Syed Faisal Shah, Sustainability and Environmental Engineer

Syed Faisal Shah

Sustainability and Environmental Engineer

Saudi SALCO Contracting Company

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Energy Management and Sustainability
Experience
7 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 10 Months

Sustainability and Environmental Engineer at Saudi SALCO Contracting Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2023 to June 2024

• Developing and implementing sustainability plans and policies for organization to reduce their environmental impact.
• Performing assessments to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of projects and develop mitigation strategies.
• Managing natural resources efficiently to minimize waste and promote sustainability.
• Performing internal sustainability audits for energy consumption, waste management, water conservation etc.
• Identifying and selecting sustainable materials for use in projects to reduce environmental impact.
• Performing site sustainability inspections.
• Measuring and analyzing the carbon footprint of operations and developing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and standards, and preparing sustainability reports,
• Engaging with stakeholders, including employees, clients, and the community, to promote and implement sustainability initiatives.
• Providing education and training to employees and other stakeholders on sustainability practices and principles.
• Collecting and analyzing data related to energy use, waste generation, water consumption, and other environmental factors.
• Conducting research and developing new technologies and methods to enhance sustainability.
• Managing sustainability projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet environmental, financial, and operational goals.
• Identifying and managing environmental risks associated with projects and operations.
• Working with suppliers & partners to ensure sustainable practices throughout supply chain.
• Responsible for solving the sustainability issues identified during the inspections.
• Supporting and enhancing CSR initiatives to promote ethical and sustainable business practices.

Sustainability Engineer at First Fix
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2020 to December 2022

• Implementing and promoting sustainable construction practices to minimize environmental impact.
• Responsible for implementation of SMP at site to promote and adhere to ecofriendly and sustainable practices.
• Ensuring compliance with KSA environmental sustainability regulations and international conventions.
• Preparation of sub management Plans like, flora and fauna protection plan, dust control plan, soil erosion and sediments control plan, access routes, Wadi protection plan.
• Participating in Weekly and Monthly meetings, and workshops to meet sustainability targets and requirements.
• Conducting Sustainability awareness trainings and all relevant Sustainability Control Processes on site.
• Sustainability Accident Investigation for facts & root cause findings, analysis, implementation and recommendations.
• Undertaking daily site walkovers and weekly sustainability inspections.
• Collaborated with HSE Team and Environmental Engineer to monitor the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plan (CESMP).
• Responsible for closing out the sustainability issues identified during the inspections.

Research Team Member at Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCOM)
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2019 to August 2020

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, Student Energy and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne partnered to create the Policy Innovation Team to support energy and sustainability knowledge, policy analysis and critique, and skill building for young people around the world. As a Research Team Member, I worked closely with research team members around the world, the Global Covenant of Mayors, Student Energy and the University of Melbourne to synthesize the Global Youth Energy Outlook and develop insights that cities can use to tackle climate change.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing insights in the form of article or publication on priority innovation & policy actions
• Support the Global Covenant of Mayors and the University of Melbourne in engagement activities
• Support GCOM and the University of Melbourne for Innovate4Cities Conference
• Facilitation of dialogue on indigenous youth perspectives on climate and energy
• Synthesizing the Outlook research
• Drafting report of synthesis/findings
• Reviewing and finalizing report
• Creating presentation content and materials
• United Nations COP26 engagements

Regional Coordinator for Indian Subcontinent Region at Student Energy International
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2018 to August 2019

I was selected as one of 12 young people for this role at GYEO from all across the world. The Regional Coordinators worked as a team to develop the Global Youth Energy Outlook. The RCs are a diverse group of young people from 10 global regions, with the unified goal of learning what young people want for the sustainable energy transition leading to 2030. The project was partnered and sponsored by the United Nations, Government of Canada, Sweden, Denmark, International Renewable Energy Agency, International Energy Agency, Sustainable Energy For All, Stockholm Environment Institute, Melbourne Centre for Cities, DNV and many others.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Regional energy plans
• Coordination with project manager and research associates
• Coordination with other regional coordinators
• Communications with regional networks
• Managing project research records
• Creating and fostering online regional community
• Planning and moderating regional dialogues
• Engaging 5, 000 youth in the region for outlook research process
• To provide support with report launch planning
• To launch the Outlook final report in the United Nations COP26 at Glasgow

