Bilal Zakria

Head of Civil Engineering Department at Descon Engineering Limited
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Experience

    • Pakistan
    • Construction
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Civil Engineering Department
      • Jul 2020 - Present

    • Incharge Design Civil (Power and Industrial Division)
      • Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

      Preparation of bids for Civilworks of EPC Projects including Power Plants, Oil & Gas Projects, Industrial Plants. Perform and review preliminary and detail engineering of projects as per Client requirements/ specifications. Provide technical support to business development group/ Client meetings/ Presentations. Provide technical support during procurement. Preparation of RFQs and TBEs for Vendor specific services including geotechnical investigations, piling works, surveys works, hydrological studies, PEB structures etc. Preparation of documents including calculations, drawings, specifications, MTOs and BOQs. Cost optimization studies.Current work includes:EPC proposal for KSA PP9 & PP10 - changing fuel of turbines to natural gas (approx 150-200 Million USD Project)EPC proposal for flare replacement - Zirku Island - ADNOC Project (approx 100 Million USD Project)

    • Incharge Design Civil (EPC Power Division)
      • Jul 2016 - Apr 2020

      Working as In Charge Design Civil for Projects and Proposals in Thermal Power Sector, Wind Power Production Sector and Industrial Plants. Responsible for conducting preliminary and detail design/engineering activities as per project specifications, instructions issued through ITB as well as by Client.Project EPC - Descon OxyChem Plant Extension - Sheikhupura, PakistanProject EPC - Hyundai Nishat Motor Limited - MEP Works - Faisalabad, PakistanProject EPC - Hitech Rim Manufacturing Plant, Port Qasim, PakistanProject EPC - 74MW Etihad Bagasse Based Power Plant - RYK, PakistanProject EPC - 30 MW BEL Bagasse Based Power Plant - Bahawalpur, PakistanProject EPC - 32 MW Indus Bagasse Based Power Plant -Rajanpur, Pakistan.

    • Principal Civil Engineer
      • Dec 2012 - Jul 2016

      Working as Civil Lead. Involved in planning, engineering and design of wide range of facilities including combined cycle gas power plants, coal power plants, oil & gas production and processing facilities, hydropower plants, Expertise in design and analysis of industrial structures, building structures, site development, and hydraulic structures. Expertise in blast resistant structures, earthquake resistant structures, wind resistant structures and fluid retaining structures. Work on industrial structures includes dynamic analysis of turbine foundations, boiler/ HRSG foundations, pipe racks, stack structures, storage silos, storage tanks, and equipment supporting structures. Worked on building structures includes industrial buildings -- turbine hall buildings, control buildings, substation buildings, warehouse buildings, workshop buildings; residential and commercial buildings. Worked on hydraulic structures includes power channels, intake structures, outlet structures, forebays, tunnels, shafts and diversion structures. Worked on site development includes site grading, site drainage, roads, storm water and sewerage collection structures. Projects worked on:- ADCO Tie Ins Package B which includes development of oil wells for collection of crude oil and transportion via pipelines to nearest RDS and CDS facilities. It also includes upgradation of RDS & CDS facililties. Project is located in UAE.- Bagging facility at Fertil - Al Ruwais - Abu Dhabi - Includes engineering of conveyor belts supporting structures, bagging building, substation building, roads, gates etc.- KNPC Project in association with JGC Japan - design of Table top foundations for turbine pumps including dynamic analysis.Proposals worked on:- Bhikki RLNG - 1200MW Power Plant - Sunder Coal Power Plant- PAEC Coal Power Plant- Koto hydropower Plant- NRL expansion Project- TRL oil Refinery Project

  • Self Employed
    • Lahore, Pakistan
    • Principal Structural/ Civil Engineer
      • 2010 - 2012

      Freelance work on building design, infrastructure design, and special projects. Advance studies in concrete, steel and composite structures. Freelance work on building design, infrastructure design, and special projects. Advance studies in concrete, steel and composite structures.

    • Principal Structural Engineer
      • 2008 - 2009

      Responsible for overall production of structural design. Supervised work of two engineers and two draftsmen. Additionally, independently developed structural design for villas, commercial office buildings, apartment buildings and shopping malls. Experience with conventional reinforced structures, composite structures and pre & post tensioned structures. Interaction with clients, municipal authorities and contractors for smooth completion of projects. Responsible for overall production of structural design. Supervised work of two engineers and two draftsmen. Additionally, independently developed structural design for villas, commercial office buildings, apartment buildings and shopping malls. Experience with conventional reinforced structures, composite structures and pre & post tensioned structures. Interaction with clients, municipal authorities and contractors for smooth completion of projects.

