TERENCE CHARLES HANNAN

Curriculum Vitae

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Career highlights

With over 40 years experience within structural engineering, 23 years of which have been spent in the Middle East, I have extensive Local and International experience and knowledge in the design and design management of Commercial, Institutional, Heavy Industrial and Power generation/Distribution projects.

Education

1980 HNC in Building (Structures) Certificate of Supplementary Study at SELTEC

1979HNC in Building (Structures) at SELTEC (South East London Technical College)

1976City and Guilds of London Institute.

The Structural Engineering Technicians Certificate Part 2

Detailed experience:

2012 – To DateHill International

Senior Civil - Structural Engineer (Project Management), on the ADNOC New Headquarters Building Underground Car Park & Dedicated District Cooling Plant at the western end of Abu Dhabi Corniche.

Responsible for checking the Contractor’s Re-design and drawings, for the underground car park from insitu to a precast concrete solution and a design-build District Cooling Plant.

2004 – 2011AECOM

May 2011 – Oct 2011 Principle Engineer in the main design office for the GascoHabshan 5 and Buhasa Non-Process buildings design for the EPC civil contractor.

Sept 2010 – April 2011Principle Engineer on Al Raha Beach development - Al Muneera Project.Acting as 3rd party reviewer for structural remedial works on behalf of Aldar.

June – Sept 2010Principle Engineer on the Yas Island Mall Project Undertook Schematic Design.

2004 – June 2010Manager, Structural Engineering.

Dubai/Sharjah, UAE

Leading a team of 12 engineers and 21 CAD draft persons.

Managing the department, resourcing and staff allocation, mentoring and training, annual staff reviews.

Undertaking concept and schematic design, RFP reviews, multi-disciplined fee proposals, specification writing, contracts, structural surveys and 3rd party audits and internal reviews.

Design Projects undertaken:

  • Al Waab City development, Doha
  • Global Village Development, Dubai
  • Dubai Festival City, Schools.
  • Dubai Sports City – Cricket and Multi-Purpose stadiums.
  • Ajman Free Zone Office Tower.
  • CBC tower, Business Bay, Dubai
  • University of Sharjah Teaching Hospital
  • Creek Hospital DHCC, Dubai
  • Burj Development – Island Bridges
  • DFC Office Park, Dubai
  • Sharjah Institute of Marine science
  • West Bay Tower – Business Bay, Dubai

2002 - 2004 Mott MacDonald

Lead Design Engineer

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Reporting to the Power Systems Manager, I was responsible for the administration of all civil and structural design projects in the Abu Dhabi office, with a team of 3 designers and 6 CAD draftsmen. Other responsibilities include: Evaluating new bid work, financial control of current projects, preparation of tenders, QA/QC auditing and interviewing prospective staff:

Design Projects Include:

  • Al Shuwaihat 1500 MW power station for CMS Design Engineering services for civil contractor. In 14 months, 700 drawings including BBS and 60 design books issued.
  • Oman. Sohar sea water intake structure. One of the largest industrial intakes in the world. 48 No. pump bays, each designed to deliver 16,000m3 of water per hour. This structure is 200m long, 80m wide and 11m deep.
  • Various electrical substations, 400/132/33/11kv, fast-track design engineering services for main contractors.

1998 - 2002 Clark Smith Partnership

Senior Structural Engineer

London, U.K

Reporting to senior partners, I was responsible for all aspects of new building design projects.

Design Projects include:

  • A £5.5M prestige residential building in central London, U.K
  • A 1.5M retail development in Dover, U.K

Resident Engineer / Senior Design Engineer on the biggest single refurbishment project in London since 1935. The project in Mayfair consisted of class A offices, bank trading floors and large retail units. Split into two phases the project has a total cost of 36M pounds

1997 - 1998 Robert West Consulting

Senior Structural Engineer.

Orpington, Kent, U.K

I was responsible for all aspects of projects from initial design through to site completion.

Design Project includes:

  • Palace Theatre, Mansfield, U.K a 1.5M refurbishment including a new steelwork fly tower over the stage.
  • Valley primary school, Beckenham, U.K. 1.6M expansion.
  • Magic circle headquarters building, London, U.K Refurbishment of a circa 1900 building into a theatre and museum comple

1992 - 1997 Mott EwbankPreece

Senior Structural Engineer

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

I was responsible for all in house structural design and drawing office management, together with third party checks under consultancy services agreements.

Design projects include:

  • Mirfa power station administration building.
  • Sir BaniYas Island power station.
  • Emirates Telecommunications (ETISALAT) Admin Buildings – 4 Nos.
  • Structural steel modifications in gas production plants for GASCO
  • Mirfa 120 MW power station and 33Kv to 11Kv substations.
  • Al Ain Power station upgrade (SMART & RRM)

1992 - 1994 Seconded for H.E Sh. Suroor Bin Mohd Al Nahyan’s private office as client’s representative on the Beach Hotel and a 120 apartment duplex residential complex in Abu Dhabi.

1992 Ewbank International Consultants

Oman, Muscat

Seconded to Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) as site supervisor, on a $20M, one million barrel crude oil storage tank at the Mina Al Fahal oil terminal.

1988 - 1991 Earnest Green Partnership, Penge

Senior Design Engineer

London, U.K

Responsibilities were the day to day management of projects. Duties included, preparation of schemes / design calculations / working drawings, building regulations submittals, evaluation of tenders, attending design / coordination / pre-contract /site meetings, site supervision, structural surveys, refurb studies, supervision of drafting staff and internal project management.

Design Projects include:

  • Plot 8 Cody Road, A 40,000 sq. ft industrial unit.
  • Guardian Royal Exchange, Cardiff – A 55M town centre development.
  • Tesco superstore, Eastbourne. A 12M retail food outlet.

1973 - 1988 R.J. Crocker & Partnership,

Senior Structural Engineer

Bromley, U.K.

Responsible for production of design calculation, scheme drawings, GA and working drawings, attending design meetings, site supervision and supervision of drafting staff.

Design projects include:

  • Wellingborough Town Centre Redevelopment
  • International Trade & Exhibition Centre, Dubai
  • New Dubai Hospital
  • Arab Monetary Fund Building, Abu Dhabi.
  • Regional Police & Fire Stations – Qat

1981 - 1987

Design projects include:

  • Assistant Resident Engineer on the Denham Industrial Development in August 1981.
  • Assistant Resident Engineer on the New Women’s Hospital, Doha, Qatar in Feb 1982.
  • Resident Engineer on the Regional Police & Fire stations, Qatar in Oct 1982.
  • Senior Design Engineer based in the Doha, Qatar HQ, reporting to the Resident Manager. Was responsible for all aspects of locally procured projects from initial design to site supervision.
  • Seconded to DUBAL (Dubai Aluminium) to design the structural aspects of a new hotbed process. I was responsible for all work on the project, which included site survey, production of design / drawings. Specification, tender / report and site supervision to completion in 1984.
  • Senior structural engineer based in the U.K in the year of 1985.
  • Resident Engineer based in Abu Dhabi, supervising the construction of 15 No. self supporting microwave towers for Emirates Telecommunications. The towers ranged in height from 165 metre to 40m. Responsible for all aspects of supervision including client/contractor liaison in the year 1986.
  • Senior Design Engineer based in the Abu Dhabi HQ. Responsible for all aspects of locally procured projects, mainly in the private sector.

1971 - 1973 C.J. Pell Frischman and Partners

Junior Draftsman

London, U.K

I was responsible for the production of general arrangement / working drawings.