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Sending a strong compliance signal Gifting a smile Farewell Iftikhar

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ISSUE #03 APRIL 2016

RAMBOLL INDIA NEWSLETTER

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At the outset, let me thank all of you for living Ramboll India’s values and contributing to the society through some excellent projects.

In 2015, Ramboll India made significant strides and continued to strengthen its position in the market. Last year we welcomed the Environment & Health colleagues to our Gurgaon office, and this year we aim to expand our portfolio to include Planning & Urban Design. We will also focus on deepening and broadening our offerings in Transport, Telecom and Buildings sector in the domestic market.

One of the key milestones included the ISO 9001:2015 accreditation. This recognition is a testament to Ramboll’s commitment to achieve outstanding levels of client satisfaction. It is important that we stay focused on our commitment to Clients and stakeholders to amplify our capabilities and contribute to their success.

In the last 20 months, Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC) has become a 200+ member strong Centre of Excellence. The new organizational set-up is aiding the development of deeper collaboration capabilities between Principal Business Units (PBUs) and REC. I firmly believe that the new structure will empower REC to deliver its services more swiftly and efficiently to all PBUs. Recent meetings and interactions with the PBU Managing Directors and managers reaffirm this faith and their confidence in REC’s capability to execute complex projects.

Social responsibility is a priority for us in Ramboll and we aim to fulfill this goal with a broad range of community based activities and volunteerism. Our support to Water for People, a global NGO focusing on issues of drinking water and sanitation was a step in this direction. Further, we appreciate the solidarity from you to come forward and contribute to the Chennai flood-relief fund.

In 2016 we will continue to nurture a high performance culture and strengthen our delivery. We are always keen to hear your views on how we can make our workplace more happy, healthy and productive. It is heartening to see some of you come forward and share interesting suggestions at platforms including the Open House. Keep your ideas coming!

Message from MD’s Desk

Dr. Pawan MainiManaging DirectorIndia and Ramboll Engineering Centre

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Introducing the Ramboll India Communications team

Anshul MadaanHead of Communications and Branding, India

Dhwani TandonSenior Consultant

Amit GuinCommunications Coordinator

In 2014 the communications department was created to support our business needs at Ramboll India. Over the course of two years we have been continuously evolving, and making course corrections in order to be the best platform for all our stakeholders.

As of 5 April 2016 we are pleased to announce that we have an entire team on board in Ramboll India to carry out the communication activities for the organisation. Meet the team:

Anshul Madaan, Head of Communications & Branding

Anshul joined Ramboll India in February 2016 to head the communications department where he leads the external and internal communication activities in the country as well as the Ramboll India communications team.

Anshul is responsible for developing and implementing an India-specific communications strategy, including REC, and will also be personally involved in the day-to-day delivery of communication products and services in alignment with the company’s goals and delivery plan. His overarching aim is to contribute to raise the profile of the Ramboll brand through brand and media management (includes media relations, thought leadership, advertising and sponsorship) and help to support an environment which externally enhances our reputation with Clients, partners and other stakeholders. Internally, Anshul through his team will work with other departments to strengthen employee engagement in India.

When he’s not working you can find him at the movies with his wife or spending time with family and friends.

Dhwani Tandon, Senior Communications Consultant

Dhwani joined Ramboll India in July 2014 and has worked on a number of big projects during this period. Dhwani is accountable for managing and delivering the communications projects aligned to the business strategy. Her role also incorporates external communications including media relations, social media, CSR communications, external events and employer branding. Dhwani is also the communications partner for the Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC).

In her free time, Dhwani loves to spend quality time with friends and family, planning her next beach vacation or listening to some heady music.

Amit Guin, Communications Coordinator

Amit joined Ramboll in April 2015 and is primarily responsible for content writing to support India communications. His tasks include internal communications, copy writing, internal events, maintaining the intranet and website. Amit is also the communications partner for Quality.

When not in the office, you will find Amit experimenting with his culinary skills and is a sleepy bedtime reader.

