Haider Ali, Lead Civil Engineer

Haider Ali

Lead Civil Engineer

Tetra Tech

Location
Canada - Ontario
Education
Master's degree, Water Resources
Experience
26 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 9 Months

Lead Civil Engineer at Tetra Tech
  • Canada - Toronto
  • My current job since November 2018

● Engaged in site planning, site grading, roads design, stormwater management and field support for various projects at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories in Chalk River
● Engaged in design and construction supervision of various projects for Bruce Power, Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One in Pickering, Darlington and Bruce
● Site planning, site grading, outfall design, utilities relocation, pipelines, stormwater management and construction supervision for the Small Modular Reactor in Darlington for Ontario Power Generation
● Executed the design of Pickering, Darlington and Bruce Waste Management Facility’s Storage Buildings. Duties include the design of roads, spoils pile, grading plan, parking lots and stormwater network for the facilities. Determined erosion hazard and development setback limit for TRCA approval
● Managed the Enmax’s Duct Bank design for Downtown Calgary. Duties includes alignment of duct bank and executing the clash analysis with other utilities
● Executed the design of oil containment pits, oil water separators, grading, roadways and drainage for various Hydro One and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories project

Senior Engineer at Hatch (City of Toronto)
  • Canada - Ontario
  • August 2016 to January 2018

● Reviewed and implemented municipal class environmental assessment studies for various existing areas to overcome the flooding issues in the City of Toronto
● Provided technical advice to prepare conceptual and detailed engineering plans and drawings in compliance with City's Standards and guidelines for municipal linear infrastructure projects
● Contract administration, change orders preparation, construction management, revision of constructability & design reports submitted to Basement Flooding Program of City of Toronto

Lead Drainage Egnineer at Jacobs
  • Canada
  • October 2012 to August 2015

● Executed the cold eye review to estimate the earthwork of the Fort Hills project
● Developed networks within partners and stakeholders by setting priorities to attain objectives
● Managed the construction of river water intake structures of Plains Fort Saskatchewan project
● Maintained relations with developers, contractors, government agencies and other stakeholders
● Developed creative engineering solutions and demonstrated problem solving skills for Carmon Creek
● Earthwork, site grading & construction management of Shell, Husky, Imperial Oils & Plains Midstream
● Prepared hydrologic design of bridges, culverts and supervised construction activities for Carmon Creek
● Gained knowledge of civil engineering principles, procurement bylaws, policies, procedures; materials of construction and methods of construction at Carmon Creek and Dammam Industrial City projects
● Rehabilitation of the existing roadways, power, water, wastewater, irrigation & stormwater networks of Dammam Industrial city; supervised the earth work, site grading and other construction activities
● Planned, organized & coordinated multiple assignments at North America Infrastructure group, Calgary

Senior Civil Engineer at CH2M HILL
  • Canada
  • September 2011 to October 2012

● Liaised with client, management, councils, developers and other stakeholders
● Developed the request for proposals and statement of works for various oil sand projects
● Managed the site drainage plan, site grading and construction stages for Fort Hills project
● Supervised the construction activities of stormwater ponds, water treatment facilities, water distribution network and sub-drainage systems of the ponds for Fort Hills project

Senior Water Resources Engineer at SNC-Lavalin
  • Canada
  • April 2010 to January 2011

● Prepared the stormwater management reports for Centerport project
● Designed the Sturgeon Creek’s diversion using RiverCAD model for Centerport project
● Ensured project risk assessments are carried out and risks are managed throughout the project
● Developed the hydrologic model and modeled the creek for pre and post-development conditions
● Supervised and managed construction activities for retention ponds, control structures and culverts
● Designed stormwater management facilities, control structures, ditches & culverts by using SWMHYMO

Senior Project Manager at MMM Group
  • Canada
  • October 2008 to April 2010

● Prepared the study & proposal for eight kilometer long design-build project for West LRT Calgary
● Proposals submissions; a creek in City of Vernon, drainage study of City of Chilliwack, engineering services for City of Calgary’s infiltration management program & Palliser Bow valley stormwater plan
● Managed the design of water, wastewater, stormwater networks & shallow utilities for Costco project
● Designed and supervised construction of stormwater networks for Murcia Development, Calgary
● Comprehensive Master Planning of Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia, DCOMMM: Six million dollar fee
o Master planning of water, sanitary & stormwater in phases for next 10, 20 & 30 years
o Comprehensive master planning of two holy cities to accommodate 10 million pilgrims

