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land engineer service
defgh h LAND ENGINEER RING SERVICE ES Waterman Group is one of Britain’s premier, multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultants. Over the course of half a century, Waterman engineers, the schemes they have engineered and the working practices they have helped to pioneer, have gained the company the enviable reputation it holds today. Waterman Group’s civil and transportation capabilities encompass the full range of services in the fields of civil and structural engineering, transportation, development planning, infrastructure, and secondment and outsourcing services. Our goal is to contribute to the sustainable development and economic growth of the communities in which we work by offering Clients advice and solutions that are deliverable, innovative and environmentally sound. Waterman seeks to achieve the highest professional and ethical standards for the benefit of clients and stakeholders. Bringing Projects to Life CONTENTS COMPANY PROFILE 3 LAND ENGINEERING SERVICES 4 WATERMAN’S APROACH 7 WATERMAN PEOPLE 9 KEY CONTACTS 10 Appendices Appendix 1 – Detailed Project Experience For more information on our Land Engineering Services contact us today. t: 0121 733 7799 e: [email protected] w: www.waterman-group.co.uk defgh Land Engineering Services COMPANY PROFILE Waterman Group Waterman Group employs over 2000 staff across 48 offices in 14 countries, offering Clients a complete multi disciplinary engineering service. The company is one of Britain’s premier engineering and environmental consultancies, delivering both small and large-scale projects nationally and internationally. Work ranges from some of the largest and most prestigious building and infrastructure projects to small engineering schemes delivering real benefits to the local community. The Group’s skills cover the full range of engineering disciplines: • • Civil and Transportation Environmental Consultancy • • Outsourcing Structural • Health and Safety • Sustainable Energy • Mechanical and Electrical • Waste Management Our broad discipline matrix is overlaid with experience and expertise in a variety of industry sectors encompassing rail, airports, business parks, commercial offices, cultural, education, government, health care, heritage, hospitality, infrastructure, leisure, manufacturing, mixed use, residential, retail, and urban regeneration. Waterman Civils Waterman Civils is the civil engineering and transportation arm of Waterman Group Plc and provides Clients with a total engineering service across our key market sectors: • Development Infrastructure • Property Services • Highways and Transportation • Ports and Marine • Rail • Energy and Waste Management • Public Sector Engineering Support • Health & Safety The company has built its reputation on the delivery of complex projects within the transportation and development infrastructure markets. By their nature, these markets require expert skills which span a wide range of related disciplines including bridge, highway, rail, environmental, geotechnical, marine and structural engineering, hydrology, transport planning and project management. The expertise of Waterman Civils staff in all of these disciplines is combined in multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful projects. August 2008 Page | 3 defgh Land Engineering Services LAND ENGINEERING SERVICES Cape Road, Warwick Dewar Place Cable Tunnel Fastrack Bridgeworks, Kent Drainage for Bluewater Development Waterman’s Land Engineering team provides strategic expertise across all types of development. Our skills have been applied in both the public and private sectors and on many of the UK’s major developments and regeneration schemes including the Bulling, Birmingham, White City in London and the innovative Fastrack Public Transport System at “The Bridge” Development in Kent which recently won an ACE Engineering Excellence Award. Overview Land Engineering is an integrated, cost effective and multi-disciplinary approach to providing clients with solutions to the most critical aspects of development projects. Waterman have considerable expertise in providing optimum and sustainable Land Engineering solutions for all civil, structural, infrastructure, transportation and development schemes. Some of the greatest unknowns and greatest risks frequently lie in the ground, but also some of the greatest opportunities for innovative, cost effective solutions can be gained from an integrated approach to Land Engineering. Every site is different - from difficult ground conditions, poor quality soils and possible contamination, to disused mining, unsuitable topography, and flooding potential such issues are all inter-related and must be considered together in an integrated way if the optimum solutions are to be found. It's working with clients, understanding their needs and constraints, to provide the