Shahbaz Hassan

House near Hamlet Shell pump, P.O. Box 23470, V&P.O Topi,
Tehsil Topi, Distt Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Cell No: 0092 334 5199944
Shahbaz-hassan@msn.com
LinkedIn:https://pk.linkedin.com/in/shahbazhassan

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 An experienced engineer having over 8 years experience of active construction supervision,
feasibility and detailed design assessments, preparation of bidding documents and technical
specifications, design review, project planning, implementation and experience of mega and mini
hydropower projects.
 Key areas of experience include design and construction of mechanical, hydraulic steel
structures, detailed design of turbines, planning, implementation and supervision of projects
through collaboration of World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Pakhtunkhwa energy
development organization (PEDO) stakeholder’s involvement.
 Key skills include erection/installation and design of hydro mechanical and electro
mechanical equipment, technical project planning as per organization’s strategic objectives,
management and supervision of project staff and dissemination of key project outputs.

CAREER SUMMARY

May 2016 to Date, Hydraulic Gates Engineer, Associated Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd,
Lahore, Pakistan

Tarbela 4th extension project 1410 MW JV (Mott MacDonald UK and Coyne et Bellier France) is
US$ 840 Million, World Bank funded project which involves constructing a power house,
modifying a tunnel and installing three 470 MW power units.
Working on the project and looking after on site assembly and erection/installation of mechanical
equipment in progress as per contract which includes:
- Generating units Francis turbine 3x470 MW which includes on site assembly of stator (dia
inner 14.550 m) and rotor (dia outer 14.492 m)
- MIV DN7500 (butterfly type)
- 500 KV switchyard steel structure installation
- Powerhouse overhead cranes 2x (500/50/10) ton, Semi portal bridge crane (600/20) ton,
Draft tube gantry crane installation 2x32/2 ton.
- Draft tube gates and LLO gates installation.
- Site tests, consignment verification and inspections.
- Successfully supervised the replacement of damaged rubber seals of already existing
service gate on Tarbela tunnel 4.

Oct 2014 to April 2016, Mechanical Engineer, AL-Kasib Group of Engineering Services,
Peshawar, Pakistan

As mechanical engineer, I have worked on design and design review of hydro mechanical works
on several hydropower projects with the firm. A brief summary is given below:
 Jamshill - Turenmore Hydropower Project (260 MW)
Responsible for design criteria, detailed design report, drawings and cost estimate for the
hydraulic steel structures. Assignment was completed successfully before time and was
presented to client and approved. Main project facilities consists of power intake, bottom outlet,
under sluices, sandtrap, sediment flushing, draft tubes and tail race.
Hydraulic steel structures designed on project are as follows:

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 - Intake gates and Stoplogs: 5 Nos. of 7.5m wide x 9 m high x 16 m head, fixed wheel
- Intake movable trashracks: 7.5 m wide x 2.8 m slant height (5 No)
- Bottom outlet gates and stoplogs: 6 Nos. of 6 m wide x 4 m high x 25 m head
- Under sluice gates and stoplogs: 5 Nos. of 7 m wide x 5 m high x 28 m head
- Sandtrap gates: 10 Nos. of 7 m wide x 4.5 m high x 9.9 m head
- Sediment Flushing gates: 30 Nos. of 1.25 m wide x 1 m high x 6.30 m head
- Draft tube gates: 4 Nos. of 5.6 m wide x 6.8 m high x 95 m head
- Tailrace Pond gates and stoplogs : 3 Nos. 5.5 m wide x 7 m high x 6 m head
- Gantry crane: 2 Nos. 70 ton for intake and dam
- Terminal Structure gates: 3 Nos. 5.5 m wide x 7 m high x 6 m head

 Turen More Kari Hydropower Project (350 MW):

Was responsible for design criteria, detailed design report, drawings and cost estimate for the
metal works. Project facilities includes headrace, draft tubes, by pass channel and penstocks.
Hydraulic steel structures designed on project are as follows:
- Headrace Tunnel trashracks: 2 Nos. 7.5 m wide x 3 m slant height
- Draft tube gates: 8 Nos. 5.2 m wide x 3.3 m high x 17 m design head
- Bypass channel stoplogs: 3 Nos. 5.5 m wide x 7 m high x 6 m design head
- Penstock gate: 1 Nos. 8.9 m wide x 8.9 m high x 57 m design head

 Jabori Hydropower Project (10.2 MW):

Evaluated, reviewed electromechanical equipment’s, hydraulic steel structures specifications
and construction stage level-2 design drawings for the project which consists of tyrolean intake,
gravel trap flushing, sandtrap inlet pond U/D & D/S, and sandtrap flushing.
Hydraulic steel structures and mechanical works of project are as follows:
- Tyrolean Intake gate: 1 Nos. of 2.5 m wide x 2 m high, slide gate
- Gravel trap flushing gate: 1 Nos. of .8 m wide x .8 m high, slide gate
- Sandtrap (Inlet pound) U/S : 2 Nos. of 1.9 m wide x 2.3 m high, slide gate
- Sandtrap Stoplogs (Inlet pound) U/S : 2 Nos. of 1.9 m wide x 2.3 m high
- Sandtrap (Inlet Pound) D/S : 2 Nos. of 1.9 m wide x 2.3 m high, slide gate
- Sandtrap Stoplogs (Inlet Pound) D/S : 2 Nos. of 1.9 m wide x 2.3 m high
- Sandtrap flushing gates : 1 Nos. of .8 m wide x .8 m high, slide gate
- Horizontal shaft pelton turbine 2x5.1 MW and related equipment.

