CV SHAOKAT ALI

EDUCATION
MSc.
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Engineering Geology
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1st Class Second Position
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University of Karachi, 1999
SHAOKAT ALI 
Nationality - Pakistani
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Date of Birth - 09-08-1973
WORK EXPERIENCE
CONTACT:
10) ENGINEERING GENERAL CONSULTANTS (Owned by SMEC INTL)
Address: - House no. 589 Street No.25 Sector DESIGNATION: - GEOTECHNICAL TUNNEL EXPERT (NATM)
5-J Baldia Town Karachi west P.C-75760. December, 2020 – To date.
Cell: - +923453952307, +923002929249 The LAWI Hydropower Project (69 MW) of Rs. 20 billion entails a Headrace Tunnel of
+923132929249( WhatsApp ) 12 km, Weir / Intake structure on Shishi River from where water is diverted through
Skype: - khan197300 tunnel to power station. The main components of the Project are five intermediate Adit
Tunnels (1.78 km), Surge Shaft (70m), Pressure Shaft (236m) and Pressure Tunnel
Email: - [email protected]
(838m).
Duties and Responsibilities:
PROFILE:  Review of Method Statements, specifications and reports related to geological
A versatile professional with over 20 years of experience in /geotechnical works above-ground and underground.
execution, supervision, monitoring, site management,  Verification of “Geological Face Mapping” for each blast to classify Rock-Class, Support
System (RMR) in each tunnel face and verification of Geological Long Wall Mapping
material testing and inspection on hydropower, tunnel and Sheet of (50m) tunnel stretch.
heavy infrastructure civil projects, often within remote and  Identification and managing geologic hazards (e.g. Groundwater, problematic
austere environments. ground conditions)
Most of this experience has been gained on projects  Confirmation of Mechanical or Geological over breaks in underground openings (tunnels)
involving underground structures, above ground structures. reasons of shot-falls, improvement in drill-blast pattern, corrective support system.
I have a proven track record of ensuring the successful  Supervised Geotechnical core logging and used the logged boreholes data for bedrock
delivery of programmed objectives. confirmation for pilings and raft structure.
 Supervised engineering analyses including bearing capacity of Piles, piles integrity testing
(SIT).
SKILLS& EXPERIENCE:  Supervised Probe drilling at tunnel face for unforeseen rock condition evaluation.
 Supervised consolidation grouting, contact grouting and chemical grouting.
 Supervised Rock bolting (SN Bolt, SDR, Swellex,) and Involved in carrying out Rock
 Supervision, Inspection, Monitoring, Site
Bolt Pull-out testing and verified their performance.
Management, Material testing and Verification  Instrumentation monitoring borehole Extensometer, Piezometer and bi-reflex target and
 Construction site works management processing data results.
 Tunneling works (TBM & Drill and Blast)  Performed engineering geology /geotechnical engineering for major civil works including
landslides / slope stability, rock fall mitigation and retaining structures.
 Dam site works (Grouting & Slope Works etc.)  Supervised material testing in laboratory prior to its usage at site.
 Review of Project Documents  Supervised concrete pouring at weir and power house sites.
 Quality Control  Supervised Shotcrete (wet/Dry) in tunnel and above ground.
 Supervised the quality insitue testing of Shotcrete and Concrete.
 Bridge Foundation Works
 Health & Safety and Environmental Protection at construction site and minimizing
 Monitoring of Geotechnical Instruments above environment impact. Weekly HSE meeting and site visit with HSE team to ensure that
ground and underground. HSE goals are achieved.
 Geological Mapping  Supervising Junior Engineers / Geologists and to develop their professional skills.
 All technical checks of the works and Certificates of Payment to the Contractor.
 Rock Classification
 Report Writing (Daily & Monthly) and attended Weekly Coordination and Monthly
 Slope Stability, Support and Rock-fall Mitigation Progress Review Meetings.
related works 9) SHAHEEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
 D-Wall, Grouted Shaft (NATAM) and Secant DESIGNATION: - SENIOR ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
piling methods related works January, 2019 – November, 2020 (23 month)
Shaheen Construction Company has come a long way in Construction Engineering as the
 Grouting, Coring, Probing and Tunnel Finishing largest and most prestigious Company of KPK. Through a well-managed and regulated
Works management it provides the best services. Having Tunnel, Tube well (2 and 600m deep),
 Construction Material Laboratory, Testing for Bridge and Road Projects.