solutions they require. Waterman’s Land Engineering Division is a centre of excellence for all geo-environmental issues with a multi disciplinary team comprising: • • • • Civil Engineers Foundation Engineers Project Managers Environmental Specialists • • • • Geotechnical Engineers Hydrologists Engineering Geologists Hydro-geologists Such multi-disciplinary teams are essential to the cost effective solution of environmental and geotechnical projects. The expertise and track record of the team includes: • • • • • • • Feasibility Studies Pre-acquisition or pre-disposal advice Site Investigations Archaeology & Ecology ( Waterman Group) Foundation Solutions Land Remediation Landfill Tax Exemption • • • • • • • Earthworks Modelling & Optimisation Reuse of Marginal Geotechnical Materials Treatment of Disused Mine workings Tunnelling Advice Drainage & Flood Studies Assistance with Planning Applications Expert Witness Waterman’s Land Engineering Division has successfully completed numerous geotechnical and environmental commissions, many of which involve Brownfield sites, derelict and contaminated land plus geotechnical and foundation engineering. August 2008 Page | 4 defgh Land Engineering Services Desk studies By carefully collating and reviewing existing site information at an early stage and combining with expert walk over surveys, we are able to clearly ascertain the extent of any full site investigation required, and plan it appropriately and cost effectively. The company’s expertise in carrying out desk studies has been applied to many major developments helping meet regulatory requirements and achieve planning consent. Site investigations A thorough site investigation for any development is essential and helps to identify in detail the geotechnical and geo-environmental characteristics of the ground. Waterman manages the site investigation process to enable economic and sustainable design and minimise the Clients risk of unforeseen ground conditions which might cause increased costs and/or programme delays. Geo-environmental Modelling and Reporting The division has wide experience of the interpretation and modelling of both contaminated soils and groundwater, obtaining approvals from regulators for the remediation. The division includes specialist Hydro-geologists, Hydrologists and Geo-environmental Engineers with experience of dealing with large and complex urban regeneration schemes with both hydrocarbons and heavy metal contaminates. Flood Risk Assessments Waterman has many years of hydrological and engineering experience in flood risk assessment and flood mitigation used to develop technically feasible and cost effective flooding solutions. Our highly skilled and multi-disciplined team of engineers and hydrologists has expertise to provide innovative solutions appropriate to our clients needs. Waterman’s experience and close working relationship with the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, local authorities and water companies helps to progress schemes swiftly through the planning process. Our flood risk services include: • • • • • • • Catchment modelling Drainage impact assessment Flood risk assessment Flood plain management Ground modelling Groundwater studies Water Quality Assessment Bluewater Development, Kent Waterman has an established reputation in overcoming development constraints by providing cost effective solutions to suit each site. August 2008 Page | 5 defgh Land Engineering Services Geotechnical Design Waterman offers a comprehensive geotechnical engineering consultancy service advising on all aspects of ground engineering design. Our engineering team includes both Chartered Engineers and Chartered Geologists who have accumulated many years of practical experience. Our design service can provide advice on: Fastrack Bridge, Dartford, Kent • Earthworks specification • Retaining structures • Engineering geological modelling • Road pavements • Excavation engineering • Slope stabilisation • Foundation bearing capacity • Groundwater control • Slope stability analysis (both soil and rock slopes) • Hydro-geological modelling • Soakaway drainage • Pile capacity • Soil reinforcement Land Remediation The Land Engineering Division have managed a number of remediation projects for both residential and commercial developments including all site preparatory works such as demolition. The service provided includes the assessment and approval process for remediation as set out in CLR11. This is focussed by the procurement, site administration and verification of remediates to obtain sign off from regulators allowing development to proceed. Tunnelling Advice From small diameter pipejacking for utilities through to larger diameter tunnels for highways, we can provide specialist advice on feasibility studies and health & safety issues. Of particular concern during initial appraisals are the potential impact of ground conditions and the impact