Civil engineering co-op student with site experience on $1.2B projects in Riyadh.
I'm a Syrian-Canadian civil engineering student who grew up in Saudi Arabia and moved to Canada in 2024 to study at McMaster. I've spent my summers on construction sites in Riyadh, first supervising steel structure installation and then coordinating and inspecting work on two KAFD projects.
I like work that gets built and gets used. On site that means checking installations against the drawings. Off site it means building practical tools: I designed and launched an inventory system that four companies now run on, and I co-founded a media studio in Hamilton.
I'm most interested in structural engineering, steel construction and transportation, and I'm looking for co-op roles where I can spend time in the field.
My work grouped by company: what each one does, the projects I was part of, and what I contributed.
Riyadh contractor working on steel structures, aluminium installation and building finishes. I've worked with Pioneer for two summers on site and built the inventory system the wider group runs on.
KAFD is split into five areas. In a parcel number, the digit before the dot is the area and the digits after it are the parcel within that area.
Mid- and high-rise towers, hotels and serviced apartments next to the financial core.
Residential towers, terraced housing, neighbourhood retail and community amenities.
Four companies were tracking tools, materials and finished products separately. I built one web system that keeps each company's stock apart while giving management a single view.
A media studio I co-founded in Hamilton. We make video, reels, photography and drone content for real estate, outdoor living and local businesses across Hamilton and the GTA.
A media production agency in Riyadh. I joined on a full-time contract for the summer and worked between clients and the shooting team.
Covered a SHEIN event in Riyadh with the shooting team.
Content project for a group of restaurants.
Work experience, education and student leadership.
Relevant completed courses: Statics and Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Geology, Structural Mechanics, Survey and Measurement for Transportation and Construction, Environmental Engineering. Current third-year courses, fall 2026:
| Code | Course | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| CIVENG 3G04 | Structural Analysis | Slope-deflection, consistent deformations, frame analysis, shear and moment diagrams |
| CIVENG 3A03 | Geotechnical Engineering | Soil classification, hydrometer analysis, Atterberg limits |
| CIVENG 3K03 | Transportation Engineering | Design and operation of transportation systems |
| CIVENG 3C03 | Engineering Systems | Linear programming and the simplex method |
Software I've used on real projects, plus the field and people skills I bring to a site.
| Tool | Area | Where I've used it |
|---|---|---|
| AutoCAD | Drafting | Retaining wall protection system; site drawings in Riyadh |
| Revit | BIM | 3-storey student residence model and drawing package |
| Navisworks | BIM coordination | Site work at Pioneer Construction |
| SAP2000 | Structural analysis | Structural modelling |
| MATLAB | Computation | Course labs and engineering calculations |
| Python | Programming | Engineering data analysis |
| MS Office | Reporting | Technical reports, budgets and tracking |
| ERP / IMS | Operations | Built the Pioneer Group inventory system |
Site inspection, steel installation supervision, checking work against drawings, following up through closeout.
Structural, geotechnical and transportation fundamentals, analytical problem-solving and technical reports.
Team collaboration, deadline management, budgets and event finance, client coordination. Fluent in Arabic and English.
Web apps on Cloudflare and GitHub, CAD modelling and 3D printing, video production, photography, drone footage and colour grading in DaVinci Resolve. Valid driver's licence, available for field and site-based roles.
Open to co-op and internship roles in structural, construction and transportation engineering across Hamilton, the GTA and Toronto.
| Taisir.farra@gmail.com | |
| PHONE | (365) 778-2006 |
| linkedin.com/in/taisirfarra | |
| LOCATION | Hamilton, Ontario |
| RÉSUMÉ | View my résumé |