Dipak Rathod
Summary
- ME TRANSPORT, CPENG CAREER SUMMARY Engineering professional with strong educational background and more than 15 years of experience in estate development, assessment and other technical evaluation and implementation processes within Australia and India. Highly skilled at relationship building with internal stakeholders, SMEs, project managers, clients, and customers. I am experienced at assessment, options generation, and solutions implementation in collaboration with clients, customers, and stakeholders, experienced in managing infrastructures and land development projects from the initial requirements gathering stage to the solutions identification and completion phase. KEY STRENGTHS
- Sound knowledge and experience in planning, assessment, and construction of municipal infrastructures and land development standards, guidelines and code.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, especially experience working with a diverse range of teams.
- Highly experienced at liaison with internal and external stakeholders, management, and local communities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director
TCCS ACT Government
09.2021 - Current
- Planning
- Development Coordination Branch, Undertake review of a wide range of EDP, pre-DA, planning and design submissions and provide technical responses and advice against design standards, codes, guidelines, and policies within given timeframes
- Led and supported project and organisational initiatives to achieve planning and design project outcomes within agreed timeframes;
- Provide support to the solution under planning and design elements encompass all TCCS asset categories including geometric road design, traffic control devices, road pavements, stormwater systems, street lighting, active travel, traffic and transport, open space, waste, and recycling
- Identify non-conforming design submissions and liaise with asset owners and design consultants to negotiate appropriate outcomes
- It includes undertaking technical assessments, reviewing concept planning reports/plans, and making decisions on design suitability and delivery requirements for integration with other land use planning and capital works infrastructure.
RPEng ASSESSOR PROFESSIONAL AUSTRALIA
08.2019 - Current
- Providing support to Professional Australia on competency-based assessment for RPEng status for Civil Engineers in Australia.
ASST/ DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER QPRC
08.2018 - 09.2021
- Plan, manage and monitor construction activities of the delivery of service infrastructure associated with land development in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Local Government area with particular importance on delivery in major urban release areas
- Provide advice on proposed or potential land development in QPRC as part of the Development Coordination Review panel member
- Participate to Design coordination committee meeting to provide early advice on development application in consideration with current development control plan and engineering specifications
- Mentoring junior staff and reviewing development applications.
ENGINEERING SKILLS ASSESSOR ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
03.2014 - 08.2018
- Providing support to develop strategy and qualification and skill assessment guidelines
- Providing expert advice on various engineering technical reports under the competency assessment process
- Providing support to Engineers Australia on competency-based assessment for all engineering categories
- Liaising with customers from all around the world and providing advice on engineering skill assessment.
TRANSPORT ENGINEER / CAPITAL WORKS ENGINEER ACT GOVERNMENT
02.2012 - 03.2014
- Providing expert advice based on research and analysis for integrated land use and transport infrastructure projects
- Assessing micro and strategic transport models for various projects under Transport for Canberra initiative
- Assessing Development Applications (DA), Master Plans and other relevant upcoming projects in relation to ACT Transport Plan
- Liaising with various external and internal stakeholders and local community representatives for roads, transport and traffic projects
- Conducting site investigation of roads, bus stops, and footpaths based upon public, and ministerial enquiries and part of new development assessment
- Developing Preliminary Concept Briefs (PCBs), Business Cases and Functional Briefs for Roads ACT
- Managing technical database for the team as well as ensuring electronic files are stored according to records management policy.
TECHNICAL OFFICER
LOGAN CITY COUNCIL
01.2011 - 06.2011
- Performing Infrastructure assets inspection, identification, validation, life determination, and maintenance planning
- Planning and monitoring maintenance and rehabilitation work of road assets
- Planning and upgrading bicycle and pedestrian facilities through Logan city council's Sustainable Transport Plan
- Assisting to finalise and update reports with the most recent technical data.
TRANSPORT PLANNER/MODELLER HALCROW
03.2009 - 07.2010
- Developing a micro-simulation model for the Brisbane Motorway Management Plan under the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) program with Aimsun
- Updating GIS Road network data for South East Queensland with MapInfo
- Conducting Transport Impact Assessment (TIA) for various areas across Queensland
- Updating GIS files of “Moreton Bay Council Strategic Road Network”
- Assisting an assessment of development applications for private developers.
TRAFFIC MODELLER/ ENGINEER
HYDER CONSULTING
11.2007 - 01.2009
- Providing advice and technical support on council's asset management plan
- Site investigation and traffic count survey for transport research and projects
- Collecting data and analysing to produce statistical reports and providing advice on road safety and LATM program
- Analysing heavy vehicles (B-Double).
CIVIL ENGINEER
ALFA ENGINEERING
04.2004 - 05.2005
- Following up with site engineers of Contractor and/or subcontractor to ensure that work is being carried out as per design drawings, specifications & meeting planned dates in the schedule
- Daily reporting about progress, noncompliance, and delay in work to the Project Manager
Education
DIPLOMA - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
Canberra, ACT11.2021
MASTER OF ENGINEERING - Transport System Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide, SA03.2008
BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - Construction Technology and Management
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
Ahmedabad, GUJ02.2005
Skills
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Knowledge and experience with traffic simulation applications (Aimsun, Paramics, EMME, SIDRA etc)
- Experience in micro and macro-simulation transport analysis software
- Experience and knowledge of mapping software ESRI GIS and Map Info
- Ability to operate a computer with Windows 7 and onwards operating system
Affiliations
Chartered CPEng. - Engineers Australia Professional Engineer Member – IPWEA Professional Civil Engineer – American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)
Timeline
Assistant Director
TCCS ACT Government
09.2021 - Current
RPEng ASSESSOR PROFESSIONAL AUSTRALIA
08.2019 - Current
ASST/ DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER QPRC
08.2018 - 09.2021
ENGINEERING SKILLS ASSESSOR ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA
03.2014 - 08.2018
TRANSPORT ENGINEER / CAPITAL WORKS ENGINEER ACT GOVERNMENT
02.2012 - 03.2014
TECHNICAL OFFICER
LOGAN CITY COUNCIL
01.2011 - 06.2011
TRANSPORT PLANNER/MODELLER HALCROW
03.2009 - 07.2010
TRAFFIC MODELLER/ ENGINEER
HYDER CONSULTING
11.2007 - 01.2009
CIVIL ENGINEER
ALFA ENGINEERING
04.2004 - 05.2005
DIPLOMA - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
MASTER OF ENGINEERING - Transport System Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - Construction Technology and Management
GUJARAT UNIVERSITY
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