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David McKenna, Principal Sustainability Consultant

David McKenna

Principal Sustainability Consultant·Hilson Moran

Qatar

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 20 years, 0 months

Principal Sustainability Consultant

May 2016 - Present

Hilson Moran

Doha, Qatar

May 2016 - Present

Principal Sustainability Consultant role involves supporting Clients, Architects, Design Engineers and Project Managers to establish and achieve sustainability goals for projects. The role involved managing specialist simulations and studies, as well as preparing submittals, reports, drawings and calculations for the purposes of achieving GSAS / Estidama certification for the following projects:
- LEED Energy and Indoor Environmental Credits, Msheireb Station, Qatar Rail, LEED GOLD
- Ras Abu Aboud World Cup Stadium & Precinct, Doha Qatar, GSAS Sports 4 Stars, EIA
- Al Thumama World Cup Stadium & Precinct, Doha, Qatar, GSAS Sports, 4 Stars, EIA, CEMP
- Barwa Bank HQ at Marina District, Doha, Qatar, GSAS Commercial, 3 Stars
- Environmental Site Assessment for a Hospital (Client & Location Confidential)
- Plots A5, A6, B5 at Seef District of Lusail City, Doha, Qatar, GSAS Residential, 3 Stars

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Consulting

Senior Sustainability Engineer

August 2012 - May 2016

ASTAD Project Management

Doha, Qatar

August 2012 - May 2016

Senior Sustainability Engineer role involves supporting Clients and Project Managers to establish and achieve the sustainability goals for the following projects, primarily using the LEED or GSAS sustainability rating schemes. This involves project planning and strategy, technical review and supervision of the GSAS / LEED Consultants during master plan, detailed design and construction stages:
- MANATEQ Ras Bufontas Special Economic Zone Head Office (GFA 20, 000 m2) - GSAS Districts, 5 Stars
- MANATEQ Ras Bufontas Special Economic Zone (QEZ1) Detailed Master Plan & Detailed Design of Infrastructure, Land-take - 4km2) - GSAS Districts, 3 Stars
- MANATEQ Ras Bufontas Special Economic Zone (QEZ3), Qatar - (DMP & DD Infra., Land-take 33 km2) - GSAS Districts, 3 Stars
- Qatar Petroleum District, Doha, Qatar (8 No. Office Towers, Gross Floor Area \[GFA\] 695, 000 m2) - GSAS Commercial, 3 Stars
- Qatar Foundation (QF) Education City (EC), HBKU Faculty & Staff Club - LEEDv3 Gold
- QF EC, Student Housing Phase 2 (17 No., Apartment Buildings) - LEEDv3 Platinum
- QF Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), TECH 3 (Laboratory Building), Doha, Qatar - LEEDv3 Gold
- QF (QSTP), MEEZA HQ (Office Tower), Doha, Qatar - LEEDv3 Gold
- Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Lusail Multipurpose Sportshall, Doha, Qatar - GSAS Sports 3 Stars
- QOC Al Sadd Multipurpose Sportshall, Doha, Qatar GSAS Sports - 4 Stars
- QOC Khalifa Tennis Complex, Doha, Qatar - GSAS Sports - 3 Stars

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Engineering

Consultant

May 2010 - August 2012

The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 2010 - August 2012

Consultant role involved supporting the Head of Parks & Recreational Facilities Department with strategic planning, design review and sustainability program for the Municipal Parks portfolio. Assigned to a number of projects and technical committees, including the prestigious Khalifa Park project:

- Developing Energy & Water Conservation Programs
- Strategic planning and technical design review
- Supporting the commercial activation strategies
- Managing design consultants for new developments
- Stakeholder management and engagement
- Implementing waste reduction & recycling activities

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Engineering

Environmental Operations Manager

February 2008 - May 2010

Nakheel Asset Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2008 - May 2010

- Environmental Operations Manager role responsible for developing and implementing an environmental management system across Nakheel’s operational portfolio of high-end luxury communities, such as the Palm Jumeirah.
- Responsible for sustainability review of upcoming Nakheel projects under development,
- Developed Waste Management Guidelines for Developers issued across all Nakheel projects
- Prepared sustainability related technical scope of work for Contractors and Service Providers
- Supported the Nakheel Sustainability Department to implement the company wide Strategic Sustainability Framework.
- Organised for NAM staff and service providers to support many community initiatives.
- Organised promotion and awareness of waste and recycling issues across Nakheel communities.
- Developed and implemented systems and procedures to track and analyse consumption of water and electricity, as well as ‘dashboard reporting’ analysis to identify buildings and assets with excessive levels of energy or water consumption.

