Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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.
• 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.
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.
- 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.