Bushra Ahmed, Environmental Manager

Bushra Ahmed

Environmental Manager

Saudi Real Estate Infrastructure Company (BINYAH)

Location
Saudi Arabia - Tabouk
Education
Master's degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Experience
20 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 8 Months

Environmental Manager at Saudi Real Estate Infrastructure Company (BINYAH)
  • Saudi Arabia - Al Wajh
  • My current job since December 2020

• Technical Responsibilities:
- Propose and investigate mitigation methods for environmental impacts and develop best practices for project managers to implement.
- Prepare and review wide-ranging of environmental plans to fulfill project requirements.
- Review and approve work procedures, plans, reports etc. before submitted to client.
- Prepare, review and/or assist clients with submittals for ministry, national agencies, and local permit applications.
- Providing and participating in training programs to raise the environmental and social responsibility awareness.

• Managerial Responsibilities:
- Directly manage all environmental aspects in day-to-day operations.
- Assign responsibilities, provide guidance, and motivation to the project environmental team to drive maximum performance.
- Interface with internal and external project staff, managers, clients, and sub-contractors.
- Ensure company environmental policies and legal guidelines are implemented along with the national standards.

Director of Water and Environmental Services at Gulf Technology Compass LLC (GTC)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since July 2015

Technical Responsibilities:
- Implement programs and practices for sustainable material, energy and environmental resources to reduce the environmental burden resulting from the organizations’ activities and services.
- Ensure the organizations’ participation in raising the environmental and social responsibility awareness.
- Review and provide feedback on Partner technology.
- Develop negotiating strategies to assist integration of niche technologies for new ventures.
- Assure overall technical quality of work.

Managerial Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the company’s business strategies.
- Prepare and implement comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement.
- Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are implemented.
- Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of key personnel providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance.
- Review and approve work procedures, plans, reports etc.

Technical Manager at Intl’tec Environment (Saudi Intl’tec Group)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • January 2014 to July 2015

Technical Responsibilities:
- Assure technical quality of projects.
- Develop technical specifications and scopes.
- Guide technical team in project execution, documentation and deliverables to achieve goals through innovation, quality and excellence.
- Apply principles of EHS management and ensure the implementation.
- Provide technical feedback on proposed technology.

Managerial Responsibilities:
- Planning, budgeting and technical briefing on projects.
- Assuring appropriate staffing resources.
- Understand project requirements, coordinate with resources and direct the projects in the right direction.
- Prepare and review documents related to company development.

Technical Lead at Intl’tec Environment (Saudi Intl’tec Group)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2012 to December 2013

Technical Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to company in general and projects in specific.
- Provide technical consultancy to colleagues and staff on area of expertise.
- Assist in preparation of technical proposals.
- Identify trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements.

Managerial Responsibilities:
- Visit industries, consultants and regulating agencies on regular basis.
- Participate in business development efforts including proposals, development plans, and presentations
- Categorize opportunities on internal priorities and provide recommendations.

Senior Environmental Engineer and Project Manager at Arabian Environmental Protection (AEP)
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • July 2011 to July 2012

• Assisting in the preparation of the bid specifications.
• Project cost estimation and budgeting.
• Managing site investigations & remediation activities, and coordinating with the subcontractors.
• Responsible for remedial system optimization.
• Conducting facility compliance evaluations.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
• Engaging staff in field data collection and interpretation.
• Preparing investigation and remediation reports.

Research Engineer/ Outreach Program Manager at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • March 2010 to July 2011

• Research Engineer Responsibilities:
- Carried out extensive research involving experiments and analysis for advanced oxidation processes (AOP);
- Industrial wastewater treatment (such as treatment of petrochemical wastewater by using electrochemical oxidation process);
- Wastewater treatment by using different biological processes;
- Hazardous waste management (stabilization/solidification, landfill & site remediation), etc.

• Outreach Program Manager Responsibilities:
- Research coordination with international academic institutions.
- Building alliances with local and regional research centers and universities.
- Helped in the formation of joint-research programs on-as-needed basis with research entities worldwide.

Researcher at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 2006 to February 2010

• Carried out extensive lab research involving various experiments and analysis for petrochemical industry water and wastewater treatment by using advance biological, physical & chemical processes.
• Prepared technical proposals, reports and presentations.
• Worked as a member in analytical teams of environmental projects such as recycling petroleum fly ash in western province of Saudi Arabia project.
• Assisted in laboratory activities, classes and course grading.
• Participated in researches & projects through gathering information, conducting experiments, and analyzing results.

Project Engineer at Alshamil Agricultural Co. Ltd.
  • Sudan - Khartoum
  • August 2003 to June 2006

• Held key responsibility in this major Agricultural, Earth Moving, Roads & Bridges Company for helping supervise central mechanical maintenance and survey projects.
• Managed manpower, work schedules and time distribution of engineering and support crews.
• Handled monthly production reports of engineers and workers and coordinated pertinent compensations with the company management.
• Worked as a site manager of construction projects including roads, earth moving, landscaping, irrigation, engineering planning and surveys.
• Participated in various landscaping and irrigation projects.
• Monitored and checked different functions of irrigation and landscaping activities.
• Supervised site crews and was responsible for work schedules, performance, purchases, payments, work progress, quality checks, and safety procedures.
• Managed compliance with the local governmental policies including environmental regulations.
• Assisted in training entry-level workers and staff.

Education

Master's degree, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
  • December 2009

Master of Science in Civil Engineering - Major: Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University.

Bachelor's degree, Agricultural Engineering
  • at Juba University
  • December 2003

Bachelor of Science "Honors" in Agricultural Engineering Juba University, Khartoum, Sudan.

Specialties & Skills

Environmental Consulting
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Compliance
Remediation
Hazardous Waste Management
Microsoft Office
Grapher _ 2D & 3D Graphing Software
Windows & Linux
WINQSB _ Optimizing Software
MATLAB & Minitab _ Math & Statistical Software
Lindo, Lingo, Tora _ Optimizing Software
Surfer _ Contouring & Surface Mapping Software
Primavera _ Project Management Software
Arc GIS (Geographical Information System)
AirMOD & California Puff (Air Dispersion Modelling)

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Water Environment Federation (WEF)
  • Member
  • December 2007
Arabia Water Environment Association (SAWEA)
  • Member
  • October 2007
International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)
  • Member
  • November 2015
Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
  • Member
  • June 2019
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • LEED® Green Associate
  • May 2021

Training and Certifications

LEED® Green Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2021
Member of Organizing Committee Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2011
ICWCAR’09 Conference Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
1-Day Training for General Safety Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2017
Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Act (Third Edition) (Training)
Training Institute:
OHSA
Date Attended:
April 2011
Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2017
Advance Lab Equipment Application and Methodology (Training)
Training Institute:
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Date Attended:
January 2009
Unit Operations & Processes Laboratory (Training)
Training Institute:
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Date Attended:
January 2008