Martha working with local engineers in
AfghanistanMartha Taylor has a BEng in Civil
Engineering from the University of Liverpool. She joined Mott
MacDonald in 2001. She was Winner of the regional ICE Young Members
Paper Competition in 2005. Her primary interest lies in the fields
of hydraulic engineering, including dams, irrigation, flood control
and water supply.
Martha has worked in the UK, Afghanistan, Guyana, Ireland and
Ethiopia. Her work in Afghanistan was as a Senior Hydraulic
Structures Engineer on the Kunduz River Basin Programme. She was
responsible for the hydraulic and structural design of irrigation
schemes for 12 major canals, including intake works, head
regulators, spill weirs, turnouts, cross regulators and drop
structures. She was also responsible for the preparation of
tender/contract documents and specifications. The KRBP programme
has a substantial emphasis on capacity building, and throughout her
work Martha mentored and worked with a large team of Afghan
engineers. At the end of her visit she organised a two-day workshop
on hydraulic structure design and contracts. This work followed on
from a year’s leave of absence from Mott MacDonald when Martha
worked with GOAL in Afghanistan. She headed a regional engineering
team to complete work on one USAID funded programme, and plan and
implement work on a second programme, worth US$1,450,000.
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