Abhinav Pradhan
Clayton South,VIC
Summary
Civil Engineer with experience in Road investment planning, Asset Coordination and Planning, Road Assets Maintenance and Renewal Program Management, Development Services, Asset Management, Project Management, Asset Data analysis , Construction and supervision, Estimation and costing, Survey and Design. Organized and results-oriented Planner excels at seeing big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights and implementing proactive solutions to deliver cost-effective and timely results. Possesses strong communication, customer service and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Road Investment Planner
Transport Assets, Department of Transport and Planning
10.2020 - Current
- Development and monitoring of multi-year of the Road Asset Maintenance and Renewal program
- Securing funding from DTF by leading the development of a multi year business case that covers all road assets across maintenance and renewal Annual Maintenance budgeting exercise
- Leading an annual cycle of Road Investment planning that involves the allocation of State and Federal recurrent maintenance
- Financial modelling of October 2022 Flood recovery program
- Analyzed and unpacked historical base allocations and implemented transparent annual recurrent maintenance budgeting
- Analysis of data, reports, and presentations for logical investment decisions
- Contribute to the development of Road Asset Maintenance program guidelines and investment protocols
- Planned and executed budget implementation plans, departmental reports, technical government writings, procurement and administrative tasks.
- Prioritized schedules to meet project goals and overall customer satisfaction.
- Recognized potential issues with inventory and quality control and engineered changes.
- Managed successful day-to-day operations of projects by maximizing productivity from available resources.
- Assisted clients in making beneficial and strategic decisions regarding investments, low-cash financing and sourcing overseas partners.
Team Leader Asset Coordination and Planning
Metro Maintenance Delivery(MMD), Department of Transport and Planning
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Leading two new team member within the department, empowering them to take ownership of their roles
- MMD Monthly Ministerial reporting on Hazard and defect Rectification, renewal and periodic program updates and Pavement in poor condition updates
- Co ordination with relevant teams on Monthly Program Budget, Expenditure and Forecast Updates and reporting, Flood Recovery Program updates to flood recovery team
- Coordinating the development of MMD works program form Business case submission
- Creating an MMD Dashboard to centralize program updates for efficient access
- Acting as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Data Management Plan Schedule for the MMD VRMC contract
- Prepared individual reports for submission and presented findings to the tender evaluation panel
- Supporting the Asset Management Accountability Framework Self-Assessment for Metro Transport
- Developed a Cost Pressure Template and establishing the process for cost pressure registration and approval.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Managed leave requests and absences and arranged covers to facilitate smooth flow of operations.
- Monitored time and attendance, enforcing compliance with company procedures relating to absenteeism.
Asset Engineer
Strategic Asset Management, Warrnambool City Council
11.2019 - 10.2020
- CCTV video/data inspection, preparation of Council 15 years Capital Work Program for Stormwater Drainage Renewal
- Drainage Asset Management Plan
- Procurement process for awarding contract for preparing Council’s Asset Management Plans
- Strategic projects in Warrnambool, design and development as well as grant funding application.
- Developed detailed understanding of financing structures for assigned portfolio and coordinated operational processes with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepared and delivered periodic asset reporting to debt and equity investors and internal management.
- Executed investor cash distributions and debt service payments per terms of financing agreements.
- Supported, maintained, validated and administered detailed financial models associated with structured finance and asset transactions.
Asset Data Officer
Asset Services, Mildura Rural City Council
07.2019 - 11.2019
- CCTV inspection projects for drainage assets
- Quarterly Data Validation for all Asset Classes
- Entering New Subdivision Assets and new assets from Capital works program to Asset Management System(Asset Finda) and MapInfo(GIS)
- Quarterly Updating Data for Dial Before You Dig Request
- Data Capture in Field and Analysis using Mobile Services(Tablet)
- Responding to CRM’s from different stakeholders.
- Maintained safe and secure environment for guests, employees, and vendors, and removed unwanted individuals from property.
- Cross-trained and delivered mentoring support across organization in areas related to asset protection and security operations.
- Patrolled and monitored operational areas.
- Investigated, resolved and reported injuries and incidents and civil and property damage complaints.
Asset Officer
Infrastructure Assets, Glen Eira City Council, Melbourne
04.2019 - 07.2019
- Preparation and lodgement of Point of Discharge Report using GIS
- Providing comments on Town Planning referrals
- Assessing Drainage Plans and OSD systems
- Preparation of Letter of Consents for Land Activity Notice
- Capitalisation of Council Drainage Assets using CONFIRM(Asset Management System)
- Graphically representing Council Stormwater Asset in IntraMaps(GIS)
- Conducting site inspections and providing solutions to drainage issues
- Dealing with customer’s complaints and issue on a daily basis
- Line-marking project for roads and carpark, preparing plans and updating database.
