hatem ismail

EPMO (AECOM)- ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, previously named Saudi Customs) - AECOM (The world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm), Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.
Project Name: EPMO (AECOM) - Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, (Value SAR 7 Billion).
Client: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)

As representative of Client (ZATCA: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, previously called SAC: Saudi Customs) based in Client Head office Riyadh as a part of AECOM's technical engineering team in project management (EPMO) Entity Program Management Office with a total CAPEX in excess of SAR 7 billion, representing Client independently and responsible for management and reviewing of technical issues regarding infrastructure, wet utilities networks, water & wastewater treatment plants, pump stations. etc. responsible for:
1) Review the design of the infrastructure projects, wet utilities networks, potable water, sanitary wastewater plants, storm water drainage and water supply networks, irrigation systems..etc. from concept design sage through detailed design and tender documents & issued for construction (IFC) submitted to Saudi Customs (SAC) by other Consultants (reputable Consultants Jacobs, Dar Al Handasa, Parsons (SAPL), IBI, Bachtel, MWE, CH2M, Royal Haskoning DHV, SALFO, ITALCONSULT, Redicon Gulf, Albert Spears & Partners ..etc.).
2) Review/ Design shop drawings for water & wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, infrastructure utilities and subcontract agreement submitted by consultants and contractors.
3) Support Client in technical matters related to wet utilities, water & waste water treatment plants and CRS reviews improvement process for client.
4) Redesign of infrastructure utilities including pumping/lift stations, water & waste water treatment plants ...etc.
5) Reviewing/ Design all the submittals by consultants & contractors according to Saudi Customs (SAC) Design guidelines.
6) Review and approvals for Material submittals by subcontractors. Review method statements submitted by the contractors.
7) Rehabilitation of existing land ports and proposed recommendations for old infrastructure systems.
8) Response to RFI (request for information) raised by contractors. Attending progress meetings held with the consultant/contractors…etc.
9) Site visits to the existing 14 land ports and under construction sites of SAC, preparing technical reports and presenting technical solutions.
10) Projects (Land Ports Crossings): Al-Batha LBC, Salwa LBC, Al-Haditha LBC, Halat Ammar LBC, Durrah LBC, Jadedat Arar LBC, Al-Wadeah LBC, Al-Khafji LBC, Empty Quarter LBC…etc.

MODON (Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones) Technical Support - Dar Al Riyadh Consultant, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.
Project Name: MODON (Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones)- National Transformation Program.
Client: MODON

As representative of Client (MODON), based in Client Head Quarter office Riyadh, representing MODON independently and responsible for management and reviewing of pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, infrastructure & wet utilities in the technical engineering team in Program Management Office (P.M.O), responsible for:
1) Reviewing/ Design all the submittals by consultants & contractors according to MODON standards guidelines.
2) Review the design of potable water, sanitary wastewater plants, networks, storm water drainage and water supply networks, irrigation systems for infrastructure projects from concept design through detailed design and tender documents & issued for construction submitted to MODON by other Consultants.
3) Review/ Design shop drawings for pump stations, water & wastewater treatment plants, infrastructure utilities and subcontract agreement submitted by consultants and contractors.
4) Redesign of infrastructure utilities including pumping/lift stations, water & waste water treatment plants ...etc.
5) Review and approvals for Material submittals by subcontractors. Review method statements submitted by the contractors.
6) Rehabilitation of existing cities and proposed recommendations for old infrastructure systems.
7) Response to RFI (request for information) raised by contractors. Attending progress meetings held with the consultant/contractors…etc.
8) Site visits to the existing 35 industrial cities and under construction sites of MODON, preparing technical reports and presenting technical solutions.
9) Projects (Industrial Cities & Oasis): Riyadh-2, Dammam-2 & 3, Jeddah-2 & 3, Rabigh, Hail, Qassim, Yanbu, Al Jouf, Madinah, Durma, Wa’ad AlShamal, Ready Built Factories …etc.
10) Support in client in technical matter related to wet utilities, water & waste water treatment plants and OCS reviews improvement process for client.

ARCADIS Design, Engineering Consultancy (Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited International
before), (Makkah - Saudi Arabia).
Project Name: Al-Haram Al-Makki Strategic Water Reservoirs, (Value SAR 320 Million).
Client: NWC (National Water Company).


