Mateus, Gonçalo EFCA YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2013 Candidate’s Name Gonçalo Rocheta Mateus Nationality Portuguese Age as at 31/03/13 31 Company COBA - Consultores de Engenharia e Ambiente, S.A. (Engineering and Environmental Consultants) Location Lisbon, Portugal Contact details of the Candidate Email: [email protected]Phone: (+351) 21 012 50 00
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Mateus, Gonçalo
EFCA
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
2013
Candidate’s Name Gonçalo Rocheta Mateus
Nationality Portuguese
Age as at 31/03/13 31
Company COBA - Consultores de Engenharia e Ambiente, S.A.
Occupation or position held Structural Engineer with the Special Structures Division of the Structures Department
Main activities and responsibilities Structural and geotechnical design of hydropower projects, bridges and tunnels.
From his experience, emphasis is placed on the following projects:
- 2010/... Ribeiradio – Ermida Hydropower Scheme (Portugal). Final Design. Ribeiradio dam with a height of 83 m and Ermida gravity dam with 35 m, two power stations with capacities 72 MW and 2x4 MW. Deputy Project Manager. Co-responsible for the coordination of the multidisciplinary team of engineers assigned to the project, for the structural design of the dams and also for the technical assistance to the construction works, in close communication with the Owner and Construction Supervision team.
- 2011/12 Jamba-Ia-Mina Multipurpose Project (Angola). Feasibility Study and Tender Design.
Concrete (RCC gravity) and earthfill dam with a 23,5 m height and 937 m crest length; spillway (7000 m3/s); reservoir with a total capacity of 500 hm3; cavern power plant with a capacity of 205 MW for a flow of 300 m3/s; water conveyance system with three lined tunnels (3 x DN 5,00 m, with a length of 200 m) and tailrace tunnel (inner diameter of 10,00 m and length of 6700 m). Participation in the Geotechnical and Structural Studies.
- 2009/12 Salamonde II Hydropower Undertaking. Salamonde II Power Plant and Water
Conveyance System (Portugal). Licensing Design, Tender Design, Final Design and Technical Assistance. The Salamonde II Hydroelectric Undertaking includes a cavern power plant with 66 x 24 m2 and a height of 45 m, equipped with a 210 MW, underground water conveyance canal (intake in the Salamonde Reservoir, pipeline and restitution tunnel with 2000 m and Ø 11,8 m). The water intake was built resorting to a arch concrete cofferdam with a height of 26,5 m and length of about 100 m. Responsible for the Structural Design of the licensing and tender design of all the undertaking and for the final design of the arch cofferdam.
- 2010/11 Foz Tua Hydropower Undertaking. Power Plant and Water Conveyance System
(Portugal). Licensing Design and Tender Design. Power plant equipped with 2 reversible groups with a rated capacity of 262 MW and nominal flow of 310 m3/s and net head of 93,6 m; underground water conveyance system with 1470 m and maximum discharge capacity of 2 x Ø 7.5 m). Responsible for the Structural Design.
- 2009/12 Jamba-Ia-Oma Multipurpose Undertaking (Angola). Feasibility Study and Tender Design.
Concrete (buttress and gravity) and earthfill dam with a 46 m height and 490 m crest length; surface power plant equipped with 3 units with a capacity of 25 MW each (75 MW) for a flow of 75 m3/s. Participation in the Geotechnical and Structural designs.
Design. Ribeiradio dam with a height of 83 m and Ermida gravity dam with 35 m, two power stations with capacities 72 MW and 2x4 MW. Participation in the structural design.
