Rami OUD

 Chief Projects Officer / Al Rawahy Holdings
Oman & UAE 2025 - Present

Job Responsibilities
• Leading strategic projects and operational initiatives within the Group in Oman and the UAE.
• Overseeing the development of local manufacturing capabilities for electrical infrastructure components, including Ring Main Units (RMUs), lightning arrestors, and isolators, for NEDC.
• Overseeing real estate development initiatives, including the Al Thuraya development project.
• Leading the development of fleet management and mobility solutions.
• Supporting strategic partnerships, business development initiatives, and engagement with government entities and key stakeholders.
Achievements
• Secured an agreement with NEDC, ensuring 80% offtake of the manufacturing production
• Led the negotiation of the Al Thuraya real estate development agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning
• Structured and negotiated the Al Thuraya financing framework with banks and stakeholders
• Launched a fleet management and mobility platform for public and private sector clients
• Optimized operations and maintenance delivery across key contracts, including PDO, improving operational efficiency and increasing contract profitability by approximately 3%

 Managing Director - FM Sector Transformation Mandate / Al Majal Al Arabi Group
Saudi Arabia May 2025 - October 2025

Job Responsibilities
• A 6-month executive transformation mandate to restructure the Facilities Management sector across major national infrastructure projects
• Redrafting corporate policies, procedures, and operational frameworks
• Restructuring the FM business unit to ensure site operations are supported by capable centralized support functions, including procurement, finance, HR, and technical services.
• Optimizing operational processes and cost structures across major infrastructure projects.
Achievements
• Successfully turned the FM sector from an overall loss-making business unit into a profitable operation, achieving 10% margins
• Implemented a governance and operational framework supporting large-scale infrastructure assets and public realm projects like Riyadh Metro, Diriyah, and King Salman Park
• Implemented an Asset Management and CAFM platform, enabling lifecycle monitoring and supporting the transition to structured preventive and predictive maintenance programs

Job Responsibilities
• Heading the IFM/ Integrated Real Estate Services function (120 locations, 7500+ employees)
• Heading the waste management division serving Oman central region and PDO oil fields
• Leading the projects and the construction team, and the energy management program
• Overseeing the operational excellence program focusing on Lean and Six Sigma initiatives
• Focal point for the ESG program, reporting to the board of directors
• Managing relations with key clients (Ministries, oil and gas companies, and the private sector)
• Joining efforts with the commercial team on business development and on bid submissions
• Owning the P&L for all core business divisions
• Contributing with other leadership team members towards the companys overall performance
Achievements
• Restructured the different operation divisions, which resulted in an overhead reduction by 5%
• Achieved 5.2 M USD savings resulting from operational excellence initiatives in 2024
• Turned around loss-making contracts by implementing strategic cost control and efficiency measures, ultimately improving the company’s profitability
• Led the FM processes reengineering program to upgrade the IFM policies and procedures
• Finalized 2 PPP projects tender submissions
• Implemented a CAFM solution for the companys IFM activities
• Successfully led rapid mobilization of major contracts (PDO, SQUH)
• Client acquisition (PDO and MOH Cancer Center) and 100% existing clients retention

Job Responsibilities
• Managing Aktor Como joint venture (1200 employees, 2.5 billion QR total contracts)
• Managing the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram JV budget and P&L
• Managing the relationship with the clients
• Leading the JV business development efforts
• Managing Mosanada Como joint venture (200 employees, 200 M QR total revenues)
• Managing Qatar Energy project budget and P&L
• Managing the relationship with Qatar Energy FM and the project teams

Achievements
• Turned around the company from 50 M QR losses to 30 M QR overall profit
• Played a critical leadership role in the success of the 2022 FIFA World Cup by ensuring seamless FM service delivery for the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram, enabling safe, efficient, and uninterrupted transportation for millions of spectators and stakeholders.
• Implemented Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution, streamlining processes, enhancing data visibility, and improving operational efficiency and decision-making across the organization
• Set up the JV operations and mobilized the project team to deliver FM services
• Achieved 7% savings on the JV budget and grew the business by 3% in the first year
• Implemented cost control measures that enabled achieving a yearly profit of 20%

