MOJTABA KEIVANLOU
Senior Hydraulic & Water Resources Engineer
Professional Profile
Senior hydraulic and water resources engineer with 16 years of international experience across Iran, Oman, and remote international engagements — currently serving as Team Leader on one of Oman's largest ongoing flood protection programmes, covering the North and South Al Batinah Governorates for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources.
Specialist in flood modelling and protection, climate adaptation, dam and spillway design, stormwater masterplanning, irrigation, water supply, and transient analysis — with a project record spanning national-scale flood risk programmes, US-regulated dam safety assessment, multi-province flood hazard mapping, and urban water infrastructure across Iran. Distinguished by a combination rarely found at this seniority: deep hydraulic engineering paired with modern computational practice — automation of engineering workflows, spatial data pipelines, and AI-augmented project delivery.
Core Competencies
Flood Protection Design & Masterplanning
HEC-RAS 1D/2D Modelling & Automation
Engineering Workflow Automation & GIS Pipelines
HEC-HMS Rainfall-Runoff Modelling
Dam Engineering, Spillway Design & Breach Analysis
Flood Hazard & Risk Mapping
Stormwater, Drainage & Sewage Network Design
Water Supply, Transmission & Transient Analysis
Climate Change Hydrological Analysis
Arid Zone & Wadi Hydrology
Spatial Analysis — QGIS / ArcGIS / PostGIS
Technical Leadership & Client Management
Professional Experience
Renardet S.A. & Partners
Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Drainage
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2022 – Present
Flood Protection Masterplan — North & South Al Batinah Governorates
Team Leader · Client: MAFWR · Value: USD 15.6M
- Leading the multidisciplinary technical team across hydrology, hydraulic modelling, flood risk mapping, dam site selection, and hydraulic structure design for a 15,000 km² national study area
- Developed integrated 1D/2D rainfall-runoff and hydraulic models using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS, incorporating post-Cyclone Shaheen data, wadi gauge records, and remote sensing inputs
- Engineered channel designs using SewerGEMS and InfoDrainage; deployed Flow 3D for dam spillway hydraulic performance and safety verification
- Produced flood hazard and risk maps under existing and proposed conditions to support insurance assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and investment prioritisation
- Managed client relationships and maintained delivery timelines in a complex multi-stakeholder environment
Majlas Dam Design Review
Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineer · Client: MAFWR
- Reviewing and updating hydrology report with revised rainfall analysis and design flood estimates; designing downstream flood protection channel in Quriyat
Flood Protection Schemes — Dhofar Governorate
Hydraulic Engineer · Salalah, Taqah, Mirbat, Rakhyoot & Dhalkoot · Client: MAFWR
- Hydrological studies, hydraulic strategy development, dam site selection, and dam break analysis across five wilayats in Dhofar Governorate
Upgrading of Batinah Dual Carriageway — Road Drainage (230 km)
Hydraulic Engineer · Client: Ministry of Transport
- Comprehensive hydrology analysis and design of road drainage structures along 230 km of dual carriageway in the Al Batinah region
Additional projects (2022): Al Ansab Street Dualisation (road drainage & H&H); Sohar Internal Roads; Al Bandar Mixed-Use Development (stormwater & sewage); Yankit Mixed-Use Development; Hayour Cave Dhofar Resort; MAM Camp Road; Dima Lima Khasab Road.
DuBois & King
Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Independent Specialist
Vermont, USA (Remote)
2021
Shadow Lake Dam Safety Assessment, Glover, Vermont, USA
- Comprehensive dam safety hydrology analysis, hydraulic design, and dam breach modelling for a regulated structure under US federal and state oversight
- Hazard classification per FEMA guidelines and Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) standards; full dam safety assessment report
Sazeh Pardazi Iran
Water Resources Engineer — Drainage & Water Supply
Tehran, Iran
2020 – 2021
- Flood hazard & risk mapping — Hormozgan Province (127 km): HEC-RAS hydraulic modelling for provincial flood risk assessment
- River training & rehabilitation — Lorestan Province (190 km): hydraulic modelling and detailed design of bank protection and training works
- Flood protection — Kerman Province (92 km): hydraulic modelling and detailed structural design of flood defence facilities
- Water transmission pipeline — Karaj WWTP to Eshtehard Industrial Zone: hydraulic design and water hammer / surge analysis
- Rural water supply networks around Tehran; stormwater channel and pipeline design for three regions in Qazvin Province
Hydrotech Toos (HTT)
Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Water Supply & Sewage
Mashhad, Iran
2019 – 2020
- Hydraulic design of water supply, sewage, and irrigation landscape pipeline networks for developing zones of Mashhad city
- Hydraulic modelling, network optimisation, and leakage detection across multiple cities in Khorasan Razavi Province
Majd Ab Shargh
Project Manager — Drainage
Iran
2017 – 2019
- Managed flood hazard and risk mapping projects across multiple Iranian provinces from field survey through final design delivery; led teams using Leica survey instruments
Earlier Positions — Iran
2010 – 2017
- Behin Ab Pazh — Hydraulic Engineer (2015–2017): hydrological analysis and HEC-RAS modelling of river systems for multi-province flood hazard mapping
- Zharfab Pay — Hydraulic Engineer (2013–2015): design of pressurised irrigation systems for agricultural infrastructure
- Abgostaran Sabz Dasht — GIS & CAD Technician (2010–2013): comprehensive drainage study, eastern Mazandaran Province — foundational geospatial engineering experience
Education
MSc — Hydraulic Structures Engineering
Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (SANRU), Iran
2013
BSc — Water Sciences and Engineering
University of Birjand, Iran
2009
Technical Skills
| Category | Proficient | Intermediate | Familiar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic & Hydrological | HEC-RAS 1D/2D, HEC-HMS, SewerGEMS, InfoDrainage, HY-8, HEC-SSP | InfoWorks ICM, WaterGEMS, Hammer, Flow 3D, InfoWater, OpenFOAM / ParaView | Delft3D |
| GIS & Spatial | QGIS (advanced), ArcGIS / ArcGIS Pro, Global Mapper, Google Earth Engine | PostGIS, QGIS Python plugins | — |
| Programming & Automation | Python (geospatial pipelines, HEC-RAS automation, HDF5) | VBA, R, PostgreSQL / PostGIS, Jython | C#, MATLAB, SPSS |
| CAD & Design | AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Storm & Sanitary Analysis (SSA), Subassembly Composer | Infraworks | — |
| Data & Dev Tools | MS Office 365 | Docker, GitHub, Power BI, AI-augmented engineering workflows | MS Project, SAP2000, ETABS |
Languages
Persian
Native Speaker
English
Fluent