1. LORENZO CABRAS
BUILDING/CIVIL ENGINEER
12/4 Colonsay View, Edinburgh EH5 1FH
Mobile: 07482016371
email: ing.lorenzocabras@gmail.com
https://it.linkedin.com/pub/lorenzo-cabras/87/454/b02
SUMMARY
Experienced Engineer with 4 years of solid, excellent experience in the field of Public
Procurement. A special focus on maintenance of roads, expansion of urban drainage well system
designs and realizations, giving highly professional knowledge in the public and the private
sector on all stages of projects from inception to completion. Coupled with this experience is
Designer and Site Manager experience as well as being a Construction Project Accountant with
the ability to work with multiple stakeholders on a number of projects simultaneously.
SKILLS
Engineering Professional
• Road Design
• Urban Drainage Design
• Architectural Design
• Urban Planning
• Private Residential
Development
• 3D Modeling & Rendering for
Architecture
• Italian Engineering license
• CAD Technician highly Skilled
in AutoCAD 2D/3D
• Familiarity with CIVIL 3D
• Good knowledge of ArchiCAD,
RHINO and FLAMINGO
• Good knowledge of Photoshop
Elements and MS Office
Package
• Site Manager
• Site Inspections
• Construction Accounting
• Able to work with my own
initiative as well as being a
great team member
• Fine attention to detail
• Logical thinker
• Good time management
• Italian speaker
WORK EXPERIENCE
CABRAS BUILDING ENGINEERING CONSULTANT - (Italy)
Chartered Engineer (Italy) - Building/Civil Engineering February 2011 to Current
• CAD Technician/Designer with the ability to produce detailed drawings which are clear, accurate
and cost effective; duties:
− Generating and modifying CAD projects (AutoCAD, Civil 3d) of maintenance of roads and
modification of roadway corridor and profiles;
− Generating CAD projects of modification and expansion of drainage well and sewer systems for
urban catchments;
− Preparing conceptual and detailed designs for public clients in order to obtain public funding;
− Being able to translate outline engineering proposals to detailed design drawings,
understanding the relationship between the project disciplines;
− Liaising with both clients and other specialists such as Engineers and building contractors;
− Working knowledge of alterations to historic buildings, reinforced concrete detailing and
scheduling, traditional masonry detailing, and 3D architectural modelling.
Achievements:
− Obtained commissions of design and CAD Technician from public clients for the overall amount
of € 3m in less than 5 years;
− Developed project that led the public client obtaining the funding for a € 570.000,00
environmental recovery project;
− Produced designs of maintenance of roads, expansion of drainage well and sewer systems for
urban catchments for the overall amount of € 460.000,00.
• Site Manager able to manage and coordinate all construction activities and ensure that all project
deliverables are achieved with regards to safety, quality, programme and cost, in particular:
− In charge of the project budget for materials and manpower & maintaining accurate billing
records;
− Ability to co-ordinate, control and monitor all sub-contractors' activities on site;
− Ensuring that all quality control, environmental and health and safety requirements are met;

2. − Planning site activities in detail, setting targets and accurately forecasting completion dates;
− Managing the construction site accounts.
SOCIAL CO-OPERATIVE SAN LORENZO - Iglesias (Italy)
Site Manager (Project contract) December 2013 - May 2014
• Responsible for managing a team of workers in the field of Urban Redevelopment and
Environmental Improvement.
Duties:
− Supervising and coordinating the activities of the working team;
− Continuously monitoring safety protocols;
− Ensuring that all assigned work is completed on time and within agreed budgets;
− Recording and preparing weekly and monthly reports.
MUNICIPALITY OF TEULADA - (Italy)
Assistant Project Manager (Project contracts) March 2011 - May 2015
• Assistant in the field of public works about viability maintenance, drainage and sewer systems,
urban redevelopment, intervention of environmental protection, property renovation of historic,
health and educational buildings, and maintenance of port facilities, involving:
− Preliminary investigation of projects with attention to environmentally protective restrictions;
− Carrying out feasibility studies and capital justifications;
− Providing comments on design calculations and drawings;
− Ensuring that all engineering activities are correctly costed and finding out about any relevant
legislation relating to a projects;
− Monitoring and inspecting the work of sub contractors and other third parties;
− Supervising and coordinating the activities of the project team and checking drawings;
− Preparing correspondence, presentations, progress and H&S reports while maintaining proper
and adequate files, time-sheets and records.
Achievements:
− Obtained commissions as assistant from public clients for the overall amount of works of €
3,7m in 4 years.
MUNICIPALITY OF TEULADA - (Italy)
Internship (6 Months) Sept. 2010 - March 2011
• Gained highly knowledge of technical-administrative proceedings in City Planning, Housing
and Public Procurement.
EDUCATION
• Registration to the Order of Engineers of Cagliari (Italy) February 2011
• MEng Building Engineering - University of Cagliari (Italy) - (1st) July 2010
• BEng Building Engineering - University of Cagliari (Italy) - (2:1) February 2008
REFERENCES
Available on request
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Driving License