Summary

An environmental engineer with experience and certifications in environment, health, and safety currently working at PepsiCo.

With a background in Engineering, Procurement and Consultancy (EPC) company, skilled in Water & Wastewater Treatment and Plant Design, OHSAS 18001, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies, ISO Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Audits, Environmental Monitoring, Water & Wastewater Quality Parameter Analysis.

Possessing a strong engineering background with a Master's of Engineering (MEng) degree majoring in Environmental Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Lahore and Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree majoring in Environmental Engineering from National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad.

• Strong focus on the standard of Health and Safety leading to employees’ wellness and management.
• Drafting and implementing policies and procedures as per ISO IMS Standards (9001, 14001 & 45001).
• Skilled at ensuring that risk is eliminated or minimized in the workplace.
• Skilled in the understanding of the risks and processes relating to maintaining a safe working environment.
• Training the employees of the organizations in the field of EHS.
• Presenting Health and Safety topics with clarity and enthusiasm.
• A goal-oriented and results-driven professional, confident to develop rapport through an assertive and caring manner.

Professional certifications include:
• NEBOSH IGC in Occupational Health & Safety (with a distinction)
• OHSAS 18001 IRCA Lead Auditor
• IOSH Managing Safely

Projects

Internal Auditor prior to ISO Audits of IMS 9001, 14001, 18001 for 2016
On-site Risk assessment of Unilever United Detergent Lahore.
Team Lead of the Parameter Testing Phase of the CETP for QAP, Sheikhupoora.
Designing of a 2400m3/day wastewater treatment plant for Shafi Texcel

Experience

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EHS Specialist & Team Lead
Pepsi-Cola International (Pvt) Ltd.
Aug 2020 - Present | Multan, Pakistan


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Assistant Manager - Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
Apr 2018 - Jul 2020 | Lahore, Pakistan

 ·     Recipient of Performance Excellence Award in 2019, for outstanding performance as Assistant Manager.
·     Implementation of health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.
·     Hazard identification and risk management, waste minimization, pollution prevention and control, emergency response, crisis management plans.
·     Conducting and participating in internal, regulatory, and customer audits and inspections.
·     Providing technical advice, data interpretation, and process improvement.
·     Planning and conducting safety audits of sites to identify and correct potential hazards.
·     Coordinating with third-party consultants to conduct IEE and EIA survey for the new project area.
·     Ensure a reduction in water and energy footprint through changes in processes and procedures.
·     Implementing the framework on Environment, Health and Safety Management system in PTCL.
·     Designing and conducting training in collaboration with the Training Department for areas such as safety laws and regulations, environmental awareness, EHS procedure and the use of safety equipment.
·     Establishing and monitoring the objectives, metrics, and targets with regulatory requirements.
·     Conducting risk assessment and mitigation process across all sites and functions in Punjab province, reviewing the suitability and effectiveness of implemented controls.
·     Developing and implementing programs on risks for the sites relating to machinery, fire, ergonomics, environmental noise, workplace transport, environmental emissions, and waste management.
·     Conducting and leading incident reporting, investigation and causal analysis.

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Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer
3W Systems (Pvt) Ltd
Jan 2016 - Mar 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Lead Internal Auditor for 2017 and 2018, for the ISO IMS Audits.
• Implemented EHS Procedures, Emergency Evacuation Plans at project sites.
• Developed EHS procedures and implemented Job Safety Analysis (JSA) at project sites.
• Conducted risk assessment and Accident/Incident investigations, internal HSE audits.
• Implemented the process of workplace safety as per ISO standards
• Developed, maintained and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as per ISO IMS Systems.
• Designed a greywater recycling system for the office and resident blocks of a dairy factory.
• Implemented efficient solutions (water metering, process optimization, water treatment, and recycling) to reduce water footprint at a local manufacturing plant.
• Research & Development for the designing of water and wastewater treatment plants for different industrial wastewater.
• Designed of Rain Water Harvesting system for an FMCG factory and manufacturing plant in Lahore.
• Developed and designed solutions to ensure compliance of all National & International regulations related to the environment on different project sites.
• Conducted Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) studies for different industries.
• Conducted in-house lab-scale water and wastewater sample analysis, as well as third-party testing.
• Supervised and conducted all laboratory procedures for Water and Wastewater sample parameter analysis.

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Environmental Engineer
3W Systems (Pvt) Ltd
Oct 2015 - Jan 2016 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Provided Technical supervision of projects by close interaction with the Project Department and Manager Technical, ensuring the technical specifications are in compliance with the relevant standards.
• Team Lead of the Treatability Study of the Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) Project for Quaid-e-Azam Apparel Park, Sheikhupoora.
• Daily monitoring and optimization for a period of four months of a lab-scale UASB reactor for Quaid-e-Azam Apparel Park CETP of 60MGD capacity achieving an overall improvement in efficiency of upto 90 percent.
• Record keeping of all the results generated on a daily basis of the lab-scale UASB reactor for a period of four months.
• Designing of wastewater treatment plants based on different technologies like Conventional Activated Sludge (CAS), Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) process and Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) process as per standards.
• Completed one-day training for a team of engineers to be deployed at Coca-Cola factory, Multan for the Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) plant.

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Engineering Intern
Engineering General Consultants EGC (Pvt) Ltd.
Jul 2014 - Aug 2014 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Four weeks’ internship in “Public Health Engineering Department”
• Involved in the process of the on-going consultancy projects.
• Involved in the process of project data input and formulation of reports.

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Engineering Intern
National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. (NESPAK)
Jun 2014 - Jul 2014 | Lahore, Pakistan

• 4 weeks’ internship in “Environmental & Public Health Engineering Department”
• Worked the on-going projects including the design and installation of two Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) in Lahore region.
• Studied company policies and contracts of existing projects including the Design of Lakhodair Landfill Project.
• Involved in the process of project data input of WWTP and Lakhodair Landfill Project.

Education

University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
Masters, Masters in Science, ‎
Environmental Engineering
2021
KASCO Occupational Training Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with Tutis Training & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Certification, IOSH Managing Safely‎
Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering, risk assessment
Completed
2018
National University of Science and Technology
Bachelors, Bachelors in Science, BE Environmental Engineering‎
Environmental Science, Energy and Environment, Engineering
CGPA 3.3/4
2015
Sustainable Business Solutions Pakistan
Certification, NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC)‎
Risk Assessment, Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering, Environment
Completed
2015
Sustainable Business Solutions Pakistan
Certification, OHSAS 18001:2007 IRCA Lead Auditor‎
Auditing, risk assessment, Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering
Completed
2015

Skills

Intermediate Accounts Administration
Intermediate Analytical Skills
Intermediate Articulate Communicator
Intermediate BS OHSAS 18001
Intermediate Certified Lead Auditor
Expert Conservation Awareness
Intermediate Cross Team Communication Skills
Intermediate Fire Safety Management
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert Implementation Of HSE Plans
Intermediate Incident Investigation
Intermediate IRCA
Intermediate Managerial Skills
Expert NEBOSH
Intermediate OHS
Expert Plant HSE Operations
Intermediate RESTful APIs
Intermediate Stitching Skills
Intermediate رسم الآلات

Languages

Expert Punjabi
Expert Urdu
Expert English

Omar Contacts

Muhammad Rao
Sungro (Pvt.) Ltd.