of tunnelling works on adjacent infrastructure in terms of ground movements and vibrations. We can undertake assessments of impacts and risks to allow the optimisation of tunnel alignments and methods. Remedial Works With respect to geotechnical design, we are regularly involved with remedial schemes particularly arising from slope and retaining wall failures. Typically we investigate the cause, identify possible solutions and initially report to the client. On approval we provide the design, procurement and site administration necessary to resolve the problems. August 2008 Page | 6 defgh Land Engineering Services WATERMAN’S APPROACH The same underlying philosophy applies to all Waterman projects – to work closely with the client and other team members to develop the most creative, high quality sustainable engineering solution, on time and within the specified budget. Sustainability Waterman is committed to providing a sustainable approach on all its projects throughout all disciplines. It aims to lead the profession by promoting awareness of the latest technical, social and legislative advances that are of paramount importance to the planning and delivery of sustainable design and construction success. The company strives to produce innovative designs and solutions that are economic and sustainable, whilst meeting the aspirations and needs of clients. Sustainability seeks to balance economic, environmental and social objectives at global, national, corporate and individual project levels. In broad terms, it is about leaving the world a better place than we found it – and about being around in the long term. Waterman’s engineers and consultants offer a leading sustainable engineering and environmental service to all clients with the aim of embedding a sustainable approach on all projects. The Company plays a key role in shaping the future of sustainable engineering and has developed the RESUS database to help with specifying recycled materials. RESUS is supported by the ICE is a database of sustainable materials and processes and is available at www.resus-engineer.co.uk. Environmental Policy Waterman Group is committed to achieving a high standard of environmental awareness at all levels within the organisation and to promoting environmentally responsible practice both within the work place and beyond. Waterman believes that everyone has a part to play in safeguarding and enhancing the environment. The guiding principles of Waterman Group’s Environmental Policy are that we will strive to: • • • • • • • • • • • Prevent pollution and protect and enhance the natural environment wherever possible. Encourage the sustainable use of natural resources. Regularly set, and monitor the achievement of, objectives and targets to promote the continual improvement in environmental performance of all aspects of our business. Reduce waste generation where practicable and dispose of all waste responsibly and safely. Comply with relevant environmental legislation and adopt internal standards based on international best practice. Encourage all staff to adopt energy, water and resource efficiency and conservation measures. Promote awareness of environmental issues amongst staff, clients and other interested parties. Select contractors and suppliers and materials that have acceptable environmental standards. Promote environmentally sympathetic design and construction practices wherever possible. Promote the best use of environmentally sustainable modes of transport. Document, implement, maintain and communicate this policy to all employees. August 2008 Page | 7 defgh Land Engineering Services Waterman Group aims to develop and refine its environmental policy by remaining abreast of current and future best practice developments and corporate environmental standards. Integrated Management Systems Waterman Group operates a combined quality and environmental management system known as the Integrated Management System (IMS). The IMS comprises a series of written procedures that have been prepared in relation to the technical activities undertaken by the company. Each of the procedures details the manner in which Waterman Group addresses all the activities undertaken during the provision of professional, scientific and engineering services. Our robust and documented procedures help provide an assurance to Clients that all projects will be completed in accordance with the agreed time, cost and specification, and compliance with Clients’ environmental requirements and any applicable environmental legislation will be achieved. The IMS meets the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2000 for quality management systems and the requirements of BS EN ISO 14001:1996 for environmental management systems. All Waterman Group companies’ UK and Eire offices are registered to these International standards. Full policy documents and certificates are available on request. Health & Safety