Civil Engineer
Siphon Engineering Consultancy, Nepal (Private Engineering Consultancy Firm)
07.2015 - 02.2019
- Taking hand drawn plans and using AutoCAD to create presentable and accurate landscape plans for clients, revising plans as requested
- Earthwork calculations and preparing cost-estimates for road sections
- Preparation of tender documents.
- Developed and implemented solutions to maintain and improve client infrastructure at existing sites.
- Managed quality assurance and laboratory testing for concreting operations.
- Monitored execution of contract work for compliance with design plans and specifications.
- Estimated quantities and material costs during project planning to support budgeting and costing.
Asset Data Officer
Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Nepal
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Condition Assessment of government buildings in Nepal in three districts
- Prepared the presentable drawings of the buildings in Auto CAD and updated in database
- Provided training to technical staffs in regional DUDBC offices
- Use of database to give condition rating to the buildings.
- Identified and resolved data-handling errors and hardware conflicts to maintain organizational IMS infrastructure.
- Reviewed source documents and listings to compile resources for identifying and correcting data allocation issues.
- Partnered with subject matter experts in continuous improvement process, upgraded data quality and recommended innovative information management strategies.
- Lent qualitative analytical support to lead data analysis testing policy.
Civil Engineer
Sitara Consult P.Ltd, Nepal(Private Engineering Consultancy Firm)
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Co-ordinated with the team in rural road survey, design and earthwork calculation
- Assisted with AutoCAD drafting of civil engineering structures
- Assisted in design of residential buildings
- Conducted Initial Environmental Assessment of landfill site and prepared final reports
- Conducted vertical sounding for study of ground water hydrology.
Site Engineer
Press Council Nepal, Nepal (National body under Department of Information)
05.2012 - 12.2012
- Supervised building construction site and quality control based on specifications.
- Recorded daily events and activities in site diary to evaluate process and improve productivity.
- Oversaw quality control and health and safety matters for construction teams.
- Suggested process and technical design changes to improve performance and efficiency.
- Applied engineering principles to troubleshooting and followed up on defined corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.
Education
Bachelors Degree of Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
Tribhuvan University
Lalitpur, Nepal01.2012
Skills
- Teamwork, Leadership and Communication
- Ability to collaborate effectively fostering strong relationships with cross-functional teams to achieve project and reporting deadlines
- Mentored and coached team members, empowering them to take ownership of their roles and contribute to overall team success
- Navigated conflicts and resolved issues, maintain positive and cohesive work environment
- Effective onsite site supervision of project progress quality control and commissioning of national government building, including reinforced concrete construction and formwork
- Project Management
- Experience in use of Ms-project for project management methodology us and effective practical application in relation to commercial, financial and marketing aspects of engineering
- Experience is using Financial management tools such as Oracle, Zycus, VENDOR Panel SAP BI for effective procurement and financial management
- Asset Management System, GIS, Record/ Application Management Software, Smart Field geo
- Expertise in use of Intramaps, Confirm, Conquest, Asset Finda, NAMS , Map Info, Pathway, Trim, QGIS, Outlook, Ms-Excel, Ms-Excess, Power BI, Confirm and AutoCAD(Victorian Councils)
- Use of Asset Finda Mobile, GEO for Asset Data Collection in field(Victorian Councils)
- Design management
- Field surveying
- Feasibility reviews
- Land utilization
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Professional Registration
Assessed my qualifications by Engineers Australia as meeting current reqirement for standing Professional Engineer, Contact ID 4491062
Professional Development
- Cert III Access (Partial), Melbourne Polytechnic, Melbourne, 2019
- Certified Associate in Asset management, Asset Management Council, 2019
Personal Information
Driving License: Full Victorian Driver’s License
References
Provided on request
Timeline
Team Leader Asset Coordination and Planning
Metro Maintenance Delivery(MMD), Department of Transport and Planning
09.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Road Investment Planner
Transport Assets, Department of Transport and Planning
10.2020 - Current
Asset Engineer
Strategic Asset Management, Warrnambool City Council
11.2019 - 10.2020
Asset Data Officer
Asset Services, Mildura Rural City Council
07.2019 - 11.2019
Asset Officer
Infrastructure Assets, Glen Eira City Council, Melbourne
04.2019 - 07.2019
Civil Engineer
Siphon Engineering Consultancy, Nepal (Private Engineering Consultancy Firm)
07.2015 - 02.2019
Asset Data Officer
Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), Nepal
05.2014 - 05.2015
Civil Engineer
Sitara Consult P.Ltd, Nepal(Private Engineering Consultancy Firm)
03.2013 - 03.2014
Site Engineer
Press Council Nepal, Nepal (National body under Department of Information)
05.2012 - 12.2012
Bachelors Degree of Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
Tribhuvan University
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