Ralf Klinkhammer

Project Team Manager at Framatome

France

About

· Management of large engineering teams and subcontractors in complex project environments · Fast analysis of complicated scenarios and systematic organization of related tasks · Experience with planning, follow-up, reporting and visualization of challenging engineering activities · Understanding of global constrains and multidisciplinary interfaces in large nuclear projects · Solution driven mind-set and intercultural competency · Management of Nuclear Steam Supply piping and layout scope in the Hinkley Point EPR Project · Responsible for the steelwork and civil work site design team in the Taishan EPR Project · Long year experience in piping design, layout, steelwork and civil work in nuclear new builds and service projects · Strong technical background in linear and non-linear finite-element calculations, steelwork, civil work, connection design, structural dynamics and fatigue analysis · Automation and optimization of calculation and design processes · Building design and layout using 3D building information models (TEKLA/PDMS/BIM) · Software and tool development for engineering activities (VBA, C#, .NET, Delphi, OOP)

Experience

  • Project Team Manager at Framatome
    May 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

    Hinkley Point C EPR Project: Engineering Discipline Leader for NSSS Piping Design and Layout. Management of the layout, design and calculation of the NSSS piping for the HPC Project. Setup, organisation and management a related sub-structured team of internal and external employees in France and Germany. Planning, follow-up and reporting of the related activities. Implementation of design modifications and changes. Definition of budget, workload and team sizes. Contribution to offer process. Flamanville 3 EPR Project: Team Manager for Piping Reconciliation (DAC99). Consistent integration of all relevant modifications and non-conformities occurred during construction into the current design. Setup, training and management of a team of internal and external employees for the production of the required documentation in the frame of the conformity assessment for FA3 Project. Definition of the related processes for technical validation and selection of relevant modifications and non-conformities. Insurance of consistency with the current project configuration. Planning, follow up and reporting of the production and the review with the different entities and notified bodies.

  • Areva (5 yrs)
    • Steelwork Manager and Civil Work Manager
      Mar 2012 - Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible team manager for the local civil engineering and steelwork design team in Shenzhen and on Taishan site. Setup and management of a joined Chinese-French-German team for the surveillance of steelwork (re-) calculations, interface management with the external design companies in France, surveillance and modifications of steelwork and reinforcement execution documents, on-site engineering modification, anchorage design, finishing and closing of openings.

    • Civil and Steelwork Design Engineer
      May 2009 - Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Civil engineering in nuclear new builds and service projects, preparation of technical documentation and specifications, coordination of static and dynamic calculations with external project Partners, building design and layout using 3D building models (AVEVA PDMS, TEKLA Structures, AutoCAD), development of related software and API interface tools between PDMS and TEKLA.

  • Freelance Activities as a Civil Engineer at Self-employed
    Oct 2008 - Apr 2009 · 7 mos

    Planning, coordination, surveillance and accounting of refurbishment works in the area of Cologne

  • Manager for Software Development and Automated Design at Feldmann + Weynand
    Jul 2005 - Sep 2008 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Coordination and surveillance of software development and automated calculations projects in the field of civil engineering. Responsibility for the technical implementation, quality management, estimating and quoting of customized design software. Development of applications for automation of static and dynamic design processes and connection design according to European standards (Eurocodes).

  • Structural Engineer at PSP - Prof. Sedlacek und Partner - Technologien im Bauwesen GmbH
    May 2000 - Jun 2005 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Structural dynamics, structural steel design, linear and nonlinear finite-element calculations, preparation and verification of structural design calculations, building aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing, design of a damping devices, fatigue studies, full scale measurements, design according to German and European standards, contribution to research Projects.