Eng. Bereket Alemu Yimer

Professional Summary

Bereket Alemu Yimer is an Ethiopian Water Resources Engineer with an MSc in Hydraulic Engineering from Bahir Dar University and a BSc in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from Haramaya University. He reports approximately fifteen years of engineering experience across Ethiopia, Tanzania and South Sudan. His roles include Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Dam Engineer, Irrigation Engineer, Senior Hydrologist and Hydraulic Engineer, Project Coordinator and Engineer IV. His portfolio includes feasibility studies and detailed designs for zoned embankment, concrete-face rockfill and concrete gravity dams, spillways, intake and outlet works, irrigation networks, solar-powered systems, flood protection and road cross-drainage. In Tanzania, he is involved in National Irrigation Commission assignments covering mixed-typology dams and irrigation schemes in Katavi, Njombe, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya and Mara. In Ethiopia, he worked on Tana Beles irrigation, Amhara dam and irrigation studies, WFP climate-smart solar irrigation and major Addis Ababa sewerage and wastewater infrastructure. He has conducted hydrological and hydraulic modelling for the Juba-Bor-Malakal-Renk road in South Sudan. He also brings experience in geotechnical dam analyses, construction supervision, FIDIC contract administration, procurement and multidisciplinary team leadership. His CV lists Ethiopian Construction Authority practicing professional registration PPWRE/CR/419, issued 9 July 2026 and valid until 7 July 2027.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Katavi Region: Seven Dam Feasibility and Detailed Design, Tanzania (2026-present)
  Deputy Team Leader / Dam Engineer with EWM Consult Ltd for Tanzania NIRC. Technical direction for seven dams: Ikondamoyo CFRD (~10 m); Kilida (~94.5 m) and Mirumba (~44.5 m) concrete gravity dams; and Dilifu, Katuma, Mnyagala and Kabage zoned embankment dams. Hydrology, reservoir yield, stability and seismic studies, spillways, outlet works, dam-break and flood mapping.
• Mbeya Region: Nineteen Surface Irrigation Schemes, Tanzania (2025-present)
  Irrigation Engineer with WEMA Consult (T) Limited for NIRC. Feasibility and detailed design of 19 surface irrigation schemes with combined gross command area of 38,932 ha across Mbeya Rural, Kyela, Rungwe and Mbarali. Diversion headworks, intakes, sediment control, canals, cross-drainage, on-farm distribution, specifications and BoQs.
• Njombe Region: Four Zoned Embankment Dams, Tanzania (2025-present)
  Team Leader / Dam Engineer with Howard Consulting Limited for NIRC. Feasibility and detailed design of Igwachanya, Ulembwe, Ujuni and Mbwila dams; GeoStudio seepage, slope stability, deformation and seismic analyses; spillway and outlet design, multidisciplinary coordination and quality assurance.
• Kilimanjaro Region: Six Dams, Tanzania (2025-present)
  Deputy Team Leader / Dam and Irrigation Engineer with Mhandisi Consultancy Ltd for NIRC. Design of Boloti, Roosinde, Urenga, Kigonigoni and Igoma zoned embankment dams and Mkuyu concrete gravity dam, including structural and geotechnical stability, hydrology, spillways, outlets, flood mapping and engineering documentation.
• Kilimanjaro Region: Eighteen Irrigation Schemes, Tanzania (2025-present)
  Deputy Team Leader / Dam and Irrigation Engineer for NIRC feasibility and detailed design of 18 irrigation schemes. CV reports approximately 24,595 ha of net command area, combining surface irrigation and about 1,486 ha of sprinkler schemes. Includes scheme layouts, intake and conveyance design, pressure networks and cross-drainage.
• Mara Region: Thirteen Irrigation Schemes, Tanzania (2025-present)
  Deputy Team Leader / Irrigation Engineer with Mhandisi Consultancy Ltd for NIRC. Feasibility and detailed engineering design of 13 surface irrigation schemes with approximately 12,303 ha gross command area in Rorya, Tarime and Butiama; diversion structures, canals, drainage, flood protection and multidisciplinary design coordination.
• Ruvuma Basin: Seven Irrigation Schemes and Flood Protection, Tanzania (2024-2025)
  Deputy Team Leader / Senior Design Engineer with CCL, Multi-Tech, NETWAS JV. Hydraulic and irrigation design for seven schemes totalling 8,862 ha in Ruvuma and Mtwara regions; 1D/2D HEC-RAS flood modelling, flood-risk assessment and design of dykes, gabion protection and river-crossing structures.
• Legehida Irrigation Development Dam, Somali Region, Ethiopia (2025)
  Dam Engineer with Jarar General Consultancy. Feasibility and detailed design of a 15 m zoned embankment dam with 12.75 million cubic metre reservoir capacity, including seepage, slope stability, deformation, seismic analyses, spillway, intake, outlet and stilling basin.
• Bogena Dam and Irrigation Development, Ethiopia (2020-2024)
  Deputy Team Leader / Senior Design Engineer with Lalibela Study, Design and Supervision Works PLC. Design of a 41 m zoned embankment dam and associated 2,500 ha irrigation development, including hydrology, reservoir studies, embankment stability, spillway and outlet works.
