Geological Engineer with about 11 years’ experience in heavy civil engineering, construction and geotechnical industry. Roles in underground and tunnels infrastructure, rock mechanics, slopes and structural engineering geology, design and construction supervision of tunneling by TBM, NATM and NMT methods, shafts, caverns, trench-less technology (segmental lining and pipe jacking), deep foundation design, construction management and consulting, drainage networks, concrete. Accomplishments in rock excavation and rock support, seismic design, stability monitoring of underground structures, instrumentation, sprayed concrete lining and cost in-situ lining, grouting for ground water seepage control and ground improvement, quality control and assurance, analytical and numerical modelling (phase2, plaxis), computer aided designs, preparing design documents, tender design and documents, detailed design and technical reports, Health & Safety and Environmental Protection, excellent and effective communication in English (all modes). Skilled and creative professional with improved ideas, influenced and mentored by peers to increase profits of an organization by investing skills set achieved during my career.

1. SAEED AHMAD
Mobile: +923454428478 Email: saeed_geo17@yahoo.com
Nationality Pakistani
Year of Birth 1987
Profession Geological Engineer experienced in Civil Engineering Design and
Construction Supervision, Consulting Services
Specialisation tunnel engineering, geotechnical engineering, deep underground
structures, ground water networks, hydropower, trenchless technology,
micro-tunneling, sewage networks, shafts and caverns.
Position in Group Graduate Engineer
Career Summary
Geological Engineer with about 11 years’ experience in heavy civil engineering, construction and
geotechnical industry. Roles in underground and tunnels infrastructure, rock mechanics, slopes and
structural engineering geology, design and construction supervision of tunneling by TBM, NATM and NMT
methods, shafts, caverns, trench-less technology (segmental lining and pipe jacking), deep foundation
design, construction management and consulting, drainage networks, concrete. Accomplishments in rock
excavation and rock support,seismic design,stabilitymonitoringof undergroundstructures,instrumentation,
sprayed concrete lining and cost in-situ lining, grouting for ground water seepage control and ground
improvement, quality control and assurance, analytical and numerical modelling (phase2, plaxis), computer
aided designs, preparing design documents, tender design and documents, detailed design and technical
reports, Health & Safety and Environmental Protection, excellent and effective communication in English (all
modes).
Skilled and creative professional with improved ideas, influenced and mentored by peers to increase profits
of an organization by investing skills set achieved during my career.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS
BSc in Geological Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 2009
Registered Engineer License, Pakistan Engineering Council, 2009 – life time
Member of the Institution of Engineer Pakistan, 2016 – life time
Member of Pakistan Engineering Congress
EXPERIENCE RECORD
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS (Pvt) Ltd. Pakistan
June 2020 – to date Senior Field Geologist / Geological Engineer – Tender Design
Harpo Hydropower Project, WAPDA, Pakistan – Technical support for tender design and detailed
engineering design for a 34MW hydropower project, survey work, geological mapping, drilling, testing,
sample extraction, recording of results, collection of geotechnical information, boreholes logs
interpretation, permeability/lugeon tests and interpretation, inspection of test pits and geological profiling
along proposed tunnels/pressure shaft, evaluation and interpretation of field and laboratory testing.

2. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS (Pvt) Ltd. Pakistan
July 2016 – May 2020 Senior Engineer Tunnel – Design
Neelum Jhelum Hydroelectric Project, WAPDA, Pakistan – Design support for a 550 Billion Rupees
mega hydropower project, Concept development, feasibility studies, tender design and specifications and
assisting with project implementation, design management, design calculation and analysis, sketches,
AutoCAD, detailed design review with site supervision, construction drawings, review of shop drawings,
As-Built Drawings, method statements, design of tunnels, shaft, caverns, access adits, seepage analysis
and grouting designs, finite elemental modelling and finite elemental analysis using software like Phase2,
Plaxis, Sap2000, rock support and instrumentation design, first filling of hydraulic tunnels and ground
water monitoring, coordination with site teams and liaison to principal engineer and design team leader,
clear and concise technical reports generation and document control.
SWISS TUNNELLING AND UTILITY NETWORK EXPERTISE (STUNEX Ltd.) Saudi Arabia
November 2014 – May 2016 Tunnel Engineer / Geotechnical Engineer
Haram Utilities Services Project (HUSP), Makkah – Construction supervision of tunnelling by double
shield earth pressure machine (EPBM) with precast segmental lining, annular grouting or backfilling,
ground improvement and soil conditioning, HDPE in-lining and welding, construction statistics and back
analysis, reporting etc..
East Jeddah MainSewerTunnel Project (EJMST),Jeddah– Microtunnelingproject,General specification,
initial design, construction schedules, geological and geotechnical study of the project.
Buraydah Main SewerTunnelProject (BMST),Buraydah– Micro tunnelling project, Costanalysis (Pipe
Jacking Vs Segmental Lining),geological and geotechnical studyof the project, preliminary design of shafts and
drive lengths, annular grout, lubrication and soil conditioning, site installation plans and schedules.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS (Pvt) Ltd. Pakistan
November 2009 – October 2014 Jr. Tunnel Site Engineer promoted to Senior Engineer / ARE
NeelumJhelumHydroelectric Project, WAPDA, Pakistan – FIDIC Contract, Construction supervision of
TBM and drill blast tunnels (deep excavation), monitoring of tunnelling activities through major fault zones
and river crossing, instrumentation, material testing and inspection, sprayed concrete lining (SCL),
shotcrete and cost in-situ concrete lining installation, health safety and environment, geophysical data
acquisition and interpretation, geological mapping and rock support (NATM and NGI Q System), in-situ
testing of rock, production statistics, progress evaluation and delays analysis, verification of construction
material installed, defects identification and raising non-conformance, Contractor’s claims assessment
and IPC’s, As-built data recording, survey and inspection, daily, weekly, monthly work logs and record
maintenance, team player, managed a team of junior engineers and inspectors, liaison to peers, MS
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, technical report writing.
LANGUAGE CAPABILITY
Urdu : Mother tongue
Arabic : Spoken – fair; written – fair; reading – fair
English : Spoken – fluent; written – good; reading – good
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Paper:

3. Naji A., Rehman H., Emad M., Ahmad S., Kim J-J and Yoo H., Static and dynamic behavior of shear zone
in the headrace tunnel of the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project, Pakistan. Energies 2019, 12, 2124
Ahmad S., Naji A., Hussain I., Rehman H., and Yoo H., Ground Saturation Response during First Filling
of Lined Pressure Tunnels – A Case Study, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 2019 (under review)
Conference Paper:
Naji A., Rehman H., Emad M., Ahmad S., Kim J-J and Yoo H., Rockburstevaluation in complex geological
environment in deep hydropower tunnels. Proceedings of WTC 2019 ITA-AITES, Napoli, Italy.
Ahmad S., Naji A., Hussain I. Mechanized versus conventional tunneling applied in challenging ground
conditions – a statistical overview of NJ project Pakistan.15ICGE - 2019, Lahore, Pakistan