Joseph Currie

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

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ABOUT JOSEPH CURRIE

Civil Design Engineer with 8 years experience working on UK water and wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.Problem Solver; Logical & Innovative Thinker; Conscientious; Open Minded.Experience: Working with Southern Water, Thames Water, United Utilities & Scottish Water. Concept design, outline design and detailed Construction stage design. Reviewing P & IDs and understanding water and wastewater treatment processes. Collaboration with Process, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. Collaboration with Structural, Geotechnical, and Drainage Engineers. Organising and leading design review meetings. Mentoring graduate engineers. Site placement on storm overflow/sea outfall site (8 months). Internal secondment as Civil Estimator (8 months). Structural calculations for RC base slabs, buried RC chambers, RC water retaining structures, steel Portal frame building, various types of retaining wall. Thrust and thrust block calculations. Checking of rebar details drawings. Using factual and interpretive Ground Investigation reports and borehole logs to make civil design decisions. Providing on-site design support during construction phase. Working with marine environment and tidal constraints. Contributing to H&S and Quality processes on site. Collaborative planning sessions. Constructability review meetings. Local resident stakeholder meetings. Production of planning application drawings inc’ liaising with planning and land advisors. Using carbon accounting tools. Using BIM 360 GLUE for design review. Using BIM 360 Field on site for daily record keeping and sharing of information. Using VR and AR headsets for design visualisation. Using a Common Data Environment for document control (Bentley Projectwise). Delivering technical presentations in person and over MS Teams. Managing subcontractor design interfaces. Reviewing and recording feedback on subcontractor design drawings. Reviewing detailed design and construction programmes. Working with CAD & Revit Engineers/ Draughtspeople, often managing multiple resources.Working with overseas resources, overcoming language barriers and time zone differences. EUSR water hygiene certificate. CSCS card. Emergency First Aid Qualification (1-day course). Taking up role as “People Champion”, discussing and communicating the thoughts and feelings of the organisation to the Senior Leadership Team and influencing decisions. Design Coordination Role leading multidisciplinary design team.