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Islam Ismael

London,UK

Summary

Chartered Associate Public Health Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering sustainable, technically robust public health and medical gas designs across healthcare, education, and commercial infrastructure. Proven leader with strengths in team management, technical mentoring, performance assessments, and client engagement. Recognised for delivering complex projects to UK and international standards, including NHS Trusts, major airports, and global healthcare providers.. He possesses exceptional technical and stakeholder communication skills, essential for liaising with hospital medical user groups to ensure smooth project evolution. His expertise spans the design, construction, and commissioning of complex healthcare projects across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and America. Notably, Islam has contributed to iconic healthcare buildings, delivering innovation and sustainability at all stages of the design process. He is adept at collaborating with client teams, including NHS Trusts, and has developed medical gas designs adhering to the latest ISO standards and HTM guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead PH design for major healthcare and infrastructure projects (UK & abroad).
  • Line manager for engineering staff; oversee performance reviews, training, and mentoring.
  • Drive bid proposals, resource planning, and project delivery strategies.
  • Ensure compliance with HTM, UK Building Regs, BS EN standards, and LEED guidelines.
  • Coordinate across MEP disciplines; liaise directly with clients, architects, and authorities.

Experienced professional with focus on in-depth analysis and critique of various content types. Deliver insightful reviews that enhance quality and audience engagement through keen eye for detail and strong analytical skills. Skilled in providing constructive feedback and identifying key areas for improvement. Experienced Reviewer with knack for delivering thorough and insightful evaluations. Known for enhancing review quality and helping teams improve outputs. Consistently praised for clear communication and constructive feedback, leading to higher client satisfaction and improved project outcomes. Driven individual with knack for critical analysis and insightful commentary. Possesses strong written communication abilities and keen attention to detail, honed through diverse roles. Ready to deliver compelling reviews that inform and engage audiences. Knowledgeable about evaluating and providing insightful feedback on various forms of content. Strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail, and excellent written communication. Ready to use and develop critical thinking, research, and communication skills in PH lead role.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work history

Public health and Medical gas services discipline lead

Oriel Eye Hospital
Camden, London
08.2022 - 05.2025
  • The project combines services from Moorfields' main City Road hospital site and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology (IoO) in a new purpose-built centre to provide the highest quality of care and accessibility for patients, carers, staff, innovators, and students.

Medical Gas discipline lead

NHS Scotland Assure
05.2022 - 05.2025
  • Medical Gas discipline lead for several ongoing KSAR's on behalf of NHSSA.

PH lead for the new proposed manufacturing facility

Siemens Healthineers
Oxford
01.2022 - 05.2025
  • The proposed facility covers a total area of approximately 55300sqm GIA and consists of several distinct areas i.e. Production ancillary spaces including workshops and office areas, triple storey office accommodation and welfare facilities.

PH lead designer

Printworks Office Building
Canada Water, London
01.2021 - 05.2025
  • Islam is responsible for developing the water supply, drainage, fire services deliverable from concept to tender stage, assist British Land client during construction stage.

Lead Medical Gas Services/Public Health Engineer

New Jersey Future Hospital
State of Jersey
09.2020 - 05.2025
  • RIBA Stage 3 design for the Acute Hospital including Westmount & St Johns Road, all infrastructure, drainage, utilities and the West Park Active Travel route.
  • Islam is responsible for design of the medical gases for the main build.
  • Islam's key role is to develop the medical gas design, be Client interface and liaise with the Medical Gas Committee for Jersey Hospital to discuss project detail and support the project manager in technical matters.

Public Health Medical Gas Services Lead Engineer

UCLH-Proton Beam Therapy Facility
London
01.2019 - 05.2025
  • Islam is Public Health Medical Gas Services Lead Engineer on the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) project.
  • The UCLH Proton Beam Therapy Centre is to be one of only two high energy PBT NHS centres in the UK.
  • Islam's key role includes leading public health services during construction stage, Technical Reviewer for medical gases design, including new site infrastructure, supporting the wider project team, closely liaising with the Client and user groups during construction stage, testing and commissioning stage, carrying out site inspection on behalf of the NHS Trust, and reviewing construction documentation to de-risk project delivery.

Senior Public Health Engineer

Arup
01.2013 - 05.2025
  • Islam has over 20 years of experience in Public Health, Fire protection & Medical Gas Services Design.
  • Islam is Senior Public Health Engineer specialising in public health and medical gas systems with project experience in the UK, Europe, Middle East and America.
  • Islam brings experience in delivering innovation and sustainability to iconic healthcare buildings.
  • He has worked on complex, high specification, healthcare projects at all stages of the design process from concept design through to detailed design and site phases.
  • He has experience in design, construction, and commissioning witnessing.
  • Islam has experience in closely collaborating with Client teams (AE, AP etc) for several NHS Trusts, with experience developing medical gas design to the last ISO standard (7396-1:2016) and HTM 02-01.

