Maher Al-Hammoud

Leading MENA WWTP Markeet expansion, implementing AI-driven systems, and applying Value Engineering to reduce energy and improve performance.

• Built new business partnerships to drive customer acquisition and generate revenue.
• Identified and seized new business opportunities, growing high-profile client portfolios.
• Negotiated successful deals for business contracts with best terms and prices.

Managed 7 plants with full P&L. Converted 2 plants to unmanned operation using AI-SCADA, reducing OPEX and improving efficiency.

• Led underground WWTP projects (Bailonggang 500 MLD, Taihe 500 MLD, Linping 200 MLD). Applied Value Engineering to optimize cost and performance.
• Collaborated with engineering and quality assurance teams to integrate best practices into process design, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Led design review meetings, presenting concepts and progress to stakeholders, incorporating feedback into designs.

• Rehabilitation of major WWTPs in Germany (450 & 280 MLD).
• Kiel plant achieved 107% energy from biogas. Reviewed designs and materials.
• Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
• Monitored programme performance against key performance indicators KPIs, adjusting strategies to achieve desired results.
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers and service providers, securing favourable terms that supported programme objectives and budget constraints.

• Spearheaded value engineering sessions, identifying alternative solutions that reduced costs while maintaining design integrity.
• Applied value engineering principles to project designs, achieving cost savings without compromising on quality or functionality.
• Managed daily operations by overseeing financials, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and employee performance.

• Designed wastewater systems, hydraulic modeling, Value Engineering in design.
• Inspected work at job sites to evaluate ongoing work, identify errors and initiate corrective actions to keep projects on task.