Job Responsibilities
• Managing SNC Lavalin FM operations in KSA (500 employees, 450 M SR total revenues)
• Managing the company’s budget and P&L
• Managing the relations with the clients (Saudi Arabian Railway, KAPSARC, and Vision Invest)
• Leading the implementation of CAFM solutions
• Managing the tendering process and participating in contract negotiations
Achievements
• Set up SNC Lavalin in-house Facilities Management services in KSA for SAR projects
• Developed and implemented a quality management system for the delivery of FM services
• Mobilized project teams (SAR, KAPSARC, and Schools wave 1 PPP)
• Optimized the business model to achieve up to 10% savings on project budgets
• Implemented and developed CAFM solutions (Maximo and QFM)
• Participated in the technical and commercial proposal for the MOE schools PPP project

Job Responsibilities
• Managing Lynx FM/PM operations across mixed-use portfolios in the region
• Leading FM consultancy teams
• Delivering energy management solutions
• Leading the business development efforts and securing new contracts
• Reviewing tenders and preparing technical and commercial FM proposals
Achievements
• Developed the QMS, FM policies and procedures
• Created an energy management entity to complement the facilities management services
• Purchased, implemented, and operated CAFM solutions
• Reviewed, negotiated, and achieved savings on subcontractors’ agreements for hard and soft

Job Responsibilities
• Managing the facilities management department.
• Responsible for developing sales and budget forecasts
• Responsible for providing a professional, advisory and executive support service to the senior management to assist in meeting the strategic goals of the business

Achievements
• Established internal processes related to facilities management
• Established an IT platform that best serves the company needs
• Contributed in all business deals that generated the total company revenues

Job Responsibilities
• Leading the planning and execution of projects
• Building projects teams
• Maintaining excellent business relations with all stakeholders

Achievements
• Handed over most of projects ahead of schedule
• Executed $25M projects 5% less than the estimated budget
• Established and implemented a site safety and quality program

Job Responsibilities
• Reviewing from FM perspective taking into consideration the maintainability, accessibility, philosophy of operation and life cycle cost of the project systems
• Preparing and auditing handing over procedure
• Estimating FM costs and preparing FM yearly budgets
• Building FM teams
• Creating FM policies and procedures covering FM hard and soft services
• Auditing in-house facilities management procedures
• Supervising energy management projects

Achievements
• Submitted all deliverables as per the projects schedules
• Enhanced the facilities management processes for all clients
• Achieved 10 to 18% savings on maintenance budgets ranging from $800K to $5M
• Introduced energy savings solutions on all projects under supervision

Job Responsibilities
• Supervising the preparation of tender documents
• Responsible for the negotiations with various contractors & consultants
• Preparing contracts for suppliers, subcontractors and consultants
• Reviewing the technical and financial offers
• Managing the purchasing process and monitoring materials delivery

Achievements
• Set up and implemented procurement procedures
• Identified new suppliers and negotiated discounted prices for all trades
• Achieved 7% savings on a total purchasing sum of $23M over 2 years

Job Responsibilities
• Responsible for all quality related issues at SNC Lavalins’ district cooling plants in the northern emirates area. 11 sites with a cooling capacity ranging from 10000 RT to 30000RT
• Preparing and supervising the implementation of inspection and test plans
• Monitoring deficiencies and non conformities corrective action implementation
• Auditing engineering, safety, quality and document control processes at sites

Achievements
• Enhanced QA/QC procedures
• Contributed in the process for obtaining the ISO 9001 certification
• Enhanced the subcontractors performance by linking subcontractors payments to the quality of executed works

Job Responsibilities
• Managing site maintenance teams
• Responding appropriately to clients emergencies or urgent issues as they arise
• Preparing yearly maintenance budgets and monitoring projects costs
• Maintenance consultancy and audit

Achievements
• Maintained an excellent relation with all clients
• Contributed in the creation of potential clients data base in UAE and Qatar
• Performed a condition reporting mission to key projects in Lebanon and UAE

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