Discipline Notice: Mahmoud Mahmoud, P.Eng.

On July 18, 2024, a panel of the Discipline Committee found that Mahmoud Mahmoud, P.Eng., failed to seal two test pit investigation reports and a report on borehole data before providing them to the owners of two properties in Sechelt, BC.

On September 6, 2024, the Panel issued their decision on penalty and costs. Dr. Mahmoud was reprimanded and ordered to pay $7,500 toward the legal costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

In 2019, Dr. Mahmoud was contracted by the owners of two properties to conduct a geotechnical investigation in support of a development application made to the District of Sechelt. Dr. Mahmoud issued two test pit investigation reports and one report on the summary of available borehole data for the project. The reports contained Dr. Mahmoud’s geotechnical conclusions and recommendations and were intended to be relied on in support of a development application for the project. Dr. Mahmoud provided unsealed copies of the reports to the owners of the properties.

On January 9-12, 2024, and February 9, 2024, a panel of the Discipline Committee conducted a hearing concerning the engineering services Dr. Mahmoud provided for the project. On July 18, 2024, the panel released their decision, finding that Dr. Mahmoud breached section 20(9) of the Engineers and Geoscientists Act by issuing and providing unsealed copies of the reports for the project.

The panel determined that Engineers and Geoscientists BC was unsuccessful in proving two allegations of unprofessional conduct with regards to Dr. Mahmoud’s geotechnical investigation work for the project and determined that Dr. Mahmoud’s conduct was not a marked departure from the standard expected of a professional engineer.

On September 6, 2024, the panel issued their decision on penalty and costs. Dr. Mahmoud was reprimanded and ordered to pay $7,500 toward the legal costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

The full text of the Consent Order can be found in the Disciplinary Notices section of our website.

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