Muhammad Khakwani

Dynamic Senior Structural Design Engineer with 32+ years of progressive experience in nuclear and conventional structural design management. Proven track record in leading multidisciplinary teams, managing multi-million dollar infrastructure projects, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Expertise in structural analysis and design and its realization, project planning, for strategic nuclear facilities, including PARR-1, PARR-3, C-1 to C-4, and K2/K-3 RR/NPPs.

Senior Director Design at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (2023-09 – 2024-11)

• Directed Structural Design Directorate operations, enhancing operational efficiency for in-house nuclear structure design projects.
• Provided expert technical consultation various multidisciplinary PAEC projects, ensuring seamless integration across engineering disciplines and regulatory compliance.

Manager/Chief Engineer at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (2021-12 – 2024-11)

• Conducted comprehensive requirement analysis for PARR-3 reactor facility, synchronizing technical specifications with reference plant PARR-1 design parameters.
• Conceptualized and developed optimized plant building layouts, achieving 20% improvement in space utilization efficiency for nuclear facility infrastructure.
• Coordinated MEP, geotechnical investigations, and generated 3000+ system-structure interface drawings as well as architectural/structural drawings for basic/tender/IFC/As-built drawings for embedment/openings for, ascending revisions construction/modifications details.
• Led technical coordination meetings with regulators, QA/QC personnel, constructors, suppliers, and vendors for seamless project execution.

Manager/Deputy Chief Engineer at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (2014-12 – 2021-11)

• Managed and directed 10+ structural design projects simultaneously, maintaining 100% adherence to project timelines and budget constraints.
• Reviewed and approved 500+ basic and detailed design documents for safety-related nuclear structures, ensuring full compliance with industry standards.

Manager/Principal Engineer at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (2003-12 – 2014-11)

• Led a 25+ member engineering design team for structural implementation of indigenized NPPs, including containments, turbine buildings, and foundations.
• Performed critical stress analysis for a 36-meter diameter dome steel structure at +47.0m elevation for cylindrical containment liner installation.
• Managed Nuclear Structural Division operations from September 2006, overseeing 100+ concurrent design and construction projects.
• Coordinated design activities for diverse nuclear infrastructure projects, enhancing cross-functional teamwork efficiency by 30%.

Junior/Senior Engineer at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (1992-05 – 2003-11)

• Performed detailed design reviews of C-1 NPP structures, ensuring structural integrity and nuclear safety compliance for critical infrastructure.
• Supervised soil investigations and plate load tests at C-1 site, contributing essential data for foundational analysis and design optimization.
• Conducted route surveys for safe transportation of oversized nuclear components, assessing load-carrying capacities of 20+ bridges over waterways.
• Completed comprehensive design review and analysis for a 110-meter high meteorological tower, ensuring structural stability under extreme weather conditions.

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering – Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS)/Quaid-i-Azam University (1990-10 – 1992-05)

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering – University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore (1984-07 – 1990-03)

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Physics – Science College/Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan (1983-09 – 1985-08)