​Dr Klaus Piroth

Klaus Piroth is an engineer with more than two decades of profes­sional experience. As the Principal Manager of CDM Smith’s Water and Municipal Infra­struc­ture Division in Germany, he focuses on flood risk management, hydro­ge­ol­ogy and groundwater. Addi­tion­ally, his expertise includes flow and solute transport modelling, as well as envi­ron­men­tal infra­struc­ture and water planning, project management and control, approval processes and public relations.

The list of projects he has worked on in Germany includes the Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport, and the German railway and urban development project known as "Stuttgart 21". One of his projects he looks back on with pride was the heavy rainfall analysis in Dortmund, also in Germany. The highly qualified project team, close commu­ni­ca­tion with the client, and transparent collab­o­ra­tion with the citizens in public meetings made the project unfor­get­table for him.

Reflecting on his early passion for civil engineering, Klaus Piroth remembers being interested in buildings of everyday life and the answer to the question what was needed to plan and construct them. During his study, he found hydraulic engineering to be the most interesting field, which ultimately guided his career path.

Klaus Piroth is the Chairman of the Technical Committee on Flood Prevention at the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) and member of the coordination groups on impact of climate change on water management as well as flooding. The DWA awarded him the medal of honour for his outstanding achievements. Klaus Piroth is also a member of the German Association of Engineers for Water Management, Waste Management and Land Improvement (BWK).