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 9 years’ experience of active construction supervision,
feasibility and detailed design assessments, procurement, preparation of bidding documents and
technical specifications, design review, implementation and experience of mega and mini
hydropower projects.
 Key areas of experience include design and construction of mechanical, hydraulic steel
structures, turbines design, 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.
 Key Hydropower Projects Completed
- Tarbela 4th Extension Project, 1410 MW (Erection/installation and Commissioning)
- Dasu Hydropower Project, 4320 MW Currently in construction phase (Detailed design of
hydraulic steel structures)
- Khan Khwar Hydropower Project, 72 MW (Erection/installation)

CAREER SUMMARY

January 2019 to Date, Senior Mechanical Engineer, AL-Kasib Group of Engineering Services,
Peshawar, Pakistan

Working on detailed design of hydro mechanical and hydraulic steel structure gates of
hydropower projects as follows.

 Kalam Gabral Hydropower Project (88 MW)

Working on detailed design of 2x37.5 MW & 1x13 MW Vertical Francis turbine and powerhouse
layout and connected control building.

Drafted detailed design of hydraulic steel structure which includes design criteria, design report
and drawings for the following HSS on the project.
- Intake gates and Stop logs: 4 Nos. of 7.5m wide x 9 m high x 16 m head, fixed wheel gates
- Intake fixed trash racks: 4 Nos. 7.5 m wide x 2.8 m slant height
- Flushing gates: 2 Nos. of 1.25 m wide x 1 m high x 6.30 m head
- Under sluice gates and stop logs: 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

 Kari Mushkur Hydropower Project (495 MW)

Working on feasibility design of 4x123.75 MW Vertical Francis turbine and powerhouse layout.

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May 2016 to January 2019, Hydraulic Gates Engineer # 2, Associated Consulting Engineers
Pvt. Ltd, Lahore, Pakistan

Tarbela 4th extension project 1410 MW JV (Mott MacDonald UK and Coyne et Bellier France) is
US$ 1.497 Billion, World Bank funded project which involves constructing a power house,
modifying a tunnel and installing three 470 MW power units.
Worked on the project and successfully completed site assembly, erection/installation and
commissioning of hydro mechanical equipment and hydraulic steel structures at site which
includes:
- Generating units Francis turbine 3x470 MW
- Site assembly/installation of stator (dia inner 14.550 m) and rotor (dia outer 14.492 m)
- Site assembly/installation of world biggest Main Inlet Valve DN7500 (Butterfly type 7.5 m dia)
- 500 KV switchyard steel structure erection/installation
- Installation/testing/commissioning of Powerhouse overhead cranes 2x (500/50/10) ton, Semi
portal bridge crane for MIV (600/20) ton, Draft tube gantry crane 2x32/2 ton.
- Installation/commissioning of Draft tube gates (06 Nos. of 10.5 m wide x 10.4 m high)
- Installation/ commissioning of LLO emergency gates (Fixed wheel gates: 02 Nos. of 6 m
wide x 7.6 m high x 122.258 m head)
- Installation of LLO service gates (Radial gates: 02 Nos. of 6.6 m wide x 6.5 m high x 122.258
m head)
- Site tests, consignment verification, inspections and handing of spares to employer.
- Successfully supervised the replacement of damaged rubber seals, and gate slot repair 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:
- 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
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 - 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 mechanical 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
- 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
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 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, consignment clearance from Karachi, purchasing of goods required at site, 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 Peshawar), Pakistan.

Course work completed, Final thesis is in progress.

2006 – 2010 BE Mechatronics Engineering, (AIR University), Pakistan

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

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

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

HOBBIES
Pets (Pure breed Rottweiler, English Pointers), Pleasure reading, Computer games.

PERSONAL
Age: 32 Years by April 2019, Gender: Male, Marital Status: Married Nationality: Pakistani
(hold no second nationality)

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