Quality Control (Soil, Concrete, Bricks, Duties and responsibilities:
Chemicals etc.)  Oversee and interpretation of drawings and specifications also assisting with writing and
preparing technical reports, letters.
 HSE Protection  Responsible for the Geological Face Mapping for each blast to classify Rock-Class for
excavation (RMR) and support system in tunnel.
COMPUTER LITERATE:  Responsible for the Probe drilling at tunnel face for up-coming rock condition evaluation.
 Responsible for the Boring, coring, logging trenches and sampling drill holes and on
the basis of collected data produces geological reports.
 Microsoft Office.  Responsible for the Rock classification, discontinuities measurements and geological
mappings of roads side slops.
 Internet Browsing.  Responsible for the Slope protection, landslide protection works.
 Drop Box.  Responsible for the Piles logging and the Sonic Integrity Tests and the construction of
 Aconex. various deep and shallow foundations operations, ensuring quality and Specifications were
 Photo editing. in compliance.
 Advised on a range of construction materials, for example sand, gravel, bricks and clay
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LANGUAGES: procedures for developments and the suitability of construction materials.
 Supervised the work of materials engineering technicians and other staff
 Development of health and safety plans for safe work environment.
 English -Fluent in written / spoken /reading.  Communicate with clients and their representatives (MC) including daily morning
 Urdu - Fluent in written / spoken /reading. meeting to keep them informed of site progress.
 Arabic - Can read. write and speak (good)  Prepare Daily Activity and Monthly Progress report.
8) ABDULLAH KHAN ASSOCIATES. (Contractor)
 Pashto, Punjabi, Hindko and Balochi only DESIGNATION: - SITE ENGINEER / MATERIAL ENGINEER
can speak. January, 2017 –December,2018 (24 months)
Rehabilitation work of abutments, bridges deck (300m to 600m in length) and new
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT: bridges construction (500m to 800m in length) which are included in (CPEC).
Construction of Causeways, Box culverts and Retaining walls.
Duties and responsibilities:
 Q-System  Responsible for the overall daily management and coordination of the activities
 RMR performed by team and help team members in construction, operations, or maintenance
activities at the project site.
 NATM System  Assists the PM with the monitoring of day-to-day construction and construction-related
 Knowledge of DIPs. activities for all on-site projects.
 Responsible for the materials used and work performed are as per specifications by
implementing drawings, ensuring flawless field operations and high customer
HOBBIES: satisfaction.
 Review of technical documentation including, plans, drawings and method statements.
 Reading books.  Responsible for the supervision and management of ground investigations, ground
 Watching sports. improvement and enabling works.
 Responsible for the execution of deep foundation and pile works, pile logging and
 Sea Trips manage the core boxes.
 Mountain Trips  Construction materials testing, Concrete Laboratory trials for Quality control.
 Provide QME technical assistance in IPC claims issues.
 Health & Safety and Environmental Protection at construction site. Weekly HSE
meeting and site visit with HSE team to ensure that HSE goals are achieved.
 Prepared and submitted daily activities report and monthly progress reports to
consultant and client.
 Attend daily meeting and monthly coordination meetings organized by client and
consultants.
NOTE: -December 2016 (was jobless).
7) EGIS INTERNATIONAL (JV) SNC LAVALIN
DESIGNATION: - ASSISTANT RESIDENT ENGINEER (ARE)
November, 2015 – November, 2016(12months)
The proposed IDRIS project (Qatar) includes the design and construction of 70km of
lateral interceptor sewers, 45 km of deep trunk sewers, the Terminal Pump Station
(TPS), the New Doha South Sewage Treatment Works, the TSE return system and the
decommissioning of 30 existing four-sewer pump stations. The project is estimated to
cost QR10bn ($2.67bn).
Duties and responsibilities:
 Professional support to the RE and PM.
