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Er. Amit Pokhrel

Er. Amit Pokhrel

Roster Community Infrastructure Consultant at Poverty Alleviation Fund
Nepal
Civil Engineering
Current
  1. Amit Pokhrel Engineering Service
  2. Poverty Alleviation Fund
Previous
  1. Design Consultant
  2. CMC Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna – Nepal Branch, 
  3. Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Education
  1. Khwopa Engineering College
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Summary

(Development professional with expertise in rural/urban infrastructure ; Contract management-for construction projects; Project appraisal,planning & designing, monitoring & evaluation). 


A motivated and capable individual who has a clear understanding of the role and responsibilities associated with Civil engineer & urban practitioner. Having the ability to provide support for multiple concurrent priorities, am able to establish, maintain and develop effective working relationships with service users, teams, delivery partners & colleagues. 



Possesses a broad range of technical, personal effectiveness and leadership skills and uses rigorous logic & methods to come up with effective solutions to difficult problems. As someone who is comfortable with & able to effectively cope with change, has a track record of making use of available resources and techniques. 



Professional proficiency: English

Relationship-building and high level of client care throughout planning process and beyond.
Prepare technical specifications, technical proposals, engineering reports and conceptual level analysis for Contract & engineering documents.
Develop work schedule, weekly production plan, monthly progress report and updating progress of work.
Negotiating, supervisory and leadership skills combined with the ability to delegate.
Disaster risk management and handling all the technical works.
Flexibility and adaptability in a complex and dynamic environment. 
Ability to produce reports and papers on technical & non-technical issues. 
Report writing skills in English and Nepali languages.
“Can-do” attitude to go the extra mile to get work done.
Ability to work with harmoniously and effectively in teams 
Producing and processing financial measurements.
Specialties: “Urban Infrastructure Development, Construction management, Disaster risk management; Project management; policy analysis & strategies; Conservation planning, Perception mapping and Fieldwork”.

Courses

  • The open learning campus, World Bank group

    • 5 weeks course on Sustainable Urban Land Use Planning (00004021-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on; Education Staff Development Program: Early Childhood Development for Policymakers and Practitioners (00002905-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Introduction to Social Accountability (00005020-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Fundamentals of Climate Change (00004823-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Gender Equality and Energy (00002880-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Investment Planning toward Low Emissions Development (00003540-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Debt Management Performance Assessment (DeMPA) (00002400-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Parliaments and Anti corruption (00004828-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: People, Politics and Change (00004831-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Parliament in Fragile States (00004830-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Urban Crime and Violence Prevention (00003521-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Safe and Resilient Cities (00004351-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Designing and Implementing Successful Water Supply and Sanitation Utility Reform (00004645-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Integrated Urban Transport Planning (00002461-00020170)
    • 5 weeks training course on: Introduction to Disaster Risk Management (00004320-00020170)
    • 5 weeks course on 'Saving Energy through Energy Saving Performance Contracts" (00004435-00020170)
    • 5 weeks course on "Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Projects: Soil Carbon Monitoring" (00004832-00020170)
    • Training course Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Mitigation Initiatives (00008558-00020170)
    • 5 weeks course "Designing MRV Systems for Entity-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Facilitated) (00010568-00020170)
  • Open University Australia

    • 5 weeks course "Negotiation and Conflict Resolution"​ : Macquaire Graduate School of Management

    • 5 weeks course "Introduction to Business in Asia"​ : Griffith University

    • 5 weeks course "Financial Literacy"​: Macquaire University

    • 5 weeks course "Emergency Management"​: Massey University, University of New Zealand

    • 5 weeks course "Contemporary Issues in Ocean Governance"​ :University of Wollongong

    • 5 weeks course "Foundation of Psychology"​

    • 5 weeks course "Indigenous Studies: Australia and New Zealand"​

    • 5 weeks course "Water in a Thirsty World"​

    • 5 weeks course "Sociology"​

    • 5 weeks course: Becoming a Confident Trainer (Open Universities, Australia)

    • 5 weeks course: Early Childhood Education (Gowrie, Victoria)

