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6. Ir. Robert Ang Huck Koon
Bachelor of Engineering
Head of Structural Engineering Division
Ir. Bobby Soon
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Head of Infrastructural Engineering
Division
Ir. Low Wuu Shin
Bachelor of Engineering
Head of Geotechnical Engineering
Division
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8. "Safety always comes first"
Why did you choose to
become a civil engineer?
I did not make the
decision myself, since I
was a UTM graduate. The
courses were selected
by the University based
on the field I selected
and from the available
options.
What gave you
motivation to continue
taking this path?
10 years ago, it was
difficult to find women
working in this field so it
feels like I’m taking a step
into something different
and being able to turn
drawn plans into reality
feels surreal.
Do I need any special
preparations if I aspire to
become a civil engineer?
All you need is a degree
in civil engineering,
obviously that will not get
you as far as masters or
a bachelor degree. Also,
Proficiency in math and
science are not absolutely
necessary as all you need
is a great load of common
sense.
What kind of person
makes a good civil
engineer?
A rational and responsible
one. Making decisions are
very important; safety is
the first thing that comes
in mind when creating
something.
What are your
responsibilities as a civil
engineer?
I work in a consultancy
firm so my main tasks are
design and calculation.
We study architect’s
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9. drawings and plan out
supporting features of
the building to fulfil
physical requirements.
Other than that, we will
submit applications for
the development order,
infrastructural entities
such as roadwork,
drainage and utilities.
For example, we need
to provide water usage
information to determine
the water supply needed.
Next, the building plan
will be submitted by the
architect. The building
plan shows how the
building will look like
and other information
ranging from rainwater
drainage to fire escapes
and lightning protection.
Post approval, we will
schedule site visits for
quality assurance and
make sure everything is
going according to plan
and up to specifications.
When construction comes
close to completion, we
will await authorities’
ratings for the certificate
of building fitness.
What is the job market
potential?
Based on the current
state of the economy, it
should not be hard to get
a job. Fresh graduates can
get beginning salaries as
high as RM2700-3000.
After 5-10 years, 5 figures
are no doubt achievable.
Do you have free time?
Free time is ultimately
based on how you
manage time. I work
from 9am to 6pm and
occasionally have to
work overtime but
sleepless nights are a rare
occurrence.
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10. This is an on-going project; it is
called the South Ville City. This is
a township project, it spans over
500 acres of land. It comprises of
commercial and residential areas.
We have to lay out the water
supply plans, sewage treatment,
and electricity substations. We
begin with the master plans which
are infrastructure plans and road
plans.
There is also an interchange
leading into the town with a toll
plaza, so we have to work with
the highway company which is
Plus Malaysia Berhad to get their
approval and figure out the land
we need to surrender to them.
In this area there is a landed
development run by our company
called Avens Residence.
This project will take 10-15 years
to complete depending on the
developer and marketing strategy.
Just the infrastructure planning
will take 2 years to complete.
Blasting was needed because the
area was hilly and vehicles could
not climb steep slopes.
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11. One of our finished projects was
a semi-d project at Taman Bukit
Serdang which was completed in
the year. The project started with
the purchase of two pieces of land
about 15 acres by the developer.
In this 15 acres of land there
were 47 units of high end semi-
ds, 15 units of town houses, a
clubhouse and a guardhouse. The
architects were responsible to
design the road plans to fulfil the
requirements of the authorities,
units of houses that can fit into
the area, plans for the electrical
substation. Once the plans are firm
they will be sent to the engineers.
This area is actually located in a
valley so the freeway is above the
land, engineers are required to do
earthwork and sewage to prevent
flooding.
One of the problems we had faced
was the lack of water supply
nearby; SYABAS requested that we
create an IWSS (Integrated Water
Supply System) to join with a
nearby development area.
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