Ahmed Abdilahi, Civil/ Water Engineer Part Time at Infraconsultancy

Summary

Ahmed has earned Msc degree in Engineering Management and Bsc degree of civil Engineering from Gollis University. He has over 13 years of Water supply and structural engineering experience. he is the founder of infra consultancy,  Founder KECO Engineering Services, member of Somaliland Civil Engineering Association as well as Somaliland Engineers Association.

Early 2018 Mr Ahmed worked as Civil/Structural with BAMECO where he designed and drafted more than 80 (Eighty) projects, consisting both Residential and commercial building including Darasalam Bank Headquarters, Eman Center and Badar University.

From 2012 to 2013, Ahmed was working with IOM/TIS (quick Impact) program as an Engineer/Grant

Assistant, where he directed, managed/supervised More than 28 construction supervisors, assessed and

developed project proposals from beginning to end by delegating tasks to appropriate personnel. The

Project included design and preparation of Bidding documents for the supply and construction of four

Elevated steel water Tanks supplied from UK including 3km of distribution Pipes. During this time Ahmed has the privilege to design and construct the Somaliland Ministry of foreign affairs Headquarters including 35 buildings for the ministry of finance inland revenue.

From 2013 To 2018, Ahmed worked with UNHABITAT as a National Engineer for the design and supervision of Hargeisa urban water supply project, where he designed and supervised the construction of New Geed-deeble Pumping station with 10Tone gantry cranes, sheltering five 11kva electrical generators.

 During this time Ahmed has also designed and drafted for supply and installation of 6KM DN250 &DN400 HDPE Pipes including all the valve chambers and 3 PUMP houses.

From 2018 To 2021, he was working with CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH for the design and supervision of 72 water catchment structures under the sustainable land management programme funded by the BMZ. This project included Earth dams, Sand Dams and Subsurface Dams including construction of 1Million meters of Soil Bunds.

Mr Ahmed is also a member of  SOCEDO (Somaliland civil engineering development organization)

Technical drawing lecturer at Gollis University and have produced standardized wash design documentations (shallow and deep wells) for the ministry of public works.

He has also worked with DANIDA (Danish international development Agency) as a Construction advisor to DANIDA Office for the construction security barricades and Hescos

Ahmed can communicate well in English, French, Arabic, and Somali I am also familiar with the UN

procurement and USAID grants, FIDIC Red book, Prince2 for project management and scenario based

planning.

Hobbies includes football and Painting.

Contact info

Email: ahmedupdate@gmail.com

Industry Experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Work Experience

Civil/ Water Engineer Part Time

Infraconsultancy

Conduct analysis and Prepare design documentations.

Check structural designs and approve design documentations.

Liaise with clients and construction contractors.

Pariticipate and lead weekly/Monthly/Quartar progress meetings of the stake holders

General Manager

KECO

Direct all the construction Activities.

Monitoring project Health status including progress and finance.

 

WATER/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

BAMECO

As a consultant I worked with diversified projects in civil engineering namely projects related to
residential, commercial, Water and also industrial projects. This gave me in depth understanding on
business areas on all these Sectors.

Construction Advisor _PART TIME

DANIDA Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Worked with Danida for the Refurbishment/Rehabilitation of New office in Hargeisa Somailand. My ToR included the preparation of design documentations, tender documentation and supervising the contractors.

CIVIL ENGINEER/GRANT ASSISTANT

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

During my stay with IOM, I had the chance to work all the regions of Somaliland and completed 25
buildings and Elevated Steel water Tanks and took part from design stage to writing completion
certificates by supervising more than 25 site engineers.

NATIONAL ENGINEER/CIVIL WORKS

UNHabitat

The overall object of the project was to improve access to safe and affordable water though
expanding supply of drinking water from sustainable water through 25km DN600 DI Pipes.

Engineer

CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH ยท

Worked in Package 2 sustainable land management for the design and documentation for
more than 72 water catchment structure constructed at Biji water catchment which locates
between Hargeisa and Gabilay. 

Engineer

CES consulting engineers

Industry Expertise

  • Water Supply
  • Structural Analysis
  • Environmental Consulting
  • Water
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Consultant
  • Building Surveying