Market Sector Director – Ports

Shailesh Bhudia

MEng CEng MICE CPEng MIEAust RPEQ

Shailesh Bhudia is a chartered engineer and has over 17 years of experience as a practising structural engineer, during which time he has developed both his technical and management skills in a variety of project-based roles covering heavy civil engineering structures, maritime structures, bridges and buildings. He has key experience in the design of steel, timber, masonry, concrete structures and pre-stressed concrete, ranging from buildings, maritime and tunnelling structures. Shailesh has strong analytical and modelling skills and experience of design and assessment in reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and steel, using British Standards and Eurocodes, and has a sound understanding of various contracts used in the industry and their implementation.

Shailesh has recent project experience on the Sandy Bottom Small Ports Project in the Bahamas; the Obhur Creek Bridge and Secondary Bridges in Saudi Arabia; the New Ro-Ro Berth at Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania; the Aktau International Seaport Expansion Project – Northern Terminal in Kazakhstan; the Urea and Ammonia Jetty in Gabon; the Hay Point Coal Terminal Expansion 3 in Australia; the Aqaba New Port Development in Jordan; and a large ports project in Quebec, Canada.

Shailesh has managed multidisciplinary teams to deliver detailed design schemes, including construction packages, and various projects as a Lead Design Manager delivering tender/reference design schemes. Shailesh worked on the New Tyne Crossing, BP Isle of Grain Jetties and Undercliff Drive, Isle of Wight. He is currently working on HS2 shafts team reviewing and providing technical support to the structures team.

Shailesh is currently leading the Ports market sector within Rendel and explores business development opportunities both in the UK and internationally.

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