Jigar Rathod
Director, Australia
About
Civil Engineer with a Master of Project Management and over 6 years' experience delivering infrastructure, structural steel, EPC fuel storage, renewable energy, mining, and land development projects valued from $5M to $3B. Currently based in Adelaide, South Australia, coordinating major structural steel packages across procurement, fabrication, QA documentation, and stakeholder interfaces on large-scale infrastructure programs.
Skills
Jigar's expertise spans project coordination and engineering delivery, structural steel fabrication coordination, and civil/structural/EPC project delivery, with strong grounding in QA/QC (ISO 9001, ITPs, MDRs, MTCs, NCR close-out), RFIs and document control, procurement and subcontractor management, budget tracking and cost control, and stakeholder communication across clients, consultants, contractors, and fabrication teams.
Experience
Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager - Samaras Structural Engineers
Sep 2025 - Present
Coordinating major structural steel packages on the Suburban Rail Loop Authority (Victoria) project across procurement, fabrication, painting, QA documentation, RFIs, shop drawing reviews, MDRs, ITPs, coating records, progress tracking, and stakeholder interfaces.
Project Engineer - Saunders
Nov 2024 - Aug 2025
Delivered EPC fuel storage works, supporting PMO set-up and project documentation.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer - Elecnor Australia
Nov 2023 - Nov 2024
Led quality assurance on the $3B Goyder South Wind Farm (Burra, South Australia), overseeing PMO set-up and QA documentation for a major renewable energy program.
Civil Project Engineer - Elecnor Australia
Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
Civil project engineering support on the Goyder South Wind Farm, managing document control systems.
Civil Engineer - Marshfield Consulting Services
Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
On-site civil engineering at BHP's Olympic Dam (South Australia), a major mining operation.
Site Civil Engineer - LRM Constructions
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Site civil engineering for Playford Council civil infrastructure works in Greater Adelaide.
Customer Service Representative - Woolworths Group
Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
Part-time customer service role in Adelaide, South Australia.
Project Engineer - Larsen & Toubro
Sep 2018 - Feb 2020
Project engineering role with one of India's largest engineering and construction conglomerates.
Civil Engineer - Krishna Infrastructure
Aug 2015 - Sep 2017
Civil engineering delivery in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
Project Engineering Intern - Larsen & Toubro
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Internship in project engineering in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Professional Journey
Jigar is a Civil Engineer with a Master of Project Management and over 6 years of experience delivering infrastructure, structural steel, EPC fuel storage, renewable energy, mining, and land development projects valued from $5M to $3B. He is currently a Project Engineer / Assistant Project Manager with Samaras Structural Engineers, coordinating major structural steel packages on the Suburban Rail Loop project across procurement, fabrication, painting, QA documentation, RFIs, shop drawing reviews, MDRs, ITPs, coating records, progress tracking, and stakeholder interfaces.
His earlier project experience spans EPC fuel storage works with Saunders International, the $3B Goyder South Wind Farm with Elecnor Australia, mining works at Olympic Dam, civil infrastructure for Playford City Council, and land development projects across South Australia.
Areas of Focus
- Project coordination and engineering delivery
- Structural steel fabrication coordination
- Civil, structural, and EPC project delivery
- QA/QC, ISO 9001, ITPs, MDRs, MTCs, and NCR close-out
- RFIs, technical queries, shop drawing reviews, and document control
- Procurement, vendor coordination, and subcontractor management
- Budget tracking, variations, cost control, and forecasting
- Site coordination, inspections, and hold-point management
Approach to Delivery
Jigar is passionate about delivering well-coordinated, compliant, and technically sound infrastructure projects with strong attention to quality, safety, and stakeholder outcomes. He works closely with clients, consultants, contractors, inspectors, and fabrication teams, using tools like Aconex, Jobpac, MS Project, and Bluebeam to keep large, multi-disciplinary programs on track.
Connect
Jigar brings his infrastructure and structural project delivery expertise to 3D Vartex Studio, supporting the studio's growth as it continues to serve architects, developers, and construction firms across multiple markets.
Contact Information
Education
Jigar holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering alongside his Master of Project Management from the University of South Australia — a combination that underpins his ability to bridge technical engineering delivery with formal project and stakeholder management.
Master of Project Management (MPM)
University of South Australia
Portfolio
Jigar has contributed to infrastructure, structural steel, EPC fuel storage, renewable energy, mining, and land development projects ranging from $5M to $3B in value, including the Suburban Rail Loop project (Victoria), the $3B Goyder South Wind Farm (Elecnor Australia), EPC fuel storage works with Saunders International, and mining works at BHP's Olympic Dam.