Senior Geologist - MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. - Site and MM-Pakistan Head Office (Lahore, Pakistan)
(2023-11)
Project: Naulong Integrated Water Resource Development Project
- Planned and supervised ground investigations including borehole drilling, test pits, in-situ testing, laboratory testing schedules, contractor coordination and site team supervision.
- Reviewed and interpreted borehole logs, test pit records, laboratory results, scanline discontinuity data, permeability test results and field geological observations for geotechnical reporting and design support.
- Developed engineering geological interpretations and ground condition summaries for dams, spillways, tunnels, road corridors, water supply schemes and drainage infrastructure.
- Identified and communicated ground risks including weak zones, fractured and weathered rock masses, adverse discontinuity orientations, slope instability, erosion-prone areas, seepage-related issues and variable overburden conditions.
- Prepared and contributed to geotechnical investigation reports, geological/geotechnical design-support reports, slope stability inputs, reservoir rim stability assessments, geohazard tables and client/reviewer comment responses.
- Carried out slope stability analyses for the main dam body under different loading conditions.
- Conducted detailed geological mapping for dam, spillway and tunnel alignments to support design optimization.
- Involved in the complete bidding process, including evaluation and selection of contractors for geotechnical investigations.
- Prepared inception reports, Gap Analysis and technical documents for client review and bidding processes.
Senior Geologist - MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. - MM-Pakistan Head Office (Lahore, Pakistan)
(2022-07 - 2023-11)
Project: Supervision of Darel and Tangir Expressway along with Khanbury and Boner Das Roads, Gilgit-Baltistan
- Identified and presented key ground risks along mountainous road corridors, including rockfall, landslide-prone slopes, overburden instability, fractured rock masses, erosion zones, nullah crossings and adverse geological structures affecting route design and construction planning.
- Contributed to geology, geo-hazards and geotechnical investigation studies for mountainous road corridors in Gilgit-Baltistan.
- Reviewed regional and project-specific geology, including lithology, tectonic setting, weathering, fracturing, overburden deposits and slope materials.
- Prepared/reviewed RD-wise geology and geohazard descriptions, including rockfall, landslide, overburden slide, erosion and nullah-related hazards.
- Compiled scanline discontinuity data and supported RMR/GSI rock mass classification for selected road slope and bridge locations.
- Assisted in kinematic slope stability assessment using Rocscience Dips for planar, wedge and toppling failure mechanisms.
- Reviewed borehole, test pit and laboratory data for geological and geotechnical interpretation of road-related infrastructure.
- Prepared technical report sections, geohazard tables, figures and engineering geological inputs for design documentation.
Senior Geologist - MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. - MM-Pakistan Head Office (Lahore, Pakistan)
(2022-07 - 2023-11)
Project: Gravity-Based Safe Drinking Water Supply System, Havelian, Abbottabad
- Reviewed geology, geohazards and geotechnical investigation inputs for the proposed water transmission corridor and associated approach road areas.
- Assessed surface geology, riverbank erosion, landslides, nullah crossings, alluvial deposits and terrain-related hazards.
- Supported route option evaluation based on geological hazards, drainage/nullah crossings, erosion potential and slope stability constraints.
- Reviewed scanline survey data, RMR/GSI assessment and kinematic slope stability analysis for rock slope sections.
Junior Geologist - MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. - Site and MM-Pakistan Head Office (Lahore)
(2017-02 - 2022-07)
Multiple projects including Chowkel Khar Hydropower Project, Kurram Tangi Multipurpose Dam Project, Ghotki Drainage Project, 16 Cities Punjab Pakistan, DCRIP, 54 MGD Surface Water Supply, Lahore, and Bus Rapid Transit - Peshawar
- Supervision of geotechnical activities including rotary drilling and test pits of project areas.
- Geological mapping and Scanline discontinuity studies of project areas.
- Responsible for all correspondence with client and contractor.
- Preparation of Daily progress report, Weekly and Monthly progress reports.
- Preparation of borehole logs on gINT's software.
- Preparation of BOQ and cost comparison of the field and laboratory work.
- Supervision of laboratory testing of selected samples.
- Preparation of reports from acquired data.
- Assessed slope collapse at PH-IV and proposed remedial measures.
- Review of Geological and Geotechnical studies of Stage - I of KTDP.
- Scanline discontinuity studies along the Sheratalla Tunnel Alignment.
- Preparation of Geological and Geotechnical Inception report and Geotechnical Investigation Quotation for the contractors.
- Preparation of Geological and Geotechnical Proposal documents for the Project.
- Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation for Geotechnical Investigations.
- Supervision of Geotechnical Site Investigations.
- Contributed to geotechnical design of bridges and hydraulic structures.
- Preparation of investigation Plan in MS Project and Geological / Geotechnical Quotations for contractors.
- Preparation of Method Statement for Geological and Geotechnical Investigations.
- Seepage and Slope Stability analysis of Flood Bunds of Punjnad, Qadirabad and Kot Naja Headworks, (Pakistan) on GeoStudio Software.
- Reviewed previous geotechnical studies and data gathered for 50 MGD Surface water supply, Lahore.
- Major responsibilities to supervise all geotechnical investigations included Standard Penetration Test SPT, Field Density Test (FDT), Field Permeability Test (Constant Head and Falling Head Method) and preparation of Borehole & Test pit logs.
- Compilation of geotechnical report after proper Lab testing and engineering calculations.
- Responsible to supervise Piling activities including boring, cage lowering and concrete pouring.
- Supervision of Pile load test / proof load test as per ASTM D 1143 standards and preparation of report.
- Supervision of Pile integrity tests (PIT) as per ASTM D 5882 by using calibrated accelerometer and hammer.
- Recorded and compiled relevant field and testing data.
Junior Geologist - Pacific Engineering and Geotechnical Services (Pvt.) ltd - Gilgit
(2016-01 - 2016-09)
Project: Nalltar III Hydropower Project Gilgit
- Carried out surface geological mapping and discontinuity survey of the project area.
- Supervision of geotechnical investigations including rotary drilling, auger holes and test pits of the project area.
- Preparation and compiling of inception and feasibility report of the project.
- Carried out Scanline Discontinuity Survey of Winder Dam, Baluchistan.
- Analysis of Scanline Survey using Dips Software.
- Contributed to geotechnical design of bridges and hydraulic structures.
- Carried out Geological Mapping, Prepared Computerized Borehole Logs in gINT's Software for Feasibility Report.
- Analysis and Interpretation of Laboratory Results of rock samples.
- Developed Geological Plan Maps, Cross Sections along and across dam axis based on field geological data.
