Arup Names Hafiz West Coast Water Leader

Arup today announced that Sheba Hafiz, PE, has joined the firm as West Coast Water Leader, focused on client support for the firm’s growing portfolio of water projects west of the Rockies. Hafiz has 20 years of experience providing planning, program and project management, design, construction management and facility operations advice to clients in the water sector.

“Our water challenges in the West are as numerous as the solutions and as the jurisdictions involved,” John Eddy, Arup Principal and San Francisco Infrastructure Leader, said. “Sheba’s experience in water, wastewater and recycled water significantly grows our West Coast sector water skills, which already include water conveyance and green infrastructure.”

Hafiz’s project work spans the Western United States, from California to Arizona and Hawaii to Washington. Clients have utilized her expertise to advance their business imperatives from early planning stages to design, construction, training, asset management and optimization of operations. She is also experienced in alternative project delivery methods including design-build (DB) and Construction Management at Risk (CMAR).

Hafiz received a BS in civil engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi and a MS in environmental engineering from Arizona State University.