Waterman is committed to the highest possible standards of health and safety across all its projects, ensuring staff and Clients stay safe and legal. The company offers sound practical advice and training within the current legislative framework keeping our Clients’ business interests in mind. Waterman has a Health & Safety Policy which is signed by the plc Managing Director and by the Director Responsible for Health & Safety. It is reviewed annually, by the Health & Safety Sub-Committee of the Group Management Board (GMB). The Health & Safety Policy is supported by arrangements, responsibilities and an organisation structure. These are supported by a comprehensive set of detailed procedures which are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary, as a minimum annually. The Health & Safety Policy and its supporting arrangements will be incorporated into our Integrated Management System (IMS) in 2008 and then will be externally audited in accordance with the requirements of BS OHSAS 18001:2007. August 2008 Page | 8 defgh Land Engineering Services WATERMAN PEOPLE Staff Breakdown by discipline All Waterman people are actively encouraged to continue their professional development and work together to ensure skills remain up to date to match our clients’ changing needs. Professional Staff By Disciplines Civil and Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Building Services Engineering Environmental Engineering Health & Safety Administrative Staff International TOTAL WATERMAN GROUP 668 348 100 136 14 295 519 2080 Individual Staff Memberships Of Professional Bodies • • • • • • • • • Association for Project Safety Chartered Institute of Water & Environmental Mgt Chartered Safety & Health Practitioner Engineering Council European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) European Federation of National Engineering Associations Geological Society Institute of Arbitrators Institute of Ecology & Environment Mgt. • • • • • • • • • Institute of Energy Institute of Environmental Mgt. & Assessment Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Highways & Transportation Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Institution of Structural Engineers International Institute of Risk & Safety Mgt. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors • • • • • • • • • • Concrete Advisory Service Concrete Society Department for International Development Environment Industries Commission Independent Safety Consultants Association Institute of Environmental Assessment Reading Construction Forum Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Steel Construction Institute Transport Planning Society Company Memberships • Association for Consultancy and Engineering • Association for Project Safety • Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) • British Consultants Bureau • British Safety Industry Federation • British Standards Institute • British Urban Regeneration Association • Building Research Establishment • CIRIA August 2008 Page | 9 def fg gh h Land Eng gineering Services KEY CONTAC C CTS Richard d Down Position: Telephon ne: Divissional Directorr 01 121 733 7799 Qualificcations: Email MS Sc BSc CEng MICE CGeol FGS S CSci waterman-group p.co.uk r.a.down@w Richard has h over 25 ye ears experiencce working in UK U and on overseas major building and infrastruccture projects. Prior to joining Waterman, Richard worke ed for Charless Haswell & Partners gaining experrience in geote echnical and tu unnelling design, which led to him manag ging both the tunnelling t and d geotechnical groups with responsibility r for f commercia al control and business generation. Simon Butler Position: Telephon ne: Asso ociate Directorr 01 121 733 7799 Qualificcations: Email BEng (Hons),, MSc, CGeol,, FGS s.p.butler@w waterman-group p.co.uk Simon is an Associate Director with Waterman W Civvils Ltd and a Chartered Eng gineering Geologistt with 13 yearss’ experience of geotechniccal engineering g within the civvil and structural engineering industry. Previously P he worked on a wide w range of projects including large me for Highwa ays Agency an nd Network Ra ail and development schemes infrastruccture programm for private e clients and government g ag gencies. Darren Bench B Position: ne: Telephon Princcipal Engineerr 01 121 733 7799 Qualificcations: Email MSc, BTEC C/HNC, BTEC//ONC d.m.bench@w waterman-group p.co.uk Darren jo oined Waterma an in 2003 and d is responsible for contractt managementt of GeoEnvironm mental investigations and pre e purchase de esk studies forr a wide varietty of purposess and clients. Darren holds a BTEC / ONC in Civil Engineering, achiev ving the highest performancce in his year, an HNC with distinction d in Civil C Engineeriing, and an MSc in Geotech hnical Engineering, graduating with Distincttion in 2000. August 20 008 Page | 10 defgh Appendix 1 - Project Experience Land Engineering Services defgh Land Engineering