Saud Abdul Rasheed, Sustainability Officer

Saud Abdul Rasheed

Sustainability Officer

Sydney Metro

Location
Australia - Sydney
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Science in Sustainable Systems
Experience
13 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 5 Months

Sustainability Officer at Sydney Metro
  • Australia - Sydney
  • My current job since August 2022
Sustainability Performance Contractor at Ku-ring-gai Council
  • Australia - Sydney
  • August 2021 to July 2022
Technical Officer at Department of Planning Industry and Environment / NABERS
  • Australia - Sydney
  • October 2020 to August 2021
Senior Energy Consultant at Northmore Gordon
  • Australia - Sydney
  • July 2019 to July 2020
Energy Specialist at National Carbon Bank of Australia
  • Australia - Sydney
  • March 2018 to June 2019

Working on various Australian government energy saving schemes.
Identifying energy efficiency equipment.
Gathering energy data and analyzing.
Experience in measurement and verification of energy projects.

Sustainability Engineer and Environmental Coordinator at Al Yamama Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • February 2014 to February 2018

➢ Worked as a LEED Engineer and Sustainability Coordinator at Al Yamama Company on Dar Al-Yaum Tower project in Khobar. The project is 19 storeys commercial tower and is registered under LEED CS 2009.
Also working as an Environmental Coordinator on Expand Dhahran Residential Community Project. The client is Saudi Aramco.
(February 2014 - Present)


Duties and Responsibilities:
• Reporting to the Project Manager
• Coordination with Contractor team as well as the Consultant team in all the matters of the project related to LEED
• Arranging LEED charrettes with the Project team
• Reviewing LEED plans and ensure work is going on the site according to these plans to achieve Sustainability goals
• Reviewing Shop drawings and Material Submittals related to LEED
• Managing LEED Online Forms and templates and uploading required data
• Assigning roles to team members and concerned individuals to fill and complete the LEED online forms
• Gathering data sheets and related documents for credits and pre requisites
• Making calculations for LEED pre requisites and credits like Water Efficiency (WE) credits to achieve maximum water savings for LEED certification
• Checking construction site photos for LEED
• Assisting in selecting materials including Low Emitting Materials VOCs for LEED
• Educating the contractor employees with the procedures, measurements and benefits of building green

Technical Consultant at DELABIE
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2013 to January 2014

DELABIE is the leading European taps/mixers manufacturer based in France.

I was the Exclusive Representative of DELABIE in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Reporting directly to Delabie in France
· Job nature in actual involving multiple job roles and multiple job profiles including Engineering, LEED specifications, Marketing, Sales, Business Development and Business Management, Technical support and Technical specification
· Preparing weekly reports and sending to management in France
· Exclusively building up a strong database of clients, contractors, consultants, ministries, owners and hospitals which includes contacts of professionals for potential future projects
· Follow up of all Delabie projects in Saudi Arabia and keeping track of them including the status, quotation and inquiry of each project
· Travelling frequently to International destinations specifically to France to attend International seminars, exhibitions, conferences and trainings
· Doing at minimum of 16 visits per week to the different clients, discussing about the needs and requirements related to sanitary fittings, water conservation, LEED requirements, Water Efficiency credits, area of usage, cost effectiveness of the products and many other aspects and giving them suggestions about the number of possible suitable solutions or coming back to them with the proper solution after discussing with the technical team in France
· Managing the Business Development role for the company by making effort in specifying and approving Delabie in projects and convincing the decision making personnel about the number of advantages of the products of the company which accelerates the sales and business
· Coordinating with the local distributor; Al Hadbania Trading Company and managing its sales force team in Saudi Arabia as a Team Leader and assisting them in technical specifications
· Providing trainings to the sales team of the local distributor about the new products and aiding them in their issues related to Delabie

LEED Coordinator at Saudi Binladen Group (SBG)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2011 to December 2012

To satisfy the pre-requisites and credits related to LEED for the Capital Market Authority CMA Tower Project located in King Abdullah Financial District, KAFD, Riyadh. The Project is envisioned LEED Gold certification under CS v2.2 Rating System.

Also working and overseeing LEED Certifications for buildings of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz University of Health Sciences KSAU . Campuses are located in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Hasa. Certification targeted levels are Certified and Gold for these buildings under NC v2.2 Rating System.

Project Engineer at Zamil Coolcare
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2010 to June 2011

Have been working on site in HVAC Renovation Project of a 500 bed Hospital in Makkah (Al Noor Specialist Hospital), dismantling older units and maintaining proper execution and installation of newer Air Conditioning units, equipments and accessories according to the shop drawings and calculating the BOQs and finally preparing As-built drawings for the HVAC System.

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Science in Sustainable Systems
  • at UNSW
  • April 2024

MEngSc in Sustainable Systems Courses completed: ACCT5961 Reporting for Climate Change CVEN9857 Wastewater Treatment CVEN9888 Environmental Management GEOS9011 Environmental Impact Assessment GSOE9340 Life Cycle Engineering GSOE9740 Industrial Ecology GSOE9820 Project Management IEST5022 Environmental Participation IEST7001 Science for Environment MINE8101 Fundamentals of Mining Engineering MINE8720 Environmental Management for the Mining Industry SUSD0002 Building Ecology and Lifecycle SUSD0003 Energy and the Built Environment SUSD0010 Managing the Sustainable Built Environment

Higher diploma, Infrastructure Sustainability Accredited Professional (ISAP)
  • at Infrastructure Sustainability Council
  • November 2022
Diploma, Energy Management System (EnMS) Advisor
  • at Energy Efficiency Council
  • August 2020
Higher diploma, Green Star AP
  • at Green Building Council of Australia
  • January 2018
Higher diploma, WELL AP
  • at International WELL Building Institute
  • December 2017
Higher diploma, Certified Energy Manager CEM
  • at Association of Energy Engineers
  • June 2016
Higher diploma, LEED AP O+M v4
  • at Green Business Certification Institute
  • November 2015
Higher diploma, PMP
  • at Project Management Institute
  • August 2015
Higher diploma, Estidama PQP
  • at Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council
  • October 2014
Higher diploma, LEED AP BD+C
  • at Green Building Certification Institute GBCI
  • October 2011

Have attained the designation of LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction.

Higher diploma, LEED GA
  • at Green Building Certification Institute GBCI
  • July 2011

Have attained the designation of LEED Green Associate.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University Of Engineering And Technology
  • September 2010

Specialties & Skills

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker
Urdu
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

DELABIE Product Training (Training)
Training Institute:
DELABIE Friville, France
Date Attended:
April 2013
HVAC Principles (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Center PITAC
Date Attended:
July 2008

Hobbies

  • Playing football, Watching football and NBA games