Dr Zahid Faqir PhD — Operations Associate
I learn everyday while serving Pakistan's largest Welfare Focused Business Entity, The Fauji Foundation, a Conglomerate (Over 78+ Health Units/Clinics/Hospitals, 130+ Education Setups Universties/Colleges/Institutes/Training Centres/Schools, 100+ Oil, Gas or Mineral sites/projects/offices, 600 plus Askari Bank Branches/ATMs, Oil & Food Terminals separate at Port, Chemical & Fertlizer Plants, Cement Plants, Fauji Foods, Fauji Meat, Fauji Cereals, FSS, Insurance setups, Power Plants, Solar Company, FONGROW, FONGAS, Fauji Minerals etcetera with over two lakh fifty thousand work force including reguar/contracted/direct or indirect. As HSE Lead in the Head Office Welfare Branch we are continuously interacting, connecting with our entities through every mean and measure to realign existing HSE Practices into group HSE policy and risk assessments at strategic level. We have gone through thousands of inputs, sifted through dozens of documents and visited several sites, locations and entities in one year to conclude on alignments. A Group HSE Policy that cators for more than 38 strategic aspects of HSE Management. I can see entities which never had HSE staff gearing up and hiring HSE teams. Those which were already at advance stage, revisiting their controls, plans, assessments and procedures as a result of Group HSE Feel. Hats off to the leadership and team at Head Office and all the HSE Team Leaders of FF Group who are continuously working day and night to build a role model HSE Culture. I worked for a decade in Military in various administrative, management and training roles. I wanted to explore Pakistan through the lense of international relations so also continued persuing my education till i became a PhD (PCD No by HEC 32099 th PHD since Creation of Pakistan) A twist of event in Fall 2007 brought me into Industry as HSSE Team Leader. I went down to field and ground again to every man called HSE Specialist to learn and grow. Took more than 100s of training from local, regional and national trainers during first decade. Reaching out to NUST, NED, Hassen Habib, NPO, NEBOSH, SGS, TUV, Moody, PN, PAF, Civil Defense, NILAT, IRCA, AOTS, IOSH, Seminars. Was able to participate as HSE Expert in National and International Seminars. Continue to be active part of American Society of Safety Professionals since 2015. Became Head of HSE for US 340M$ DRI Plant during construction, commissioning & in Process where i worked with engineering experts from more than 15 Countries. Finally I loved to work and worked to love.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Safety and Environmental Management expert with extensive experience in Energy and Textile industries.
Experience: 35 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Hse Management Systems
- Project Management
- Hse Management
- Hseq Management
Career Highlights
- Led HSE initiatives across multiple factories.
- Implemented ISO management systems achieving safety milestones.
- Active member of American Society of Safety Professionals since 2015.
Work Experience
Fauji Foundation
HSE Specialist, Fauji Foundation (Welfare Branch), Pakistan (3 yrs 1 mo)
Lucky Textile Mills Limited
Group General Manager Health, Safety & Environment (5 mos)
Dolmen Group
Assistant General Manager HSSE (5 mos)
K-Electric
Deputy General Manager HSEQ Generation & Transmission (3 mos)
Head of HSEQ 900 MW CCPP & Associated Grids Project Phase - DGM (1 yr 11 mos)
Head of HSEQ 560 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant - DGM (4 yrs 11 mos)
Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited
Senior Manager HSE, 1.28 MTPA Direct Reduction Iron Plant (EPC by Midrex, USA) (4 yrs 1 mo)
Manager HSE at The First Direct Reduction Iron Plant, 1.28 MTPA (2 yrs 4 mos)
Manager Administration & IR at The First Direct Reduction Iron Plant 1.28 MTPA (7 mos)
The City School Official
Regional Manager Administration - South (11 mos)
Foundation Public School
Manager Administrative Operations (2 yrs 11 mos)
@Falconhouse Grammar School Karachi
O Levels Subject Teacher for Pakistan Studies & Islamiat (1 yr 7 mos)
Pakistan Army
Captain (13 yrs)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Preston University
M. Phil at Preston University
MA at University of Peshawar
M. Sc at Allama Iqbal Open University
Bachelor of Arts - BA at Pakistan Military Academy
Higher National Diploma at Pakistan Military Academy
Secondary School Certificate - Matric at Fazaia Degree College
