Leadership & engagement

Senior specialist expertise, directly accessible.

A founder-led practice means the person engaged for specialist judgement stays involved in understanding, evaluating and communicating the issue.

Executive portrait — Executive Leadership

Founder & Principal Advisor

Abdul Hasib Abdul Sattar

Abdul Hasib Shaikh is a specialist engineering professional with more than three decades of experience in structural durability, structural forensics, condition assessment and technical assurance.

His career spans concrete and materials technology, repair and rehabilitation, sustainable materials and independent technical advisory across India, the Middle East, UK, Australia, New Zealand and other international markets.

Professional contribution

Contributor to the Indian Concrete Institute's publication ‘Repairs of Concrete Structures’, co-authorship content on the ‘Chapter 9: Durability of Repaired & Rehabilitated Structures’.

Past leadership roles

Where the experience was built

HIKVERA2026 – Present: Founder & Principal Advisor.
JACOBS2018 – 2026: Chief Engineering Manager, Specialist — Materials Engineering.
CH2M2011 – 2018: Senior Engineering Technologist — Materials.
HALCROW2004 – 2011: Senior Materials & Forensic Engineer.
GODREJ1990 – 2004: Associate Manager QA/QC-Materials.

Engagement

Six ways to engage Hikvera

Flexible engagement, from an initial technical discussion or targeted review through to focused specialist project support.

Independent Specialist Advisory: Senior technical input for complex engineering decisions.
Targeted Technical Reviews: Focused review of designs, specifications, materials, and submissions.
Diagnostic & Forensic Assignments: Investigation of defects, deterioration, failures, and performance concerns.
Project Specialist Support: Durability, materials, forensics, or assurance expertise embedded within larger project teams.
Owner / Client-Side Advice: Independent technical perspective supporting informed decisions and risk management.
Collaboration & Subconsultancy: Specialist support to consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary organizations.

Work directly with the specialist

Tell us the asset, the technical issue and the decision that must be made. A focused first conversation can often clarify the right next step.

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