Nimalan is from Doha, Qatar, and is a SSSI member.
Nimalan
Sellathturai
address:
Damac
Group , Al Sadd, Doha, Qatar 5113, Qatar
telephone
97
466 007 420
email: nimalan31@yahoo.com
Professional profile
A dedicated and
results-driven senior land surveyor with a highly successful international background
in the achievement of profitable business growth through the successful project
management of high profile and leading construction projects. Experienced in
working with a diverse range of key internal and eternal stakeholders with the
primary focus on exceeding expectations for project achievement whilst
maximising timescales and budgets. Possesses
excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills and the ability
to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external
relationships. Enjoys being part of, as
well as managing, motivating and training, a successful and productive team,
and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments
Career summary
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2011 – date
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Senior Land Surveyor, Damac Group,
Doha-Qatar
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Laffan DHT Project
(Rass Laffan Industrial City, Qatar)
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Setting out construction works including footings
,columns, walls for pipe track and electrical substation as well as conducting
as-built surveys to constructed features, producing volumes and quantity values
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Responsible for earth works and pipelines,
the use of major survey instruments, survey report preparation and the
improvement of soil and earth works
Business
Square (Marina-com 036, Lusail, Qatar)
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Responsible for the timely and budget
conscious construction of this high rise building including the establishment
of horizontal and vertical control points for fixed reference using total
station and automatic levels
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Setting out and levelling to piling works as
well as preparing the cut of level to piles, guiding the site during pile
trimming, confirming pile location and accuracy reporting
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Survey drawing preparation in accordance with
plan, the laying out and setting out of vertical and horizontal alignment of
concrete structures, mechanical layout and electrical layout
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Marking walls, core walls, columns and slab
limits whilst maintaining the verticality of core walls and keeping control
points accuracy
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2009 – 2011
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Land Surveyor, Damac Group, Doha-Qatar
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Fox Hills
Lusail – Piazza Plots (Phase 2)
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Responsible for on site construction survey
work, the use of major survey instruments, together with the establishment of
horizontal and vertical control points for fixed reference using total station
and automatic levels
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A range of basement floor earth works in
accordance with plans as well as setting out to retaining walls and plot limits
Fox Hills
Lusail – Piazza Plots (Phase 1)
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Developed and maintained high levels of
knowledge in lands, structural, architectural and development processes
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Extensive liaison with key internal and
external stakeholders including clients, contractors and sub contractors
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Prepared and planned horizontal and vertical
data, collected and assessed construction data for design and setting processes
together with the drafting of surveys, volume calculations and as-built
drawings
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Oversaw daily surveying operations,
determined and implemented survey control procedures whilst verifying the accuracy
of survey data including measurements and calculations conformance
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Responsible for the maintenance of accurate on
site notes, records and drawing as well as the allocation of previous maps,
deeds, survey evidence and other records
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Successfully established horizontal and
vertical control points for fixed references using GPS and Total station and
performed topographic surveys
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Completed profile and cross sectioning of site
construction areas, laid out and built all structural facilities based on
designed plans including LPG gas pipe line, portable water pipe line, drainage
pipe line and other underground facilities
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Laid-out and set out concrete bridge vertical
and horizontal alignment, processed and plotted data using AutoCAD as well as
downloading, editing and processing data using GST software for Nikon total
station
Pearl GTL Project
(Off plot waste landfill cell)
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Conducted survey work with the direction and
guidance of the Assistant Resident Engineer and supervised survey party staff
Career summary (continued)
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Established primary horizontal and vertical
control points including reference ties to re- establishing points in the
field, recorded measurements, rod readings and calculations
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Liaised and worked in close partnership with
contract surveyor on work priorities and schedules, and undertook rigorous
checks by completing traverse closures and bench circuits
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Reported discrepancies and technical problems
to the Assistant Resident Engineer and completed a range of joint measurements
of the completed work
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Ensured work was completed in accordance with
the line and grade required by the project plans, performed regular checks and
maintained equipment with frequent calibration checks
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Topographic and hydrographical surveys, data
manipulation, the relocation and subdivision of lot corners, boundaries and
other structural facilities in accordance with design plan
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Road profile and cross sectioning, the
creation and updating of accomplishment reports, coordination meetings and regular
team briefs and updates
Qatar gas 3
& 4 (CTJV))
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Successfully led a team in planning,
undertaking and completing a range of works including vertical and horizontal
structures, golf features, rail and road projects
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Performed precision surveys for the
construction of projects, checked survey works carried out by the contractors,
reviewed survey submissions, and provided technical support to the Engineer
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Assisted in survey projects lay out, prepared
monthly reports, checked and processed billings
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Checked the cross section for as built
drawing, completed verification surveys, checked and set out work requests
Ethylene
cracker – Olefin Project
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Management, development and motivation of a
multi-skilled team of field survey crews as well as instruction in the more
complex aspects of field layout including replacing lost survey monuments
and setting property corners on city
land from legal descriptions and title information
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Key liaison figure between public utilities,
contractors, and subcontractors as well as attending pre-construction
conferences and coordinating work assignments in accordance with contractors
schedules
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Extensive work method review and analysis
including detailed record keeping, studying operating problems and generating
winning solutions and recommendations
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Reports and analysis, the review of blueprints
and legal deeds, determination of proposed rights-of-way together with supervision
of the measurement of completed construction work
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2009 – 2011
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Land Surveyor, Jayasundara Associates,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Supervised and performed comprehensive public
records land survey and field survey research together with the writing of easement
descriptions and preparation of easement plats
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Topography surveys, construction surveys and
the monitoring, identification and resolution of technical, schedule and
financial issues in close partnership with the Project Manager and senior
management team
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Played a pivotal role in the preparation of
engineering services proposals, including the calculation / estimation of time
schedules and proposed work costs
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Acted as key client contact, developed,
prepared and reviewed land and real property and geodetic surveys
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Mission planning for Global Positioning
System surveys and establishment of High Accuracy Reference Network within the
state
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Researched and generated recommendations for
and against acceptance of network adjustments / closures as well as land title
ownership, public, cooperative and private research
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Reviewed land and geodetic activities with
robust recommendations for policy and procedural changes together with
extensive research, report preparation and expert assistance in the science and
art of geodetic surveying
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Report preparation, land geodetic survey analysis,
progress and critical path scheduling
Education and qualifications
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Member
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Spatial and Surveying
Sciences Institute, Australia (2012)
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BS
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Land Surveying, Sabaragamuwa
University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2008)
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Key I.T. skills
MS Office including Word and Excel, CAD, digital terrain
modelling, geocalc, Ashtech Evaluate
References are available on request
