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sherrif O B, Project Manager

sherrif O B

Project Manager·Chestertons MENA

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Beng (Hons) Electrical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 1 months

Project Manager

July 2023 - Present

Chestertons MENA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2023 - Present

Delivering CAPEX projects within Osool Integrated real estate properties at diplomatic quarter-Riyadh(Residential & Commercial buildings).
• Manage end-to-end renovations projects
• Manage & oversee tenants’ renovation & fit-out projects at diplomatic quarter (Retail & Commercial).
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Lead and manage the relevant project teams.
• Work collaboratively with other departments and stakeholder teams involved in project management and orgnization teams.
• Renovation Projects Managed:
o Renovation of Residential & commercial buildings (+100 Million SAR projects in 2024 & 2025 )-

• Managing Tenant Fit out (Retail shops):
o Participated in the initiation of tenant Fit out manual, fit out governors, procedures.
o Overseeing and managing fitout permits, technical approvals & compliance.
o Facilitating tenants fitout process.
o +20 fit out projects completed in 2024.
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MEP Manager- Delivering tenant fit-out projects
Osool Integrated Real Estate- Granata Business Park, Riyadh KSA
Jul 2023—Jan-204
As MEP Manager representing the developer (Osool Integrated Real estate Co) for all tenants fit out works at Granada business park and Granada Mall at Riyadh city.

Company industry:
Project & Construction Planning
Job role:
Management

Facilities Manager

August 2021 - February 2023

Nielsen Media

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - February 2023

The lead of facilities management in KSA. I lead the establishment of the new office in Riyadh. from construction to the issuing of all the required licenses to operate the facility. I was also taking the lead in resourcing and registering the required vendors to operate the business and the facilities in KSA.


Responsibilities:

• Managing Fit out of Nielsen new commercial offices in Riyad & Amman.
• Delivered Nielsen 1st office in KSA and in Jordan.
• Managing Facilities Operations & maintenance of Nielsen Media offices in KSA & Jordan.
• Managing the Administration & government relation team.
• Managing, controlling & initiating vendor contracts.
• Managing Stakeholder requests & needs.
• Resourcing vendors/suppliers and established credit contracts with essential vendors that supply operational needs.
• asset management & cost-saving initiatives.
• Facilities Lease Coordination.
• Assist in planning both short and long-term goals relative to the facility’s growth.
• Acting as procurement head in KSA supporting global team.
• Events Management.
• Establishing and managing the required licensing to operate the facilities.


Key Achievements:

• Opening & Operating Nielsen Media first offices in Riyadh-KSA & Amman-Jordan.
• As a member of the leadership team in KSA I participated in establishing the business requirements in KSA (Licenses, vendors resourcing & registrations, Logistics solutions).
• Saving initiatives by resourcing & registering local logistics partners which saves above +500K SAR.
• Overseeing Fit out progress from initiation to closure for Nielsen new offices in KSA & Jordan.

Company industry:
Accounting
Job role:
Management

Facilities Manager

December 2015 - August 2021

Enova (formerly MAF Dalkia)

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

December 2015 - August 2021

Managed different facilities management projects for several clients:
1. Sep 2020 - August 2021: Kinan Malls Jeddah & Makkah region (2 shopping malls, 2 strip malls).

2. June 2019 -Sep 2020: Bank Saudi Fransi Central Region (All Central region branches, 2 headquarters buildings, +160 ATMs)

3. Dec 2015- May 2019: Gosi investment hotels in Madinah-KSA (3 Hotels with Total floors area: 230, 000 seq mt).

Responsibilities:
• Managing all daily operations & maintenance activities of the above projects in the sectors of retail, hospitality and commercial sectors.
• Managing internal technical teams & subcontractors.
• Managed different type of operations modules; remote teams, roving teams and residents’ team.
• Preparation of Services Contracts.
• Managing stakeholders relationship.
• Maintain & improve operations efficiency.
• Ensuring HSEQ implementation.
• Evaluating & developing skills of the team to reach professional levels and maximum client Satisfaction.
• Scope of services; Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, FLS & civil works.
• Ensure the service is delivered as per the contractual SLA & KPIs.
• Developing & evaluating staff SLAs & KPIs.
• Delivered several renovations projects: BSF branches, Jamea Plaza renovation, upgrade of FLS system for hotels.
• Software used: FSI Connect.