    • 5 weeks course: Food, Nutrition and Your Health (Open2Study)

    • 5 weeks training course on: Financial Planning (TAFE, Sydney)

    • 5 weeks training course on: Principles of Project Management (Polytechnic West, Open Universities Australia)

    • 5 weeks training course on: Management for a Competitive Edge (International College of Management, Sydney, Australia)

    • 5 weeks training course on: "Climate Change"; Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia 
  • Advanced Learning Interactive System Online (ALISON)

    • Diploma in Legal Studies
    • Diploma in EU Public Procurement
    • Government Economic Policy
    • Diploma in Project Management
    • Diploma in Sustainable Development (Running)
    • Introduction to Contract in Law
    • Risk Management- Managing Property and Liability Risk
    • Introduction to Time Management
  • Health and safety Institute

    • Health and Safety Authority on-line course: The Safety Management Pack for Construction Safety (hsalearning, Ireland)
    • Health and Safety Authority on-line course: Safety and Health in Construction-Third Level (hsalearning, Ireland)
  • Independent Coursework

    • Training course on "Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) General Induction" for Construction Work in Melamchi Diversion Scheme-MDS/DT/02. (Melamchi Diversion Scheme)
    • Para Legal Training (NEP)
    • Energy Efficiency: Do more with Less (HP Life e-learning)
    • Strategic Planning (HP Life e-learning)
    • Effective Leadership (HP Life e-learning)

Experience

  • Principal Consultant

    Amit Pokhrel Engineering Service
     – Present (3 months)
    Experts in rural urban infrastructure; Project planning, scheduling, designing, monitoring & evaluation, urban development works, urban growth management, contract management-Claim & Dispute resolution, cost estimate & valuation, Building design, Technical & non-technical report writing, Report writing in English/Nepali; Social impact assessment; photography & documentation; Conservation planning- report writing, designing, photography mapping; experts in household survey; preparing disaster risk management plans, participatory planning; A complete documentation for heritage & preservation works of all kinds of monuments, temples, palaces around whole Nepal; preparing masters plan; site supervision & management; mentoring, project management; cultural resource management; innovative ideas for development works; preparing guidelines for rural & urban areas; Real estate management principles; Interior designing/ color combination/out-in doors; mapping & field work; works related to civil engineering & urban development; Climate change & sustainable development; Urban governance; Economic Policy
  • Roster Community Infrastructure Consultant

    Poverty Alleviation Fund
     – Present (3 months)
    Project appraisal, process appraisal, design review, monitoring & evaluation of sub-projects of 58 districts, Nepal
  • Planning & Design Engineer

    Design Consultant
     –  (7 months)Nepal
    Analysis, measurement & mapping for Bus Rapid Transit, Metro and alternative routes (Research ongoing).
    Behavioral mapping, designing of pavements, sidewalk & research.
    Construction & Contract management related with FIDIC and legal analysis. 
    Disaster risk management & urban development.
    Erosion control methods and application
    Extended Research on emerging issues.
    Environment Impact Assessment
    Flood risk management & mitigation.
    Preparing design guidelines for Rural and Urban areas.
    Project appraisal, planning & designing, monitoring and evaluation.
    SWOT Analysis
    Social Impact Assessment
    Technical and non technical report writing.
  • Planning Engineer

    CMC Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna – Nepal Branch
     –  (11 months)
    Financial loan from Asian Development Bank.
    Employer: Melamchi Water-Supply Development Board, Government of Nepal, under Ministry of Urban Development.
    Sector: Water and Irrigation Works, Hydraulic Tunnels
    Contract No.: MDS/DT/02
    Contract Value (Excluding VAT): 7,723,471,343 NPR (66,227,674.00 Euro)
    Status: Ongoing

    Duties & Responsibilities: 

