Framework Agreement — Coastal Resilience
Ongoing- Role
- Lead Consultant
- Value
- US$2.5M
Technical advisory and project management for coastal resilience initiatives across eight countries, integrating climate-resilient practice and developing capacity.
Nguyen Xuan Tinh
Senior Hydrologist, Water Resources & Energy Department, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
Flood risk, river basin and coastal resilience consulting across Asia and the Pacific
Ph.D., Tohoku University · Project Management Professional (PMP)
Tokyo, Japan
- 18+years in water resources and coastal engineering
- 15+international consulting projects delivered
- US$5M+in coastal resilience projects led
About
I am a Senior Hydrologist in the Water Resources & Energy Department of Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. in Tokyo. For more than 18 years I have worked on floods, rivers and coasts, and today I lead flood-risk, river-basin and coastal-resilience assignments for the Asian Development Bank, JICA, the World Bank and national governments across Asia and the Pacific.
My work runs from the technical core — hydrological and hydraulic modelling, flood and inundation mapping, coastal morphodynamics and climate change impact assessment — to what makes a project land: feasibility studies, project management, and training the agencies that will run the systems once a project ends.
Before Nippon Koei, I was a Senior Consultant at CTI Engineering International (2022–2026), an Assistant Professor at Tohoku University (2017–2022) and a Water Resources Engineer at Dynamic International Solutions in Vietnam (2012–2015). Those years in research are why I bring remote sensing and machine learning into everyday project work.
My work runs from the technical core — hydrological and hydraulic modelling, flood and inundation mapping, coastal morphodynamics and climate change impact assessment — to what makes a project land: feasibility studies, project management, and training the agencies that will run the systems once a project ends.
Before Nippon Koei, I was a Senior Consultant at CTI Engineering International (2022–2026), an Assistant Professor at Tohoku University (2017–2022) and a Water Resources Engineer at Dynamic International Solutions in Vietnam (2012–2015). Those years in research are why I bring remote sensing and machine learning into everyday project work.
Available for consulting assignments, technical advisory and expert review.
Get in touch See current projectsConsulting Services
Coastal & Water Resources Management
Strategic planning, flood risk assessment and sustainable water management for governments and organisations.
Climate Resilience
Climate change adaptation strategies, coastal protection planning and disaster risk reduction.
Technical Advisory
Expert technical guidance, feasibility studies and project evaluation for infrastructure development.
Capacity Building
Training programmes, workshops and knowledge transfer that build lasting local expertise and institutional capacity.
Project Management
End-to-end delivery from planning to implementation, on time and to quality, by a certified PMP.
International Development
Technical expertise and implementation support for development agencies and their partner governments.
Technical expertise
Projects
Capacity Development of Flood Disaster Risk Reduction in Timor-Leste
Ongoing- Role
- Technical Lead
- Value
- US$1.8M
Capacity development programme for government agencies: technical training, climate change evaluation and a flood risk assessment system.
Improvement of Flood Control Measures in the Pasig-Marikina River Basin
Ongoing- Role
- Senior Consultant
- Value
- US$3.2M
Comprehensive flood risk assessment and climate-resilient flood control strategies for Metro Manila's critical river basin.
Clients & partners
Professional Experience
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Senior Hydrologist, Water Resources & Energy Department 2026.07 - present
Leading consulting assignments for international clients including ADB, JICA and the World Bank: project management, technical advisory and capacity building across Asia and the Pacific.
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CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Senior Consultant, Water Resources & Coastal Engineering 2022.04 - 2026.06
Led flood control and coastal resilience projects for ADB, JICA and DPWH Philippines, from flood risk assessment to capacity development.
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Tohoku University, Department of Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor 2017.04 - 2022.03
Applied research in coastal engineering and disaster risk reduction.
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Dynamic International Solutions, Vietnam
Water Resources Engineer 2012.04 - 2015.02
Water resources planning and water quality management systems.
Digital Tools & Applications (view more )
CoastalEng Pro
Eighteen coastal engineering calculators — wave dispersion, run-up, EurOtop overtopping, breakwater armour, tides, sediment transport, shoreline evolution and extreme-value analysis — modernised from the classic Dalrymple and Lynett coastal applets.
All applications
News
- 2026.07. Joined Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. as Senior Hydrologist in the Water Resources & Energy Department, Tokyo.
- 2025.09. Started as Lead Consultant on the ADB Framework Agreement — Coastal Resilience, covering eight countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
- 2025.06. Started as Technical Lead on the JICA Project for Capacity Development of Flood Disaster Risk Reduction in Timor-Leste.
- 2024.04. Started work on Improvement of Flood Control Measures in the Pasig-Marikina River Basin (DPWH / JICA, Philippines).
- 2024.03. One paper on surface-water dynamics in the Nhat Le River Basin published in Journal of Water and Climate Change.
- 2023.09. One paper on hydrologic-geotechnical modelling of landslide and flood hazards published in Engineering Geology.
- 2023.03. One paper on the morphodynamics of the Cua Lo Estuary published in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.
- 2022.04. Joined CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd. as Senior Consultant.
- 2021. Received the Best Research Paper Award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE).
- 2021. One paper on machine-learning prediction of Nha Trang shorelines published in IEEE Access.
- 2021.01. One paper on levee breaching in Marumori during Typhoon Hagibis published in Water.
Certifications & Memberships
- Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE): Member
- International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR): Member
Achievements & Honours
- 2024. Led US$5M+ in coastal resilience projects
- 2023. Delivered 15+ international consulting projects
- 2021. Best Research Paper Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Education
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Doctor of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering 2009
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Master of Engineering, Water Resources Engineering 2006
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Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering 2003
Contact
Available for consulting assignments, technical advisory and expert review.
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Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
Water Resources & Energy Department
5-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8539, Japan
xuantinhsea(at)gmail.com
Water Resources & Energy Department
5-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8539, Japan
xuantinhsea(at)gmail.com