Bikash Kumar Agrawal
Coventry,United Kingdom
Summary
Confident in leading teams and solving problems to ensure smooth operations, bringing strong leadership skills and ability to manage resources effectively. Skilled in communication and conflict resolution, ensuring positive work environment and seamless shift transitions. Aim to drive productivity and enhance team performance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shift Manager / Deputy TBM Manager
Balfour Beatty Vinci, BBV JV
Water Orton, Warwickshire
09.2021 - Current
- TBM features : HK VD TBM # 9.99/ 8.25 m Outer Diameter # 4 Gantries # 125 m long
- Tunnel Length : Around 1600m - 2 drive/ 5800m - 1 drive with segment length of 2.0m
- Responsible for all the site activities happening in the shift
- Preparation of Shift handover presentation and shift briefing for the next shift
- Conducting and preparation of coordination meeting to plan the activities for day and night shift
- Briefing the activities to be done in each shift at every start of the shift
- Daily Preparation and present the Shift Review Group (SRG) meeting to all head of department, client and consultant
- Weekly Preparation and present the Contract Technical Committee (CTC) meeting to all head of department, client and consultant
- Prepare the Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) and briefed before starting any activities and make aware of risk associated
- Site setup for TBM launching
- Involved in several discussions for the best and safest procedure for TBM launching
- Involve in TBM and Gantries assembly works
- Assembled and Installed Thrust frame and metal pressure ring
- Involve in fixing the mining parameters and follow-up that it is being maintained by TBM operator
- Responsible for approving the shift report through CAP software
- Preparation and execution for atmospheric cutter head intervention and prepared their report
- Preparing schedule for grout batching, segments deliveries
- Involved in TBM dis-assembly and assembly
- Prepared the holiday tracker for work force and send for approval for their parent's companies
- Prepare and present 3 WLA program to the management on weekly basis based on project schedule
- Filled the work force daily timesheet
- Manage all the segment trackers, record all the damage and quarantine segments and work with quality team to bring out the quarantine segment out of it once it repaired by trained operatives
- Execute the safety rescue drill on site and involve all the operatives based on the location
- Involve in the daily muck away meeting held every morning to be sure the TBM can run smoothly
- Ensured health and safety measures in line with company regulations.
- Logged daily activities and notable incidents during production shifts.
- Tracked employee performance, assessed daily output and implemented corrective actions to close gaps.
- Worked closely with management to manage staff levels and allocate resources for production plans.
TBM Engineer
HBK - PORR JV
Doha, Qatar
11.2018 - 09.2021
- Main Project Feature : Tunnel Construction under Seabed (To drain out storm water from city)
- TBM features : CREG EPB TBM # 4.43m Outer Diameter # 18 Gantries # 180 m long
- Tunnel Length : Around 10180m with segment length of 1300 mm
- Project Value : QAR 1 Billion
- Briefing the Method statement before starting any activities and make aware of risk associated
- Site setup for TBM start (Batching plant, segment yard, Gantry crane foundation, muck disposal area, etc.)
- Shaft preparation prior to TBM launching
- Rail track installation at shaft bottom for locomotive and TBM backup
- Involved in several discussions for the best and safest procedure for TBM launching
- Involve in TBM and Gantries assembly works
- Assembled and Installed Thrust frame and metal pressure ring.
- Involve in fixing the mining parameters and follow-up that it is being maintained by TBM operator.
- TBM launching for initial drive.
- ·Responsible for preparing shift report through Tunnelling Process Control (TPC) software.
- ·TBM navigation and ring selection with PPS Navigation & Monitoring system.
- Involved to lift down the rail switch, assembled and fixed at shaft bottom.
- Involve in lowering and fixing the tunnel California on required location.
- Preparation and execution for atmospheric and hyperbaric cutter head intervention and prepared their report.
TBM Engineer
Bouygues Travaux Publics
Doha, Qatar
05.2016 - 11.2018
- Main Project Feature : Tunnel Construction (Sewerage line)
- TBM features : HK EPB TBM # 3.85m Outer Diameter # 12 Gantries # 130 m long # Including Corrosion Protection Lining (CPL) work
- Tunnel Length : First Tunnel - 4950m # Second Tunnel - 3910m with segment length 1200mm
- Project Value : QAR 2 Billion
- Involved in TBM assembling, lifting, Commissioning, Initial drive, dismantling and re-launch for second drive
- Site setup for two Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machines
- Quotation analysis for required material for TBM drive (Passenger Hoist, Stair tower, Mortar tank, zip crane, etc.)