Assistant Sustainability Engineer at Adept Environmental Consultancy
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2016 to August 2018

• Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
• Conducting Sustainability Management Plans.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly environmental inspection, monitoring and performance report as environmental consultant for assigned project.
• Prepare project weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
• Performing sustainability audits to assess and improve the environmental performance of client operations.
• Design and implement efficient systems and procedures to mitigate current and future environmental damage.
• Ensuring all projects and operations comply with environmental laws, regulations, standards and international conventions.
• Assessing environmental risks and developing mitigation plans to manage potential impacts.
• Performing sustainability audits for energy consumption, waste management, water conservation etc.
• Participation in meetings and workshops to meet sustainability targets and requirements.
• Conducting sustainability awareness trainings and all relevant sustainability control processes.
• Undertaking daily site walkovers and weekly sustainability inspections.
• Collaboration with contractor sustainability engineer to monitor the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP).
• Leading the sustainability team and the allocated contractor's team during emergency response.

Education

Master's degree, Energy Management and Sustainability
  • at University Of Engineering And Technology Peshawar
  • December 2021

Graduated with Master's degree in Energy Management and Sustainability with distinction and first position from the United States and Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) at the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar. The USPCAS-E is partnership between Arizona State University and two leading Pakistani universities including University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar and National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Islamabad.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • at Comsats Institute Of Information Technology
  • September 2016
High school or equivalent, Pre-Engineering
  • at Islamia College University, Peshawar
  • April 2010

Specialties & Skills

Team Work
Sustainable Development
Technical Writing
Coordination
Management
Sustainability

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Expert
Pushto
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Intermediate
Chinese
Beginner

Memberships

Pakistan Engineering Council
  • Registered Engineer
  • July 2017
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
  • Rapporteur and organizer of the 23rd, 24th and 25th Sustainable Development Conferences
  • January 2020
Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • Mentor
  • June 2020
United States and Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
  • Sustainability Representative
  • June 2018
Student Energy International
  • Sustainability Leaders Fellow and Founder Vice President
  • September 2018

Training and Certifications

Productivity Tools and Techniques (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
February 2024
Duration:
4 hours
Environmental Protection (Training)
Training Institute:
Government of Pakistan
Date Attended:
June 2021
Duration:
5 hours
COVID-19 and Renewables- Impact on the Energy System (Training)
Training Institute:
International Renewable Energy Agency
Date Attended:
June 2020
Duration:
2 hours
Emergency Training and Exercising (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
August 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Procurement and Contract Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
August 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Introduction to Industry 4.0 Technologies (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
June 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Industrial Wastewater Treatment & Recycling Technologies (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
June 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Personal Branding and Career choices for Engineers (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
July 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Planning and Design of Micro Hydropower Plant (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
July 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Risk Assessment and Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
May 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Public Policy: Concepts, Issues & Challenges-Engineer’s Perspective (Training)
Training Institute:
Pakistan Engineering Council
Date Attended:
July 2022
Duration:
4 hours
Hydro Power (Training)
Training Institute:
Arizona State University
Date Attended:
September 2018
Energy Poverty (Training)
Training Institute:
Arizona State University
Date Attended:
July 2018
Duration:
8 hours
Initiating and Planning Projects by University of California Irvine, USA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2023
Environmental Health: The Foundation of Global Public Health by the University of Michigan, USA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2023
Pakistan Leadership Colloquium (Training)
Training Institute:
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI)
Date Attended:
December 2019
Duration:
24 hours
ISO 50001, Energy Management Systems (EnMS) (Training)
Training Institute:
United States and Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
Date Attended:
March 2018
Duration:
72 hours
Youth Energy Academy Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Date Attended:
September 2020
Duration:
56 hours
International Sustainability Leaders Fellowship (Training)
Training Institute:
Student Energy International
Date Attended:
January 2020
Duration:
1200 hours
Summer School in Energy and Climate (Training)
Training Institute:
United States and Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy at the NUST
Date Attended:
July 2019
Duration:
88 hours

Hobbies

  • Social Work, Photography, Current Affairs
    • Chinese Government Scholarship Program • Emerging Leader Award – Awarded by TVS in 2022 • USAID Fully Funded Scholarship for Master Degree • Academic Excellence and Distinction – Awarded in Master Degree • Best Youth Delegate Award in International Youth Climate Summit’2020