Project Engineer (Civil)

To continue my professional development towards the Associate Membership of Institution of Civil Engineers with the ultimate aim to become a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Sept 2006 -
Military Engineer Services, Ministry of Defence, Government of Pakistan
Asst: Executive Garrison Engineer (Government Pay Scale –17)

Supervising the planning & maintenance works in the Garrison limits. The infrastructure includes Building & Roads as well as Electrical and Mechanical installations. The planning duties include preparation of estimates, checking the drawings for discrepancies, managing procurement, monitoring and control of capital, major and minor works. The major maintenance duties include ensuring uninterrupted supply of water & electricity and efficient disposal of sewerage throughout the Garrison area.

May 2005 – Sep 2005
National Project for Improvement of Water Courses in Sindh. A Project of World Bank in collaboration with Government of Sindh, Pakistan
Management Officer (Government Pay Scale –17)

As Management Officer supervising the water courses survey, design, preparation of estimates, quality control, infrastructure management, and construction work

June 2003 – Dec 2004
BMB EUROCONSULT PAKISTAN (Pvt.) Ltd a subsidiary of ARCADIS BMB The Netherlands
Engineering Management Assistant, Management Consultants for Institutional Reforms of Sindh Irrigation & Drainage Authority (World Bank Project)

As Engineering Assistant (Water Management) IRC-SIDA supervised the introduction of improved water management practices on Gaja Branch, West Branch and Jamrao Canal through farmers’ participation, measurement of water discharge through various methods and improved decision making. Under same designation made significant input/contribution to the following reports:
• Working Document for Volume Balance Approach-Gaja Branch.
IRC – July 2003.
• Diagnostic Study for Water Management Left Bank Canal Area Water Board.
IRC – July 2003

Dec 2002 – June 2003
M/S Arif Builders and Developers (Pvt.) Ltd
Junior Site Engineer River View Apartments Hyderabad

As Junior Site Engineer supervised the construction work, coordinated between the management and the work force, prepared the estimates and ensured quality control. Consequently the construction work was carried out swiftly according to the design, under estimated time with better quality control.

M.Sc (Engg) in Engineering Project Management with Procurement Management, Strategic Construction Management, Risk and Value Management as subjects at the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Leeds (Leeds) UK – completed in November 2006. Class secured (2.2)

Bachelor of Engineering(Civil) with Highway & Airport Engg, RCC Design & Construction Management as major subjects at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (Jamshoro) Pakistan -- completed in March 2002. Class secured (2.1)

Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as major subjects at Public School Hyderabad under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Hyderabad) Pakistan -- started in October 1991 and completed in July 1993. Grade secured (A)

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC):
Professional Engineer (No. CIVIL/23492)

Institution of Civil Engineers (UK):
Graduate Member (No. 62896546) CPD to AMICE

Project Management Institute (USA):
Member (No. 685248)

Institute of Value Management (EU):
Member (No. 1962) Professional in Value Mgmt. PVM Certification awarded by European Governing Board of IVM

Sindhi (native), English (fluent) TOEFL(CBT) Score – 250, Urdu (fluent) Punjabi (conversational) and a little Pushto , Arabic and Dutch

MS Office, MS Project (Beginner), AutoCAD, DUFLO drainage management software, Primavera Sure Trak-3 (Beginner), @Risk – Risk Management Software (beginner) etc.; Project writing skills; basic skills related to project proposal writing (including the use of logical frameworks); conversant with British Standards & Total Asset Management standardisation guides