality 1990 – 1993
4. Consultant Forum Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh
o Junior Engineer
QUALIFICATONS
Edith Cowan University
? Master of Engineering Science 2011
Royals Roads University, Canada
? Business Administration and Management 2004
University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh
? Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 1988
TRAINING AND SHORT COURSES
Training obtained in Local:
? Training on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).
? Training on workplace team work and team management.
? Training on Construction workplace safety awareness (white card).
? Training to perform High Risk work (Licence to perform high risk work).
? Fire Training.
Course completed in Local:
? Contract management course organized by Engineers Australia
? Asset Management course organised by Engineers Australia
? Road and Drainage design course using 12D in Central TAFE
Training obtained in oversees:
? National training on Public Procurement Regulation-2003, BIAM, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2004
? Training on Public Procurement Rules, 2008 & Contract Management under Municipal Services Project organized by Local Government Engineering Department, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2008
? Training on Community Development of Bangladesh organized by Local Government Engineering Department Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1998
? Training on Applications of GIS to land use planning & asset managing, organized by Local Government Engineering Department Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1998
? Training on land use planning organized by Local Government Engineering Department Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1998.
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
? Member Engineers Australia
? Member Australian Geomechanics society
? Life Fellow Member Institute of Engineers Bangladesh
REFEREES:
1. Dr. Harun MEER
Director, Local Geotechnics
PO Box 5050, Canning Vale South,
WA 6155
P (08) 94573517| | M 042554550
Email: harun.meer@localgeotechnics.com.au
2. Nazmus SADAT
Manager, Structures Operational Asset Management
Operational Asset Management Branch
Main Roads
Don Aitken Centre, Waterloo Cr,
East Perth, WA 6004
P (08) 9323 4203 | M 0430968269
Email: nazmus.sadat@mainroads.wa.gov.au