Executive Profile

Driving capital decisions with credible project controls, portfolio governance, and delivery intelligence.

I help executive teams, government stakeholders, and delivery organizations translate complex program data into clear funding decisions, stronger governance, and defensible portfolio outcomes across aviation, infrastructure, rail, and industrial megaprojects.

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Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Australian Citizen English & Arabic

What I bring

Not just planning and reporting. Real governance discipline, executive-grade forecasting, and portfolio-level control across high-stakes capital programs. A rare concept, apparently.

Executive Decision Support

  • Translate delivery intelligence into board-ready choices
  • Support funding approvals, capital phasing, and prioritization
  • Improve forecast credibility for senior leadership

Enterprise PMO & Governance

  • Design stage-gate controls and portfolio governance models
  • Strengthen assurance, compliance, and reporting maturity
  • Align delivery strategy with executive and ministerial objectives

Integrated Controls Leadership

  • Integrate cost, schedule, risk, and PMIS reporting
  • Develop ERP-aligned dashboards and investment visibility
  • Lead multidisciplinary controls teams across complex programs

Selected impact

A few outcomes that actually matter more than decorative job titles.

Portfolio Funding Confidence

Established portfolio-level controls integrating cost, schedule, and risk to improve forecast credibility and strengthen executive decision confidence on a major Saudi giga-program.

Delivery Acceleration

Implemented AWP and ECI methodologies that reduced schedule risk and accelerated delivery by approximately 15% on major aviation and infrastructure programs.

Commercial Protection

Led claims and delay analysis exceeding USD 52M, protecting owner interests through evidence-based assessments and structured controls.

Margin & Efficiency Gains

Integrated schedule, risk, and financial controls contributing to a 3% gross margin improvement, plus USD 2M in savings through resource and process optimization.

Career experience

Built across contractors, consultancies, government, and owner environments. Useful when you need somebody who understands how the whole machine really works.

Project Controls Director | Parsons Saudi Arabia | Jul 2023 - Present

Leading enterprise project controls and investment governance for a USD 12B giga-program portfolio.

  • Align delivery strategies with executive funding constraints and ministerial objectives
  • Implement ERP-aligned PMIS reporting dashboards for CAPEX, OPEX, cash flow, and risk exposure
  • Convert quantified risk exposure into contingency and capital phasing scenarios to support funding approvals
Project Controls Director (Advisory) | Mott MacDonald Australia | Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

Directed lifecycle project controls for infrastructure portfolios exceeding USD 5B.

  • Supported business cases, budget approvals, and portfolio sequencing decisions
  • Partnered with finance and executive teams to align delivery forecasts with capital allocation and benefits realization
  • Strengthened PMO maturity and led a team of 15+ project controls professionals
Head of Planning - PMO | Bechtel Australia | Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

Led PMO planning and assurance for complex aviation and infrastructure programs.

  • Maintained delivery within ±3% of approved baselines
  • Integrated schedule, risk, and financial controls across PMO operations
  • Improved project gross margin by 3% through stronger controls integration
Senior Project Controls Manager | Government Transport Authority Australia | Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

Governed reporting and assurance for a USD 3B capital portfolio.

  • Ensured compliance with enterprise PMO, audit, and assurance standards
  • Led delay and claims analysis exceeding USD 52M
  • Introduced predictive analytics and risk-adjusted forecasting to increase executive confidence
Project Manager / Project Controls Manager | AMANA Group MENA | Jan 2009 - Oct 2016

Established integrated controls systems across industrial, aviation, and infrastructure programs exceeding USD 1.5B.

  • Deployed Time-Chainage scheduling to improve interface coordination and reduce rework risk by 25%
  • Delivered USD 2M in cost savings through process and resource optimization
  • Strengthened executive reporting and cost forecasting across multiple concurrent projects
Project Engineer / Controls | Consolidated Contractors Company MENA | Feb 2003 - Jan 2009

Managed planning, scheduling, and cost control for EPC projects up to USD 2.7B.

  • Supported tender planning, project controls delivery, and closeout readiness
  • Built foundations in EPC controls, claims support, and delivery assurance

Selected mega-projects

Aviation, transport, urban infrastructure, industrial, and major capital delivery across two regions and plenty of organizational egos.

King Salman International AirportUSD 7.0B
Sports Boulevard FoundationUSD 4.9B
Western Sydney AirportUSD 5.3B
Sydney MetroUSD 2.2B
Transport Access ProgramUSD 3.1B
Dubai Theme ParkUSD 0.5B
King Khalid International AirportUSD 0.3B
Dubai MetroUSD 1.2B
Rabigh Refining & PetrochemicalUSD 2.7B
Sohar RefineryUSD 1.8B

Credentials

MBA
BSc Mechanical Engineering
PMP
Balanced Scorecard & KPI Professional
Business Analysis
Digital Transformation
Intentional Leadership Program

Combining engineering depth, PMO governance, commercial awareness, and executive communication to support complex delivery environments.

Systems & tools

Primavera P6 Oracle Unifier ERP / PMIS Platforms Power BI Acumen PERTMASTER PRISM UNIPHI ACONEX TILOS

Let’s connect

For leadership roles, advisory opportunities, PMO transformation, project controls capability building, or executive portfolio governance support.

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