- 2009 Gove Dam. Dam Rehabilitation and Construction of the Hydropower Plant and
respective Substation (Angola). Final Design and Technical Assistance. Dam: homogeneous embankment cross-section and rockfill toe, maximum height of 58 m and crest length of 1112 m; Power plant: installed capacity of 60 MW; 220 kV outdoor substation. Member of the team in charge of the Final Design of the Structures and Foundations of the Gove Power Plant and respective Substation, including the designs of the penstock, tailrace, heightening of the dam crest, water intake and other structural components
- 2009 Oporto Light Metro Network. Extension of Line D (Yellow) to the South (including the
D. João II Station Interface) (Portugal). Final Design. Underground railway station built through Top-Down and Cut&Cover methods beneath the existing Stº Ovídio roundabout; access trenches with pile cut-offs and box tunnels with shallow foundations, surface access halls with 20 m reinforced prestress concrete spans with steel lining and modern architecture. Participation in the structural and geotechnical design.
Name and address of employer COBA - Consultores de Engenharia e Ambiente, S.A.
Type of business or sector Engineering Consultancy
Dates
2007
Occupation or position held Structural Engineer in the Bridge Division
Main activities and responsibilities Design of bridges, earth retaining structures and special structures - 2007 Viaducts 2 and 3 in the IC6 Highway (Portugal). Section between Catraia dos Poços
and Vendas de Galizes. Tender Design. Balanced cantilever bridges with a maximum span of 100 m and a maximum length of 440 m. Responsible for the structural design.
- 2007 A16/IC16 Highway (Portugal) – Section between the CREL (IC18) Interchange and
Lourel (IC 30 integrated in the Greater Lisbon Motorway Concession). Responsible for the Preliminary and Final Design of 10 current engineering structures (overpasses and underpasses).
Name and address of employer Dimeconsult – Engenheiros Consultores, Lda.
Type of business or sector Engineering Consultancy
Dates
2004/2007
Occupation or position held Structural Engineer in the Special Structures Division
Main activities and responsibilities Design of bridges, earth retaining structures and special structures
Name and address of employer Quadrante – Engenharia e Consultoria, Lda.
Type of business or sector Engineering Consultancy
Education
Dates 1999-2004
Title of qualification awarded Licenciatura ( 5 year University Degree) in Civil Engineering specialized in Structures (specialization in the last 2 years of the course)
Name and type of organisation Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon. Portugal
Dates 2004
Erasmus Socrates Exchange Programme.
Name and type of organisation Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon. Portugal
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Specialization Courses
Dates 2012
Name and type of organisation Course “Bentley Building Structural & Architectural & Mechanical – AECOsim V8i”. Bentley. Lisbon. 24th September to 4th October.
Dates 2010
Name and type of organisation Course on “Design of Joints in Steel and Composite Structures”. CMM (Portuguese Steel Work Association). Lisbon. 29th and 30th January.
Dates 2009
Name and type of organisation Course on “Design of Structures Subjected to Fire”. CMM (Portuguese Steel Work Association). Lisbon. 23th and 24th October.
Dates 2008
Name and type of organisation Course on “Construction Planning and Management”. IST (Technical University of Lisbon).
Dates 2008
Name and type of organisation Course on “Project Planning resorting to Microsof Project Software”. COBA
Dates 2007
Name and type of organisation Course on Computational Geotechnics “PAO&PLAXIS Course: Computational Geotechnics”. Amsterdam, 22nd to 24th January.
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Portuguese
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English
C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user
Spanish/ Castilian
B1 Independent user
B1 Independent user
B1 Independent user
B1 Independent user
B1 Independent user
French
A2 Basic User B1 Independent user
A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences Captain of the forward pack in the juvenile team of Rugby of IST
Organisational skills and competences
I belong to the administration of the housing buildings where I live and control an annual budget of 120,000€.
Computer skills and competences Sound knowledge of MS Office and MS Project, VBA, several FEM software packages (SAP2000, Robot, Plaxis, RMbridge) and CAD software (Autocad and Microstation)
Hobbies and activities Enjoying the company of my family especially of my new-born son. Jogging (half-marathon runner), Squash and Paddle Tennis.
Membership of professional
organisations
Member of the “Ordem dos Engenheiros" (Portuguese College of Engineers – nr. 52.531)