Akansha Mehta, Senior Graphic Designer

Akansha is the newest member of the team. Her primary responsibilities include designing graphics of all marketing collaterals, digital, advertisements, external and internal branding, and presentations.

When she is not busy designing creative, you can find Akansha playing with computers and technology or capturing her travels on camera.

Akansha MehtaSenior Graphic Designer

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“My team gives an accurate picture of risks and viability related to a project. We are neither optimistic nor pessimistic. We are realistic and this makes us the team that Clients prefer for advisory services,” said Srinivas Chekuri, Head of Transport Planning department at Ramboll India. That very much sums up the team’s position on the work they do.

Led by Chekuri, the 17 member team is made up of transport economists, transport planners and traffic supervisors based in the Gurgaon and Hyderabad offices.

The Work

With increasing urbanisation, there is an urgent global need for an effective and efficient transport system. In order to bring it to reality, several factors need to be taken into consideration – the interaction between transport system and land use, and how best to fine-tune the movements of different modes of transport. To achieve this, the team broadly provides three types of services which includes planning and traffic forecasting, comprehensive traffic modelling and micro-simulation studies to test transport infrastructure designs.

The planning and traffic forecasting assignment encapsulates the team providing advisory on traffic growth projection and revenue estimation for projects based on Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework. The modelling projects deal with traffic estimation on various roads for a town or a city with multiple route options and variable demands. Examining the transportation constraints of small localities and advising areas of improvement comes under the purview of simulation studies.

Cohesive collaboration

Projects from countries including Sweden, Norway and Finland are mostly related to urban transport modelling tasks to understand the traffic situation in these countries and plan for additional improvements in transportation sector. “Owing to the team’s technical expertise in the field, the Principal Business Units (PBUs) want to ramp up the kind of work we do for them,” said Sanjeev Kapoor, Transport Director, Ramboll India.

It is not only the faith reposed by the PBUs which makes the team proud, the fact that the team gets repeat work orders from the Clients in India reflects

Experience, expertise and exposure has unleashed the Transport Planning team to give its best in the market

on the great quality of work being delivered. “Delivering beyond Client expectations is an integral part of Ramboll DNA,” added Sanjeev.

The Integrity

In the past year the team has completed 20 projects in India and around 10 international projects (and a further 10 are in progress). The members of this team understand that their work influences the pattern of growth and economic activity in a project location. They also know that their work bridges the needs of transportation and other societal goals. As a result, it is important for them to undertake an independent and detailed process of achieving the results.

“A clear understanding of the upsides or risks associated with the investment of a Client is very important. This requires the whole team to have a holistic understanding of the area under study and also the proposed developments in that area. For this, we provide the Clients with a realistic scenario of the project and do not get influenced by their opinions,” noted Srinivas. And this is what makes the team a unique one in the industry as well.

The transport planners, in an urban context, come up with a perspective of how aesthetically a city can be built from a sustainability point of view. Working in tandem with the urban planners, the team members are eager to work on “Smart Cities” projects in India, with the good thing being that the team has the support of the Ramboll PBU employees where these cities have already been developed.

IN FOCUS

Connecting people to cities

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The team understands the intricacy of the transport factors that influence modern developments as well as its commitment to develop holistic solutions for the society. The team ensures to integrate planning for transport at the development stage and carry the principles to the design and implementation stage for providing effective solutions. The team members firmly believe that coming forth with different approaches and sharing the knowledge with each other strengthens the outlook of the team. They stay excited to help the society meet its needs for improved transportation systems and increased mobility.

