Niki Harandi is an experienced professional in the field of dam engineering and management, currently serving as the Dams Service Line Leader for the Americas at GHD since August 2022. Niki has held several leadership roles at GHD, including Business Group Leader for Geotech, Dams and Tailings, and Technical Director for Dams. Prior to this, Niki worked at Aurecon from September 2019 to August 2022, achieving positions such as Technical Director and Dams Lead for NSW and ACT. Niki's career began at Pooyab Consulting Engineering Co., where responsibilities included Senior Dam Engineer and Technical Lead. Niki also served as Senior Dam Surveillance Engineer at WaterNSW. Niki holds an MBA from AGSM @ UNSW Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran, with additional studies at Amirkabir University of Technology.