- Selecting and interviewing manpower required for TBM
- Prepared method statements for several activities involved to drive the TBM and being sure that activities being done according to the statement
- Vertical Shaft preparation to launch the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
- Preparation of back gallery - TBM launching for Initial drive in the shaft
- Lift down the Thrust frame and anchor in the shaft wall
- TBM Launching for initial drive and optimizing tunnel logistic cycle time
- TBM navigation and ring selection with Pyxis Navigation & Monitoring system
- Involved in High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) welding work for CPL in the tunnel
- Lift down the California, pushed inside the tunnel and assembled
- Responsible for conducting weekly cutter head intervention and reporting
- Responsible for all the mining parameters being followed by TBM operator given by management and discussed according to actual required during mining
- Responsible for preparing shift reports through BYDAS software
- Responsible to conduct the safety toolbox and warm-up at starting of shift
- Explain the activities at the start of the shift to be done each day and the risk behind it
- Dealing Consultant and Client Engineers
- Maintain a good relationship with the neighbourhood construction site
- Dis-assemble all the tunnel after the completion of drive (loco rail, HV cables, Tunnel light cable, walkway, pipes, pipe brackets, ventilation duct and California)
TBM Engineer
PORR- Saudi Bin Ladin- HBK JV
Doha, Qatar
12.2014 - 03.2016
- Main Project Feature : Tunnel construction (Doha Metro Project)
- TBM features : HK EPB TBM # 7.05m Outer Diameter # 7 Gantries # 100 m long.
- Tunnel Length : First Tunnel – 6454.4m # Second Tunnel – 6465.6m # segment length 1600mm
- Project Value : QAR 8.9 Billion
- Activities Performed:
- Site setup for two EPB TBM (Batching plant, RO and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP),400 & 200 m3 industrial water tank, Chiller plant for TBM, tower crane, workshop and muck pit).
- Responsible for lifting TBM in part for assembly in the shaft.
- Launching TBM (Gantries rail with support, first grease filling at tail skin brush, assemble of Thrust Frame and metal ring, built first temporary concrete rings, installation of temporary segment support frame).
- Sealing soft eye for first primary grouting.
- Scheduling segment, cement, bentonite, foam (SLF 33), Sodium silicate (SA 420), stabilizer (Pozz 55R), sweet water, etc delivery based on TBM progress.
- Issue Job Order for upcoming ground condition and breakthrough.
- TBM navigation and ring selection with VMT Navigation & Monitoring system.
- Responsible for preparing shift reports through IRIS Data and Visualization software.
- Execution for thrust frame, metal ring and temporary concrete ring removal.
- Coordinating and planning works for Gyro measurement in tunnel.
- Break-Through & Re-Launching at Intermediate shaft.
- Prepare crack ring report for each crack ring and analysis the reason for crack.
- Cutter disc checking during cutter head intervention and report preparation.
- Preparation of Daily Shift Report in IRIS.
- Schedule subcontractor for conveyor belt extension.
- Guide to run RO plant, WWTP to treat wastewater from TBM and arrange to dispose treated water in the designated area.
- Appointed person for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
- Maintaining and Checking TBM Material consumption.
- Responsible to execute secondary grout back in tunnel by portable pump and temporary platform.
- Attending plant weekly meeting along with tunnel management to plan and solve the weekly issues and prepare the minutes for further reference.
- Work Coordinating between TBM and cross passage (CP) team.
- Checking daily inventory list to purchase if any material is going to be finished.
- Monitoring to reduce multi service vehicle (MSV) cycle time between shaft and TBM to feed segment and consumable items.
- Job order for final breakthrough at main station work.
- Preparation for receiving block for TBM breakthrough.
- Schedule different teams to dis-assemble conveyor belt & grout line from tunnel.
- Involved in TBM disassembling.
- Handling manpower, equipment based on the activities.
- Arranging workforce for safety training announced by HSE department.