• Gantina Dam and Irrigation Development, Ethiopia (2023-2024)
  Senior Design Engineer with Lalibela Study, Design and Supervision Works PLC. Detailed design for a 27.6 m zoned embankment dam and associated 1,800 ha irrigation scheme; pump intake, night-storage reservoir, drawings and engineering documentation.
• Gedamu, Derek Wenz and Ambera Dam Projects, Ethiopia (2020-2024)
  Team Leader / Senior Design Engineer for Gedamu CFRD (22 m, 1,450 ha), Derek Wenz CFRD (23 m, 100 ha) and Ambera zoned embankment dam (28 m, 159 ha), including reservoir yield, design floods, appurtenant structures, stability and technical documentation.
• Gumara Marmi Small-Scale Irrigation, Ethiopia (2020-2024)
  Team Leader / Senior Design Engineer with Lalibela Study, Design and Supervision Works PLC. Feasibility and detailed hydraulic design of a 400 ha diversion-weir irrigation scheme, including flood estimation, headworks, conveyance and distribution.
• WFP Climate-Smart Solar Irrigation and Flood Protection, Somali Region (2024)
  Team Leader / Design Engineer for Paramera Engineers and Architects PLC on WFP-financed projects at Amino, Rama, Driburis, Waladaya and Hintoy, plus more than 10 flood-protection dykes and water-capturing structures in Dolo Ado and Dolo Bay. Solar pumping, hydraulic layouts, water harvesting and tender documents.
• Tana Beles Integrated Sugar Development Irrigation, Ethiopia (2011-2016)
  Design Engineer with Amhara Design and Supervision Works Enterprise. Design of approximately 7,890 ha of gravity and pumped sprinkler irrigation: Ayma Right Z1-TM1/TM2 (3,230 ha), Beles TM1 (2,100 ha) and 2,560 ha pumped sprinkler scheme, including drainage, access roads, bridges and crossing structures.
• Bole Arabsa Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Plant, Addis Ababa (AAWSA)
  AAWSA Project Coordinator / Engineer IV for design-build-operate municipal wastewater treatment project with 30,000 cubic metres per day capacity, under FIDIC Gold Book arrangements; design coordination, construction oversight, contract administration and commissioning interface.
• Addis Ababa UWSSP-II Sewerage and Wastewater Design Review (AAWSA)
  Engineer IV, Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (2018-2025). Reviewed Eastern Catchment sewerage designs covering approximately 3,044 km of trunk-to-tertiary sewers and two wastewater treatment plants with design capacities of 132,000 and 120,000 cubic metres per day; oversight of design and construction contracts.
• South Akaki Sewerage and Addis Ababa Sanitation Master Plan (AAWSA)
  Client-side technical review and coordination of the World Bank-financed South Akaki sewerage feasibility and detailed design (133.8 square kilometres, five zones) and the IDA-financed Addis Ababa Sanitation Master Plan and Feasibility Study; design review and contract administration.
• Juba-Bor-Malakal-Renk Road Hydrology and Hydraulic Design, South Sudan (2019-2024)
  Senior Hydrologist and Hydraulic Engineer with Pace (Kuwait) and NEWTECH (Sudan) JV. Feasibility and preliminary design of 1,177 km road corridor, including HEC-HMS catchment modelling, 25/50/100-year flood analysis, bridge and culvert waterways, HEC-RAS 1D/2D flood modelling and scour protection.
• Kelafo Town Water Supply and Sanitation, Somali Region (2023)
  Team Leader / Senior Design Engineer with KAF Engineering Consultancy. Designed river intake and pumping works, conventional treatment processes, transmission and distribution systems and three reservoirs of 2,000, 500 and 100 cubic metres; water-demand analysis and WaterGEMS/WaterCAD modelling.
• Finna Damakash Dam Redesign, Ethiopia (2022)
  Senior Dam Engineer with Falcon Construction. Redesign of a 25 m dam from zoned embankment to homogeneous section based on site-available materials; revised hydrology, spillway and intake designs, GeoStudio stability and seismic modelling, quantity checks and construction support.
• Dyo Cemented Rockfill Dam Construction, Ethiopia (2017-2018)
  Project Manager for Tadese, Endalamaw and Friends W/W/D/P/C. Supervised site mobilisation and construction of the Dyo cemented rockfill dam, contract administration, technical reports, and employer-contractor coordination.
• Laqqacha and Wataba Baddesa Small-Scale Irrigation, Ethiopia (2017-2018)
  Team Leader / Design Engineer with HM Development Consulting PLC. Full engineering design of Laqqacha (74 ha) and Wataba Baddesa (63 ha) schemes, including diversion weirs, conveyance canals, cross-drainage and on-farm distribution.
• Capacity Building in Construction Project Management, Hawassa (2022)
  Designed and delivered a 10-day training programme for engineers of the SNNP Regional State Bureau of Transport and Road Development on project planning, MS Project, construction monitoring and evaluation, engaged through Paramera Engineers and Architects PLC.