‘Enjoying two passions - work and travel.’ Meenakshi Asija

‘Economy is like a roller coaster ride... steady up curve means a deeper fall.’ Harpreet Kaur Bajaj

‘Building plans for cities seems to have taken route from playing games like ‘Sim City’ and ‘Caesar IV’.Varun Atluri

‘My job led me to travel, which in turn inspired me to do photography.’Acharya Anirudh Muthoju

‘The road to success is always under construction.’Suresh Chenna

‘Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.’Satish Eerni

‘A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.’Mukesh Raj Thummala

IN FOCUS

‘Change some attitude and gain some attitude.’Ramya Sithara

‘What you do is what matters. Not what you plan or what you think.’Seelam Chaitanya

‘Toll is steadily taking a toll over us.’Ashish Sharma

QUICK BYTES

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On 6 January 2016, a corporate announcement was made in the press regarding the appointment of the Transport Director at Ramboll India to highlight the strong leadership team in this market. The news was covered by leading media houses including The Economic Times, Business Standard, Press Trust of India, India Today, EPCWorld and UrbanaWorld among others.

Here is an excerpt from the press release:

“Ramboll has been involved in bringing to reality some of India’s most significant transport projects. Last year, we launched the rail and tunnel engineering services; these along with a uniquely constituted team of engineers and leaders in the highway and bridge engineering and transport planning services, make us a formidable player in the Indian transportation market. Sanjeev’s expertise in consulting, contracting, project management, financial advisory and key engineering roles will place us uniquely well to grow exponentially.”

The complete release can be read here.

Politiken, a leading Danish newspaper published an article on its website on how the global climate challenges calls for an active engagement from female engineers from all over the world. The article, posted on 8 December 2015, carried the views of Swati Garg, Head of Operations, Ramboll Engineering Centre.

Following is an excerpt from the article:

One of the women who works as an engineer, is Swati Garg. She is a project manager at Ramboll Engineering Centre in India. “Female engineers are more sensitive to the needs of people,” she says. She believes that women’s special abilities can contribute positively to the engineering work and produce better results. “Women are better at working together and are good at communicating. They have better attention to detail and a sharp focus on what is important,” she says.

The complete article can be read here. .

Ramboll makes the news

IN BRIEF

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With over 400,000 telecom towers and multiple loading of radio equipment (known as Base Transceiver Stations) across different technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G, CDMA, Wi-Fi etc. at each tower, concerns regarding increased Electromagnetic Field Radiation (EMR) levels at the telecom tower sites are on the rise.

In a unique Public–Private Partnership (PPP) between the Department of Telecommunications, pan-India telecom service providers and Ramboll India, a National EMR Portal (NEP) named Tarang Sanchar has been created to provide a public interface whereby citizens can access EMR related information and Geographic Information System (GIS) based database of telecom towers in their area.

“Currently, the portal is being used by all Indian telecom service providers to manage their tower base, tenancies and radio frequency parameters for handling EMR regulatory compliance. This portal will be open for public interface in future,” said Muthuvel M, General Manager, IT Services, Ramboll India. He highlighted that when Ramboll implemented this portal, the number of BTS was expected to be around 600,000. “Today, the portal has crossed a milestone number of one million BTS,” proudly added Muthuvel.

Sending a strong compliance signal

IN BRIEF

BUILDINGS TRANSPORT TELECOM

• Development of Raymond City at Thane, Mumbai for Raymond Group

• Residential development at Bannerghata, Bengaluru for Seth Developers

• Structural design consultancy services for Reliance Corporate Park at Navi Mumbai for Reliance Industries Limited

• Detailed design services for the extension of an existing two lane road of Udhampur to Ramban section of NH-1A in Jammu & Kashmir to four lanes

• Inspection of viaduct portion of Delhi Airport Metro for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited

• Traffic study for Gujarat Maharashtra border on NH-6 to Surat Hazira for Soma Isolux

• Tower supply for Reliance Jio Infocomm across India

• Tower supply for Idea Cellular across India

• Tower supply for Airtel in Tanzania and IGT in Myanmar

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Tarang Sanchar achieves the one million BTS registration of all Indian Telecom operators milestone.

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Striving to build a powerhouse of excellence

REC

A world class engineering centre - this is the goal that drives the Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC) and Principal Business Unit (PBU) employees.