1) Worked in Al-Haram Al-Makki Strategic Water Tanks Projects (with Value of 320 Million Saudi Riyals) - National Water Company for the Installation of 4 Strategic Reservoirs for Al Haram Extension Project in Makkah Al Mukarramah with total capacity of 560, 000 m3.
2) Supervise the Installation of the Pumping Station (with total Cap.: 7500 m3/hr) as well as the Transferring Pipelines (Ф 1400 mm DI pipelines, Ф 1000 mm DI pipelines), etc.
3) Design Calculations & Installation of the Water Treatment Plants (Brackish Water RO Plants - Sea Water RO Plants - Containerized RO - High Brackish Water RO - Bottling RO Plants - Hemodialysis RO Plants - Filtration Systems - Ultra-Filtration - Water Softeners .. etc.) with the relevant equipment sizing & calculations (Filter Feed/Backwash Pumps - High Pressure Pumps - Flushing Pumps - Pressure Sand Filters -Cartridge Filters - RO Pressure Vessels - RO Membranes - Stainless Steel Pipe Work - UPVC Pipe work - Raw Water Tank - Product Water Tank - Flushing Tank - Chemical Injection Systems - Plant Instrumentations ...etc.).
4) Design Calculations & Installation of Conventional & Unconventional Waste Water Treatment Plants (Activated Sludge - Extended Aeration - Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) - Moving Bed Bio-film Reactor (MBBR) - Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Oxidation Ditch - Stabilization Ponds - Grey Water Systems .....etc. with the relevant Design Parameters (Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) - Surface Loading Rate (SLR) - Weir Loading Rate (WLR) - Organic Loading - Hydraulic Loading Rate (HLR) - Volumetric Loading - Food/Micro-organism (F/M) Ratio - Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) - Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) - Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) - Return Activated Sludge (RAS) - Sludge Retention Time (SRT) …. etc.).
5) Follow up progress of the work to meet scope, time, cost and quality requirements.
6) Review & evaluate the project technical issues, shop drawings, as built drawings, technical submittals, material submittals, method of statement…etc.
7) Follow up with the contractor to submit method of statement, quality control procedures, inspections and test plan, safety plan, traffic plan, …etc. prior to commence of work.
8) Perform detailed design of the different utilities such as water supply, sewerage, Fire Fighting External network, pump stations, lift stations and storage tanks.
9) To review water demand projection & prepare water supply plans, Preparation of Section drawings, Standard Drawings and Distribution network plan etc.

Preparation of WTP, WWTP Plant Design, Proposal Preparation, Project Execution, and Different Project Stages with all concerned documents, engineering drawings, material requisitions technical submittals, operational manuals, etc. Required for the Project Different Stages. Performing the Design Calculations for the Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants (WTPs) & (WWTPs) including:
1) Hydraulic Calculations & Design of Pumping Stations, Water Booster Stations, Sewer Networks, Force main pipelines ... etc.
2) Design Calculations & Installation of the Sewer Collection Systems (Sewer Pipelines - Lift Stations - Force Main - Pipeline Hydraulics - Pump Selection - Major & Minor Losses... etc.) as well as the Piping Materials, Pipes Schedules, Pressure Rating, Fittings for the different Pipelines materials including (DI - CI - St. Stl. - UPVC - HDPE - GRP - FRP....etc.).
3) Design Calculations & Installation of Conventional & Unconventional Waste Water Treatment Plants (Activated Sludge - Extended Aeration - Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) - Moving Bed Bio-film Reactor (MBBR) - Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Oxidation Ditch - Stabilization Ponds - Grey Water Systems .....etc. with the relevant Design Parameters (Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) - Surface Loading Rate (SLR) - Weir Loading Rate (WLR) - Organic Loading - Hydraulic Loading Rate (HLR) - Volumetric Loading - Food/Micro-organism (F/M) Ratio - Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) - Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) - Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) - Return Activated Sludge (RAS) - Sludge Retention Time (SRT) …. etc.).
4) Design Calculations & Installation of the Water Treatment Plants (Brackish Water RO Plants - Sea Water RO Plants - Containerized RO - High Brackish Water RO - Bottling RO Plants - Hemodialysis RO Plants - Filtration Systems - Ultra-Filtration - Water Softeners .. etc.) with the relevant equipment sizing & calculations ( Filter Feed/Backwash Pumps - High Pressure Pumps - Flushing Pumps - Pressure Sand Filters -Cartridge Filters - RO Pressure Vessels - RO Membranes - Stainless Steel Pipe Work - UPVC Pipe work - Raw Water Tank - Product Water Tank - Flushing Tank - Chemical Injection Systems - Plant Instrumentations ...etc.).
5) Design Calculations & Installation of the Different Units of the Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants (WTPs) & (WWTPs) (Approach Channel - Equalization Tank - Lift Station Tank - Screenings - Skimming - Grit Chamber - Primary Sedimentation Tank - Aeration Tank - Secondary Clarifier - Sludge Thickener - Sludge Digestion -Sludge Dewatering - Chlorine Contact Tank - Chlorination Systems...etc.).
6) Sizing of the Plant Major Equipment’s (Pumps - Air Blowers - Sand Filters - Cartridge Filters- Valves - Penstocks - Cranes - inlet works...etc.).
7) Calculations of the Plant Oxygen Requirements, Air Supply Equipment’s (Air Blowers - Surface Aerators - Submersible Aerators - Air Diffusers...etc.).
8) Design & Drafting (by AutoCAD) The different Engineering Drawings of the Plant (Process Flow Diagram - P & I Diagram - Site Layout - Hydraulic Profile - Plant Room Layout - Plant Room Piping - Mechanical Sectional Drawings -Plant General Arrangement - Site Layout Pipelines Routings - St. Stl. Spools Pipe-work...etc.).