- Schedule operator and equipment for training and certification from third party.
- Highest Progress - 540 Rings/Month. (864 m in 30 Days). (S-848 TBM)
- Highest Progress - 174 Rings/Week. (278.4 m in 6 Days). (S-849 TBM)
- Highest Progress - 35 Rings/ Day. (56m in one day). (S-848 TBM)
- Qatar Rail has been officially awarded by the Guinness World Records for "The 21 Number of Tunnel Boring Machines Operating Simultaneously in a Single Project".
- · Greenline Underground Project had been awarded by RoSPA Gold
Site Engineer
PORR - Saudi Bin Ladin - HBK JV
Doha, Qatar
03.2014 - 11.2014
- Site setup (office, welfare, igloos, pedestrian, workshop, etc.)
- Rock Excavation work of around 100,000m3
- Pouring of 4000m3 structural concrete Grade C50 with installation of Doka form work and water proofing
- Preparing place for Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) assemble with maintain 1:5 slope up to 20m depth.
- Slope support work (drilling for rock bolting, grouting, netting, shotcrete and pre-stress ground anchors)
- Perform Pull out test for nailing after completion of 7 days of grouting.
- Re-locating utilities (400 kva electrical line, treated water supply pipeline, Q-tel communication line)
- Drilling borehole
- Installation of inclinometer around the shaft to monitor any possible movement during the excavation.
- Monitoring piezometer for water level for possible encounter water during excavation
- Installation monitoring 3D target points on the slope of the excavation
- Installation monitoring settlement points around excavation area
- Bore pile of 800mm up to 25m depth for the preparation of front wall to start boring with TBM.
- Dealing with procurement department
- Safety toolbox to all the workers before any new work starts with method of statement.
- Preparation of daily and weekly report, weekly dashboard for management
- Need to update and publish daily excavation & material transport from site to dumping area.
- Foundation preparation & proto cabin assembly for office & welfare
- Handling manpower, equipment
Project Engineer
Lower Solu Hydro Electric Project /
Solukhumbu, Nepal
03.2012 - 12.2012
- Dealing with International Consultant to optimize Detail Project Report.
- Prepare answers of the risk analysis table raise by Lenders Engineer.
- Dealing with M/s Hydro Lab for collection of Sediment from river to sediment analysis.
- Liaising to achieve the generation license from Department of Electricity Development (DOED).
- Site visit with Hydrologist to measure the discharge with the help of Current meter.
- site visits to explain about project location and structures to Consultant, Lenders Engineer's and also with Civil Contractors to understand about the site before bidding process.
Senior Civil Engineer
Abir Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. India
Karnali, Nepal
03.2007 - 02.2012
- Main Project Feature : Hydropower
- Responsibility to provide logistic to Indian Developer in Nepal; Liaison work to get the Survey
- Licenses of SR-3 HEP to Avanti Feeds Limited, India; Preparation of site visit at Far Western of Nepal;
- Letter correspondence with the Government of Nepal (GoN) regarding Project Progress and to renewable Survey licenses;
- Coordinating with consultant to submit the Progress updates of the projects to the GoN,
- Responsibility for the supervision of Survey works, preparation of Engineering Geological Mapping work for Dam Axis, Portal location for tunnel, Tunnel alignment for head race tunnel and tailrace and Underground Powerhouse and Preparation of Hydrological and Sediment
- Study for Detail Project Report (DPR)
Site Engineer & Quantity Surveyor
Dywidag - Dragodos - CWE (JV)
Marsyangadi, Nepal
01.2004 - 02.2007
- Review and study of Tender Bill of Quantities & General technical specifications
- Preparation of Revised Bill of Quantities for Powerhouse, Tailrace, Open steel Penstock, Penstock Tunnelling in Soil and Rock, Service Building and Switchyard
- Responsibility of Preparation and submission of Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports
- Responsibility for Preparations of Monthly Statements (Bills) and Interim Payment Certificate (IPC)
- Checking and certifying the invoice raised by the Sub-contractor working under DDC-JV
- Preparation of price adjustment bills; Valuation of variation orders/ extra items and site instructions
- New rate analysis for new item used.
- Re-measurement for whole project quantities and compare with existing BOQ.