Project Experience Project: Ansty Park Airfield, Warwickshire Client: Advantage West Midlands Date: Ongoing Value: Date: Ongoing Value: £180m Date: Ongoing Value: £180m Waterman was commissioned to investigate and lift a concrete runway of 6,000m2 and tarmac taxiways of 2,000m2. The aim is to reclaim materials for later use in the development of the 56 hectare site, east of Coventry. Waterman investigated the past uses of the site and identified hydrocarbon contamination within the ground. In order to remediate and prepare the site for development contracts were let and supervised for demolition, remediation and infrastructure/ earthworks. As part of the design soil and groundwater risk assessments were carried out to satisfy the regulator, prior to developing the remediation strategy. An earthworks strategy was developed to form the basis of the site re-profiling as part of an infrastructure contract. Project: Bilston Urban Village Mining Treatment Client: Advantage West Midlands The Development site is around 4 hectares of rough derelict land which lies within an area which has been heavily mined for Coal. It forms a part of the overall £180M Bilston Urban Village regeneration scheme which includes the redevelopment of 42 hectares of former colliery and heavy industrial land. Waterman Civils Land Engineering Division procured a £1M contract of mine treatment work involving the drilling of over 800 boreholes down to depths of 30m and injection of about 10,000 tons of cement grout into underground shafts and voids to stabilise the site for development. Problems within the area include unrecorded mineshafts and extensive areas of Japanese Knotweed. Project: Bilston Urban Village – Scrap Yard Client: Advantage West Midlands The scrap yard site is a 5 hectare area of rough ground that has recently been an area of fly tipping and scrap yard trading. It forms a part of the overall Bilston Urban Village regeneration scheme. The site is heavily contaminated from past industrial uses and soils impregnated with hydrocarbons from the scrap yard activities. The Land Engineering Division managed the reclamation of the site, which included securing the site, procuring a clearance contract to remove up to 45,000 tons of fly tipped material. Interface issues were addressed with specialist contractors who are treating the Japanese Knotweed and obtaining a Landfill Tax Exemption for the works. defgh Land Engineering Project Experience Project: Cape Road - Warwick Client: Laing Homes Midlands Date: 2008 Value: £2m Date: Ongoing Value: £500m Date: Ongoing Value: Mixed development proposals for 3.5 hectare former Benford’s and Metallic Protectives site north of Warwick.. Waterman was commissioned to investigate the past history of the site and investigate the ground for contamination and the geotechnical design of the proposed development. The staged investigation continued through the demolition works to allow a detailed Conceptual Model and Quantitative Risk Assessment to be developed. This allowed the development of a Remediation Strategy for the site and approvals to be obtained by the Environment Agency and the Environmental Health Officer. Following approvals supervision of the remediation works was provided to validate that the works were completed in accordance with the approved Remediation Strategy. Project: Castlewood Grange, Mansfield Client: Wilson Bowden Developments The 70 hectare site is situated adjacent to Junction 28 of the M1 and the proposed development is a business and industrial park with associate infrastructure. Due to significant variations in ground level large scale earthworks to create plateaus are required. Tasks included ground investigation of the site, earthworks specification, foundation design and an ‘Earthworks Strategy’ to determine the engineering parameters of onsite material in order to enable earthworks design, slope stability analysis and pavement design. In addition the ground investigation also identified two landfills, one of which is generating landfill gas. For the development to proceed Waterman designed a landfill gas management and containment system thereby leading to minimal disruption of the existing design. Project: Dewar Place Cable Tunnel Client: Scottish Power The Land Engineering team, as part of a major Waterman Group scheme, have been providing specialist geotechnical and tunnelling advice for a 200metre long Cable Tunnel into the Dewar Place substation. This has included the review of initial Contractor proposals, preparation of alternative designs which meet the Clients stringent constraints, design of further ground investigations and preparation of risk registers for the proposed works. WCL have prepared specialist tunnelling specifications and provided input into the Clients Contract documentation and will be supporting Scottish Power through the tendering and construction process for the cable tunnel. defgh Land