Eng. Ahmed Abshir Ahmed

Professional Summary

Experienced Site Engineer and Water Resources Engineer with over 5 years of professional experience in water supply, WASH, irrigation, hydraulic structures, and rural infrastructure projects across Ethiopia and Somaliland. Strong practical experience supervising earthworks, excavation, reinforced concrete, masonry, open-channel canals, pipeline installation, water storage facilities, and hydraulic structures while ensuring compliance with approved drawings, technical specifications, BOQs, quality standards, and project schedules. Proficient in site supervision, contractor management, quantity verification, quality assurance and quality control, field assessment, technical reporting, and stakeholder coordination. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with contractors, consultants, government authorities, communities, and multidisciplinary teams, with a strong commitment to delivering safe, sustainable, and high-quality infrastructure in challenging field environments.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Data Collector – OXFAM
  Worked as a Data Collector from June 2021 to September 2025, conducting field data collection according to MEAL methodologies and guidelines, household surveys, and mobile-based data collection in selected project communities.
• Enumerator – KCS
  Worked as an Enumerator from May 2020 to December 2021, conducting respondent interviews, collecting specified information, and supporting community mobilization to determine the type and amount of data required.
• Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant – Smartsom Consulting
  Worked as an M&E Assistant from March 2019 to January 2020, performing quality control on collected information, preparing data for submission to the main office, ensuring timely data entry, and maintaining data integrity.
• Hydraulic Performance Assessment of Gabiley Town Water Distribution System, Somaliland
  Conducted hydraulic modelling and performance assessment of an urban water distribution network, including evaluation of pressure, flow and system performance.
• Climate Change Impact Assessment on Water Supply Reliability
  Assessed historical and projected climate information to examine potential implications of changing precipitation and temperature patterns for water resources and urban water-supply reliability.
• GIS-Based Water Resources and Infrastructure Assessment
  Applied GIS-based spatial analysis and mapping for water-resources and infrastructure assessment to support planning and decision-making.
• Water Demand and Supply Assessment
  Evaluated population growth, present and future water demand, production capacity, supply coverage and demand-supply gaps affecting urban water services.
• Water Distribution Network Modelling and Analysis
  Developed and evaluated hydraulic network models to identify pressure deficiencies, flow constraints and areas requiring water-distribution infrastructure improvement.
• Engineering and Technical Services
  Participated in engineering-related activities involving technical assessment, equipment and service coordination, problem-solving, field support and project implementation.