- Regular site inspection (visit) to see the daily progress.
- Distributing Monthly Labour Payment
- Responsibility to certified of the material from Engineers at site.
- Involved in tunnel excavation in soil for penstock by using umbrella method and installation of canopy pipe.
Internship trainer
Amberg Engineering, Regensdorf
Regensdorf-Watt, Switzerland
10.2013 - 11.2013
- Technical evaluation of 5 different bidders; topics regarding execution, construction methods, time schedules
- Manpower, used materials etc
- Have been worked out to support the client and to help find an adequate contractor for 1000 MW, Pakal Dul Hydropower project, Jaamu and Kashmir, India
- Development of a Geo-Technical monitoring concept for Tunnel Portal for Uma Oya Water Transfer, Hydro Electric and Irrigation Project in Srilanka.
Internship trainer
Strabag AG
Kriens, Switzerland
09.2013 - 09.2013
- Construction & Supervision work of Bore pile with varies diameter of 1000 mm to 2200 mm at Dagmersellen, Switzerland.
Internship trainer
BG Consulting Engineers/
Lausanne, Switzerland
07.2013 - 08.2013
- Preparation Market Analysis report for Hydropower in Nepal.
- 3 weeks work at 900 MW Nand De Drance Pumped Storage hydroelectric project for supervision of Powerhouse Cavern (194*32*52), 400 m depth Vertical shaft, graphical analysis of advance rate of TBM access tunnel, Powerhouse cavern excavation, pilot drilling, raise boring and drill and blast method for step down for vertical shaft, Switzerland.
- One day CEVA metro tunnel construction visits in Geneva, Switzerland to understand the different construction method between construction of urban and rural tunnel.
Education
Master of Advance Studies in Tunnelling - Tunnelling
EPFL
Lausanne ? Switzerland 11.2012 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Civil
Nepal Engineering College
Bhakatapur / Nepal 08.1999 - 07.2003
Skills
- Leadership excellence
- Workforce scheduling
- Logistics coordination
- MS Office Suite
- Performance monitoring
- Employee development
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Time efficiency
- Communication skills
- Team Leadership
- Quality Control
Affiliations
- Nepal Tunnelling Association (NTA)
- British Tunnelling Society (BTS)
- Nepal Hydropower Association
- Nepal Engineer Association
- Nepal Engineer Council
Personal Information
- Profession: Tunnel Engineer/ Civil Engineer
- Nationality: Nepal
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Nepali
Native
Hindi
Native
Certification
- Attending World Tunnelling Congress (WTC) in Naples/Italy 2019
- International workshop on design and construction of large tunnels and underground spaces in Beijing, China 2019
- Challenges and Strategic solution of high profiles projects on tunnels in KL, Malaysia 2018
- World Tunnelling Congress (WTC) in Dubai 2018
- Site Investigation, Design and Construction of Hydro and transport tunnels in Kathmandu, Nepal 2013
- World Tunnelling Congress (WTC) in Geneva, Switzerland 2013
- Architectural and Structural Design of Masonry in Dresden Germany 2003
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Shift Manager / Deputy TBM Manager
Balfour Beatty Vinci, BBV JV
09.2021 - Current
TBM Engineer
HBK - PORR JV
11.2018 - 09.2021
TBM Engineer
Bouygues Travaux Publics
05.2016 - 11.2018
TBM Engineer
PORR- Saudi Bin Ladin- HBK JV
12.2014 - 03.2016
Site Engineer
PORR - Saudi Bin Ladin - HBK JV
03.2014 - 11.2014
Internship trainer
Amberg Engineering, Regensdorf
10.2013 - 11.2013
Internship trainer
Strabag AG
09.2013 - 09.2013
Internship trainer
BG Consulting Engineers/
07.2013 - 08.2013
Master of Advance Studies in Tunnelling - Tunnelling
EPFL
11.2012 - 11.2013
Project Engineer
Lower Solu Hydro Electric Project /
03.2012 - 12.2012
Senior Civil Engineer
Abir Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. India
03.2007 - 02.2012
Site Engineer & Quantity Surveyor
Dywidag - Dragodos - CWE (JV)
01.2004 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Civil
Nepal Engineering College
08.1999 - 07.2003
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