 Chapare Charkhil Hydropower Project (10.56 MW):

Designed hydraulic steel structures for the project which consists of under sluice, head
regulators, sediment excluders and flushing, forebay and tailrace pond facilities.
Hydraulic steel structures designed on project are as follows:
- Under sluice gates: 3 Nos. of 8 m wide x 3 m high x 2.5 m head
- Head regulator gates : 4 Nos. of 2.5 m wide x 1 m high x 1.5 m head
- Sediment excluder gates : 4 Nos. of 2.05 m wide x 3.5 m high x .95 m head
- Sediment flushing gates : 8 Nos. of .6 m wide x .6 m high x 7.8 m head
- Forebay gates: 1 Nos. of 2.7 m wide x 2.7 m high x 8.2 m head
- Tailrace Pond gates: 3 Nos. 2.5 m wide x 1.5 m high x 1.8 m design head

 Balkani Hydropower Project (7.75 MW):

Deputed to provide technical consultancy on feasibility level and detailed design of hydraulic
steel structures and turbines on the project. Project consists of tyrolean intake, gravel trap, sand
trap, and draft tube facilities. Project consist of two horizontal shaft turbines.
Major works done on project are as follows:
- Tyrolean intake gate : 1 Nos. of 2.28 m wide x 1.76 m high
- Gravel trap gate : 1 Nos. of .6 m wide x .66 m high
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 - Sand trap gate : 1 Nos. of .9 m wide x .9 m high
- Draft tube gate : 2 Nos. of 3 m wide x 1.6 m high
- Horizontal shaft pelton turbine : 2 Nos. of 3.875 MW

 Barandoo Hydropower Project (6.5 MW):

Successfully drafted inception report for mechanical works on the project.

March 2012- September 2014, Gates and Steel Structure Engineer, National Development
Consultant, Lahore, Pakistan.

Dasu Hydropower Consultants JV (Nippon Koei Japan & Dolsar Turkey) was a US$ 4.278
Billion, World Bank funded 4320 MW hydropower project:
Successfully accomplished the design criteria, detailed design, design report, bid documents,
technical specifications and detailed drawings for hydraulic steel structure works on the project
under supervision of Chief Mechanical engineer. Project consists of design of gates for intake
facilities, low level outlet facilities, tailrace facilities, and diversion facilities. Being a part of a
consortium of renowned partners, I have successfully completed the design of spillway radial
gates (16.5 m wide x 21.4 m high) which are one of its kind in the world and already approved
by client and project is currently in construction phase.
Hydraulic steel structures of project are as follows:
- Spillway radial gates: 8 Nos. of 16.5 m wide x 21.4 m high x 22 m design head
- Spillway Stoplogs: 8 Nos. of 16.5 m wide x 22 m high x 21 m design head
- Intake service gates & Stoplogs: 4 Nos. of 9.5 m wide x 12 m high x 76 m design head
- Intake movable trashracks: 4 Nos. of 8 m wide x 3.2 m slant high (10 nos.)
- LLO maintenance gates: 9 Nos. of 8.4 m wide x 8.4 m high x 119 m design head
- LLO guard gates: 9 Nos. of 5.1 m wide x 6.4 m high x 118.4 m design head
- LLO regulating gates: 9 Nos. of 5.1 m wide x 6.4 m high x 118.4 m design head
- Tailrace outlet gates: 8 Nos. of 9 m wide x 8 m high x 17.4 m design head
- Diversion gate No. 1 & 2: 2 Nos. of 8.4 m wide x 20 m high

June 2010- February 2012 Project Engineer (entry level), E&M Lot KC04 Division, Dongfang
Electric Corporation Limited China, Pakistan.

Khan Khwar hydropower project 72 MW was a USD 160 million Islamic development Bank
funded 72 MW hydropower project.
Worked as a part of the E&M team of DongFong in construction supervision of
erection/installation and commissioning of hydropower project, scope of work includes
installation and commissioning of vertical francis turbines 2x32 MW, horizontal shaft pelton
turbine 4 MW, switchyard equipment, 11 KV transmission lines, powerhouse OHTC, HVAC
systems, electro mechanical site tests of generating units, transformers, handling and taking
over, site coordination meetings, EOT claims meeting with employers and engineers, and
managing day to day site project staff and activities.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION

2016- Date Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering, (UET Peshawwer), Pakistan.

Course work completed and Thesis is in progress.

2006 – 2010 Bachelors of Science in Engineering, (AIR University), Pakistan

Final year project was “Design of pico hydropower plant with emphases on design of cross flow
turbine”

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OTHER TRAINING\

Flaw Detection of Material (NDT) level- II from Applus+ Velosi 2017 - 2020

SKILLS
Solidworks 2016, AutoCad Mechanical 2012, Auto desk Inventor pro 2016, TurbnPro-KC04
(Hydraulic turbine design), MS Office 2013, Matlab 2015

ASSOCIATIONS
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC Member ID: Mechatro-584), Engineers Australia Professional
Engineer Level – 1

LANGUAGES
English (Bilingual proficiency) Pashto (Native proficiency) Urdu (Bilingual proficiency)

HOBBIES
Pets (Domestic breed of Rottweiler), Pleasure reading, Computer games.

PERSONAL
Age: 29 Years by April 2017, Gender: Male, Marital Status: Married Nationality: Pakistani
(hold no second nationality)

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