Senior Engineer at Halcrow International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2006 to October 2008

● Resolved construction activities and tenants conflicts for various projects in City of Sharjah
● Preparation of specifications and contract documents associated with the stormwater storage facilities
● Designed the stormwater drainage network serving the drainage requirement of Al-Subaikha area, a 2000 mm diameter trunk main incorporating clash analysis with other utilities. Provided land drainage system in order to reduce the high water table in the area using 160 mm diameter slotted drainpipes
● Attended meetings & liaised with government agencies to ensure design meets client’s expectations
● Designed stormwater network, pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants for City of Sharjah
● Construction management of culverts, outfall structure and training works for mountain roads
● King Abdul Aziz Road Project - a 600 million dollar highway project serving as a major route in Sharjah
o Lead the team of five design engineers and designers
o Drainage design for underpasses and bridges included a 1.8 km long viaduct
o Revised & supervised the proposed and existing sanitary & stormwater networks
o Designed the outfall structures, air valves, washout and connection valve chambers
● Designed, contract documents preparation and supervision of construction activities of drainage network of valley incorporating gabions & concrete protection
● Created problem solving environment by producing variety of perspective to make a choice between effective potential solutions

Design Engineer at Dillon Consulting
  • Canada
  • January 2004 to September 2005

● Designed infrastructure utilities and developed the scope & budget for various engineering projects
● Managed the completion process of Crow Wing project ensuring the project construction is consistent with its design, specifications and contractual obligations
● Prepared tender documents, specifications, estimates, land drainage analysis and investigation reports
● Prepared conceptual plan for sewer collection system at village of Dunnottar, included vacuum sewer system, gravity system and low pressure system, made presentation about different options to council
● Prepared concept study and operating concept plan for removal of glycol contaminated stormwater -GCS from the Winnipeg Airport to the City's combined sewer system
● Designed and supervised construction of lift station, control valves, air release valves, cleanouts and flow meter chambers for Southport wastewater treatment plant; retrofitted the existing lift station

Assistant Habitat Engineer at Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Canada
  • January 2003 to January 2004

● Evaluated fitness of River2D model, a depth averaged, two-dimensional finite element model capable of simulating hydrodynamic conditions; ice covered conditions were incorporated into the model
● Conducted the hydrodynamic simulations using Saskatchewan and Assiniboine rivers by using River2D
● Simulated habitat model for time series analysis of prairie rivers reaches - Saskatchewan & Assiniboine

Design Engineer at Global Consultant
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 1995 to February 2000

● Designed civil infrastructure of residential schemes, prepared bill of quantities and feasibility reports of proposed infrastructure utilities for defense housing projects in various cities all over the country
● Designed and supervised the earthworks, culverts, channels, retaining walls and water retaining structures. Coordinated with consultants, contractors, and government agencies
● Recommended solutions to the water-related problems of existing structures
● Supervision of site works and recommended solutions to the problems arising due to new development; rehabilitated the municipal stormwater infrastructure in the municipality of Rawalpindi
● Prepared construction schedules and its implementation at site

Junior Engineer at SMEC
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 1993 to September 1995

● Lahore-Islamabad Motorway Project; prepared construction schedules and bar bending schedules
● Supervised earthwork & structural works for piling, columns, girders, deck slabs of flyovers and bridges
● Managed the compaction tests of soil, sub-grade, sub-base, base and asphalt in the field and in the laboratory
● Performed marshal stability tests, Los Angles abrasion tests, concrete compressive strengths tests and tensile strength tests for steel

Design Engineer at Global Consultant
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • September 1991 to August 1993

● Designed civil infrastructure of residential schemes, prepared bill of quantities and feasibility reports of proposed infrastructure utilities for defense housing projects in various cities all over the country
● Designed and supervised the earthworks, culverts, channels, retaining walls and water retaining structures. Coordinated with consultants, contractors, and government agencies
● Recommended solutions to the water-related problems of existing structures
● Supervision of site works and recommended solutions to the problems arising due to new development; rehabilitated the municipal stormwater infrastructure in the municipality of Rawalpindi
● Prepared construction schedules and its implementation at site

Education

Master's degree, Water Resources
  • at University of Manitoba
  • September 2003

Specialties & Skills

Master Planning
Planning
Analysis
Water Resources
Decision making
Team member
Goal oriented
Conflict management
Leadership
Time management

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Professional Engineers Ontario
  • Professional Engineer
  • August 2016

Hobbies

  • Reading, hiking, trekking, travelling