    Planning & monitoring the progress method.
    Prepare technical specifications, technical proposals, engineering report and conceptual level & design level drawings for Contract documents.
    Prepare Delay analysis reports.Comprehensive legal research and presentations. 
    Develop work schedule, weekly production plan, monthly progress report and updating progress of work.
    Track, monitor and forecast progress of all activities and deliverable such as products, engineering documents, fabrication status and construction of all discipline.
    Perform probabilistic analysis of completion dates and potential alternatives. Prevent risk based analysis of most likely completion and expected deviation range.
    Coordinate with staff's, clients, engineers, and sub-contractors for progress of work.
    Conduct field scoping to clarify scope as required.
    Implementing a strategy of in-depth analysis of relevant project/related documents.
    Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to particular sector, functional area or other specialized field. 
    Liaises with all team leaders and/ or members to communicate required completion dates and interface between functional team, operational team and project team. 
    Negotiating, supervisory and leadership skills combined with the ability to delegate. 
    Understand work scope, quantity and familiar with logical sequences in terms of engineering, manufacturing and construction disciplines.
    Understand and work with management and project/maintenance team in the development of work breakdown structure for progress measurement, scheduling, cost estimating and project control.
  • M.Sc. Urban Design & Conservation

    Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal
     –  (3 years 1 month)
    A postgraduate degree: Academic of 60 credits

    "Urban growth Management, Disaster risk Management, Project Management, Urban design Guidelines, Real estate developments, Design Studio, Cultural resource Management and Field Work, Neighbourhood Planning, Documentation, City design issues, Construction technology and material, Archaeology and other curriculum based
  • Engineer

    CDI Professional Services, Ltd.
     –  (3 months)
    Claim and schedule analysis & damages evaluation.
    Support project team and management in areas of financial inspection,defense presentation and settlement of disputes. 
    Depth analysis of relevant project/related documents.
    Complete cost analysis.
    Comprehensive legal research and presentations.
    Co-ordinate with staff's, client, engineers and Contractors for progress of work and delays.
    Preparing all kinds of document related to claim and disputes.
    Understand work scope, quantity and familiar with logical sequences in terms of engineering and construction disciplines.
  • Engineer

    Freelance civil engineering
     –  (5 months)
    Responsibilities: 
    Preparing design guidelines for Rural and Urban areas.
    Documentation of traditional buildings,monuments, culture and places.
    Disaster risk management & urban development; earthquake resistance low cost housing planning & design.
    Project planning, monitoring and evaluation.
    Urban growth management & Real estate development & principles.
    Technical and non technical report writing.
    Construction & Contract management related with FIDIC, public procurement act, Nepali law and legal analysis. 
    Structural analysis & retrofitting, measurement & mapping.
    Behavioral mapping, designing of pavements, sidewalk & research.
    Erosion control methods and application
    Flood risk management & mitigation.
    Capacity building & facilitation, Community & Sustainable development.
  • Engineer

    CDI Professional Services, Ltd.
     –  (2 years)Nepal
    Planning, designing, monitoring and evaluation of the development projects.
    Prepare technical proposals, engineering report and conceptual level analysis for Contract documents.
    Support project team and management in areas of financial inspection, defense presentation and settlement of disputes. 
    Disaster risk management and handling all the technical works.
    Comprehensive legal research and presentations with FIDIC & others relevant CoC.
    Co-ordinate with Staff's, Engineers and Contractors for progress of work and delays.
    Preparing all kinds of document related to Contract management and civil engineering works.
    Depth analyses of relevant project/related documents.
  • Site Engineer (Road)

    GVR Infra Projects LLC
     –  (10 months)
    Ability & Responsibility: 
    Traffic survey, supervision of pavement construction and pretreatment works.
    Construction supervision of different road structures.
    Quality control of construction material and workmanship as per the specification.
    Monitoring the progress method; resource mobilization.
    Checking contractor works schedule and advise contractor accordingly and coordinate between team leader and other professional staffs.
    Plan the work programme and resource management; supervision and management of construction work.
    Adopt quality control mechanism; analyze and interpret project drawing and make amendment where necessary according to the site condition.
    Ensure safety of staff personnel working on the site.
    Report consultant about design modification.
    Coordination with consultant and attend bio-weekly progress review meeting & preparation of progress status report.
    Preparation of quantity and cost estimate.
    Pavement construction and resealing works.
    Checking of construction line and level.
    Construction supervision of road side drain, catch pits, box and pipe culverts, cause ways, slope protection works and off road structures.
    Conduct and supervise laboratory test for quality control.
    Time management; procurement and engineering knowledge.
    Provide technical support to local users for road construction work.
    Concept in bio-engineering; planning.
    Technical report writing.
    Analytical skills and Time management.

