2010 - 2011 Young Consultants Club Committee Member

Dear All YCC Members,

The current Young Consultants Club committee member has been in existence for almost two years and we are now looking for new faces to take over the current line-up. The current committee of 2008-2010 will finish our term by the date of ACEM AGM and we may or may not continue, depending on the feedback from YCC members. The positions available are:

1. Chairperson
2. Honorary Secretary
3. Committee Member
4. Committee Member
5. Committee Member
6. Committee Member
7. Committee Member

The positions available are open to all YCC members. We encourage those who are interested to join the new committee. Please send an email to acemycc@gmail.com to enquire. We hope to receive good responses from my colleagues in YCC. It's purely voluntary work but it should be a good networking exercise to those who wishes to have their own consultancy firm in the future.

We plan to have a luncheon where we will introduce the next committee member. all YCC members are invited to this luncheon to be held sometime in April.

We hope to receive a lot of emails in the coming days from you.

Thank you.

On behalf of YCC Committee Member,

Ahmad Masyhur Jahaya
2008-2010 Chairman.

Short Course On “Geological Investigation and Ground Characterization for Rock Tunnelling and Cavern Construction”

We are proud to invite you to our Short Course “Geological Investigation and Ground Characterization For Rock Tunnelling and Cavern Construction” that will be held on:-

Date : 16 th -17 th November 2009
Time : 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Venue : Seminar Room Al-Jazari, Level 6, Block 1, Science @ Technology

Complex, Faculty of Civil Engineering , UiTM 4050 Shah Alam.

Speaker:

1) Dr Wulf Schubert,
Professor at the Graz University of Technology
for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling since 1992, President of the
Austrian Society for Geomechanics . Currently he is a senior partner
at the Gruppe Geotechnik Graz Consulting Company.

2) Dr. Kurt Klima , Professor Kurt has been with the Institute of Applied
Geosciences at Graz University of Technology. Professional Engineer
and senior partner at the 3G Gruppe Geotechnik Graz ZT GmbH
geotechnical consulting company.

BEM Approved CPD Hours: 16 Hours

Jointly Organised by:

1) Tropical Rock Engineering Research Group , UiTM
2) National Tropical rock Engineering Research Group, NaTROCK
3) Public Department Work , Malaysia (JKR)

Co-Sponsors:

1) Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology Singapore (ISRM National Group)
2) Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia (UNITEN)

Attached is the brochure of the short course including the tentative programme, biodata of speakers, registration fees and registration form.

Thank you,

Regards,

Committee Member

Program 'Training of Trainers' di bawah Kementerian Sumber Manusia

Kursus NOSS, iaitu National Occupational Skill Standard of Malaysia, Tahap 3, peringkat 'Training of Trainers (TOT)' yg akan berlangsung di FKA UiTM Shah Alam. Program-program tersebut adalah:

1. OSH @ construction sites

2. Building & construction supervision

3. Engineering draughtsmanships

Jumlah jam ialah 48, 72 & 84. Kursus-kursus pada amnya hanya akan dijalankan dihujung minggu kecuali beberapa hari utk program-program yg tertentu. Syarat mengikuti kursus TOT ini ialah mempunyai pengalaman kerja selama 2 tahun tanpa ditetapkan kelayakan minimum akademik. Kementerian Sumber Manusia telah menetapkan 25 oang bagi setiap program. Kehadiran adalah percuma & makan/minum serta bahan kursus disediakan. Walaubagaimanapun, perjalanan, penginapan & makan malam tidak disediakan & adalah tanggungan sendiri.

Borang yg dilampirkan boleh diisi (sekadar mampu) dan diemel kpd En Saiful (saiful_salim@yahoo.com) atau En Izzuan (mystezy@yahoo.com) dgn kadar segera.

Vacancy : Robert Bird & Associates Sdn Bhd

Robert Bird & Associates Sdn Bhd is part of an International Consulting Group with offices in Australia, UK, Middle East and Malaysia. We are seeking young, energetic and dynamic personnel to complement our Malaysian offices which are currently undertaking a range of overseas projects from highrise to international 6-Star resorts.