PH design reviewer and medical gas designer

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton
01.2023 - 09.2024
  • Two story extension to existing building at Southampton General Hospital for 2 floors of 24 bed wards and link bridge to main hospital bloc.
  • Islam was PH design reviewer and medical gas designer.
  • He engaged with the client and their specialist team throughout his time on this project, helping ensure this specialist would meet the technical requirements of the medical gas Committee.

Lead Public Health and Medical Gas Services Engineer

University of Cambridge's New Heart and Lung Research Institute
Cambridge
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • The project contains 8,000 sq.m of research space, spread across three floors.
  • The building, which is linked to the other Campus hospitals and research buildings via a basement tunnel, will provide a 10-bed clinical research facility, along with state-of-the-art laboratory space for 22 principal investigators and 250 researchers.

Strategic engagement coordinator for the healthcare workstream

Reconstruction con Cambios
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: A 1.7 billion Eur investment programme, promoted by the Peruvian Government, aiming to rebuild social infrastructure severely damaged by El Niño in 2017.
  • Islam was responsible for advising the Peruvian officials in relation to planning, design and procurement stages of the public health and medical gas services for several projects.
  • His role comprised reviewing the tender design, contractor s' submittals, technical review engagement strategy and action plan, including inputs and the establishment of the public health and medical gas services brief for the design consultant, ensuring the successful engagement of all stakeholders involved (from public agencies, local communities, NGOs, contractors, etc).
  • A 1.7 billion Eur investment programme, promoted by the Peruvian Government, aiming to rebuild social infrastructure severely damaged by El Niño in 2017.

Public Health Lead Engineer

Croydon University Hospital
Croydon
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Islam was the Public Health Lead Engineer on Croydon University Hospital which is a large campus that comprises several large separate and interlinked buildings, which provide the full range of healthcare facilities from critical care to outpatients.
  • The extent of the proposed project is confined as the renovation and extension of the existing ground floor emergency department.
  • Islam's key role was to lead public health services during remedial stage, act as Technical reviewer for the drainage system, including the overall site infrastructure, lead technical meetings and advise the NHS Trust of the remedial process, closely liaise with the Client and user groups during construction stage, testing and commissioning stage, carry out site inspections on behalf of the NHS Trust, review handover documentation to facilitate Building Control approval and obtain final occupancy certificates.

Skills

    Islam has excellent technical and stakeholder communication skills, which are vital when liaising with hospital medical user groups, to ensure a smooth project evolution He has a vast experience of the onsite construction process, site inspections, testing and commissioning activities to ensure soft landing of the projects


    Islam has over 20 years of experience in Public Health, Fire protection & Medical Gas Services Design Islam is Senior Public Health Engineer specialising in public health and medical gas systems with project experience in the UK, Europe, Middle East and America

    Islam brings experience in delivering innovation and sustainability to iconic healthcare buildings He has worked on complex, high specification, healthcare projects at all stages of the design process from concept design through to detailed design and site phases He has experience in design, construction, and commissioning witnessing Islam has experience in closely collaborating with Client teams (AE, AP etc) for several NHS Trusts, with experience developing medical gas design to the last ISO standard (7396-1:2016) and HTM 02-01

Personal Information

Nationality: British/Egyptian

Timeline

PH design reviewer and medical gas designer

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
01.2023 - 09.2024

Public health and Medical gas services discipline lead

Oriel Eye Hospital
08.2022 - 05.2025

Medical Gas discipline lead

NHS Scotland Assure
05.2022 - 05.2025

PH lead for the new proposed manufacturing facility

Siemens Healthineers
01.2022 - 05.2025

PH lead designer

Printworks Office Building
01.2021 - 05.2025

Lead Medical Gas Services/Public Health Engineer

New Jersey Future Hospital
09.2020 - 05.2025

Strategic engagement coordinator for the healthcare workstream

Reconstruction con Cambios
01.2020 - 01.2021

Public Health Lead Engineer

Croydon University Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2020

Public Health Medical Gas Services Lead Engineer

UCLH-Proton Beam Therapy Facility
01.2019 - 05.2025

Lead Public Health and Medical Gas Services Engineer

University of Cambridge's New Heart and Lung Research Institute
01.2019 - 01.2021

Senior Public Health Engineer

Arup
01.2013 - 05.2025
Islam Ismael