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Bolaji B.

Lagos, Nigeria

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About

Civil and Structural Designer with 18+ years delivering reinforced concrete and structural steel designs across building construction, infrastructure, and onshore and offshore oil and gas projects. Produces 3D models and 2D drawings through basic, FEED, detailed and as-built engineering phases using AutoCAD, E3D, PDMS and Autodesk Inventor. Applies American, British and Euro codes, and coordinates multidisciplinary teams, fabricators and contractors from design through construction. Registered COREN engineer and Corporate Member of the NSE.

Experience

Civil and Structural Designer Crestech Engineering Limited · Contract May 2022 – Jun 2026 4 yrs 1 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Ogbele refinery trailer park, fire water system: Produced detailed drawings for the civil layout, fire water tank foundation, pump shelter and foundation, and pipe support steel and foundations, with general notes and material take-off
• Sapele Integrated Gas Plant: Produced detailed drawings for the site layout, tower steel platform and foundation, overhead tank support frame, tank, pump, water treatment and generator foundations, steel pump shelters, hardstand and drainage, cable trenches and lighting pole foundations, with general notes and material take-off
• Bonga structural and piping CDRs for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company: Produced steel demolition drawings for rehabilitation and detailed modification drawings for the main, accommodation and waterflood decks, deck supports, pipe racks, walkways, turbine platforms, handrails, flare boom and equipment support
• Built 3D models of the Bonga deck structures and supports, and prepared general notes and material take-off
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Civil and Structural Designer Keat Associates, Civil and Structural Consultants · Contract Oct 2023 – May 2026 2 yrs 7 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Designed structural general arrangements for slabs, beams, columns, stairs and pile foundations on a 4-storey commercial development in Victoria Island, Lagos, and a 5-storey multiplex in Lekki, Lagos (theatre, car park, generator house, gate house, water and sewage treatment plant)
• Derived design inputs from architectural, electrical, plumbing, material test and soil reports
• Identified inconsistencies, constructability challenges and coordination issues across disciplines, reducing rework and project delays
• Conducted pre-pour inspections and verified site activities against approved drawings and specifications
• Coordinated multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical issues and improve design quality
Civil and Structural Designer WEAM and Company Limited · Contract Apr 2020 – Dec 2021 1 yrs 8 mos Lagos, Nigeria Delta IV Metering Station rehabilitation and upgrade, Nigeria Gas Company Limited (detailed engineering design)
• Built 3D models and produced RC detail drawings for the control building (22m x 13m x 5m), internal security building (10m x 6m x 5m), septic tank, drainage, rigid road pavement and equipment foundations (filter separator, flare vent stack, firewater tank, firewater pump, gas chromatograph, overhead water tank, lighting poles)
• Produced steel detail drawings for pipe and valve supports, access platform, firewater pump shelter (4.45m x 4.25m x 4.3m), overhead water tank support (3m x 3m x 10m), firewater tank (4.1m diameter x 5m) and equipment shelters
• Prepared as-built drawings for refurbishment of an existing security caravan and chain-link fence with gate
• Prepared general notes, bills of material and material take-offs for all civil-structural works
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Subsea/Pipeline CADD Engineer Global Oceon Engineers Nigeria Limited · Contract Apr 2018 – Dec 2019 1 yrs 8 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Line Ends Refurbishment and Modification (LERM) Phase B, Mobil Producing Nigeria (UNAM, UBIT, EKU, INIM, EDOP and ASABO platforms): Produced as-built drawings of existing decks, helideck, valve access deck, boat landing and surfer ladders, and repair drawings for damaged decks, ladders, handrails, grating, pipe supports, monorail beams, lifting davits, pig launcher and receiver skids, hatch openings and deck drains
• Designed a deck extension to give access to the relocated surfer ladder
• Used 3D models to compute weight in air and water and center of gravity, and to detect clashes
• Updated knowledge of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) as an alternative to structural steel
