Panayiotis Voulgaris Resume

2004-present Design Engineer, Balvac Limited – London, UK
Balvac Limited, a Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited company, is a structural repair, strengthening and maintenance contractor both in the UK and overseas. I work for the Rail Consultancy division. I am mainly involved with design and assessment engineering. I am currently involved in assessing a post-tensioned concrete footbridge that spans over a four lane carriageway and two slip roads and developing a methodology to demolish the superstructure in order to accommodate the new steel footbridge that is to be constructed. My responsibilities included the development of a demolition procedure, liaising with the Client, ensuring that the demolition procedure takes into regards the health and safety of employees and third parties, the environment and commercial considerations, etc. Chiltern Lines Platform Extensions, a recent design and build project, involved the extension of seven existing platforms. My duties as Design Manager on the project included reporting to the Project Manager, liaising with Network Rail for approval of the designs, help to develop a Health and Safety Plan, etc. I was also personally responsible for the design of three of the platform extensions. My responsibilities included the development of a design management programme, obtaining the necessary information to carry out the design, ensuring the buildability of the designs, liaising with Network Rail, liaising with suppliers, checking if the designs complied with the relevant current legislation, codes and standards, etc. I have undertaken several minor works design projects. My responsibilities included carrying out the design calculations, CAD drawings, ensuring the buildability of the designs, liaising with clients, etc. I am also an assessment engineer for the Southern Assessments contract, a joint venture with Mott MacDonald and MouchelParkman. My responsibilities included carrying out site inspections and assessment calculations, traffic management, site supervisor etc. Forest Hill Station Subway Access Feasibility Study is a current project to investigate the possible improvement of access to the station subway at Forest Hill. My responsibilities included carrying out a feasibility study on the access to the subway, determining what legislation covers disabled users and who is liable, liaising with Network Rail on the best possible option, estimation of costs, etc. I am also the Environmental Management Representative for the Rail Consultancy division. My duties included ensuring staff have the required environmental awareness training, visiting building sites to ensure that they comply with environmental standards, liaising with our HSEQ department, etc. I have also been responsible for the internal audits undertaken for the Rail Consultancy division.

2002-2004 Design Engineer, Rail First Limited – London, UK
Rail First Limited, a Balfour Beatty Specialist Holdings Division company, is a structural repair, strengthening, maintenance and professional services contractor both in the UK and overseas. It was restructured in 2004 and my division joined Balvac Limited. I had undertaken several minor works design projects. My responsibilities included carrying out the design calculations, CAD drawings, ensuring the buildability of the designs, liaising with clients, etc. I was also a Project Manager for the Closed Branch Lines contract. My responsibilities included managing the programme, checking examination reports, liaising with the client, etc.

2000-2001 Assistant Site Engineer, Voulgaris Construction – Rockford, IL, USA
Voulgaris Construction is an American construction company dealing in residential and commercial construction. I was involved with a new housing development. New apartment buildings were being constructed primarily for student occupation. I was the site engineer on one of the sites. Several buildings were being built at the same time and I was personally responsible for two buildings. My responsibilities included making sure that work was built according to the drawings and specification, assisting the foremen with any setting out that was too difficult, keeping to schedule, etc.

1999(Summer) Assistant Civil Engineer, Envitec – Pylos, Greece
Envitec is a Greek environmental engineering company, specialising in sewage treatment plants. I was part of the construction management team. While I was there, they were building the second of two reinforced concrete water tanks, setting out the main pipeline that was to be placed underneath the main road of the plant and other small buildings. My daily responsibilities were estimating how much concrete would be needed for that day’s work, setting out for the construction of buildings on site, testing the workability and strength of the concrete and calculating the daily costs of the work done on site.

Graduate Member of the institution of Civil Engineers

· Ability to motivate and co-ordinate self and others on design and construction projects in order to meet company and client aspiration and objectives.
· Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Fortran, MathCAD, Adobe Photoshop and STAAD Pro.
· Respectable knowledge of Microsoft Access, Primavera, LUSAS, CAD Analyse, SANDS, 3D Studio Max and Paint Shop Pro.

· English is my native language.
· Fluent in Greek, basic knowledge of German.

