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Eng. Faisal Alarfaj MBA,  PMP,  PRINCE2,  BSP, GM, Transformation

Eng. Faisal Alarfaj MBA, PMP, PRINCE2, BSP

GM, Transformation·Saudi Post

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 3 months

GM, Transformation

June 2020 - Present

Saudi Post

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2020 - Present

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Management

Director General of EPMO

January 2020 - May 2021

NUPCO

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2020 - May 2021

Company industry:
Other Healthcare Services
Job role:
Management

Sr. Manager of EPMO

December 2017 - December 2019

NUPCO

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2017 - December 2019

Company industry:
Other Healthcare Services
Job role:
Management

CEX Projects Supervisor

April 2017 - November 2017

Saudi Telecom Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2017 - November 2017

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

Sr. PMO

December 2015 - April 2017

National Unified Procurement Company For Medical Supplies

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2015 - April 2017

• PMO Governance & Capability Establishment:
• Formulate a PMO Strategy with a vision, mission, objectives & KPIs.
• Define the organizational Operating Model with all Roles & Responsibilities involved with the PMO.
• Set all necessary portfolio and project policies.
• Assess the organization’s current & target project management maturity levels based on a custom Maturity Model.
• Set the roadmap of initiatives to be executed to achieve the target maturity level.
• Formulate the PMO Charter for the Project Management Office.
• Provide theoretical and practical trainings for current and prospective project managers.
• Develop the customized Portfolio Management Framework with all processes and templates.
• Develop the customized Project Management Framework based on PMI’s processes.
• Cover the areas of Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, HR, Communications, Stakeholders and Risks Management
• Project Management.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Management

PMO

April 2015 - November 2015

Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

April 2015 - November 2015

• Facilitating the continued alignment with the organization vision, mission and strategic objectives of the CITC
• Support and control of CITC projects delivering against, scope, quality and timescales
• Guiding PMs, providing support and training to our developing team
• Support the ongoing development and implementation of the CITC Project Management processes and procedures
• Develop processes to resolve over-allocation vs. under-allocation of resources
• Portfolio management development.
• Creating visibility of projects and resource status enabling prioritization and forward planning of resource allocation across projects
• Establishment of robust risk and issue management process.
• Establishment of project management templates
• Facilitating PM best practices to avoid negative issues such as padding
• Improving and enhancing PM governance and reporting structure.
• Writing and reviewing IT Request For Proposals (RFP’s) for various IT projects.
• Leading documentation and development of business processes and org. structures.
• Participating in the decision-making process at the management level.
• Promoting PMI's concepts and processes and providing advice and recommendations

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Management

Project Manager

July 2012 - April 2015

Saudi Electrcity Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2012 - April 2015

Project Coordinator for the Sales gas pipeline for PP-12 (2000 MW) (100M SAR) with Saudi Aramco.
* Contractor Management to make sure that contract being followed.
* Monitor and control the project progress
* Monitor all (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Instruments) works at site and confirm that the work as per schedule.
*Auditing the contractor quarterly based on the work progress.
* Pr-identify risks and provide alternative solution to avoid them.
* Tackle route cause of a problem and solve it with PMT.
* (Daily, Weekly) Progress Report to PM.
* Monitor all procurement progress and confirm that all PO are issued.
* Confirms that safety measurements being followed.
* Work closely with the contractor and its consultant to confirm all work needed been done.
*Open channels with vendors and suppliers to confirm their delivery date.
* Set up all needed meetings and interfaces for the project.
* Using all kind of communication (Written and verbal)

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Management

Project Electrical Engineer

January 2012 - July 2012

Saudi Electricity Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2012 - July 2012

I work with the Generation Project Execution Dept for the Projects and Engineering sector. I'm based for Power Plant 12 (PP-12 2000 MW) which is under construction. I inspect and check the work that contractor does in the power plant and make sure they do under the specification from the contract, I also attend the tests, commissioning, and start up. I attend meetings and discussions regard the work the contractor does.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Engineering Analyst

March 2011 - January 2012

Saudi Electricity Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

March 2011 - January 2012

* Collect Data from all sector of the compay (Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Customer Services)
* Generate Excel sheets with formulas to calculate the KPI for the company.
* Participate in the internal Audit for the company in the kingdom.
* Worked together with KEMA KPI specialist and personal of The Electricity, Co-Generation Regulatory Authority to conduct the audit and authenticate the KPI results.
* Generate a power point presentation for the company KPI.
* Present the KPI to the Executive Board headed by the CEO

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Engineering

Education

King Saud University

December 2016

December 2016

Master's degree, MBA

Saudi Arabia

Marketing, HR, Operation Management, Finance, and MIS.

Saginaw Valley State University

December 2010

December 2010

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering

United States

Skills

Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
KPI
Expert
KPI
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
PMP
Expert
PMP
Expert
Engineering instrument
Expert
Engineering instrument
Expert
Computer knowledge
Expert
Computer knowledge
Expert
communication
Expert
communication
Expert
Commitment
Expert
Commitment
Expert
Microsoft Ms
Expert
Microsoft Ms
Expert
Decision Makers
Expert
Decision Makers
Expert
Wear Multiple Hats
Expert
Wear Multiple Hats
Expert
PRINCE2
Expert
PRINCE2
Expert
Balance Scorecard Professional
Expert
Balance Scorecard Professional
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
Problem Solving
Expert
KPI
Expert
KPI
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
PMP
Expert
PMP
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

IEEE

Student member

September 2010

Saudi Council Of Engineers

230001

January 2015

Saginaw Valley State University

Student Alumni

January 2006

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Project Management Professional PMP
May 2017 - May 2020
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PRINCE2
Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP)
Employee of The Year for 2014
Jan 2015

Training
Lean Six Sigma
Lawrence Technology college
Sep 2014
Risk Management Professional (RMP)
Promis Project Management Engineering Systems
Apr 2014
Project Management Professional (PMP) Riyadh
Projacs Training & Development
Feb 2012

Hobbies

  • Sports, technology, Adventure, Travel, New Friends, Cultural
    We won a company cup 2012