In the first week of both February and March this year, the managers and management representatives from different Principal Business Units (PBU), Ramboll Water and Ramboll Oil & Gas visited Gurgaon to attend the PBU managers as well as the Global Engineering (GE) Advisory Board meetings respectively.

Sharing his experience from the visit, Jørn Therkelsen, Head of Roads and Traffic Technology department, Ramboll Denmark said: “This was my first visit to REC in Gurgaon. I am very pleased and satisfied with the kind of work done by the Danish Roads team. I find it very important to meet the team in person to understand the mutual requirements”. Similar views were echoed by other PBU managers who visited REC in India.

In March, members of Global Engineering Advisory Board held their meeting in Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC), Gurgaon. The purpose of the meeting was to take a stock of the journey undertaken by REC after its recent restructuring. Following their meeting and interaction with the employees, the Board members strongly felt that REC will make Ramboll more competitive in the global marketplace and will enable the company to attract more interesting projects. For this, it was reiterated that processes, systems and protocols that can increase and assure consistent quality should be utilised by the REC and PBU team members in an efficient manner.

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Clash of the titans

HR UPDATES

Ramboll India employees had a fun-filled sporting day when six teams vied for the Second Ramboll Cricket League tournament trophy in Gurgaon. There were six exciting matches played throughout the day among Ramboll Engineering Centre (REC) Structures, REC Tekla, REC Transport, REC MEP, Business Support, and Domestic Transport teams.

REC Transport and the Domestic Transport teams made it to the finals. Both teams demonstrated exemplary performances across batting, bowling and fielding.

The Domestic Transport team were victorious and lifted the coveted cup to become the champions of the second edition of the tournament. Domestic Transport team’s Rohit Sharma was named ‘Man of the Series’.

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The joy of unwrapping a gift is a feeling we have cherished right through our childhood.

Ramboll India employees across Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Mumbai put a smile on a number of young faces by gifting something special to them through a noble initiative called ‘The Wishing Tree’.

A team of volunteers from Ramboll India gathered around 350 wishes from children across three different Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) - Desire Society, Muskaan, Nachiketa Tapovan and Snehasadan – in Gurgaon, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

A number of gifts including lunch boxes, water bottles, drawing books, toys, watches and school bags were distributed among the children. Ramboll’s volunteers especially enjoyed the interaction with the kids, where they discovered the dreams and aspirations of the young hearts.

Gifting a smile

HR UPDATES

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For Chennai…with love and careRamboll India employees stepped forward to help the people of Chennai who were affected by the torrential rains in Tamil Nadu. As an immediate step, Ramboll India donated INR 200,000 from its Corporate Social Responsibility fund along with a fundraiser donation of INR 125,000 by Ramboll Oil & Gas India (ROGIN) employees.

Further, the employees increased the financial support by donating INR 192,753 with an aim of improving the immediate and long-term living conditions of people affected by the floods.

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE

INR 200,000CSR Fund

INR 317,753 INR 517,753Ramboll India

EmployeesTotal Fund Generated

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Harpreet Kaur BajajPrincipal Specialist, Transport Planning

Describe yourself in three words.Creative, independent and enthusiastic.

If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?I would like to learn many things. I never say no to anyone who helps me learn new things. What is the one thing you are proud of while working with Ramboll?The company’s founder and his engineering and employee-oriented values. Where were you educated and what majors did you specialise in? I completed my Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Mumbai’s Father Conceicao

Describe yourself in three words.Determined, confident and fun loving.

If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? And why? My father is my mentor. Whatever I am today is because of him. I owe my smile to him! If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? I would like to learn how to drive slowly! And also the art of making round rotis (flat bread).

RAMBOLL & BEYOND

Rodrigues Institute of Technology and MBA in Project Management from Sikkim Manipal University.

What is your favourite quote?My favourite quote is “Only dead fish go with the flow”.