Responsible for Plant Design (WTP) & (WWTP), Equipment Selection, Cost Estimation, BOQs preparation, Design, Drafting of Engineering Drawings, Technical Proposal Preparation for the Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants (WTPs) & (WWTPs), Design Calculations of Water & Waste Water Treatment Plants including:
1) Design Calculations & Installation of Conventional & Unconventional waste water treatment plants (Activated Sludge - Extended Aeration - Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) - Moving Bed Bio-film Reactor (MBBR) - Oxidation Ditch - Stabilization Ponds - Grey Water Systems.....etc. with the relevant Design parameters (Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) - Surface Loading Rate (SLR) - Weir Loading Rate (WLR) - Organic Loading - Hydraulic Loading Rate (HLR) - Volumetric Loading - Food/Micro-organism (F/M) Ratio - Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) - Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) - Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) - Return Activated Sludge (RAS) - Sludge Retention Time (SRT) …. etc.).

2) Design Calculations, Installation of Sewer Collection Systems (Sewer Pipelines - Lift Stations - Force Main - Pipeline Hydraulics - Pump Selection - Major & Minor Losses... etc.).

3) Hydraulic Calculations & Design of Pumping Stations, Water Booster Stations, Sewer Networks, Force main pipelines ... etc.

4) Sizing of the Different Units of the Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) (Approach Channel - Equalization Tank -Screenings - Skimming - Grit Chamber - Selector Tank - Primary Sedimentation Tank - Aeration Tank - Secondary Clarifier - Sludge Thickener - Sludge Digestion -Sludge Dewatering - Chlorine Contact Tank - Chlorination Systems...etc.).

5) Sizing of the Different Units of the Water Desalination Reverse Osmosis Plants (Brackish Water & High Brackish Water & Sea Water RO Plants & Containerized RO Plants) (Filter Feed/Backwash Pumps - High Pressure Pumps - Flushing Pumps - Pressure Sand Filters -Cartridge Filters - RO Pressure Vessels - RO Membranes - Stainless Steel Pipe Work - UPVC Pipe work - Raw Water Tank - Product Water Tank - Flushing Tank - Chemical Injection Systems - Plant Instrumentations ...etc.).

6) Sizing Of the Plant Major Equipments (Pumps - Air Blowers - Sand Filters - Cartridge Filters- Valves - Penstocks - Cranes - inlet works...etc.), selection of the Piping Materials, Pipes Schedules, Pressure Rating, Fittings for the different interconnecting Pipelines materials including (DI - CI - St. Stl. - UPVC - HDPE - GRP - FRP....etc.).

7) Design & Drafting (by AutoCAD) The different Drawings of the Plant (Process Flow Diagram - P & I Diagram - Site Layout - Hydraulic Profile - Plant Room Layout - Plant Room Piping - Mechanical Sectional Drawings -Plant General Arrangement - Site Layout Pipelines Routings - St. Stl. Spools Pipe-work...etc.).
8) Prepare (by AutoCAD) the Fabrication Details of the Plant fabricated items (Launder - Stilling Well - Scraper Shaft Assembly- Tanks inlet & outlet Nozzles, Ladders, Overhead Bridges, Support Columns - Pump Base - Pipe Supports...etc.).

9) Design Calculations of Oxygen Requirements, Sizing of Air Supply Equipments (Air Blowers - Surface Aerators - Submersible Aerators - Air Diffusers...etc.).

Sanitary & Design Engineer at (Buheira Water & Drainage Company) " BWADC" (Holding Company for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage), Egypt as for Design, Operation, and Installation of Wastewater & Water Treatment Systems:
(Activated Sludge- Extended Aeration - Trickling Filters- Oxidation Ditches - Stabilization Ponds - Aerated Lagoons - Water Treatment Plants .…etc.) (Sewer Systems-Lift stations-treatment plants…etc), Supervise of Water Treatment Systems Belong To (BWADC) and Potable Water Treatment Plants (WTP, Groundwater Wells). Designing Preventive Maintenance programs for water & wastewater equipments, etc.

1) Cross checking of the Design Calculations, equipment Sizing, selection, process flow diagram, process piping layout and hydraulic calculations. Reviewing the shop drawings, technical submittal, and preliminary design calculations for the wastewater treatment plants with different capacities.

2) Supervise, Cross checking on weekly, monthly, annually basis the different treatment plants, booster stations, pump stations that are owned, managed by (BWADC), provide the necessary technical support.
3) Review the technical specifications, drawings, submittals Of the Plant Major items (Pumps - Air Blowers - Sand Filters - Cartridge Filters- Valves - Penstocks - Cranes - inlet works...etc.).
4) Manage, follow up the execution of the water treatment, wastewater & sewage treatment projects allover the governorate of Buheira, major client is the Holding Company for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage, Egypt.
5) Analyzing the breakdowns, failures, malfunctioning reasons and provide the technical support & advice needed to over come the poor performance causes.
6) Preparing analytical reports summarizing the performance of the water & wastewater treatment plants as well as the pump stations, booster stations owned by (BWADC).
7) Cross checking of the municipal wastewater projects, Sizing of Sewer Networks, Sewage Collection utilities.