Pavlos Kalaitzidis

Principal or Senior Structural Engineer

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Walsall, Walsall40 GBP/hourMember since May 22, 2023

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About

Extensive experience in structural designing, temporary works and managing projects with 29 years in total of practice and professional work experience with particular focus on safety, quality, and environment. Developed design skills in all types of structures including steel, concrete, stone, timber, and composite materials according to Eurocodes and British Standards. Proficient in managing design teams and highly capable to assess risks and lead project strategies, ensuring work completion withing time and cost.

Experience

Career Summary

-Structures Design Manager Waterman Aspen seconded to EKFB 22/05/2022-03/02/2023

Managed and delivered the optimised Design for Structures in accordance with the Programme and the

Client’s requirements. Assisted the Structures Discipline Manager routewide in the delivery of the design of structures. Led the design development within the IDMT and liaised with the D&E Section Lead to ensure the delivery on time.

Liaised with the commercial, planning, design delivery teams, and designers to optimise the design. Coordinated with Construction for management of topics such as GI, topographical surveys, and all other issues related with the design development for the structure’s disciplines.Provided support in design for constructability and TW integration including coordination with Construction and leading designer action.

Liaised with HS2 technical team and supported the Client, Designer and

EKFB meetings as required.

-Senior Bridge Engineer Beaver Bridges Ltd 26/04/21-29/04/22

Steel, GFRP & Timber Bridge Design (BS EN 1993-2, BS1994-2 & BS1995-2)

GA Design and Modelling, Steel, GFRP & Timber Bridges

-Director of KINNOVAT LTD 09/2018-26/04/2021

Walsall, UK

Founder of Kinnovat LTD which is specialised in Innovative structural design for the permanent works,

temporary works and innovative equipment.

-Senior Engineer 09/2020-03/2021

Bridges Pound, Coventry

CAD modelling for crane bases, FEA, CAT3 design for steel, concrete and geotechnical structures

-Chief Structural Engineer

V Installations Mechanical Handling Ltd 10/2019-04/06/2020

CAD modelling, FEA, EC3 design for steel structures and equipment.

-Principal Engineer 01/2019 -06/2019

Richter Associates Limited, Birmingham, UK

Temporary Works checking CAT2 and CAT3, CAD Modelling, FEA Analysis, EC3, EC2, Bridges

Jacking CAT2, CAT3,

 East West Rail ‘Bletchley Viaduct Refurbishment’, Fixed Lif ting Gantry’, FEA Analysis, EC3,

CAT3

-Senior Structural Engineer & Product Development Engineer

RMD Kwikworm, Aldridge, UK 05/2017 – 31/08/2018

CAD modelling and designing for temporary works’ components and equipment in Autodesk Inventor

 FEA Analysis Nastran in CAD with Linear and Non-Linear Elastoplastic Analysis.

 Designing CAD models in Autodesk Inventor.

 Designing temporary works’ components and equipment by EC-3.

 Designing by experiments for temporary works.

 Conceptual design of new innovative temporary works systems.

-Principle Engineer 04/2016 – 03/2017

Carillion PLC, London, UK

 Temporary works’ checking CAT3 for major projects.

 Temporary works’ designing responsibilities for the £47m Arundel Great Court Development.

-Civil Engineering – Design Engineer

Ground Construction LTD, Welwyn Garden City, UK 08/2015 – 02/2016

 Temporary works’ design for falseworks and formworks, sheet pile walls, retaining walls and propping system design.

 Falseworks and Formworks designing for St Luka’s Hospital, London.

-Civil Engineer – Design Engineer 06/2014 – 08/2015

Natta Ltd, Surrey, UK

 Designing and analysing retaining walls, King-post walls, formworks.

 Piles foundations and propping system designing.

 Underpinned propping systems design, piling mat design, specific foundations, and temporary works.

 Cofferdams designing.

-Civil Engineer – Structural Engineer 06/2013 – 06/2014

Ingenieurbüro M+Th.Rauscher GmbH, Abensberg, Bayern, Germany

 Inspecting concrete and steel industrial bridges for corrosion in accordance with

DIN 1086 in Bayern Oil Refineries (Voburg Unit und Neustadt).

-Structural Engineer and Project Manager 09/1999 – 06/2013

Greece Health Ministry, Thessaloniki, Greece

 Structural designing of new industrial steel and concrete buildings Structural designing and Project Management of health units:

 Steel roof (15,000.00m2 - 750,000.00€) and loft of the General Hospital of Veria.

 General Practise Office (2.500,00m2 - 4,500,000.00€) of the Health Centre Athos.

 Four apartments’ building blocks (800.00m2 - 2,000,000.00€) for the support of the

‘Rehabilitation Centre for Children with Disabilities “Agios Dimitrios”’, Thessaloniki.

 Mental Health Centre (4,000.00m2 - 1,850,000.00€) of the General Hospital of Komotini.

 Designing the prototype of an innovative modular steel box building for the Health

Prevention Drugs Addiction People, OKANA Program.

 Designing reconstruction and renovation of two buildings (1,200.00m 2 - 500,000.00€) of the

Mental Health Centre of the General Hospital of Kavala.

 Designing renovation of the Mental Health Centre (800.00m2 - 2,000,000.00€) of the General

Hospital of Alexandroupolis.

-Structural Engineer and Project Manager 08/2006 – 10/2008

Vimekat S.A. Komotini, Greece

 Structural designing and Project Management of the construction of all delegated projects for steel factories, steel prefabricated building and steel prefabricated houses. Total area of all projects circa 175,000.00m2.

-Freelance Civil Engineer - Structural Engineer 03/1993 – 09/1999

Naoussa, Greece

Designing and supervising private and public building constructions:

 Designing and supervising the construction of “Cantilever” roof of Soccer Court of Veria,

Steel Building (10,000.00m2), Veria.

 Designing and Project Management of the construction of twin-houses, concrete buildings

(2*120.00m2+75.00m2), Irinoupoli, Imathia.

 Project Management of the “Construction of water supply pipelines’ network for the City of

Naoussa”.

 Project Management of the “Renovation of Primary School of Kavasila” (800.00m 2).

 Project Management of the “Renovation of ‘Lapion’ Gymnasium of Naoussa” (1,500.00m 2).

 Project Management of the “Renovation of the Commercial Bank’s Naoussa’s branch”