Personal bio
Results-driven Senior Planning Manager with 22+ years of international experience delivering mega and complex construction projects across the Middle East. Proven leader in project planning, forensic delay analysis, and dispute resolution, with a track record of successfully steering multi-billion-dollar developments—including Dubai Metro ($2.9B), Hudayriyat Island Development ($1.6B), and Shura Island Hotel West—to successful completion. Expert in schedule recovery, risk mitigation, and strategic project controls, recognized for driving performance, resolving critical project challenges, and leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve on-time, on-budget delivery.
Some Key Achievements
✔Leading the planning team to deliver Shura Island Hotel West 03 (Jumeirah Hotels)- a flagship Red Sea Development project comprising 159 luxury villas, hotel clusters, and 8 public buildings. Established integrated mitigation strategies, advanced construction tracking systems, completion strategy, and operator handover plan enabling controlled delivery under fast-track execution conditions.
✔Successfully delivered and secured approval of the Master Schedule for $1.6B Hudayriyat Island Development, negotiating and resolving the contractor claims with zero litigation.
✔Played a critical planning and delay analysis leadership role on the $2.95B Route 2020 Dubai Metro Extension, maintaining project momentum during the COVID-19 disruption. Delivered forensic delay analysis using Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and Window Analysis, enabling justified EOT approvals and safeguarding contractual completion milestones.
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