Martins Grislis

Junior civil engineer working in the industry for the past 2 years. Previously involved in the residential planning sector and temporary works. Fluent in three languages and always keen to learn.

Groundshore: Design Engineer

-Temporary works and ground shoring utilizing boxes, braces & sheet piles to comply with the current codes of practice such as BS597, CIRIA Publications.

-Analyzing ground investigation reports and designing small trenches to deep excavations using SupportIT.

-Drafting up the designs on AutoCAD.

-Produced technical data for Groundshore to comply with the regulations.

-Communication with the sales team and clients to adhere to their needs.

Fairhurst: Graduate Civil Engineer

-Working on various projects involving mainly commercial development sites.

-Production of infrastructure drawings using Autodesk AutoCAD to prepare RCC applications.

-Street Lighting design to lighting classifications and street lighting design standards using Lighting Reality.

-Roads’ design using Site 3D (similar to Civil 3D).

-Responding to comments from clients and council authorities.

-Acquired white CSCS Card for academically or professionally qualified persons.

University of Aberdeen

BEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering 2.2

Courses included: Engineering Mathematics, Geotechnics, Advanced Structural Design, Environmental Engineering, Mechanics of structures, Project and Safety management.

Individual project: Lightweight structural systems for low carbon housing (B1)

Group design project: Preliminary Overall Design of Hydro-Power Scheme (B3)