Company industry:
Real Estate
Job role:
Management

Senior Environmental Consultant

June 2006 - January 2008

Hyder Consulting Middle East Ltd

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2006 - January 2008

Senior Environmental Consultant role that also involved significant business development. It involved the setting up of a full Environmental Function to cater for rapid growth in infrastructure and property development in Dubai. In addition, I formed a working group within Hyder that became known as the Sustainable Design Group. The group pulled together the specialist inputs from across the multi-disciplinary teams within Hyder (MEP, Structures, Geotechnical, Facades, Transport, Infrastructure, etc.) in order to focus their efforts on the sustainable design of buildings. During this short period, David succeeded in winning and executing the following projects:

- Preliminary LEED Review - Dubai Towers (Jeddah & Doha):
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Siji Explosives Factory
- The Palisades, Dubai Investments Park (100 ha, 50, 000 Population, Capital Cost - 1.5 Billion AED)
- Falcon City of Wonders, Dubailand: Project Manager responsible for preparing the EIA Scoping Report and for the EIA of Falcon City of Wonders(381 ha, 55, 000 Population, Capital Cost - 3 Billion AED).
- Environmental Assessment at ORICA Explosives Manufacturing Site, Jebel Ali

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Engineering

Education

University of Manchester

December 2012

December 2012

Master's degree, MBA

United Kingdom

Manchester Global MBA (Engineering ) Course description (extracted from : http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taughtdegrees/courses/distancelearning/course/?code=08500&pg=2 ) The Manchester Global MBA (Engineering) is highly flexible and portable, meets the needs of busy executives and fits around your personal and professional commitments. Our proven blend of robust academic theory and practical, hands-on experience means you can start putting your learning into practice from day one, providing immediate benefits for you and/or your employer without putting your career on hold. Developed in collaboration with the engineering industry, this pathway draws on the expertise of the world's top thinkers in the fields of management, innovation, technology, strategy and leadership to give you a unique and dynamic learning experience that will help you take your career to the next level. You will be surrounded not just by engineers, but by a diverse mix of fellow students from science, consultancy, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and operations from across the world. This gives you a rich and stimulating learning environment and gives your studies a truly global perspective. Whether you are looking to progress in your current career or move from a technical role to a more general management position, the engineering pathway gives you the right combination of academic theory and practical experience to put you ahead of the competition.This MBA has attracted more than 1,200 executives from world-leading companies such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Daimler Chrysler, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Porsche AG. Accrediting organisations Our Global MBA programmes are Triple Accredited by: AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB

Trinity College Dublin

June 2003

June 2003

Master's degree, Environmental Engineering (Postgraduate Diploma)

Ireland

University College Dublin

June 1999

June 1999

Bachelor's degree, Agriculture & Food Engineering

Ireland

Skills

Engineering
Expert
Engineering
Expert
Sustainable Architecture
Expert
Sustainable Architecture
Expert
Sustainable Design
Expert
Sustainable Design
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
Environmental
Expert
Environmental
Expert
AutoCAD
Intermediate
AutoCAD
Intermediate
Microsoft Office (Publisher, Excel, Word)
Expert
Microsoft Office (Publisher, Excel, Word)
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Consulting
Expert
Consulting
Expert
Bluebeam
Expert
Bluebeam
Expert
Environmental Impact Assessment
Expert
Environmental Impact Assessment
Expert
Engineering
Expert
Engineering
Expert
Sustainable Architecture
Expert
Sustainable Architecture
Expert
Sustainable Design
Expert
Sustainable Design
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
LEED AP
Expert
Environmental
Expert
Environmental
Expert

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
French
Beginner

Memberships

IEMA

Fellow & Chartered Environmentalist

April 2009

Institution of Engineers of Ireland

Fellow & Chartered Engineer

June 1999

Training and Certifications

Training
GSAS Design, GSAS Construction, GSAS Operations
GORD/ GSAS Trust

Hobbies

  • Gaelic Football, Reading, Travel, ,Sports