What are the three things people would be surprised to know about you?I was born a Malayali but cannot speak it. I am 36 and a bachelor. I have answers to any questions on engineering.

What is the one thing you would like to do before you die?I want to clear all the backlogs and not think of them after I am dead. 

What is the one thing you are proud of while working with Ramboll? Work ethics

If you are allowed to live all over again, then what things would you do? I would like to re-live my present life all over again.

Who is the one fictional character you would like to be? Popeye.

What is your first memory of being really excited? The thought of moving to a hostel during my graduation days made me really excited.

Dilip M RPrincipal Engineer, MEP Services, Buildings

Q & A on life, likes and leisure among other things with…

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Ruchi SharmaProject Manager, Telecom

Somarajan P PillaiCAD Coordinator, Ramboll Engineering Centre

Describe yourself in three words.Cute, ambitious and friendly.

If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? And why?Arun Ramachandran of Cummins Inc. as he always provided the best opportunities for employees to perform. What is the one thing you are proud of while working with Ramboll?Engineering talent and its resources.

What would people be surprised to know about you?My funny dance steps.

Describe yourself in three words.Simple, logical and focused.

If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? And why?Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam as he, for me, personified what a good leader should always be. What is the one thing you are proud of while working with Ramboll? My seniors’ trust and my subordinates’ faith in me. What is your favourite quote? My favourite quote is “Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.”

RAMBOLL & BEYOND

If you are allowed to live all over again, then what things would you do?I would like to do PhD in English literature and go on a world tour.

What is your favourite book?‘Finding Your Strengths’ and ‘Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’

What is the one thing you would like to do before you die? Helping children who are unable to get education.

What are the three things people would be surprised to know about you?I have a genuine love for agriculture. I enjoy classical music and am a motorcycle enthusiast.

What is your favourite book? Tap Dancing to Work by Carol Loomis

What is your first memory of being really excited?When the Group General Manager at one of my previous organisations praised my work where I created the first AutoCAD drawing in front of all the staff members.

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Stronger Together

WORK ANNIVERSARIES

Year Anniversary Club Members

Year Anniversary Club Members

Year Anniversary Club Members

Year Anniversary Club Members

Year Anniversary Club Members

Year Anniversary Club Members

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Sumit Deepak Lakra, TelecomMilton Thomas, TelecomPankaj Kumar Singh,TelecomAnkit Singh, Telecom Ravneet Singh, TelecomSandeep Kumar Singh, Telecom Sudhir Ganpati Pawane, Buildings Sharad Baliram Jadhav, Buildings Yash Deepak Moray, REC Gopal Singh Kundu, Transport

Saurabh Kumar, TelecomAnil Kumar Chaurasia, TelecomSandeep Sharma, TelecomAmit Kumar Singh, Telecom

Rahul Bhanot, TelecomKulwinder Singh, TelecomPrem Pal Singh, TelecomRamarao Kolli, TelecomSaurav Soni, TelecomSanjay Vasantrao Denge, Buildings

Tushar Subhashrao Deshmukh, TelecomJaya Madhuri Polepeddi, TelecomAshwin Babu Narra, Telecom

Swapna Pasi, Business SupportAditya Sharma, Transport

Sandeep Vaidhya, Business SupportSamir Mangaldas Acharya, Business SupportKarthikeyan R, TelecomSrikanth Keshetti, Telecom

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Farewell Iftikhar

We bid farewell to Iftikhar Drabu who joined Ramboll on 11 June 2014 as the Director of REC. When Iftikhar joined us he looked forward to evolving a centre of global engineering excellence in Gurgaon and over a period of close to two years, he has been successful in developing the Ramboll Engineering Centre which acts as a collaborative platform for REC to work closely with other business units on global projects.

An experienced and effective change leader and widely recognised for possessing people and business leadership capabilities, Iftikhar has been able to create an impact in the organisation through his positive engagement and deep knowledge of the industry as well as the markets.

Best wishes Iftikhar. We wish you the greatest of success in all your future endeavours.

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