Ashveen Jeetun joins KPM as Associate Director, bringing 24 years of international Public Health engineering experience.

KPM Appoints Ashveen Jeetun as Associate Director

Kavya Pillai
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KPM has appointed Ashveen Jeetun as Associate Director, strengthening its mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) leadership. The appointment brings 24 years of international experience in Public Health engineering to the multidisciplinary engineering practice.

Jeetun has worked across Mauritius, Seychelles, the UK and the UAE. His background spans education, leisure, residential, hospitality, information technology and transportation projects.

Ashveen Jeetun brings 24 years of engineering experience

Before joining KPM, Jeetun held senior and leadership positions at international engineering consultancies. His work focused on innovation, sustainability, quality, mentoring and technical development.

His project experience includes the Museum of the Future, Expo City Sustainability Pavilion, Ain Dubai and Dubai Mall Fashion Avenue Expansion. He has also contributed to the Royal Arts Complex, Al Ula projects, Aladdin City, Etisalat Tier III Data Centre and Bvlgari Hotel.

Jeetun specialises in water services, wastewater systems, stormwater drainage and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS). His technical expertise also covers rainwater attenuation, fuel oil and LPG systems, waterborne disease transmission and firefighting systems.

In addition, Jeetun has published technical articles and research papers in local and international publications. His work on the Pathogens Management Train focuses on identifying and mitigating pathogen transmission pathways within plumbing systems.

He also reviewed the Dubai Health Authority guidelines used in the design of healthcare facilities.

KPM strengthens its MEP leadership

Jeetun’s appointment adds specialist technical knowledge and leadership experience to KPM’s MEP capabilities. His background in sustainable water systems and public health infrastructure also aligns with the engineering disciplines covered by his expertise.

Commenting on the appointment, Jeetun said he looked forward to contributing to KPM’s MEP capabilities and service offerings. He also highlighted the practice’s multidisciplinary approach to developing practical engineering solutions.

KPM MEP Director Phil Dobson said Jeetun brings technical expertise, project experience and leadership to the practice. Dobson added that Jeetun’s knowledge of Public Health engineering and sustainable water systems would strengthen the company’s MEP capabilities.

Award-winning Public Health engineering specialist

Jeetun has received industry recognition for his engineering work. He was named Plumbing Engineer of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

He was also highly commended for Technical Manager of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2025. Projects he contributed to have received recognition, including Plumbing Project of the Year.

Jeetun holds an MSc in Building Services Engineering Management from Brunel University London and a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mauritius.

He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) and holds the European Engineer (Eur Ing) designation. He is also a member of the UAE Society of Engineers and a fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, and the Society of Public Health Engineers.

About KPM

KPM is a global multidisciplinary engineering practice serving the built environment. The company has a presence across the UAE, UK, Saudi Arabia and India.

Its work spans projects of varying scales, supported by integrated engineering expertise and a multidisciplinary approach.

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Kavya Pillai is a subeditor and journalist at StrongYes Media, covering UAE HR news, corporate leadership movements, and the region’s leadership pulse. Trusted to run a beat end-to-end, she helps shape the editorial lens StrongYes brings to the Emirates’ business and workplace landscape. Trained as a physiotherapist, she brings a diagnostic instinct to reporting, separating signal from noise with clarity under pressure.