• Production Uplift Pipeline Project (PUPP), Mobil Producing Nigeria: Calculated weight in air and water and center of gravity of pipeline spools and subsea aids for lifting, in-place dry, operating and hydrotest conditions
• Contributed to conceptual spool routings, checking feasibility for lifting, transportation and installation with other disciplines
• Prepared rigging, transportation, installation and removal procedures, and produced sea-fastening and lifting drawings for spools and subsea aids (pig launcher and receiver, pulling head, subsea canoe, hang-off beam, flange protector)
• West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Phase 9b, Burullus Gas Company: Produced detail, sea-fastening and lifting drawings for a subsea ROV tooling basket and jumper installation spreader bar, supported by 3D weight and center-of-gravity models
• Coordinated with CAD designers to complete drawings within a tight schedule
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Civil and Structural Designer Delogic Engineering Services Limited · Contract Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 1 yrs 11 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Ogini Flow Station (OML 26), Nigerian Petroleum Development Company: Built 3D models, prepared the project specification, general notes, drawing index and man-hour estimate, and produced RC drawings (pad footings, column stubs, ground beams) and steel drawings (10m x 4.5m x 5.5m bay structure and connections) for a containerized control room, plus security barrier and gate details
• Onne Expansion, Pressure Control Systems Limited (a GE company): Produced as-built drawings of an existing warehouse, a 3D model and steel truss details for an automated roller shutter, and the installation scope of work and erection procedures; worked with fabricators and erectors to resolve technical queries and monitor quality and progress on site
• Administrative building upgrade, Aluminum Gold Engineering Limited: Replaced timber roof trusses with steel; produced fabrication drawings for 21 trusses with strengthening for lifting and installation, plus truss-to-truss and truss-to-beam connection details
• Three-storey RC building, Diatikon Nigeria Limited: Prepared the specification, construction scope, general notes, drawing index and man-hour estimate, developed the conceptual general arrangement, and produced detail drawings for piles, pile caps, raft, slabs, beams, columns and stairs; coordinated the design team, client and vendors on site
• Produced steel fabrication drawings for five industrial buildings and structures, including portal frame buildings up to 66m x 30m x 19m for Palmyra Construction Nigeria Limited (Lacasera Phase 2, Life Brewery, Pure Chemical Industries), a 5m x 5m x 12m water tank tower and a 15m x 15m automobile workshop
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Civil and Structural Designer International Energy Services Limited · Contract Apr 2012 – Mar 2016 3 yrs 11 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Gas Supply Expansion (DSO), Chevron Nigeria Limited (Meren, Sonam, flare bridge, jacket leg): Produced detail drawings for decks, topsides (MCC building, surfer ladder, access platforms, vent boom, flare bridge, monorail beams, crane pedestals), deck penetrations, jacket legs and living quarters modules; prepared weight control reports for lifting structures; used 3D models to calculate weight in air and water and center of gravity and to detect clashes
• Antan Oilfield (OML 123) riser platform and jacket leg, Addax Petroleum: Produced detail, sea-fastening and lifting drawings for subsea aids, decks and jacket legs, and prepared rigging, transportation, installation and removal procedures for pipeline spools, subsea aids and the riser platform
• Gbaran-Ubie Gas Plant camp site, Shell Petroleum Development Company: Prepared the specification, general notes and drawing index with man-hour estimate; produced mat foundation, road, paving, drainage and chamber drawings and steel drawings for a security tower (3m x 3m x 6m), water tank tower (3m x 3m x 9m) and telecoms mast (3m x 3m x 30m)
• Itoki Regulating and Metering Station, West African Gas Pipeline Company: Produced foundation drawings for the diesel tank, fire water tank, pressure vessel and pumps, and steel drawings for the fire water tank roof (8.2m diameter x 7.7m high), caged ladder and pump shelter (4m x 4m x 3m)
• Afam Metering Station, Nigerian Gas Company Limited: Prepared the specification and man-hour estimate; produced mat foundations, a diesel generator shelter and a control room shelter (each 5m x 4m x 5m), and lifting fabrication details (base plates, stiffeners, lifting eyes)
• Ovade-Ogharefe Flow Station as-built, Pan Ocean Oil Nigeria Limited; Sapele Gas Plant, Seplat Petroleum Development Company plc; Ghana Gas Regulating and Metering Station, West African Gas Pipeline Company: Produced anchor-bolted mat foundations for pumps, tanks, compressors, skids and pig launcher and receiver, steel drawings for pipe racks, skids, platforms, ladders and shelters, and fabrication and welding details with lifting strengthening
