Mojtaba Keivanlou
Senior Hydraulic & Water Resources Engineer · Team Leader
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman +968 9297 0635 (WhatsApp) keyvanlu.m@gmail.com mojtabakeivanlou.com

Professional Summary

Senior Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineer with 16 years of experience delivering water engineering projects in Iran and Oman, alongside remote international work including US-regulated dam safety assessment. Currently Team Leader on one of Oman's largest ongoing flood protection programmes — the Batinah Flood Protection Master Plan for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources, covering the North and South Al Batinah Governorates (15,000 km²) and encompassing several dams, governorate-wide flood protection channels, and stormwater systems.

Specialised in flood modelling and protection, climate adaptation, dam and spillway design, stormwater and sewage master planning, irrigation, water supply, and transient analysis — with a project record spanning national-scale flood risk programmes and multi-province flood hazard mapping. Distinguished by automation of engineering workflows, geospatial data pipelines, and AI-augmented project delivery alongside deep field expertise.

16+
Years Experience
50+
Projects Delivered
2
Countries + US Remote

Areas of Expertise

Flood Modelling & Protection
1D/2D hydraulic modelling, flood hazard & risk mapping, masterplanning of protection schemes at national scale.
Road & Drainage Design
Hydraulic design of road drainage structures, culverts, bridges, and channels along major infrastructure corridors.
Hydrology & Climate Analysis
Rainfall-runoff modelling, frequency analysis, and hydrological studies incorporating climate change impact assessment.
Dam Engineering
Spillway hydraulic design, dam breach analysis, dam safety assessment under FEMA guidelines, and site selection studies.
Stormwater & Sewage Networks
Gravity network design, urban drainage and sewage masterplanning, and network modelling using SewerGEMS and InfoWorks ICM.
Water Supply & Irrigation
Urban and rural water supply networks, pressurised irrigation systems, and transmission pipelines with transient analysis.
GIS & Spatial Analysis
Advanced QGIS and ArcGIS workflows, geospatial data pipelines, flood hazard mapping, and drone-based photogrammetry.
Surveying & Mapping
Total station (Leica), GNSS, UAV drone mapping, and photogrammetry for engineering survey and data collection.
Engineering Automation
Python-based automation of hydraulic workflows, geospatial pipelines, and AI-augmented delivery.

Professional Experience

Renardet S.A. & Partners
2022 – Present
Senior Hydraulic Engineer · Team Leader
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Leading the hydraulic team on one of Oman's largest ongoing flood protection programmes. Currently Team Leader on the Batinah Flood Protection Master Plan (15,000 km², OMR 6M / ~USD 15.6M) for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Water Resources, with parallel project delivery across Dhofar Governorate and major road infrastructure corridors.

Batinah Flood Protection Scheme — North & South Al Batinah Governorates
Feb 2023 – Present · Team Leader · OMR 6M (~USD 15.6M) · 15,000 km² study area
  • Leading all technical aspects: hydrology studies, hydraulic modelling, flood risk mapping
  • Dam site selection; design of dam hydraulic structures and spillway modelling (Flow 3D)
  • Integrated HEC-HMS / HEC-RAS / Python model; SewerGEMS & InfoDrainage for channel design
  • Client and stakeholder management, report writing and reviewing
  • Flood mapping under existing and proposed conditions for insurance and cost-benefit analysis
Majlas Dam Design Review — Quriyat
Jan 2026 – Present · Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineer
  • Review and update of hydrology report; revised rainfall and design flow values
  • Flood protection channel design downstream of dam in Quriyat
  • Techno-Economic and Flood-Hazard Assessment of the Wadi Majlas Scheme
Detailed Design of Flood Protection Schemes — Dhofar Governorate
Aug 2022 – Present · Hydraulic Engineer · Wilayat Salalah, Taqah, Mirbat, Rakhyoot & Dhalkoot
  • Hydrology studies and hydraulic modelling
  • Dam site selection and dam break analysis
  • Hydraulic strategy and meeting coordination
Upgrading of Existing Batinah Dual Carriageway
Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · Hydraulic Engineer · 230 km road corridor
  • Comprehensive hydrology analysis and design of road drainage structures
Yankit Mixed Use Development
Sep 2022 – Present · Hydraulic Engineer
  • Design of road drainage, stormwater system and sewage network
DuBois & King
2021
Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Freelance Specialist
Vermont, USA (Remote)

Dam safety assessment for Shadow Lake Dam under US federal and Vermont ANR standards. Comprehensive hydrology, dam breach modelling, and hazard classification per FEMA guidelines.

Shadow Lake Dam Safety Assessment — Glover, VT
Jan 2021 – Nov 2021
  • Comprehensive hydrology analysis and hydraulic design of dam
  • Dam breach analysis and hazard classification per FEMA guidelines
  • Delivered under US federal and Vermont ANR regulatory requirements
Sazeh Pardazi Iran
2020 – 2021
Water Resources Engineer — Drainage & Water Supply
Tehran, Iran

Flood hazard and risk mapping across three major Iranian provinces (409 km of river systems), river training and flood protection design, and water infrastructure projects including transmission pipelines and stormwater masterplanning.

Flood Hazard & Risk Mapping — Hormozgan Province
Jan 2020 – Sep 2020 · 127 km of river system
  • Hydraulic modelling of the river system for flood hazard and risk mapping
River Training & Rehabilitation — Lorestan Province
Aug 2020 – Jan 2021 · 190 km of rivers
  • Hydraulic modelling and detailed design of river training works
Flood Protection — Kerman Province
Jan 2021 – May 2021 · 92 km
  • Hydraulic modelling and detailed design of flood protection structures
Water Transmission Pipeline — Karaj WWTP to Eshtehard Industrial Zone
Jun 2021 – Sep 2021
  • Hydraulic design of the transmission pipeline
  • Surge (water hammer) analysis
Hydrotech Toos (HTT)
2019 – 2020
Senior Hydraulic Engineer — Water Supply & Sewage
Mashhad, Iran

Senior engineer on water supply, sewage, and irrigation networks for Mashhad metropolitan area's developing zones. Included network optimisation and leakage detection across Khorasan Razavi Province.

Water Distribution Network Modelling — Khorasan Razavi Province
Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Hydraulic modelling of existing distribution network across multiple cities
  • Leakage detection and network optimisation
Water Supply & Irrigation — Mashhad City
Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Hydraulic design of new water supply network and landscape irrigation pipeline revision
Sewage Network Modelling — Mashhad City
Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Hydraulic design of sewage network for developing areas
Earlier Positions — Iran
2010 – 2019
Project Manager · Hydraulic Engineer · GIS Technician
Multiple Provinces, Iran

Progressive nine-year career from GIS/CAD technician to Project Manager — spanning irrigation system design, provincial flood hazard mapping, and leading field survey teams with Leica instruments.

Majd Ab Shargh — Project Manager (Drainage)
Apr 2017 – Jun 2019
  • Flood hazard and risk mapping — client interaction, team building, hydraulic modelling
  • Field surveying with Leica total station instruments
Behin Ab Pazh — Hydraulic Engineer
Aug 2015 – Mar 2017
  • Flood hazard and risk mapping — hydrologic analysis and hydraulic modelling
Zharfab Pay — Hydraulic Engineer
Oct 2013 – Jul 2015
  • Design of pressurised irrigation systems
Abgostaran Sabz Dasht — GIS & CAD Draftsman
Oct 2010 – Dec 2013
  • Comprehensive drainage project — east part of Mazandaran Province

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

Skills & Software

Hydraulic & Hydrological Modelling
HEC-RAS 1D-2DHEC-HMSSewerGEMSInfoDrainageHY-8HEC-SSPStorm & Sanitary AnalysisInfoWorks ICMWaterGEMSHammerFlow 3DDelft3DOpenFOAM
GIS & Spatial Analysis
QGIS (Advanced)ArcGIS - ArcGIS ProGlobal MapperGoogle Earth EnginePostGISQGIS Python Plugins
Programming & Automation
Python (Geospatial)VBAJAVARPostgreSQLMATLABJython
CAD & Design
AutoCADCivil 3DSubassembly ComposerInfraworksRhinoRevit
Survey & Field
Total Station (Leica)GNSS - GPSUAV - Drone MappingPhotogrammetry
Project Management
MS ProjectMBA
Data & Dev Tools
MS Office 365DockerGitHubPower BIAI Engineering WorkflowsVS CodeCursorOpenAI CodexClaude

Languages

Persian — Native
English — Fluent