 Review contractor’s Plans, Method statements and material submittals for compliance
with the design intent.
 Managed the duties of Site Engineers and inspectors of works during the shift.
 Monitored the site construction of (D-wall & grouted shafts) activities of the contractor
to ensure compliance with the design and certify the execution of the works.
 Liaison with other discipline leaders, ensuring all parties are kept informed of all
relevant matters in relation to the discipline and co-ordinate & resolve issues in a timely
manner.
 Detect nonconformance in construction and manage remedial works.
 Routine Precast Factory visit to check the construction material and quality of casted
segments.
 Witnessed activities like exploratory drilling, core drilling, pressure grouting, and cross-
hole sonic tests.
 Witnessed installation of geotechnical instruments above and underground. Witnessed
all the required laboratory tests (Aggregate test, Cement Concrete mixture, all types of
waterproofing etc.) approved work during construction and on completion.
 Witnessed TBM surface assembly and Vertical shaft sinking (VSM) Machine assembly.
 Provide QS technical assistance on claims in IPC.
 Weekly HSE meeting and site visit with PMC and contractor team to ensure that HSE
goals are achieved.
 Prepared and submit daily activity, monthly progress reports to PMC.
6) NESPAK (JV) MWH, NORPLAN, ACE and NDC.
DESIGNATION: - ASSISTANT RESIDENT ENGINEER (ARE)
July, 2012 – October, 2015 (39 months)
($5bn). Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project. Twin 11.2km head race tunnels of 8.5m
dia, using two Herrenknecht hard rock TBMs. The project installed capacity 969MW.
Drill & Blast Twin Tunnel, Length 19.6 km X-section Area varies from 52 m², -58m²,
Single HR Tunnel, Length 8.94 km X-section Area 104m²,.The twin tunnels at Lot-C2
passes under the Jhelum River at approximately 175m below river bed (65m wide bed).
Duties and responsibilities:
 Direct reporting to RE and CRE.
 Reviewed contractor’s technical documents for compliance with the design intent and
approved material submittals as per project specifications and supervised all the

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required tests (Soils test, aggregate test, cement concrete mixture, admixtures test.
 Manage the duties of inspectors and junior engineers during the shift.
 Monitored the assembling of open gripper type hard rock TBMs starting from cutter
head, main drive to complete backup system of 7 gantries including grippers, rock
bolters, Shotcrete system, conveyor belt system and different auxiliary systems.
 Monitored site construction activities of the contractor to ensure compliance with the
design and certify the execution of the works.
 Supervised tunnel excavation cycle with all support elements, and geological mapping
review, tunnel logging, evaluation of rock class using Q-value method (D&B) and
(TBM).
 Periodic inspection of grippers, gage cutter wear, grill strips / grill bars wear, face
cutters protection wedge wear, face plates wear and take all wear measurements.
Preparation of the complete inspection report with photographs.
 Witnessed geotechnical activities like probe drilling, exploratory drilling, Hydro
jacking, core drilling, installation of geotechnical instruments above and underground,
rock classification at Dam site, Pressure grouting (cement grouting, chemical grouting).
 Instrumentation monitoring borehole Extensometer and bi-reflex target and processing
data results.
 Monitored on monthly basis the following permanent material checking in Tunnels.
Shotcrete Cracks Mapping, Voids & Drummy Shotcrete Test, Suspicious Shotcrete
Thickness Test, Compressive Strength of Shotcrete (coring), Pull out test of Expansion
Shell and Swellex rock bolts, motor Strips on cracked Shotcrete (to monitor the opening
of crack), ventilation duct Inspection, shotcrete waviness test.
 Provide QS technical assistance on variations / claims issues. Weekly HSE meeting and
site visit with client and contractor team. Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly
reports.
5) SHAHEEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (JV) Shah Baba C.C.
DESIGNATION: - ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
October, 2011– June, 2012 (09 months)
5Km hill side rock cutting and widening of Chitral bypass road (KPK Pakistan)
Duties and responsibilities:
 Responsible for the overall daily site management.
 Responsible for full details regarding topography of the area, lithological characters of
the rocks (such as bedding planes, joints, foliation, cleavage) or soil and the ground
water conditions.