Graduate Engineers
Closing Date: 31-10-09

Requirements:

• Recognized Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering.
• Minimum 1 year design experience in a consultancy firm on Infrastructural works.
• Proficient in English & Bahasa Malaysia (spoken & written).

Interested candidates please write/fax/e-mail their comprehensive resume with expected salary and recent passport-sized photograph (n.r) to:

Robert Bird & Associates Sdn Bhd
No. 8-1, Jalan 1/76D,
Desa Pandan 55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 – 9286 4429
Fax: 03 – 9286 4430
Email: rbintr@gmail.com

Only short-listed candidates will be notified for interviews.

Closing Date: 31-10-09

Kelana Jaya Extension Line

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) will be displaying the proposed alignment for the LRT extension line project for both Kelana Jaya and Ampang for a period of three months beginning 15th September.

The display will show the proposed extension and alignment of the two LRT lines, as well as the facilities that will be provided at the proposed new stations.

Group Managing Director for Prasarana, Dato’ Idrose Mohamed said the Ampang Line LRT extension will start from the Sri Petaling station, passing through Kinrara and Puchong areas before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17.7 kilometres with 13 new stations.

Meanwhile the Kelana Jaya LRT extension will begin from Kelana Jaya station, passing through Subang Jaya and USJ, before ending at Putra Heights, covering a distance of 17 kilometres with 13 stations.

“All stations will be equipped with lifts, escalators, public telephones, suraus and public toilets. The stations will also be equipped with facilities for the Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) such as ramps, lifts, tactile tiles, low ticket counter and OKU toilets,” he said.

Estimated costs for the project will only be finalised after the final approval of the proposed alignment as well as the completion of the detailed design.

Initial budgets are already estimated to be around RM7 billion.

The Prasarana MD has also stressed that the funding for the extension lines will be financed by the company, possibly through the use of bonds. The project will also be incorporating an open tender system in terms of contract deals.

Prasarana is 100 percent owned by the Ministry of Finance.

Not all quarters seemed satisfied with the proposed extension lines. Last month, residents in Subang Jaya held a town hall meeting complaining that a station should have been set up in the heart of Sunway where there is a proliferation of foreign nationals as well as students.

“We have already looked into the matter, there will be a report on the possibilities of extending the line to Sunway,” explained Idrose.

He also said that there will be an announcement in November regarding a new LRT line that runs from Cheras to Damansara but declined to comment further on the topic.

It will be displayed at the following five places; Department of Railways at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin; Kuala Lumpur City Hall building at Jalan Raja Laut; Petaling Jaya City Council building at Jalan Tengah; Subang Jaya Municipal Council building at Persiaran Perpaduan USJ5, Subang Jaya; and Shah Alam Municipal Council building at Persiaran Perbandaran in Shah Alam.

The display hours are from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, and closed on weekends and public holidays.

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

Vacancy : ArupJururunding SDN. BHD.

Arup Jururunding Sdn Bhd is an established engineering consultancy firm providing structural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical and electrical services. We are currently sourcing for suitable candidates to fill the following position:-

CIVIL ENGINEER
(Kuala Lumpur)

Requirements:

• Candidate must possess at least a Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university or equivalent;
• Minimum 2 years experience in civil infrastructure design works; and
• Self-motivated and results-oriented with good interpersonal skills.

Please send your application with a comprehensive curriculum vitae stating present & expected salary and enclosing a recent photograph (n.r.) to:-

The Human Resource & Administration Manager
Arup Jururunding Sdn. Bhd. (97905-U)
No. 25 -28, Jalan Ara SD 7/3B,
Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200 Kuala Lumpur
Fax No.: 03-62768737
Email: hr_recruit@arup.com.my

Closing date: 01 October 2009

(Only shortlisted candidates will be notified)