DARWIN HEAN
Delahey,VIC
Summary
A solutions-oriented engineering professional with a strong understanding of the project development process, scope of work, and construction deliverables. Committed to providing accurate work with an eye for detail and constantly looking for opportunities to evolve my professional career. While bringing excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with colleagues, management, and vendors. Moreover, an individual who is proactive in identifying areas of improvement and taking steps to drive the successful completion of company milestones and personal development through the construction space.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Engineer - Mechanical
UGL Limited - West Gate Tunnel Project
02.2024 - Current
- Identified risks and implemented mitigation strategies, minimizing potential issues during the project lifecycle.
- Improved communication among stakeholders through regular updates and meetings.
- Developed detailed project plans to ensure timely completion and deliverables were met.
- Proactively manage relationships with subcontractors and activities on site as directed by the construction team.
- Assist the construction team by providing engineering advice/solutions and delivery expertise in the design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and construction of the project.
- Meeting the agreed program dates for the delivery and installation of various mechanical packages.
- Provide engineering assistance in analyzing commercial variations.
- Effectively cross-check and review progress claims put forward by the subcontractors and ensure all claims are based on works completed.
- Proactively monitor and raise any issues early to minimize further delays and costs.
Junior Engineer - Mechanical
UGL Limited - West Gate Tunnel Project
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Responsible for procurement of mechanical packages such as MVAC systems, Vertical Transportation, Steel Fabrication, Ventilation In-Tunnel Vent and Smoke Duct, Low Point Sumps, etc.
- Successfully providing end-to-end coordination between clients and subcontractors to ensure design, documentation, specifications, quality, risk control, installation, and commissioning adhere to project requirements.
- Effectively managing subcontractor activities by incorporating project schedules, consultations, meetings, updated programs, on-site delivery, and forecasting any potential risk that may be caused during procurement and installation of mechanical systems.
- Delivery of engineering outputs within agreed program milestones - as agreed with Senior Engineer/Project Managers.
- Effectively and successfully resolve and close out any ongoing RFIs and general correspondence.
- Responsible for efficient production of drawings and review of subcontractor drawings and other documentation.
- Therefore, evaluating final product's overall performance, reliability, and safety in compliance with project specifications and Australian Standards.
- Maintained a strong understanding of various ME&I systems by coordinating with other services to produce efficient outcomes.
- Meeting engineering cost/budget by proactively raising issues early, prioritizing tasks, and managing change.
- Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
Mechanical Services - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Responsible for calculating heat-loads to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of cooling/heating loads within varies of spaces for building services (and basing assumptions following AS)
- Modeling/drafting mechanical systems
- Responsible for the type of equipment selected that is within the clients budget.
Fire System Services - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
03.2022 - 05.2022
- Drafting/modeling fire hydrants, smoke detectors, alarms, etc based from Australian Standard handbook
- Ensuring that Fire hydrant coverage stays within the standards
- Responsible for Fire Safety Application.
Hydraulics Engineer - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Reticulation and Sewer main sizing calculations
- Roof drainage calculations
- Modeling/connecting for both sanitary and water reticulation pipework
- Drafting from a preliminary to tender stage and ensuring that work is up-to-date and prepared for evaluation/construction
- Filling out specification documents which provide details on the designs made
- Furthermore, assisted in reviewing design documents, detailed plans, specifications, cost estimates and monitoring compliance with projects' scope and standards
- In which, received positive feedback within my personal development with the task allocated.
Warman's Project - Engineers Australia 2019
- To design an autonomous device that will maneuver past obstacles within the course while picking up a payload from one section to another within a 60 seconds time frame
- Designing the device from approaches such as formulating design specifications; measurement and instrumentation; mechanisms, materials and their selections
- Involved in the engineering drawings, planning, tolerance and fits; fastening and joining; analysis of strength and stiffness within different parts of the design
- Provided an evaluation and risk assessment of the project due to its design criteria
- Problem solved through difficult scenarios as a team to pin point the where, why and how's
- Communicated thoroughly through socials and held regular meetings
- Presented the project to a panel of representatives from Engineer's Australia.
University of South Australia - Motorsports Club
10.2019 - 07.2021
- Helped with the brainstorming and idealization process of an open-wheel race car by ensuring optimum performance is met
- Worked alongside driven and creative individuals to provide a friendly and nurturing environment
- Responsible for management, design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and data acquisition for the race car and team
- Assisted in reviewing design documents, detailed plans, specifications, cost estimates and monitoring compliance with projects' scope and standards.
Education
Diploma in Project Management - Project Management
Swinburne University of Technology - Part Time
Melbourne, VIC07.2025
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering) - Engineering
Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC02.2024
Associate Degree in Engineering - Engineering
University of South Australia
South Australia07.2021
High School -
Temple Christian College
South Australia12.2015
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office/Suite
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk Revit
- Bluebeam REVU Experienced
- Effective team leader
- Open-minded during team discussions
- Able to work under great pressure
- Positive minded
- Committed to driving successful results
- High level of communication skills
- Schedule Management
- People Management
- Subcontracting management
References
- James Somers, 0439079323, James.Somers@ugllimited.com, UGL Limited - Lead Engineer - Mechanical
- Vahid Janani, 0426233345, Vahid.Janani@lucidconsulting.com.au, Lucid Consulting Aus - Senior Hydraulic Engineer
Timeline
Project Engineer - Mechanical
UGL Limited - West Gate Tunnel Project
02.2024 - Current
Junior Engineer - Mechanical
UGL Limited - West Gate Tunnel Project
01.2023 - 02.2024
Hydraulics Engineer - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
05.2022 - 11.2022
Fire System Services - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
03.2022 - 05.2022
Mechanical Services - Intern
Lucid Consulting Australia
01.2022 - 03.2022
University of South Australia - Motorsports Club
10.2019 - 07.2021
Warman's Project - Engineers Australia 2019
Diploma in Project Management - Project Management
Swinburne University of Technology - Part Time
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering) - Engineering
Deakin University
Associate Degree in Engineering - Engineering
University of South Australia
High School -
Temple Christian College
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