Dubai-based building services engineer Elie El Choufani is celebrating after securing chartership with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Not only that, he is also the youngest person to reach this important career milestone so far in 2014.
Elie, who joined Atkins' Middle East Graduate Development Programme in September 2011, gained his chartered status the day before his 27th birthday.
To become chartered, a graduate needs to demonstrate rounded professional experience that covers theoretical knowledge, commercial management, communication skills, environmental awareness and contribution to the activities of their professional institution.
As a member of the Atkins Graduate Development Programme, Elie was given a broad range of support, including mentoring and secondments to support his development across a range of competencies.
"Overall it has been a very exciting journey, challenging at times but very educational throughout," says Elie. "Personal effort and motivation are key elements, and the experience gained gave me a great sense of confidence and achievement.
"Looking ahead, I am excited now to move on to more challenging roles in my career and to support others pursuing their chartership."
Atkins' learning and development manager Catherine Green added: "We put a lot of energy into ensuring the Graduate Development Programme is a success for all involved and Elie's achievement is a great endorsement of this."
In his free time, Elie has previously done some acting in short films and advertisements. He can briefly be seen in Mission Impossible 4, part of which was filmed in Dubai, walking down an escalator before Tom Cruise gets into a fight with two bad guys!
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For more information:
Ben Thompson
Head of Communications, Middle East
+971 55 300 4047
ben.thompson@atkinsglobal.com
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Atkins is working across urban regeneration, masterplanning, national energy programmes, major transport schemes, water and environment projects - applying smart design solutions on projects including:
- Doha Central Planning Office - helping to resource Qatar's Central Planning Office (CPO) to co-ordinate the efficient delivery of multi-modal transport services across land, air and sea as part of its 2030 National Vision;
- The London 2012 Games infrastructure transformation - technical advisor on the legacy use transition of the Olympic Park as a follow-on role to our work as the Games' official engineering and design provider;
- UAE's peaceful nuclear new build programme - providing technical assurance to lenders backing the United Arab Emirates' most ambitious energy infrastructure projects;
- North Sea and Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms - extending the operational life of critical oil and gas platforms to allow cost-efficient and safe recovery of fuel sources from mature fields;
- SSE offshore wind alliance - provision of expert engineering and design support for the UK's biggest offshore wind alliance with Scottish and Southern Energy;
- Crossrail - designing the Central London twin tunnels and station architecture for Europe's biggest civil engineering scheme which will see tunnels passing beneath 470 listed buildings and critical infrastructure;
- Etihad Railway - providing multidisciplinary design expertise on the 1,200 km Etihad Rail network which will revolutionise passenger and freight transport in the UAE;
- Denmark ERTMS - providing multidisiplinary signalling expertise on the first countrywide installation of an ERTMS train control and management system in Denmark;
· Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge - lead consultant on this integral part of the new Hong Kong link road scheme which will significantly boost land connectivity in the region;
- Lowestoft Sixth Form College - design of the ultralow energy consumption Lowestoft College in the UK which aims to reduce operational energy use by more than 60% compared to previous designs;
- UK National Composites Centre - providing technical expertise to bring the latest lightweight carbon fibre materials to all engineering sectors, helping to develop innovative applications and reduce costs and carbon;
- US Environmental Protection Agency - providing technical assessment and analysis of national water-related resources and ecological systems in North America.
- Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) superfast broadband - providing technical, commercial and procurement support to help deliver superfast broadband to one of Europe's most remote regions.
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