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Abdulrazak T Janim

Abdulrazak T Janim

MBA | PMP® | LEED® Green Associate™ | MOSTADAM AP
Al Khobar

Summary

A results-driven project management professional, Abdulrazak brings over 14 years of experience in consulting and urban development. He is a certified PMP®, LEED® Green Associate™, and Mostadam AP with a strong background in leading complex projects aligned with Vision 2030, including high-profile collaborations with ultra-luxury operators such as Rosewood and Mandarin Oriental.

Having completed an MBA from Liverpool John Moores University, his expertise encompasses leading interdisciplinary teams, navigating intricate stakeholder relationships, and ensuring strict compliance with sustainability and heritage preservation standards.

Overview

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14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager, Hospitality and Mixed-use

Retal Urban Development
Al Khobar, SA
02.2025 - Current

Leading the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of design standards and delivery for large-scale hospitality and mixed-use projects, focusing on branding, sustainability, wellbeing, and a clear architectural style.

  • Collaborated with senior leaders across development, design, and project teams to establish strategic goals and provide expert design guidance throughout project lifecycle.
  • Align with Luxury hospitality operators on their requirements and standards like Rosewood, Mandarin Oriental, and Marriott Collections.
  • Performing internal and external benchmarking to ensure high-quality development and stay current with industry trends, while building relationships with outside vendors to bring in best practices.
  • Overseeing the review of design at all project stages, using my expertise to ensure they followed all design guidelines and project requirements from beginning to end.
  • Supporting creating the detailed project development plans by setting goals, timelines, and assigning resources, while also identifying and solving potential problems to keep the project on track.
  • Engaged stakeholders and collaborated directly with funds, landlords, and master developers to align design solutions with creative and financial objectives.
  • Navigated complex building codes and regulations, including Sports Boulevard, Diriyah Gate, and King Salman Park, to secure necessary approvals and ensure full project compliance.

PMO Manager

PwC
AlUla/Riyadh, SA
04.2023 - 02.2025

Served as PMO manager overseeing project management office operations.

Working as a PMO manager for a newly established company under the Health Holding Company.

  • Leading the development and execution of a comprehensive program aligned with company strategic objectives, encompassing all key streams and initiatives.
  • Manage cross-functional teams, track progress against KPIs, and deliver projects on time and within budget.
    - Establishing a roadmap to demonstrate the streams, their timeline, and dependencies.
  • Collecting and following up with stream leaders and project managers, and updating the roadmap, risks, and issues accordingly.
  • Mitigating ad-hoc streams through collecting their requirements to create their timeline, sub-streams, and activities.

Held position of Senior Project Manager, leading project initiatives.

Working as a Senior Project Manager at the EPMO - Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) engagement under the Special Cultural Zones executive program.

  • Managing the development of Oasis Agricultural Campus concept design in AlUla's Cultural Oasis, a high-profile project led by world-renowned architect Francis Kéré and a consortium of over 10 consulting firms across various disciplines critical to the project's success.
  • Oversee over five workstreams within the Oasis Agricultural Campus, including developing a business case, historical building documentation, structural and architectural assessments of heritage buildings, and archaeological site cleaning.
  • Coordinate dependencies between projects within the program to ensure alignment of resources, timelines, and deliverables, facilitating effective collaboration and risk mitigation.
  • Manage multiple sector projects, including the development of day farms, the design and delivery of Arboretum Plaza, and MP1 Roads Enhancement as part of early works to enhance the visitor experience.
  • Assisting sector leadership in developing governance for the Special Cultural Zones (SCZ) to be presented and approved by the CEO and His Highness, the Governor.
  • Supported the Slow Food activation site delivery and drafted the scope for the project’s utilities.
  • Collaborated on successfully activating the Date Market, which included a live cooking show sponsored by Slow Food featuring renowned chefs from local and international backgrounds.
  • Leading projects influenced by heritage and archaeological significance, ensuring compliance with cultural conservation, sustainability, and environmental requirements through comprehensive screening, assessments, and scoping.

Senior Architect

Dar Engineering
Riyadh, SA
05.2021 - 04.2023

PMC oversees the execution of Sedra by Roshn Real Estate, a project featuring over 3,000 villas and 80 apartment buildings with all public amenities and service structures.

