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Chief Engineering Officer
noneChief Engineering Officer
Feb. 2025Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAs head of the Engineering Department, I lead the Engineering Team (SMEs) in their respective technical roles - providing Engineering and Land Development input into the Master Plan of a 54sqkm new brownfields site development at the periphery of Riyadh City. My role included providing technical direction to the Master Plan & Engineering Team appointed for the formulation of the Master Plan. I established working groups with various Ministries and their agencies on project related technical topics and facilitated and guided decision-making between the project team and these technical cadres.
E&D Snr Manager
Parsons CorporationE&D Snr Manager
Jul. 2024 - Feb. 2025KSAAs the only Engineering Design Manager within the Cross-City Services Unit, I was responsible for establishing alignment on design practices and standards applied across the various technical disciplines and delivery units executing design and implementation of diverse projects at various precinct levels.
Design Director
SJ GroupDesign Director
Jul. 2022 - Jul. 2024Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDeployed by SJ to manage the Wet and Dry Utilities design teams of 80 staff strong to deliver infrastructure designs under the Neom Oxagon Project.
Director of Operations
SMEC (an SJ Group company)Director of Operations
Jan. 2022 - Jul. 2022Karnataka, IndiaWas responsible for establishing of an Operations Division within SMEC India, focussed at improving service delivery, establishing sound project governance and cost controls. Introduced an improved QAQC regime to reduce technical and operational risk.
Sector General Manager - Water & Environment, Africa Group
SMECSector General Manager - Water & Environment, Africa Group
Jun. 2018 - Dec. 2021Pretoria Area, South AfricaSMEC is a Member of the Surbana Jurong Group, with its South African Head Office and African Group Head Quarters located in Pretoria, South Africa. As head of the Water and Environment Sectors within the Africa Group, my primary role is to lead the business in W&E in Africa and South Africa, providing business direction to the three functional groups within the Sector, namely Water Supply, Sanitation & Drainage; Civil Infrastructure; and Environment & Water Resources.
Operations Director
Connect Saint Helena LimitedOperations Director
Aug. 2013 - May. 2018St Helena Island, South Atlantic OceanConnect Saint Helena Ltd. is the only utility service provider on St Helena Island, responsible for water treatment and supply; waste water collection, treatment and disposal; and energy provision (electricty, wind energy and photovoltaic systems). My role consisted of operational and technical management, including asset management and infrastructure upgrading.
Managing Director (Civil & Water Engineer)
Integrated Development & Engineering ConsultantsManaging Director (Civil & Water Engineer)
May. 2003 - Jul. 2013Nelspruit, South Africa; Swaziland, MozambiqueManaging Director
Operations Manager
Burrow Binnie SwazilandOperations Manager
Sep. 1997 - Mar. 2003Project and Operations Management
Water Engineer
Pretoria City CouncilWater Engineer
Jan. 1995 - Aug. 1997Senior Design Engineer

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