Amit Pokhrel, Principal Engineer (Civil) at Urja Developers

About

Professional Civil Engineer with over 14 years of experience in managing hydropower, dams, solar energy, and large-scale civil infrastructure exceeding 2,000 MW portfolios and project costs of more than 100 M USD. Expert in project management and contract administration, with a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams from feasibility to construction and completion.

Proven in managing multi-million-dollar complex infrastructure projects under national and international contract frameworks. Having steered landmark projects like the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower (456 MW), Melamchi Diversion Scheme (26.5 Km) and Nilgiri Khola Hydropower (111.7 MW), I oversee the full integration of contracts under FIDIC model. I specialize in high-stakes contract administration—expertly navigating performance monitoring, submittals, schedules, payments, claims, and dispute resolution to ensure seamless project delivery.

Information

• Email: pokhrelamit2003@gmail.com
• Website: http://www.linkedin.com/in/eramitpokhrel
• Phone: +9779841478261

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Work experience

• Principal Engineer (Civil)

  Led engineering, contract management and execution of multi-MW hydropower projects. Developed project strategies, schedules, resource planning, and procurement plans. Conducted technical audits, documentation reviews, and risk mitigation planning.

  Urja Developers

  2025-03  - Present

• Contract & Commercial Manager/ Civil Engineer

  Managed prime contracts, subcontracts, and EPC negotiations and initiated cost saving strategies across hydropower and solar energy projects. Led bidding, estimation, rate analysis, feasibility reviews and performance monitoring.

  Golyan Group

  2021-10-25  - 2025-03-16

• Consultant (Independent Engineering)

  Carried out a high-level technical appraisal of the hydro projects included in the portfolio and determine and quantify the technical construction, operational, and performance risks and the consequence of the occurrence of such risks. 

  Urja Engineering and Management Solution Pvt. Ltd

  2021-08-09  - 2021-10-08

• Site Engineer (Road)

  Site Management

  GVR Infra Nepal Projects Ltd.

  2011-11-01  - 2012-08-30

• Engineer/ Project Engineer

  Contract and claim management, project management, scheduling, reporting, drafting contractual correspondence.

  CDI

  2012-11-01  - 2015-07-22

• Planning Engineer

  Project planning, scheduling, designing, controlling, monitoring and evaluation, implementation, contract management, negotiations for the Melamchi diversion scheme for 26.5 Km Tunnel and Headworks.

  CMC di Ravenna for Melamchi Diversion Scheme

  2015-07-23  - 2016-05-18

• Civil Engineer/ Urban Practitioner

  Municipality and other infrastructure development works 

  Freelance

  2016-06-01  - 2016-12-04

• Sole Proprietor

  Consulting and engineering businesses. 

  Amit Pokhrel Engineering Service

  2016-12-15  - 2017-07-31

• Roster Community Infrastructure Consultant (Independent Engineering)

  Appraisal, planning, monitoring and evaluation, actual reporting and recommendation for the 58 sub infrastructure projects for water supply, irrigation, micro hydro and school building for the remote location of Nepal and the place is Kalikot and Bhojpur district.

  Poverty Alleviation Fund

  2016-12-05  - 2017-10-04

• Contract's Manager-Team Leader

  Contract and claim management, negotiation, contract drafting, dispute resolution, commercial arbitration, and overall project management for the large hydro project named Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project of 456 MW, situated at Gongar, Dolakha, Nepal.

  Site based project.

  Andritz Hydro Nepal Private Limited

  2017-10-23  - 2019-11-08

• Project Management Advisor

  Preparation of all the technical documents for the two compact hydropower project of capacity 57.3 MW known as Myagdi Khola HEP and Kunaban Khola HEP of 24.75 MW in the remote location of Nepal and the place is Darbaang, Myagdi, Nepal

  Sushmit Energy

  2019-12-01  - 2020-12-31

• Project Manager

  Project Management of Nilgiri Khola I (40.7 MW) and Nilgiri Khola II (71 MW) Hydropower Project located at remote location of Nepal: Myagdi, Annapurna Rural Municipality, Annapurna Conservation Area, Dhaulagiri, Nepal

  CE Construction

  2020-07-10  - 2021-08-08

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