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“I would like to nominate Srinivasa Rao Mulakala for Rail Engineer of the Year due to his high-quality work, dedication, collaborative approach and detailed technical knowledge of various Electrification and Power LV works. Srinivasa has a proven track record identifying and eliminating potential issues at early stages which is greatly helping projects and clients.
Srinivasa is the E&P CRE for trackside LV works on South Rail Systems Alliance GRIP 4/5 East team. He holds the AECOM record for (30+) of CAT 1 client acceptances of his designs in the first iteration. This has provided great benefit to the projects he is involved with and has provided greater confidence in delivery. Srinivasa takes a holistic view in resolving issues and won’t hesitate to challenge issues that would serve to block design development; all this whilst ensuring delivery and strong collaborative working relations with all stakeholders within and outside the Alliance.
Srinivasa also worked on various other high-profile projects like HS2 Euston Enabling works, LNW Signalling Power renewals and consistently achieved similar results as mentioned above. Overall, Srinivasa’s extensive technical knowledge combined with great issue resolution skills and collaboration are creating outstanding results.“
“I would like to nominate Srinivasa Mulakala for ‘Rail Engineer of the Year’ award due to his high quality work, dedication, collaborative approach etc.
Also he consistently demonstrated great skill in identifying and eliminating potential issues at early stages.
He is currently CRE for trackside LV works on S&C Alliance GRIP 4/5 in the East team. I believe he holds the record for the highest number of CAT 1 client acceptances of his designs.“
“Srinivasa is effectively managing various resources in other offices and also supporting others to improve their skills.“
“Diligent and excellent performance in E&P design delivery of S&C South Alliance CP5 work bank.“
“Srini has held the Alliance Points Heating Principal Engineer/CRE role since 2017. A role with considerable responsibility, regularly CREing as many as 10No sites concurrently.
A driven, diligent and problem-solving Engineer, with consistently 'right first time' solutions as reflected by the high proportion of CAT1 signoffs on his submissions.
A rock in the design team and a leader in his discipline, continuously driving for improvement, both in design and installation, and his collaboratively approach has led to a very good working relationship with the Construction colleagues on the Alliance.“
“Srinivasa is a valued member of South Rail Systems Alliance (formerly S&C Alliance South) E&P team and has been part of design delivery over CP5 and CP6 to date.
In that time he has proven to be very professional, diligent and efficient, incredibly hard-working and dedicated, but above all, very enthusiastic, driven and always willing to help others.
His delivery record is impressive and reflected by high regard and praise he receives from our Alliance Partners and his peers.“
“Srini is an integral and key member to Aecom and the South Rail Systems Alliance working with Network Rail.
Srini will always go the extra mile and has a fantastic can do attitude no matter the situation. He is a very well respected individual who works hard, takes the time to teach others and above all, always delivers.
Srini is an excellent engineer and professional at all times, he is a credit to himself and company.“
“Srini is currently the E&P CRE for the South Rail Systems Alliance (and before that the S&C Alliance). He is one of the most diligent, hardworking and competent engineers I have come across in my 22 years within the rail Industry with undoubted expertise in his field.
He is always driving for improvements, pushing for the ‘right’ solution and demands the same from others.
He is well respected by his peers within the Alliance including the Network Rail engineering and the Colas delivery teams.
Srini lives in York but travels down to London on a regular basis to both attend meetings, liaise with his engineers and stakeholders plus undertake site visits on weekends and midweek nights.
Its this dedication to the cause that separates him for other engineers.“
“Srini holds the CRE Design position for E&P for the S&C South Alliance. He strives for efficient design solutions through working collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure the designs are feasible, compliant and of high quality. Srini does not hesitate to go the extra mile to overcome design issues and he will work hard to reach solutions that design out risk.“
“Srini is just one of the engineers I would always be happy to have on my team - he gets issues solved, delivers on time and has always safety right at the top of his mind.“
“I have worked with Srinivasa many times over the years and the fact that he is in York and I'm located in Swindon has never been a problem. He is one of life's great communicators and it is this ability and willingness to go above and beyond to help out that makes it a pleasure to work alongside him.
Srinivasa is a safe pair of hands when a project needs to be progressed and delivered and this ensures that the projects are completed to a very high technical and quality standard. Thus, making the client reviews a better experience for them and ensuring the designs are right first time.
Junior members of the team benefit from Srinivasa's vast experience and guidance, and he is helping to bring the next generation of engineers up to his high standards which bodes well for future projects and clients.“
“As E&P CRE on the Euston Enabling Works Schemes, Srinivasa was conscientious, collaborative and solutions-driven. He worked closely with his design team, surveyors, contractors and other disciplines to help to integrate this complex multi-disciplinary design. Srinivasa communicated well with the assurance engineer and worked tirelessly to ensure the projects were a success.“
“Having worked with Srini for about a year now it is clear that he is an extremely competent Engineer with a can do attitude and always willing to help where he can. Always available on the phone or email he will always assist where possible and when he is unsure will put me in contact with the relevant contact to resolve the problem. Srini always takes on board construction comments and amends the design to suit and then incorporates these comments into future designs to allow a more seamless transition from design to build. It has been a pleasure working with Srini to date.“
“Srini and I have a very good working relationship as an E&P responsible engineer and a designated project engineer respectively. He always goes the extra mile to resolve any issues we have on our S&C renewal projects. He considers safety in every decision he makes and always encourages others to do the same in their disciplines, which is key for the role he's in. He takes the time to explain the technical aspect of his discipline to others too which is invaluable to a multi-disciplinary team like the South Alliance.“
“I have known Srinivas since I started my career in Rail industry back in 2011. It has always been a pleasure working with him. The most important quality that I have noticed in him is his willingness to support regardless of whether it is his project or not. One other thing which I admire about him is his balanced approach in handling difficult situation. He is a great communicator and ensure that the message is clear and other way round he also ensures that he has the right information. Srinivas is the engineer whom I look at when it comes to achieving CAT 1 comments!!!““
“I'd like to nominate Srinivasa having worked alongside him for the past two years and experiencing the consistent care and quality that is put into all of his E&P designs. His collaboration with the engineering team and construction team is also key to ensure successful installation of assets.
On a personal note, Srinivasa is always approachable and happy to talk through his designs and the reasons behind decisions that have been made. His holistic approach to E&P design makes integration with all other disciplines much smoother“
“Srinivasa Rao Mulakala has been well known to me for providing very excellent and very professional engineering service to the railways.
His diligent and ethical approaches to engineering Works within his discipline has been an inspiration to me and other peers alike. Srinivasa’s engineering deliverables to Network Rail has been known to be of a very high standard throughout the last year.
I have got very good reason why Srinivasa should be one of the most suitable candidates for this award.“
“I have worked with Srinivasa on a number of E&P issues (signalling power supplies, substation / DNO procurement, etc) as part of various S&C renewal projects. During these projects he has collaborated well with stake holders / client and adapted the technical requirements and design to meet late challenging demands while maintain his professional approach. I have no hesitation in nominating Srinivasa as a candidate for Rail Engineer of the year.“
“As always, the RailStaff Awards was a brilliant occasion to come together with different organisations from across the industry, to witness how the sector celebrates its people and the vital work its unsung heroes do on a daily basis.”
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