Eng. Teka Gemechu Limdi

Professional Summary

Eng. Teka Gemechu Limdi is a highly experienced Ethiopian Civil, Hydraulic and Irrigation Engineer with more than 18 years of progressively responsible professional experience across Ethiopia and Malawi. His career reflects sustained advancement from watershed and small-scale irrigation design through feasibility studies, engineering design, canal construction supervision and resident engineering to project management and international infrastructure supervision. He has led and supported major irrigation, dam, canal, drainage, pipeline and hydraulic infrastructure assignments, including the Shire Valley Transformation Programme II in Malawi, Welmel Irrigation Development Project, Omo Kuraz Irrigation Development Project, Upper Guder Fato Dam and Irrigation Development Project, and the Kuraz Right Bank Main Canal works. His professional strength combines field engineering, technical leadership, construction supervision, quality assurance, design review, contract administration, claims and variation management, payment certification, project scheduling and coordination of multidisciplinary teams. His career demonstrates deep practical knowledge of delivering complex water infrastructure from study and design through construction, testing, commissioning and project completion.

Key Expertise

Major Projects and Contributions

• Shire Valley Transformation Programme II – Malawi
  Serving as Civil Site Engineer with SMEC International Pty Limited on the detailed design, construction supervision and quality assurance of the Shire Valley Transformation Programme II in Chikwawa District, Malawi. The assignment includes supervision and technical management of secondary pipelines and remaining Phase 1 works, contractor coordination, design review, inspections, quality assurance, contract administration, reporting, materials and equipment review, testing and commissioning, defects liability supervision and coordination of multidisciplinary site teams.
• Welmel Irrigation Development Project – Project Manager
  Served as Project Manager for construction supervision and contract administration of the Welmel Irrigation Development Project in Ethiopia. The project covered Welmel Weir, feeder canal and associated structures together with primary, secondary and tertiary irrigation canals, drainage systems, field roads, field drains and project facilities. Responsibilities included project planning, team leadership, budget management, progress coordination, payment certification, claims, variations, contract compliance, construction schedule evaluation and major technical and management decisions.
• Omo Kuraz Irrigation Development Project – Project Manager
  Served as Project Manager for construction supervision and contract administration of the Omo Kuraz Irrigation Development Project covering major irrigation infrastructure from chainage 0+000 to 65+000. Led project planning, budget and progress management, payment certification, claims and variation review, extension-of-time evaluation, design-change coordination, right-of-way issue management, quality oversight and coordination of major water infrastructure construction activities.
• Upper Guder Fato Dam and Irrigation Development Project
  Held progressive leadership positions including Assistant Resident Engineer and Acting Resident Engineer on the Upper Guder Irrigation Development Project. Supervised major dam and irrigation works including the Fato Main Dam, shaft spillway, intake and outlet structures, dam instrumentation, drilling and grouting, cofferdam, diversion channel, access roads, irrigation and drainage infrastructure and sprinkler irrigation systems. Responsibilities included construction supervision, technical compliance, progress monitoring, payment certification, claims, variations, schedule evaluation, safety, quality control and defects liability follow-up.
• Kuraz Right Bank Main Canal and Associated Structures Lot 2 – Resident Engineer
  Served as Resident Engineer for construction of approximately 18.571 km of the Right Bank Main Canal and associated structures at the Kuraz Sugar Development Project. Led project implementation coordination, budget forecasting, technical staff organization, design review and modification, construction scheduling, contract-document management, contractor performance evaluation, quantity measurement, take-off preparation, payment certification, construction supervision and quality control.
• Kuraz Right Bank Main Canal – 25 km Irrigation Infrastructure
  Served as Office Engineer on the construction supervision and contract administration of approximately 25 km of the Kuraz Right Bank Main Canal serving a major irrigation development area. The works included intake structures, cross-drainage culverts, de-silting structures, aqueducts with bridge crossings, escape structures, siphons, secondary canal cross regulators and head regulators. Responsibilities included working drawings, design modification, technical reporting, quantity measurement, payment certification, claims, variations, construction programming, final accounts and taking-over certification.
• Kuraz Sugar Development Project – Feasibility Study and Main Canal Design
  Served as Site Coordinator Engineer for study and design of the Kuraz Sugar Development Project Right Bank Main Canal. Conducted and coordinated initial work planning, scheduling, detailed data collection, surveys, geotechnical investigations, field studies, feasibility assessment and preparation of engineering design outputs and reports for major irrigation infrastructure development.
• Welenchiti Irrigation Project – 1,700 ha Sprinkler Irrigation
  Worked as Junior Engineer on the Welenchiti Irrigation Project in East Shewa, Ethiopia. Contributed to drainage requirement studies, preliminary irrigation system design and construction supervision of approximately 1,700 hectares of sprinkler irrigation infrastructure, including main and primary canals, associated structures and pipeline installation.
• Watershed Management and Small-Scale Irrigation Development
  Served as Team Leader from 2008 to 2014 on watershed management and small-scale irrigation development activities in Arsi and Sire, Ethiopia. Led reconnaissance, pre-feasibility and feasibility work for watershed management and small-scale irrigation projects, monitored design against implementation, supported design modifications, participated in technical coordination and led watershed identification and small-scale irrigation design activities.