Company industry:
Facilities & Property Management
Job role:
Engineering

electrical Engineer

January 2013 - June 2015

Safari Co Ltd

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2013 - June 2015

Team Leader for Medium/Low Voltage Substations Operation & Maintenance(Lot2 Princess Nora university);
-Leading a Team of engineers, technicians, and subcontractors for operations & maintenance of number of 21 Medium voltage substation and over 50 Low Voltage Substations (Lot2 Princess Nora university);
-Prepare Planned Preventive maintenance schedules (monthly, yearly, master plan) for Medium and /Low
Voltage Substations;
-Responsible of the communication with the consultant (DARALHANDSA) and other contractors regarding all electrical power issues in the university;
-Create shutdown procedures for the main RMU MV/LV .;
- Responding to MV/LV power breakdown;
-Corrective maintenance for Low/Medium Voltage distribution network(Schneider Electric and ABB
panels);
-Testing of MV Switchgear (Relay test, CB test, BB contact resistance test);
-Testing of MV transformers(Winding resistance test, insulation test);
- Provide technical reports of corrective & preventive maintenance;
-Using asset management software for managing work orders and maintenance plans;
- Perform technical training for technicians and supervisors;
- Project's Spare parts Coordination;
-Provide energy consumption analysis for the client in a weekly and monthly basis;

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineer

August 2012 - January 2013

TDP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2012 - January 2013

-Electrical Engineer - Site Engineer @ construction of 132KV UG Cable project,
- Supervisoin for construction of 132KV UG lines (SECCO projects)
-Project's Spare Parts Coordination with SECCO

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineer

October 2011 - May 2012

Sea port Corporation

Sudan

October 2011 - May 2012

I worked as electrical engineer for 7 months at a power plant station in Sea port Corporation Sudan, gaining good theoretical and practical skills in:
- power generation,
-MV systems,
-CBs, Relays, Contactors,
electrical drawing,
-control circuits design,
-automatic systems.

Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Industrial Trainee

May 2011 - August 2011

Telekom Malaysia

Malaysia

May 2011 - August 2011

Completed three months of industrial training program in the following technical department: Local infrastructure, Fibre Access, Copper Cable, SDH/PHD Transmission, Switching, Data Leased Line, xDSL Network, ISDN Network, Telephony Network, Network Monitoring System, BNC Siemens Connectors, Order Processing, HSBB

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

University Of Sunderland

April 2011

April 2011

Bachelor's degree, Beng (Hons) Electrical Engineering

Malaysia

-I have completed a Bachelor of Engineering (honors) in Electrical Engineering, University of Sunderland, UK. -I have finished my study gaining a good understanding in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electric power, Power Electronics, Manufacturing systems and design, Electronic System Design, Projects Management, PLC programming & Installation. - I have done a total of two final year projects during my study and that have gained me a strong technical skills beside an excellent report writing skills. - My dissertation for the Bachelor was an individual project; I developed an automatic Irrigation system using PLC.
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Multimedia University

February 2009

February 2009

Diploma, Electrical/Telecommunication Engineering

Malaysia

Diploma In Telecommunication Engineering (2008), Knowledge & Experince Gained: -Telecommunication Infrastructural -Electrical Circuits -Instrumentation & Control Systems
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Cambony High School

April 2004

April 2004

High school or equivalent, Science

Sudan

Skills

Maintenance Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Automation
Expert
Automation
Expert
PLC
Expert
PLC
Expert
Electrical Engineering
Expert
Electrical Engineering
Expert
Power Transmission
Expert
Power Transmission
Expert
PLC
Intermediate
PLC
Intermediate
Report Writing Skills
Expert
Report Writing Skills
Expert
Electrical LV/MV system testing
Intermediate
Electrical LV/MV system testing
Intermediate
LV/MV substation maintenance
Intermediate
LV/MV substation maintenance
Intermediate
maintenance engineering
Expert
maintenance engineering
Expert
operation
Intermediate
operation
Intermediate
materials
Intermediate
materials
Intermediate
operations management
Intermediate
operations management
Intermediate
maintenance management
Expert
maintenance management
Expert
asset management
Intermediate
asset management
Intermediate
mep
Expert
mep
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Maintenance Management
Expert
Automation
Expert
Automation
Expert
Electrical Engineering
Expert
Electrical Engineering
Expert
Power Transmission
Expert
Power Transmission
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

saudi council for engineers

Member

July 2013

PMI - Project Management Institute

Member

July 2024

IFMA

Member

January 2018

Training and Certifications

Certifications
IAM Diploma Asset Managment
The Institute of Asset Management
Jan 2026
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Certified Facility Manager (CFM) - by IFMA
Apr 2025 - Dec 2028
PMP
Jan 2025 - Jan 2028
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Jan 2025 - Jan 2028
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CMRP - Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional By SMRP
Introduction to solar cells by Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on Coursera. Certificate earned

Training
Managing Team Conflict
LinkedIn
Oct 2018
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Leading Effectively
LinkedIn
Oct 2018
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Lead Like a boss
LinkedIn
Oct 2018
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Hobbies

  • Diving