 Responsible for the drilling and blasting of hard rock, excavated rock classification,
geological mapping.
 Conduct engineering analyzes including slope stability and support measures.
 Responsible fort daily activities, monthly progress reports.
4) GEOCONSULT -Typsa (JV) ECIL, EMS.
DESIGNATION: - SENIOR ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
May, 2007– September, 2011 (52 months)
The total cost of the tunnel was ($260 million). Lowari Road Tunnel is a group of two
tunnels (8.75km & 1.8km). The tunnels are located in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa a province
of Pakistan and connect Dir and Chitral. Apart from two tunnels project has five long
connective bridges, Shafts (30m to 40m deep), 20km highway both side of project
(south & north), Avalanche galleries at different locations of highway and both side
slops stability works etc.
Duties and responsibilities:
 Direct reporting to DPM and reviewed contractor’s Plans, method statements according
to specification for compliance with the design intent.
 Manage the duties of junior geologists during the shift.
 Done Geological face mapping and discontinuities measurements of every new face for
the tunnel support according to actual geological conditions. Tunnel logging and
evaluation of rock mass for rock excavation class used NATAM method.
 Monitored site geological and geotechnical activities of the contractor to ensure
compliance with the design and certify the execution of the works.
 Witnessed geotechnical activities like Probe drilling, exploratory drilling, core drilling
and on the basis of collected data report writing. Pressure grouting (cement grouting,
chemical grouting).
 Monitoring borehole Extensometer, Piezometer and bi-reflex target and processing data
results.
 Rock classification along the road sides, Responsible for the supervision and
management of ground investigations, ground improvement, 22 shafts logging
geological reporting and platform compaction works and FDT test.
 Provide QME technical assistance on variations / claims issues.
 Weekly HSE meeting and site visit with client and contractor team to ensure that HSE
goals are achieved.
 Prepared and submitted daily activities, monthly geological reports.
3) SAMBU Construction Co. Ltd.
DESIGNATION: - GEOLOGIST
March, 2006 – April, 2007 (13 months)
The total cost of the tunnel was ($260 million). Lowari Road Tunnel is a group of two
tunnels (8.75km & 1.8km) that traverse Lowari Pass.
Duties and responsibilities:
 Assistant to senior geologist and responsible for the geological faces mapping and
discontinuities measurements of every new tunnel face for record.
 Responsible for platform compaction works, FDT test and slope cut area rock bolting,

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Shotcreting, core drilling and core box management.
 Responsible for daily check of water flow meter and record the readings.
 Responsible for the checking of tunnel support material stock and provide record to
senior material engineer.
 Responsible for daily activities report.
NOTE: -February 2006 (was jobless).

2) HIGH TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING COMPANY.

DESIGNATION: - ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
July-2004 – January-2006 (18 months)
Duties and responsibilities:
 Responsible for identifying the geological factors that could affect construction projects
and analyses ground materials to assess their risk factors and advise on the best
procedures for developments and the suitability of construction materials.
 Responsible for the supervision of ground investigation associated with all insitue
tastings for ground improvement.
 Responsible for core drilling, rock classification, Probe drilling, Piles logging and
confirmatory drilling.
 Responsible for the material laboratory testing like soil testing aggregates testing for
suitability.
 Responsible for daily activities report and monthly progress report.
1) ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SERVICES PAKISTAN
DESIGNATION: - ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST
December, 1999– June, 2004 (54 months)
Duties and responsibilities:
 Responsible and coordinated field activities for events including groundwater
monitoring, soil sampling, assessment drilling activities, due diligence, and soil
remediation activities.
 Responsible for bore-hole packer test, ground investigation core drilling and analyzing
samples of deposits / bedrock, trenches.
 Performed all the required laboratory tests (Soils test, Aggregate test, Cement concrete
mixture, bricks testing, Paving tiles testing, curbs Stones testing.
 Responsible for suitable materials for home foundations, observed backfilling and soil
compaction activities collected soil compaction data, and submitted approval.
 Responsible for daily activities report.

 REFERENCES: - REFERENCES CAN BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST