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Timeline
About me
Design Engineer at National Highways | Carbon Champion | STEM Ambassador | Mentor
Education

Abbot beyne high school
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Burton and south derbyshire college
2014 - 2016Construction & civil engineering in the built environment d*d*d* equivalent to a*a*a*
Liverpool john moores university
2016 - 2020Master of engineering - meng civil and structural engineering 1st class honours
Experience

Liverpool football club
Nov 2016 - Feb 2020Ground stewardMy duties included having a strong knowledge of security provision inside and outside of the stadium including a thorough understanding of crowd management and control procedures. Also, having the ability to effectively spot any disturbance so it can be addressed immediately.

Kier group
Jun 2018 - Sept 2018Junior engineer-internKier Highways | M6 J16 to J19 smart motorway project- £265mThis project involved converting 20 miles stretch of the M6 into an ‘all lane running’ smart motorway; creating much needed extra capacity and more reliable journey times. Therefore, it will reduce delays and excessive congestion for the 120,000 (approx.) vehicles that use it each day. My role as a junior engineer involved: • Plan, design and support construction and maintenance of infrastructure, aiming to improve and protect the environment in which we live in• liaising with clients and subcontractors as well as internal kier teams, manage budgets and resources and ensure projects run to health and safety, sustainability and legal requirements • Creating programmes and monitoring the new installation of bridge joints• 2D designs of highways, drainage design, pipe capacity calculations, and pipe gradient checks• Carrying out quality assurance checks• Setting out Show less

National highways
Sept 2020 - nowEngineer | Planning & Development | Asset Management | Operations
Jun 2023 - nowGraduate Design Engineer | Planning & Development | Asset Management | Operations
Mar 2023 - May 2023Graduate Bridge Engineer (seconded to ARUP) | Bridges and Civil Structures
Mar 2022 - Mar 2023Assistant Project Manager | A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Scheme | Major Projects
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022Graduate Civil Engineer | A-road Concept Development Team | Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES)
Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

Arup
Mar 2022 - Mar 2023Graduate bridge engineer (secondment)
Licenses & Certifications
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Stem ambassador 15 hours of engagement 2021/2022
Stem learning ukOct 2022 .webp)
Student member
Institution of civil engineers (ice)Sept 2016- View certificate

Apm project fundamentals qualification (pfq)
Association for project managementJul 2022 .webp)
Graduate member (gmice)
Institution of civil engineers (ice)Sept 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEICE South West Graduate of the Year 2023 (Finalist) Institution of Civil Engineers Nov 2023
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICENational Highways Graduate of the Year 2023 (Finalist) National Highways Jun 2023
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICENational Highways Volunteer of the Year 2023 National Highways Jun 2023
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICENational Highways Graduate of the Year 2022 (Finalist) National Highways Jun 2022
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEWinner of the Highways Customer Hackathon 2021 Balfour Beatty, Atkins and National Highways Oct 2021
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICETeam of the Year Liverpool Football Club Jul 2017
- Awarded to Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEEngineers Without Borders UK| Design Challenge 2016-2017 Engineers Without Borders Jan 2017 Engineers Without Borders UK- is a unique competition involving first and second-year university students to consider the social, economic and environmental impact by proposing a solution to a real-life problem affecting people on a global scale. Working as part of a team, the design challenge was to improve the infrastructure of Lobitos in Peru, South America. My design ideas contained bio-sand filters, water treatment system and wind turbine to benefit the entire community. The… Show more Engineers Without Borders UK- is a unique competition involving first and second-year university students to consider the social, economic and environmental impact by proposing a solution to a real-life problem affecting people on a global scale. Working as part of a team, the design challenge was to improve the infrastructure of Lobitos in Peru, South America. My design ideas contained bio-sand filters, water treatment system and wind turbine to benefit the entire community. The competition consisted of a presentation to a panel of judges followed by a round of questions and we won the competition and was selected to the national finals. Show less
Volunteer Experience
Treasurer, ICE Graduate, Student, Apprentice Committee (Bristol & Bath)
Issued by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Dec 2021
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEMentor
Issued by University of Bristol on Mar 2022
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEAmbassador
Issued by STEM Ambassadors on Jun 2022
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEStudent Volunteer
Issued by LFC Foundation on Dec 2016
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEStudent Representative
Issued by Liverpool John Moores University on Sept 2016
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICEEvent Coordinator, ICE Graduate, Student, Apprentice Committee (Bristol & Bath)
Issued by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on Dec 2020
Associated with Juma Vafai MEng (Hons) GMICE
Languages
- haHazaragi
- enEnglish
- pePersian
- arArabic
- brBritish sign language
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