2004-2006 King’s College, University of London: London, England
MSc in Construction Law & Arbitration

1997-2000 Oxford Brookes University: Oxford, England
BEng in Civil Engineering (Honours)

Training Record
Date Course Title Duration
18/09/06 Advice/Open Evening at London South Bank University 2 Hours
05/06/06 Management Environmental Representative Foundation Course 1 Day
23/03/06 ‘Athens Metro’ - ICE 2 Hours
21/03/06 Health & Safety Annual Update 1 Day
15/12/05 ‘Stent Piling Techniques’ – Stent Ltd 1 Hour
24/11/05 KCCLA Sweet & Maxwell 8th Lecture: "Is single point design responsibility under JCT 2005 illusory?" 2 Hours
19/10/05 ‘Ground Improvement Techniques’ - Pennine Vibropiling Ltd 1 Hour
20/09/05 BBCEL Contractors Assurance Case Briefing 3 Hours
05/07/05 High Street Environment Foundation Course 1 Day
23/03/05 Personal Track Safety (PTS) Training - Refresher 1 Day
22/02/05 LUSAS Seminar 3 Hours
03/12/04 Structures Assessment Contract 2003/2013 JV Team Building Day 1 Day
22/10/04 OmniSurvey3D Training 1 Day
20/09/04 CITB Safety Foundation 2 Days
25/06/04 Health & Safety, Environmental Update 1 Day
17/03/04 PASMA Certificate – Operator 1 Day
29/05/03 ‘Leadership In A Peer Environment’ - Ernest & Young 2 Hours
28/05/03 ‘Health & Safety, Issues in Design’ - ICE 2 Hours
22/05/03 ‘Creating Positive Personal Impact’ - LE Consultants 2 Hours
15/05/03 ‘Business Analysis - Seeing the Future?’ - Ernest & Young 2 Hours
14/05/03 ‘Choosing the Right Contract’ - ICE 2 Hours
09/05/03 Structures Condition Marking Index Training Course (SCMI) 1 Day
08/05/03 ‘Successful Negotiation’ - Tite & Lewis 2 Hours
01/05/03 Railway Engineering - 2003 Conference 1 Day
24/04/03 LUSAS Training Course 1 Day
07/04/03 MathCAD Webinar - Using MathCAD in the Enterprise 1 Hour
13/03/03 ‘Project Focus: CTRL - Environmental Impact’ ICE 2 Hours
06/03/03 PTS Medical w/c Drugs and Alcohol Screening 2 Days
06/03/03 ‘Project Focus: CTRL - Project management, Programming and Cost Control´ - ICE 2 Hours
27/02/03 ‘Project Focus: CTRL - Health, Safety and Welfare Management’ - ICE 2 Hours
13/02/03 ‘Project Focus: CTRL - The NEC Contract and Partnering’ - ICE 2 Hours
06/02/03 ‘Project Focus: CTRL – Funding’ - ICE 2 Hours
15/01/03 ‘An Introduction to Arbitration’ - ICE 2 Hours

Member of King's College Construction Law Association.
Member of the Society of Construction Law.

· Main goals after finishing current master’s degree is to become a chartered member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
· I am currently a graduate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), a committee member of the ICE Graduates & Students of the London Region, a member of the Society of Construction Law and the King’s College Construction Law Association.
· I regularly attend lectures and training courses for continuing professional development, e.g. Management Lecture Series (May 2003), ICE Lectures: ‘Project Focus: CTRL’ (February - March 2003), Pennine Vibropiling Ltd CPD Seminar (October 2005), KCCLA Sweet & Maxwell 8th Lecture: "Is single point design responsibility under JCT 2005 illusory?" (November 2005), ICE Lecture: “Athens Metro” (March 2006), Management Environmental Representative Foundation Course (June 2006), Cyril Sweett breakfast seminar: “Disruption Unravelled” (November 2006), etc.
· I enjoy scuba diving (certified PADI open water diver) when able to, weightlifting, jogging and golf. I also have a strong interest in history and ancient architecture.
· I enjoy travelling and have travelled to several different countries. I have also resided in the USA, Greece and Germany.