Amit Gawhade

Sr. Electrical Engineer at TQA Consultants

Summary
B.E (Electrical Engineering) with 11 years of extensive experience in Project Management of EHV substation
and transmission lines, medium & low voltage substation, HV feeders and LT distribution network, design,
execution and maintenance.
Implementation of Quality and Safety management system, Internal & External Audits as per ISO 9001.
Conversant with National & International Standards (IEC, ANSI/IEEE, IS, SANS, BS etc.)
Project planning, designing, QA/QC, cost estimation, BOQ, tendering, Project execution, inspection for
quality work and safety, work measurement, billing etc.
Preparation and implementation of Construction Standards, Technical Guidelines, Inspection & Testing Plan
(ITP), Quality Control Plan (QCP), Erection Checklist and Specification for construction project.
Quality and Safety assurance by different means like Project Quality and Execution Plan (PQP), Inspection
and Testing Plan (ITP), Field Quality Plan (FQP) etc.
Assessment and documentation work for substation like Erection Completion Certificate (ECC), weekly safety
and quality report, Material Receipt Handing over certificate (MRHOV), Material Dispatch Clearance
Certificate (MDCC), Joint Measurement Certificate (JMC), Pour cards, Daily progress report (DPR) etc.
Assessment and documentation work for Transmission line like initial and final survey report, Tower schedule
report, Drum schedule report, Tower inspection report, Stringing activity report, weekly quality and safety
report, daily progress report (DPR) etc.
Design, Estimation, Installation, Maintenance and QA/QC of HT (33 KV & 11 KV) and LT 440V overhead
lines & underground cables.
Design, Estimation, Erection & Commissioning of pole mounted or plinth mounted 63 KVA to 1000 KVA
Distribution transformer.
HT/LT line fault rectification, Underground cable fault rectification, minor repair on site of distribution
transformer installation & complete maintenance of distribution network.
Experience
Principal Quality Engineer at Eskom
March 2013 - Present (1 year 6 months)
Assisting suppliers technical audit as per ISO 9001.
Evaluation of Integrated Demand Management (IDM) projects for Energy Management.
Preparation of Inspection Test plans (ITPs)/Quality control plan (QCPs) for existing and upcoming
projects.
Review of engineering drawings from Quality perspective.
Assistant Manager at Virtuous Energy Private Limited
January 2012 - March 2013 (1 year 3 months)
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Construction of 104 KM 400 KV double circuit Transmission Line and two additional bays at 400 KV
Substation. (Cost of project-100 crore)
Substation side:-
Project management consultant (Quality and Safety) for construction of two additional bays at 400 KV
Akola Substation for grid connectivity.
Quality supervision for each and every activity in substation yard and tower line to ensure ongoing work as
per standard specifications.
Supervision for Erection of substation towers, beams, string insulators & base structures for equipments
mounting.
Supervision for complete Erection & mounting of substation equipments like CTs, EMVT, LA, SF6 circuit
breakers, Pantograph Isolators, CVT, Wave Trap, BPI etc.
Supervision of ACDB, DCDB installation, construction of Bay control room and metering room, Erection
and commissioning of control panel, Relay protection scheme, etc.
Documentation work for substation like Erection Completion Certificate (ECC), weekly safety and quality
report, Material Receipt Handing over certificate (MRHOV), Material Dispatch Clearance Certificate
(MDCC), Joint Measurement Certificate (JMC), Pour cards, Daily progress report (DPR) etc.
Transmission Line Side:-
Providing PMC for Quality and Safety for construction of 400 KV double circuit transmission line from
Amravati Power plant to 400 KV Akola Substation.
Studied the different criteria like wind zone, tower design, soil resistivity & type, road crossing, railway
crossing, river crossing, HT/LT line crossing, Aviation area, forest area etc. before execution of tower line
construction.
Preparation of drum schedule for proper utilization of Moose aluminum conductor. Also ensure its proper
handling & stalking.
Inspecting the quality of tower material after receiving at site & provide proper store management and
housekeeping.
Approvals for sag chart considering different parameters like temperature, type of conductor, span length
etc.
Jr.Engg at MSEDCL
January 2005 - January 2012 (7 years 1 month)
# Construction of 33/11KV 10x2 MVA Substation at Pulgaon (Dec-10 to Jan-12):
Project planning, designing, cost estimation, tendering, Project execution, inspection for quality work and
material, work measurement, billing and report generation at each level.
Total cost estimation, Bills of Material, Material and Equipments lists preparation, substation layout design,
incoming and outgoing bay design with take-off structure, power and control cable schedule etc.
Transformer erection & its protective scheme, complete bay include circuit breakers, isolators and CT PT
units, lightning protective scheme, earthing provide for various equipment as per drawing and specification.
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Inspection and Testing of Electrical material & Equipments as per specification & Indian standards.
Prepared and implemented Construction Standards, Technical Guidelines, Erection Checklist and
Specification.
RAPDRP Project:
Distribution transformer automatic metering by installing modems to DTC meters.
Energy audit from 11 kv feeders to the distribution transformer level.
Replacement of single phase and three phase meters in mass quantity to reduce energy loss.
Installation of new transformers, maintenance of existing system by re-earthing, installation of distribution
panels etc.
RGGVY Project:
Electrification of un-electrified area by complete cost estimation of HT/LT lines and distribution
transformer.
Project planning, survey, cost estimation, tendering, Project execution, inspection for quality work and
material, work measurement, billing etc.
Execution of work in specific time limit and giving light to the people in dark.
Infrastructure Plan project:
The project includes mainly the future load demand analysis and planning of infrastructure required to meet
the demand growth of residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural zone.
Total cost estimation, work execution, time to time modification are the different role under the project.
Lecturer at St. Vincent Pallotti College of Engineering
July 2004 - December 2004 (6 months)
Worked as Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Dept.
Setup of Electrical Machine and High Voltage Engineering Labs for Electrical Engineering Dept.
Guided the students for their academic and project work.
Lecturer at Anjuman College of Engineering & Technology
October 2002 - July 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Worked as Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Dept.
Setup of Basic Electrical Engineering, Switch gear & protection and Network Engineering Labs for
Electrical Engineering Dept.
Guided the students for final year project work.
Languages
Hindi
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Skills & Expertise
Power Transmission and Distribution, TQM,
QA/QC, EHV/MV Substation, Quality.
Electrical Engineering
Commissioning
Engineering
Electricians
Inspection
Power Plants
Energy
Procurement
Testing
Project Planning
Construction
Transformer
Switchgear
Project Management
Substation
Software Documentation
Project Estimation
High Voltage
Energy Management
Materials
Project Engineering
Education
ICFAI Tripura
Diploma in Bussiness Management, Business Administration and Management, General, 2008 - 2009
Shri Ramdaobaba Kamla Nehru College of Engineering
Electrical Engineering, 1998 - 2002
Interests
Sports Cricket & Tennis, Music
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Amit Gawhade
Sr. Electrical Engineer at TQA Consultants
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