Eng. Shimelis Getaneh Tilahun

Professional Summary

Ethiopian water resources and civil engineer, lecturer, site team leader, and quality-control professional with more than eight years of experience in wastewater-treatment plants, trunk sewer networks, hydraulic infrastructure, irrigation and drainage, construction supervision, urban infrastructure, and engineering education. He currently contributes to the World Bank-financed Kitime and Kotebe Wastewater Treatment Plant Project in Addis Ababa as a site team leader and quality-control engineer. His experience also includes office engineering, wastewater-treatment construction, the Koye Feche wastewater projects, the Addis Ababa Corridor Development Project, water-works contracting, and undergraduate teaching at Haramaya University. His technical work covers hydraulic analysis, sewer and manhole design, wastewater systems, construction quality control, contract administration, engineering reports, design review, and the application of international engineering standards. He is interested in sustainable, smart, and climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure and in strengthening engineering education through practical professional experience.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Site Team Leader and Quality Control Engineer – Kitime and Kotebe Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
  Serves as site team leader and quality-control engineer for the Kitime and Kotebe Wastewater Treatment Plant Project in Addis Ababa. The design-build-operate project is financed by the World Bank and includes wastewater-treatment infrastructure, construction supervision, quality assurance, technical coordination, and compliance monitoring.
• Office Engineering – Kitime and Kotebe Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
  Contributed as an office engineer to the design review, engineering documentation, hydraulic analysis, construction planning, technical reporting, quantity assessment, and coordination of the Kitime and Kotebe wastewater-treatment facilities and associated sewer infrastructure.
• Koye Feche Lot 1 and Lot 2 Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects
  Worked as a site engineer on the Koye Feche Lot 1 and Lot 2 wastewater-treatment plant projects, supporting construction supervision, site coordination, quality control, engineering inspections, technical documentation, and implementation of wastewater infrastructure.
• Site Engineer – HOHA Engineering PLC
  Served as a site engineer at HOHA Engineering PLC from May 2022 to December 2024, contributing to civil, water, wastewater, drainage, and urban infrastructure construction and supervision assignments.
• Addis Ababa Corridor Development Project – Phase I
  Served as a civil engineer on the first phase of the Addis Ababa Corridor Development Project along the Bole–Megenagna corridor, contributing to roads, drainage systems, hydraulic structures, utility coordination, and related urban infrastructure works.
• Addis Ababa Corridor Development Project – Phase II
  Contributed to the second phase of the Addis Ababa Corridor Development Project along the Sarbet–Mechanisa Abo corridor, supporting civil engineering works, urban drainage, construction supervision, design review, and infrastructure implementation.
• Site Engineer – Sileshi Alehegn Water Works Contractor PLC
  Worked as a site engineer from August 2018 to May 2022 on water-works and civil-engineering assignments involving construction supervision, hydraulic infrastructure, irrigation and drainage works, quality control, technical reporting, and site coordination.
• Lecturer – School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Haramaya University
  Taught undergraduate courses in Water Resources Engineering, Dam Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, and related civil-engineering subjects. Integrated practical industry experience into classroom instruction, supported student mentorship, and contributed to engineering education.
• Wastewater Treatment and Trunk Sewer Infrastructure
  Contributed to design review, hydraulic analysis, sewer-network and manhole design, construction supervision, and quality control for wastewater-treatment plants and trunk sewer systems under major urban sanitation and wastewater programmes in Addis Ababa.
• Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure Development
  Promotes the planning, design, and sustainable management of wastewater-treatment systems, urban drainage networks, hydraulic structures, irrigation systems, and smart climate-resilient water infrastructure through professional practice, teaching, and collaborative research.