  • Received an upgrade from Engineer to Senior after having above the average KPI through one year of performing the material-technical review and management without any significant obstacles or variation to cost or time.
  • Within two years and ahead of the project schedule, we were able to hand over the project to the client and end-user with a high satisfaction rate.
    - Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to create the public realm project plan and procurement control and followed through with its progress.
  • Centralized as a single point of contact with the Client's ID team to finalize material selection and find practical alternatives.
  • Reflected sustainability requirements for the project and proposed solutions to achieve the intended performance.
  • Supervised vendor management with the contractor to improve vendor selection, and ensure timely delivery with compliance with the project specs. And strengthen the relationship with the suppliers and gain their trust and cooperation.

Architectural Consultant

Italconsult
Abha, SA
11.2019 - 05.2021

KAP-05 (7 Billion SAR)
Providing engineering consultancy services (in a joint venture with Gesbau2ace) for reviewing the designs and supervising the construction works of the 5th Stage of the (KAP5) for the Ministry of Interior of Saudi government.

  • Validated related architectural SOW using walk-through inspection, checklist, and statistical sampling, as per approved shopdrawing, quality requirement, and metrics.
  • Issued nonconformance cases and violation reports such as SIN/DTR/NCR.
  • Conducted meetings to close out pending issues and updated the issue log and risk register status.
  • Completed six projects and performed close-out by overseeing initial handing over, preparing respective Snag List, and reviewing Project's TOC.

Lead Architect

EG&G Middle East
Al Qurayyat, SA
12.2017 - 11.2019

Project: Al-Hadithah new customs for passengers and Border Guards (1 billion SAR)
The construction of Al hadithah passengers' land port, Border Guard HQ and its facilities, and the Customs housing compound

  • Communicating and Engaging with Cross-functional stakeholders "Saudi Customs, MOF and Border Guards" to meet their requirements and fundamental objectives to reflect them on the new modification of the Project's Master plan.
  • Revising and Developing the Project's Master Plan and buildings design for the Al-Hadithah land port and coordinating with Interdisciplinary engineering in the project team
  • Reviewing and submitting shop-drawing and acquiring approval from consultant/owner.
    - Directing and managing project work "finishings scope" and ensuring quality meets project requirements.
  • Communicating and coordinating with the consultant to validate the SOW and submit related invoices.

Project Manager

SwissDAR Holding
Riyadh, SA
08.2016 - 12.2017

Fit-out Projects (15 million SAR)
a) Ministry of Health renovation for multiple floors
b) Sea Shore complex in Al-Khobar
c) Panorama mall renovation
d) Retail stores

  • Developed architectural design (concept, scheme, and shop-drawing) and acquired approval from the consultant/owner
  • Studying the Architectural plans and eliciting from them comprehensive schedules and work plans to be executed
  • Identified and planned project scope and assigned manpower/resources according
  • Managed the work execution progress and monitored and controlled the quality of the project
  • Assigned contractors, suppliers, and resources to the project built on requirements, quality standards, and budget (procurement management).
  • Confirmed delivery and formal acceptance of deliverables by the consultant/owner and closed the project, and officially handed it over

Project Engineer

Saudi Oger Ltd
Riyadh, SA
12.2012 - 11.2016

KADF parcel 1.08 (Five-stars Hotel)

  • Provide support to other engineering (civil, electrical, and mechanical).
  • Developed and reviewed shopdrawings & checked their quality.
  • Involved in preparing the variation orders & claims with coordination with the contract Admin team.
  • Studied the changes of the critical items & checking the cost impact. Responsible for all architectural
  • Handovers and submitting them to the Consultant.

Education

MBA -

Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Architectural Engineering

Applied Science University, Amman
04.2001 -

Skills

Program and Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Business Acumen

PMO

Problem Solving

Stakeholders' Engagement

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Code and Guideline Compliance

Data Visualization

Design Management

Urban Design and Planning

Certification

Project Management Professional, PMP®

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteHybridRemote

Salary Range

د.ا113000/yr - د.ا200000/yr

Timeline

Senior Manager, Hospitality and Mixed-use - Retal Urban Development
02.2025 - Current
PMO Manager - PwC
04.2023 - 02.2025
Senior Architect - Dar Engineering
05.2021 - 04.2023
Architectural Consultant - Italconsult
11.2019 - 05.2021
Lead Architect - EG&G Middle East
12.2017 - 11.2019
Project Manager - SwissDAR Holding
08.2016 - 12.2017
Project Engineer - Saudi Oger Ltd
12.2012 - 11.2016
Liverpool John Moores University - MBA,
04.2001 -
Applied Science University - Bachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering
04.2001 -
Abdulrazak T JanimMBA | PMP® | LEED® Green Associate™ | MOSTADAM AP