  • Arch Center
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Design Engineer
      • 2003 - 2008

      Project: Al Tilal Housing Project, Madinah Al Munawarah, KSA – (100 Million USD) Worked as a senior structural engineer for design review and construction supervision of 499 villas developed by Dar Al Arkan (a well known developer) in Madinah Al Munawarah. Responsibilities included review of alternate structural design, shop drawings, approval of modifications, approval of materials and as built drawings. Project: Radio Station at Jazan, KSA – (2 Million USD) Responsible for design development and preparation of structural tender documents for buildings included in radio station. Project: Bus Maintenance Facility for SAPTCO in Riyadh, KSA – (200 Million USD) Responsible for design of infrastructure for the new bus maintenance facility including site grading, roads, water supply system, sanitary wastewater management system, storm water management system, pump stations, deep wells, and water & wastewater treatment plants. Project: New Campus for King Faisal University at Al Ahsa ‐ (2.5 billion USD) Worked as design manager for the engineering design of infrastructure works for the New Campus Facility (440 hectare Site). Responsibilities included coordination between all disciplines, design of civil works, preparation of tender documents and interaction with the client. Designed campus roads (horizontal layout and vertical profiles). Designed water supply system using Bentley WaterCAD. Designed sanitary wastewater management system using Bentley SewerCAD. Designed stormwater management system using Bentley StormCAD. Project: Hotel Buildings, Al Madinah Al Munawarah – (100 Million USD) Worked as main structural designer for development of structural design and preparation of tender drawings for 3 hotel buildings (Plot # 2100, Plot # 3106, and Plot #3104) developed by Al Rabiah Estate (Al Jomiah Group ) in Al Madinah.

  • NESPAK
    • Lahore, Pakistan
    • Design Engineer
      • 2002 - 2003

      Project: Wastewater treatment plant ‐ Al Buradiah – Saudi Arabia (15 Million USD) Performed design of wastewater treatment plant in Al Buradiah – Saudi Arabia. Project: Stormwater drainage master planning for the City of Jeddah – Saudi Arabia Performed design of GIS for existing and proposed master plan for stormwater drainage system for the City of Jeddah (a joint project with Saud Consult). Project: Wastewater treatment plant ‐ Al Buradiah – Saudi Arabia (15 Million USD) Performed design of wastewater treatment plant in Al Buradiah – Saudi Arabia. Project: Stormwater drainage master planning for the City of Jeddah – Saudi Arabia Performed design of GIS for existing and proposed master plan for stormwater drainage system for the City of Jeddah (a joint project with Saud Consult).

  • DESCON
    • Lahore, Pakistan
    • Planning Engineer
      • 2002 - 2002

      Project: Mirani Dam, Turbat (100 Million USD) Responsible for planning and scheduling of construction activities for the construction of Marani Dam. Additional tasks included development of project quality assurance and quality control plan, method statements for construction of civil works and health & safety manuals. Project: Mirani Dam, Turbat (100 Million USD) Responsible for planning and scheduling of construction activities for the construction of Marani Dam. Additional tasks included development of project quality assurance and quality control plan, method statements for construction of civil works and health & safety manuals.

  • GeoSoft Inc
    • Lahore, Pakistan
    • Engineer
      • 2000 - 2001

      Worked on design and development of civil engineering software. Used web technologies based on ASP, VB and HTML to develop tools for engineering calculations. Worked on design and development of civil engineering software. Used web technologies based on ASP, VB and HTML to develop tools for engineering calculations.

  • CSEC Inc
    • San Jose, California, USA
    • Civil Engineer
      • 1998 - 2000

      Worked with leading companies in home construction (SheaHomes and Shapell Industries) as consultant and contractor. Worked on development of grading plans, stormwater management systems and erosion control measures for new housing schemes. Worked on supervision and inspection of earthworks. Responsibilties included designing of storm water management systems, monitoring installation at site and interaction with Client and Government Agencies. Worked with leading companies in home construction (SheaHomes and Shapell Industries) as consultant and contractor. Worked on development of grading plans, stormwater management systems and erosion control measures for new housing schemes. Worked on supervision and inspection of earthworks. Responsibilties included designing of storm water management systems, monitoring installation at site and interaction with Client and Government Agencies.

    • Engineering Intern
      • 1997 - 1998

      Worked on renovation of water treatment plants, water supply and distribution systems to incorporate chloramines based disinfection technologies. Performed data analysis for the distribution system to identify areas of poor water quality. Used ESRI ArcView for modelling the quality of distribution system. Work on remodelling of existing facilities to reduce detention time and improve mixing. Also studied the algae production rates for some reservoirs using florometric techniques. Worked with industry leading Consultants (Black & Vatech, CDM, CH2M Hill, Brown & Caldwell) and researchers (AWWARF).

Education

  • California State University at San Jose, California, USA
    MS, Civil Engineering
    1996 - 1998
  • University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering
    1990 - 1995

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