Engineering Project Experience Project: Dunns - Caldwell Road - Nuneaton Client: Advantage West Midlands/Nuneaton & Bedworth DC Date: 2006 Value: £250k Waterman was commissioned to investigate, remediate and develop infrastructure to enable 2.8 hectare former industrial site to be sold for redevelopment. WCL’s Land Engineering Division investigated past uses of the site and identified hydrocarbon contamination within the ground. Contracts were let and supervised for demolition, remediation and infrastructure / earthworks. Flood risk and ground water risk assessment were carried out to satisfy the regulator, prior to developing the remediation strategy. The remediation methods adopted were ex-situ bioremediation (biopiling) for soils and skimming/organic absorbents for water contaminated with gross hydrocarbons. The finished site was compacted to formation level, with roads and drainage provided to the serviced plots. Project: A282 Fastrack Bridge, Dartford Client: ProLogis Date: Value: Date: Value: The Land Engineering Team provided geotechnical advice for construction of a four span bridge to traverse the M25, and approach embankment linking the east end of the proposed bridge to the A206. The site is underlain by Made Ground, up to 11.0m of Alluvium and Peat, up to 7.0m of river terrace gravels and the Upper Chalk Formation. The Land Engineering Division were involved within the desk study work, designed, procured and managed a £100k ground investigation, undertook the assessment of ground conditions and developed geotechnical risk register. We also undertook the design of bored piles into the Chalk, design & specification of sheet piles for flood protection, assessment of specialist contractor proposals to supported embankment design, and assessment of embankment and soakaway design Project: Steetley Regeneration Client: Laing O’Rourke The 85.2 ha site is located 4 kilometres SW of Worksop and can be considered as consisting of three district areas: Brickworks, Colliery and Quarry areas. The principal objective is economic development and employment generation. Various developments are proposed across the site including industrial mixed use housing, lakeside and country park environment. WCL’s Land Engineering Division is responsible for designing and managing a ground investigation to prove ground conditions, providing geotechnical data for design of proposed development and modelling potential flooding and assess the flood risk. defgh Land Engineering Project Experience Project: Rugeley Towers Demolition & Diversion Works Client: Advantage West Midlands Date: Ongoing Value: Date: Ongoing Value: £500m Date: Ongoing Value: Commercial redevelopment requires the demolition of existing rail bridge connection to nearby power station. The bridge passes over the Mersey Trent canal and carries 2 No 135kv cables, which require diversion prior to the demolition works and the most cost effective solution is by tunnel underneath the canal. Significant design issues need to be overcome to ensure minimal impact on adjacent West Coast Mainline and from the future crane loadings during demolition. Detailed discussions with both British Waterways and Central Networks have identified major programming constraints for cable procurement and for works on and adjacent to the canal during the demolition. Project: Parkside Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Client: Astral Developments The Parkside site is a 260ha area of Brownfield land including a disused colliery dissected by the M6 motorway. WCL’s Land Engineering Division undertook initial research and assessment as part of the feasibility study, outline design and Environmental Statement. This included a ground investigation, assessment of land contamination, outline design of reclamation strategy, earthworks assessment including the re-use of 2Mm3 of colliery spoil and input into sustainable energy strategy and junction 22 relocation. The proposed development is for a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange including warehouses, access roads, dedicated rail links and relocation of M6 Junction 22 including a new bridge. Project: Grillo Works, Burry Port Client: Codex Land The Land Engineering Division was commissioned to investigate ground contamination and design a remediation strategy at former Zinc Oxide works in South Wales, for proposed £20M residential development next to the renovated Burry Port Harbour. A ground investigation allowed a Conceptual Model and a Quantitative Risk Assessment to be developed, taking account of the ‘shellfish water’ of the Loughor Estuary 100m south of the site. This allowed the development of a Remediation Strategy for the site and for approvals to be obtained from the Environment Agency. Following approvals, supervision of the remediation works was provided to validate that the works were completed in accordance with the approved Remediation Strategy. £20m