Erik Vaňo

Erik Vaňo

Junior Site Manager

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  • About me

    Offshore Geotechnical Engineer

  • Education

    • Oulu University of Applied Sciences

      2013 - 2013
      Civil Engineering

      Erasmus program

    • Milan Hodža Bilingual Grammar School in Sučany

      2005 - 2010
      HIGH SCHOOL/SECONDARY DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
    • Brno University of Technology

      2010 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering

      Studies in field of Building Constructions with variety of courses aimed on structural design(Structural Mechanics, Concrete Structures I, II, III, Steel Structures I, II, Timber Structures, Masonry Structures), construction processes and management(Technology of Constructions I,II, Construction Machines, Construction Realization) and also indoor environment(Building Services I,II,III and Thermal Protection of Buildings)

    • Università di Bologna

      2016 - 2016
      Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Courses: Sustainable Building Design, Engineering Management, Groundwater and Contamination Processes, Engineering Geology Exchange study program

    • Aalborg Universitet

      2015 - 2017
      Master’s Degree - M.Sc. Structural and Civil Engineering

      Master degree focused on structural design and geotechnical assessment of offshore and coastal structures such as ports or offshore wind turbines. Thought to use analytical, numerical(FEM) and experimental methods to solve problems. Master Thesis: Prediction of wave propagation in soils using semi-analytical method

  • Experience

    • Tempo-Vranica

      Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
      Junior Site Manager

      Internship - Construction of wastewater treatment plant for municipality of MostarAssisting the Site manager with site organisation. Creating the health and safety plans. Coordination of the site staff. Quality control of workmanship and compliance of project documentation. Creating Bill of Materials and calculating of prices.

    • MST Wassertechnik

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Civil engineering technician - Team Leade

      MST Wassertechnik is an Austrian - Slovak company dedicated to construction and revision of special Italian pools - Myrtha. In Denmark company built Olympic swimming pools for municipality of Herning.Coordination of the working team. Communication and cooperation with main contractor(site managers). Cooperation with other subcontractors. Supervision of works. Writing of site diary.

    • Grupo Aldesa

      Sept 2017 - Apr 2018
      Site Engineer

      Project Fuel Farm for new Jaguar Land Rover factory as general contractor.Responsibilities:- Analysis and control of technical documentation- Monitoring of construction costs- Cooperation with site manager in supervision of quality and timelines of construction works - Cooperation with designers, investors and subcontractors- Participation in offering and tendering process

    • Fugro

      May 2018 - Apr 2022
      Geotechnical Engineer

      Job primarily focused on offshore geotechnical site investigation for windfarms, platforms, pipelines and cable routes. Functioning in both office and offshore roles where main responsibilities include:Office duties:- Senior Project Engineer - responsible for onshore phase project planning and execution, team management, reporting and communication with client- Preparing technical reports including field, factual and geotechnical parameter reports- Preparing onshore laboratory test program and further QA/QC of provided test results- In office QA/QC of geotechnical data acquisition, processing and interpretation by field teams- Cooperation and assisting the consultancy team in design projectsOffshore duties:- Performing sample handling, offshore laboratory testing, detailed description and soil classification according to various standards (ISO, BS, ASTM)- Supervision and interpretation of in-situ testing (including seismic CPTs)- Performing on-site spudcan penetration analysis - Borehole Geophysical Logging Engineer: offshore wireline logging of open boreholes (calliper and natural gamma ray tools, P&S wave suspension logger), data acquisition and interpretation, derivation of soil deformation parameters- Lead Site Engineer: accountable for ensuring the acquisition, processing and reporting offield data in accordance with the scope of work. Responsible for other team members andfirst point of contact with the client Show less

    • Equinor

      May 2022 - Nov 2023
      Senior Geotechnical Engineer

      Geotechnical support and input for new large scale offshore developments in Equinor’s portfolio, both in renewables and low carbon solutions.Main duties:- Responsible for shaping and providing appropriate input, technical support, and follow-up on all the geotechnical aspects involved in a project. Examples of such aspects are concept studies, risk assessments, planning and following-up execution of regional and site-specific soil investigations, geotechnical foundations design (concept selection, FEED and detailed design) and installation of subsea facilities. - Managing and leading offshore geotechnical site investigations, including planning, budgeting, and coordination of contractors, to obtain high-quality data for design and construction purposes. This covers also follow up and review of the field reports, onshore laboratory testing, factual reports and geotechnical interpretation reports.- Vessel company representative during offshore site investigations - monitoring and assessing the quality and progress of geotechnical soil investigation activities, ensuring compliance with Equinor’s QHSE standards and acting as main point of contact between the Company and Contractor on-site. - Company representative responsible for managing frame agreements with multiple geotechnical suppliers, which entails overseeing contract management, maintaining supplier relations, and conducting market research. Show less

    • Heerema Marine Contractors

      Nov 2023 - now
      Senior Foundation Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • STCW Basic Safety Training

      FMTC Safety
      Nov 2019
    • Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training

      FMTC Safety Belgium
      Apr 2024
    • IELTS

      British Council
      Mar 2015