• Mentored junior engineers and coordinated with interdisciplinary teams on the Ovade-Ogharefe, Sapele and Ghana Gas projects
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Civil and Structural Designer PFL Engineering Services Limited · Contract Apr 2011 – Mar 2012 11 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Obagi Field (OML 58) Operations and Security Camp, Total E&P Nigeria Limited: Produced detail drawings for the fence, road, paving, storm water, sanitary water, power, water distribution, fire water, lightning pole and drainage layouts
• Produced RC drawings (raft, beams, slabs, columns, stairs) for a 2-floor accommodation block with steel roof framing, and drawings for a steel roof truss (14m x 9.5m x 4.5m), manholes, inspection chambers, transformer, substation, firewater tank and pump house foundations
• Coordinated with interdisciplinary teams to keep the project on schedule
• Delivered project drawings on schedule and within budget
Project Engineer Uren Sterling Civil Engineering Nigeria Limited · Full-time Mar 2009 – Mar 2011 2 yrs Lagos, Nigeria • Residential estates: Prime Water View Estate (two 7-storey blocks); Templeton Court Estate (five 5-bedroom detached houses, gate house, water treatment plant); Palm Beach Estate for the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Staff Cooperative Society (170 homes, gate house, water and sewage treatment plants)
• Prepared specifications, construction scopes, general notes and drawing indexes, and produced RC detail drawings for rafts, slabs, beams, columns, lintels, arches and stairs
• Reviewed architectural, electrical, plumbing, material test and soil reports for structural design inputs
• Monitored construction for conformity to design specifications and performed non-destructive and destructive tests to British standards
• Prepared tender documents for project bids
• Delivered projects on schedule and within budget
Project Engineer Masodak Associates, Civil and Structural Consultants · Full-time Mar 2008 – Mar 2009 1 yrs Lagos, Nigeria • Designed and detailed piles, pile caps, rafts, slabs, beams, columns, lintels, ramps and stairs for a school of technology (Lagos State Polytechnic), the Human Resources Development Building (University of Lagos) and a general hospital
• Prepared specifications, work method statements, job hazard analyses, drawing indexes and structural integrity reports
• Carried out structural appraisals of mould and fungi growth on walls in a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) staff residential estate and of fire-damaged 6th and 7th floors at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
• Monitored construction for conformity to design and performed non-destructive and destructive tests to British standards
• Delivered projects on schedule and within budget
Project Engineer Public Works Nigeria Limited · Full-time Mar 2007 – Feb 2008 11 mos Lagos, Nigeria • Beach resort estate infrastructure, Spring Bank Realtors: reviewed drawings for RC culverts, manholes, inspection chambers, retaining walls, kerbs, pavements and roads
• Prepared weekly and monthly progress reports for the project manager, monitored contractors' work through daily field reports, and performed non-destructive and destructive tests to British standards
• Delivered projects on schedule and within budget

Education

University of Lagos Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2.2 2013 – 2016 Activities and Societies: Reading, board games

Other experience

Tender Preparation and Technical Documentation Prepared tender documents for project bids, project specifications, general notes, drawing indexes, man-hour estimates, bills of material and material take-offs for civil, and structural projects.
Structural Appraisal and Integrity Assessment Carried out structural appraisals of fire-damaged floors and of moisture-related mould growth in an existing building. Prepared structural integrity reports and performed non-destructive and destructive tests to British standards.
Offshore Lifting, Rigging and Sea-Fastening design Calculated weight in air, water and centre of gravity of pipeline spools, subsea aids and platform structures using 3D models. Prepared rigging, transportation, installation, removal procedures, lifting and sea-fastening drawings, for offshore oil and gas projects.

Licenses & Certifications

Registered Member Council for the regulation of engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Dec 2015 – Present See credential
Corporate Member Nigerian Society of Engineers certificate Feb 2015 – Present See credential