Eatesam Shah

Structural Engineer with extensive experience in the analysis and design of building structures, including reinforced concrete and structural steel systems, supported by hands-on exposure to large-scale civil infrastructure projects.

Professional

Engineer (PE/Structures) with Pakistan Engineering Council and assessed Professional Civil Engineer by Engineers Australia. Additionally, experienced in complex marine and underground construction works, including participation in immersed tunnel projects executed by a leading multinational contractor, Adept at bridging the gap between design intent and site implementation, ensuring structural safety, constructability, and technical compliance across project lifecycles.

Structural Engineer - Blue Bricks Architects & Consultants - Islamabad, Pakistan

(2025-12)

• Executed structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete and structural steel systems for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in compliance with ACI 318, AISC 360, ASCE 7, IBC/UBC, and local authority requirements.
• Developed gravity and lateral load models, including dead, live, wind, seismic, and load combinations, ensuring strength, stability, and serviceability criteria.
• Performed 3D structural modeling and analysis using ETABS, SAFE, SAP2000, STAADPRO IDEA STATICA and spreadsheet-based calculations to verify member forces, deflections, and drift limits.
• Designed foundations systems such as isolated footings, combined footings, raft foundations, and pile foundations based on geotechnical investigation reports and soil bearing capacity parameters.
• Prepared detailed structural calculation packages covering slabs, beams, columns, shear walls, retaining walls, and foundations for authority approval and internal review.

Civil Engineer - Daewoo Engineering and Construction - Khor Al Zubair Immersed Tunnel Project, Iraq

(2023-10 - 2025-10)

• Supervised and investigate Rebar installation and construction activity at site.
• Cross checked Structural design at construction site.
• Managing sub-contractor and manpower to meet casting schedule.
• Checking all shop drawings and construction drawings ensuring with method of statement.
• Play a key role as part of the site management team, collaborating with various groups, including engineers, architects, mechanical, electrical, and welders
• Monitored post-tensioning works, including tendon installation, grouting, and stressing operations.
• Coordinated with QA/QC and HSE teams to ensure safety and documentation of daily activities.
• Managed scaffolding inspections, ensuring alignment with safety protocols and load requirements.
• Reported daily progress and issues to the site manager and Korean team engineers.
• Actively participated in coordination meetings and ensured task closure through documentation and follow-up.
• Conducted reinforcement inspection for tunnel elements, verifying bar size, spacing, cover, laps, anchorage length, and placement against approved shop drawings, BBS, and project specifications prior to concrete casting.
• Performed welding inspection of reinforcement and embedded steel components, including visual inspection, weld size verification, joint preparation, and compliance with approved WPS, ITPs.

Assistant Design Engineer - Zeeshan Ahmed Engineering services, ZAES - Islamabad

(2020-06 - 2023-09)

• Independently designed structural elements such as slabs, beams, columns, staircases, and isolated footings.
• Carried out load calculations for residential structures and prepared detailed structural drawings.
• Ensured compliance with ACI 318 and UBC standards for reinforced concrete structures.
• Attended coordination meetings with architectural, MEP, and client teams.
• Supervised and investigate construction activity at site.
• Reviewed soil reports and assisted in determining suitable foundation types.
• Coordinated with site teams to clarify design-related queries and resolve issues promptly
• Led the full structural analysis and design of multi-story buildings using ETABS, SAFE, STAADPRO, IDEA STATICA, CSI SAFE, and SAP2000.
• Performed structural modeling, load applications, modal analysis, and deflection checks.
• Designed laterally resistant systems for seismic zones in compliance with ASCE 7-10 and UBC-97.
• Developed reinforcement detailing for columns, shear walls, core walls, and flat slabs.
• Reviewed shop drawings and responded to RFIs from site engineers.

Structural Engineer - Jazari space frame structures - Islamabad

(2018-08 - 2020-06)

• Supported senior structural engineers in preparing architectural and structural layout drawings using AutoCAD, REVIT, and TEKLA STRUCTURE modeling of PEB steel structures.
• Participated in basic load calculations and modeling of small building elements using ETABS, STAADPRO, IDEA STATICA, CSI SAFE and SAP2000.
• Reviewed architectural drawings to identify critical structural coordination points.
• Conducted site visits to observe construction practices and correlate them with structural drawings.
• Assisted in creating BOQs for foundation and superstructure items.
• Studied geotechnical reports and observed how foundation types (isolated, combined footings) were selected based on soil bearing capacity and settlement criteria.
• Conducted site visits to observe footing excavation, rebar placement, and formwork erection. Reported observations to the design team and documented deviations from drawings.

Master's - Civil Engineering (Maj: Structural engineering) - CECOS University Peshawar (2018-10 - 2021-08)

Bachelor's - Civil Engineering - COMSATS University Wah (2013-09 - 2018-03)