YBHG. DATO’ SRI IR. DR. ROSLAN BIN MD TAHA
Dato’ Sri Ir. Dr. Roslan Bin Md Taha, a Malaysian, was appointed as a Director of PROLINTAS Group of Companies on 30 November 2020. He is the Chairman of the Project Monitoring Committee.
Upon graduation in 1982, Dato’ Sri Ir. Dr. Roslan worked with the Public Works Department (JKR) Malaysia, held several positions in the states and Headquarters until his retirement in 2019 as the Director-General (DG). He also served as Board Member of various bodies and Government Linked Companies including the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM), Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Pembinaan BLT Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd He is a registered Professional Engineer & Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC) and member of the Disciplinary Committee with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), an Honorary Member with the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), an Honorary Fellow with the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (AFEO) and an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE).
During his tenureship as the DG of JKR, he was also the President of BEM, the Road Engineering Association of Malaysia (REAM), Malaysian Structural Steel Association (MSSA), Vice President of Road Engineering Association of Asia & Australasia (REAAA), First Delegate for Malaysia to World Road Association (PIARC), Chairman of Malaysian National Monitoring Committee to the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) and Chairman of the Network of Accreditation Bodies for Engineering Education in Asia (NABEEA).
Under his leadership, he successfully completed the Building Sector Energy Efficiency Projects (BSEEP) entrusted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Government of Malaysia from 2014 till 2016. He also introduced the Integrated Management Systems (IMS) comprising Quality ISO 9001, Environment ISO 14001, Safety & Health ISO 18001 and Energy Management System ISO 50001. He managed to achieve the government’s recognition for Hari Profesion Teknikal Negara (HPTN) in 2018, dedicating the first Saturday in December every year to recognising the technical professions and its contributions to the country. He also outstandingly obtained the IEA recognition of our Engineering Technicians and Technologists education accreditation program under the Dublin and Sydney Accords respectively in 2018.
Dato’ Sri Ir. Dr. Roslan has and continues to impart his views and expertise in the areas of infrastructure, project & construction management, asset management, technical & financial negotiations and environmental management in various government institutions and private sectors, among others, as an External Member of Development Committee of IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd, an External Member of Operation & Maintenance Committee and Project Steering Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia. He is presently on the Boards of TRX City Sdn Bhd and Minconsult Sdn Bhd.
Dato’ Sri Ir. Dr. Roslan holds a BSc. (Hons) in Civil Engineering from University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, and MSc. (Eng) in Civil Environmental Engineering from University of Liverpool, UK. He obtained his doctorate in Environment from University of Wales, UK.