Faisal Alfagih

Urban Development | Transportation | Cities | Local Government | Reconstruction | Real Estate ..

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About

As EVP of Operations & Development at SAFA Investment. I focus on leveraging expertise in development strategy, consulting, and PMO to align operational excellence with the company’s growth objectives. My role involves spearheading initiatives that enhance organizational performance and foster sustainable development. With over four years of leadership experience in roads and urban development at The Royal Commission for Riyadh City, I supported projects that transformed infrastructure and public transport systems. My work demonstrates a strong commitment to shaping sustainable urban environments, ensuring impactful outcomes, and fostering collaboration within teams to meet strategic goals.

Experience

  • EVP, Operations & Development at صفا | SAFA
    Dec 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director - Roads & Urban Development for Public Transport
      Jan 2022 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    • Project Manager - Traffic Engineering
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos
      - Supervising Traffic Management Works for lines 4. 5. & 6 constructions. The work includes Traffic detours design, Implementation, operations and all coordination needed such as Traffic Police implementation permits and public announcing campaigns. - Managing Urban and Roadway designs package including Traffic studies for King Abdulaziz Road, Abi Jaffer Almansour Rd, Shaik Hassan Bin Hussain Rd. and Part of MBS Road. - Managing and tracking the Traffic Barriers and Distortion relief campaign in weekly basis since Nov. 2020. We achieved 152786 Barriers removal, which is 79% of detour barriers, which releases 60% of the road to the public, including “SD-OWL” the longest traffic detour in Riyadh since 2015. - Representing RCRC metro Project in the Urban Visual Distortion Campaign, held by Riyadh Municipality (AMANA). A 6 Months long campaign. - Working in Preliminary Handing Over Committee (PHO). The Committee role is to manage Handing over activities of the enhanced Roads to the operation agency (AMANA).

  • ADDC - Arabian Dar for Development Consultancy (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Board Member
      Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs

    • Advisory Manager
      Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos
      • Directing projects with the team to meet client’s objectives. •Checking and reviewing the consultants and business analysts work before presenting it to the client and steering committee.

    • Sr. Consultant
      Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Established a PMO for the client (real estate investment company). - Designed the work approach. - Analyzed the current status of project management practice. - Positioned the new PMO, its scope, structure and authority. - Designed the process flow and all activities with its templates. - Led the operation of the new PMO including the hiring and training of employees, assisting the performance and handing over the work to the client. ٠ Developed an organizational strategy for the client (real estate investment company). - Participated in market study and benchmarking of three companies working in the field reviewing its strategies and extracting insights. - Arranged, coordinated and conducted workshops with the client in different levels to find out the gaps. ٠ Land best use study for 62000 Seq. m land for the client (real estate development company). - Doing the literature review for the housing demand and supply in Riyadh. - Studying the public transportation impact on the land since it’s located within a kilometer radius from a metro station.

  • Advisor at Ministry of Hajj and Umrah - وزارة الحج والعمرة
    2020 – 2024

    Working with center management team. Managing more than 100 field Inspectors in the holy sites (Mina, Arafa and Muzdalifah). There were more than 2,000 field visits throughout the Hajj days, which contributed to the issuance of daily and instant reports for decision makers in the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

  • Transport & Traffic Engineer at SYSTRA
    Sep 2016 - Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    - Temporary Traffic Control Plans (TTCP) review for the construction of Line 1 and Line 2 of Riyadh Metro which includes the construction of Stations, Viaducts, Piers, Utilities and Olaya –Batha Corridor (OBC) Roadway works. The number of TTCPs reviewed so far is approximately 300 for various construction requirements. - OBC Permanent roadway design review of Roadway Geometry, Signing and Pavement Marking Plans, Traffic Signal Plans, Bus Stop locations, and material specifications. - Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) review for temporary detours and permanent OBC roadway network. Review of capacity of intersections, links, roundabouts and weaving sections using appropriate softwares such as Synchro, Simtraffic and VISSIM. - Resolving the traffic complaints received from the Public Relations Call Center by providing technical expertise. - Involved in stakeholder engagement for the Bus routes, Parking Management Project, Ar Riyadh Development Authority (ADA’s) traffic signal project, Riyadh Municipality (Amana) and Traffic Police Department. - Review of Wayfinding Signs, Metro Journey Plans as a part of Urban Landscape and Architectural submittals. - Performed site visits to inspect the implementation of TTCPs as per the design using Video recordings. Compiled a monthly inspection report to highlight safety issues and to support the construction team.