Projects

Languages

  • Nepali

    Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English

    Professional working proficiency

Skills

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Education

  • Khwopa Engineering College

    Master of Science (M.S.) in Urban Design and Conservation, Urban Studies/Affairs
     – 
    M.Sc. Urban Design and Conservation subject details with "Grade" as per Grade sheets(Some denotation: A=4; B=3, C=2, D=1) (A=100-80; B= 80-60; C=60-40; D=Below 40) 


    1. Theories of Urban Design: B

    2. History of Built Environment: B
    3. Theory and Philosophy of Conservation: B
    4. Construction Tech., Material and Conservation: A
    5. Disaster Management and Urban Development: A
    6. Introduction to Archaeology: B
    7. Urban Design Principles and Processes: B
    8. Conservation Management and Legislation: B
    9. Environment Psychology: B
    10. Design Studio-I: B
    11. Field Study: B
    12. Project Design and Research Methodology: A
    13. Neighborhood Planning: C
    14. Real Estate Development: B
    15. Design Studio-II: B
    16. Thesis Proposal Seminar: A
    17. Cultural Resource Management: A
    18. Urban Growth Management:  
    19. Master's Thesis: Urban Design and Pedestrian Behavior: B

    Activities and Societies: Full time student for M.Sc. Urban Design and Conservation
  • Purbanchal Vishwavidalaya

    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering
    2011
    Bachelor in Civil Engineering ( Urban and Regional Planning/ Rural Infrastructure Engineering)
    Activities and Societies: Student welfare council
  • LCC InfoTech

    Diploma in Computer Application, Information Technology, E (80%)
     – 
    Diploma in Computer Application (Software)
    Activities and Societies: ICT
  • Coursera

    Science and Technology, Infrastructure development
     – Present
    Skill development program
  • Health and safety Institute

    Institutional course on Health, safety and authority, Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
     – Present
    Training
  • Open University Australia

    Institutional training, Science and technology; infrastructure, management
     – Present
    Activities and Societies: 5 weeks training course
  • The open learning campus, World Bank group

    Training, Science, Technology and Society
     – Present
    Training courses on different needful topics which would help to upgrade the career for deserving learner
    Activities and Societies: A keen learner
  • edX

    Associate's degree
     – Present
    A platform for keen learner
  • Advanced Learning Interactive System Online (ALISON)

    Diploma, Science and Technology; Contract law, Economic policy, Sustainable development, Infrastructure
     – Present
    A platform to learn skills which would help us to sharpen our career for our bright future.
    Activities and Societies: Involved for the better career platform

Interests

  • Photography mapping & documentation
  • Interior
  • Planning & Designing and Literature
  • investing learning trend
  • research
  • Trekking

Certifications

  • Diploma in Computer application

    Lcc Infotech, Calcutta, License yes
     – Present
  • Certificate for Registered Engineers

    Nepal Engineering Council, License 8317 "Civil"​ 'A'​
     – Present

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • Scholarship

    St'Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Nepal
    November 2001
    Scholarship was awarded: Studied from Nursery to class Ten as a partial scholarship.

Volunteer Experience & Causes

  • VOLUNTEER

    Amnesty International
     –  (less than a year)Human Rights
    Its been an awesome experience to be a part of Amnesty International

Opportunities Er. Amit is looking for:

  • Joining a nonprofit board
  • Skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting)

Causes Er. Amit cares about:

  • Civil Rights and Social Action
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Human Rights
  • Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
  • Science and Technology

Organizations Er. Amit supports:

  • Society of civil engineers
  • Society of Urban deziners
  • American Express
  • Australia Post
  • ERA
  • Erus Builders
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • NewYorkCrossing
  • Michael Page
  • Resources Global Professionals

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