IRFAN NAZAR / WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER

Water shapes
our world.
I engineer
its future.

Connecting hydraulic engineering, digital intelligence, and field experience to build more resilient water systems.

EXECUTIVE ENGINEERPunjab Irrigation Department
Jhelum, Pakistan
Irfan Nazar, water resources engineer
THE FIELD. THE SCIENCE. THE SYSTEMS.Engineering with purpose.
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PUBLIC SERVICE ? DIGITAL INNOVATIONPunjab Irrigation DepartmentIHE Delft NetherlandsUET Taxila Pakistan
SHEET01SECTIONPROFILE

Grounded in the field.
Driven by possibility.

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Punjab Irrigation Department

Executive Engineer, Small Dams Division, Jhelum

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IHE Delft

MSc Water Science & Engineering — Hydroinformatics

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UET Taxila

BSc Civil Engineering

Professional foundation across public water-sector delivery, hydroinformatics, and civil engineering education.

I serve as Executive Engineer in the Small Dams Division, Jhelum, under the Punjab Irrigation Department, with professional experience in water resources, small dam projects, flood management, and public-sector engineering delivery since June 2014.

My professional focus sits at the intersection of traditional civil and hydraulic engineering (feasibility studies, dam safety inspections, EPAP review, PPRA procurement, and construction supervision) and modern hydroinformatics (hydrological models, GIS spatial layers, Google Earth Engine analytics, interactive dashboards, and Python automation).

My MSc at IHE Delft was completed on 11 April 2023 in Water Science and Engineering with specialisation in Hydroinformatics: Modelling and Information Systems for Water Management. The 106 ECTS programme included hydrology, hydraulics, information technology, computational hydraulics, river basin modelling, river flood analysis, flood risk management, decision support systems, and data visualisation.

MSc

Water Science & Engineering — Hydroinformatics

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands

Master of Science awarded 11 April 2023. Overall average 8.3/10 across 106 ECTS; thesis research, defence, and presentation: 8.0/10.

BSc

Civil Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan

SHEET03SECTIONEXPERTISE

Professional Expertise

Public-sector engineering, planning, procurement, contract administration, water resources management, and day-to-day executive engineering delivery.

Planning & Project Preparation

PC-I / PC-II / PC-IV / PC-V

PC-I preparation PC-II processing PC-IV appraisal PC-V completion reporting ADP planning Development scheme preparation
Engineering Estimates

Costing & Analysis

Detailed engineering estimates BOQs & cost abstracts Engineer’s estimates Quantity calculations Non-scheduled item rate analysis MRS / SOR / departmental specs
Procurement & Contracts

PPRA & Public Works Delivery

Works procurement Consultancy procurement Goods procurement Tender/bid documents Contract administration Variation orders
Financial & Administrative Systems

SAP & e-FOAS

SAP vendor payments IBAN / account mapping Payment processing Expenditure monitoring e-FOAS correspondence Official file workflow
Engineering Works Management

Construction & Quality Delivery

MBs & running bills Measurement book processing Interim & final bills QA/QC supervision Work progress monitoring Dam, canal & infrastructure O&M
Dam, Irrigation & Flood

Water Resources Operations

Small dams operation Reservoir monitoring Flood monitoring Dam safety surveillance Canal regulation Field inspections
Day-to-Day Executive Responsibilities

Division Management

Field inspections Contractor & consultant coordination Review of estimates, BOQs & drawings Monitoring ADP & M&R schemes Processing procurement cases Handling complaints & NOCs Preparing technical reports Managing staff, payments & files
Core Areas

Water Resources Expertise

Water Resources Engineering Irrigation Engineering Dam Safety Hydrology & Hydraulics Flood Management GIS & Remote Sensing HEC-RAS 2D AutoCAD / Civil 3D
SHEET04SECTIONSELECTED WORK

Engineering in action.

Sample projects spanning dam safety, real-time flood warning, geospatial pipelines, and government TOR procurement.

AN INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION

A feel for
the flow.

Move the reservoir level and explore how water interacts with a dam and spillway.

Illustrative simulation, not live monitoring or an engineering design calculation.

Open channel designer ?
RESERVOIR EXPLORER75% STORAGE
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Small Dams Managed
12+
Years Experience Since June 2014
13
ADP Schemes under TOR
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Publications & Conference Abstracts
SHEET06SECTIONRESEARCH

Research, publications & recognition

Academic and professional work connecting hydroinformatics, Nature-Based Solutions, climate adaptation, and public-sector project delivery.

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation

MSc thesis at IHE Delft investigated the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions for climate change adaptation in the Aa of Weerijs catchment, the Netherlands, with thesis research, defence, and presentation assessed at 8.0/10.

IHE Delft 106 ECTS Average 8.3/10 Climate Adaptation NBS

Conference Abstracts & Peer Review

Presented NBS and climate adaptation research at EGU General Assembly 2023 in Vienna and NCR Days 2023 in Nijmegen, with journal article work submitted for peer review.

EGU 2023 NCR Days 2023 Water Resources

Awards & Professional Training

Recipient of an ADB-funded scholarship for MSc study at IHE Delft, IHE fellowship support for advanced academic writing, EIFFEL H2020 conference funding, and LUMS Public Project Management training.

ADB Scholarship IHE Fellowship EIFFEL H2020 LUMS PPM
SHEET07SECTIONREPORTS

Technical reporting & documentation

Formal government reporting authored for inter-agency review and executive decision-making.

Small Dam Rehabilitation Studies
Dam Safety & Inquiry Reports
Emergency Preparedness Action Plans
Monsoon Flood Damage Assessment
Hydrological Feasibility Studies
Water Storage Planning Memos
Procurement & TOR Documentation
Climate Adaptation Frameworks

Let's build smarter water infrastructure.

Open for technical consultations, dam safety reviews, hydrological studies, GIS spatial pipelines, and hydroinformatics decision support builds.

NAME Irfan Nazar
ROLE Executive Engineer / Water Resources Engineer
DEPARTMENT Punjab Irrigation Dept
EMAIL irfannazar35@gmail.com
LOCATION Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

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