Soffyan Zeinuddin

• Provide engineering leadership and management across multidisciplinary teams, driving technical
excellence and project delivery.
• Lead MEP & Infrastructure design reviews and value engineering for New Murabba Stadium,
ensuring compliance with FIFA standards, constructability, and cost-efficiency.
• Resolve complex site-level technical challenges across NM vertical assets, including NMDC
Corporate Offices, Activation Centers, and Prototype Buildings.
• Align design intent with field execution by providing strategic construction input and PMC
oversight across NMDC vertical projects.
• Deliver technical advisory support to NMDC team members, enhancing design coordination,
construction methodologies, and stakeholder alignment.
• Participating in company recruitment efforts, including interviewing candidates for graduate
programs and other key engineering roles.

• Led & directed MEP & infrastructure design for Abu Dhabi Warner Bros. Expansion and other
mega residential projects within the UAE from concept to IFC documentation.
• Led client workshops, design reviews, and value engineering sessions for above stated projects.
• Supported proposal teams with technical and commercial input.
• Provided operational excellence and strategic directions/ expertise towards the companys global
design offices.
• Mentored multidisciplinary teams and resolved site-level challenges.
• Maintained technical specifications and vendor prequalification standards.

• Played a pivotal role in the strategic development of K&As Cairo design office following its
acquisition in 2000, with a focus on establishing the MEP division.
• Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary teams to enhance technical depth, streamline
workflows, and integrate MEP services into broader ARCH and engineering practice.
• Transformed the Cairo office into one of K&As most capable/ reliable design centers, providing
essential support for high-volume projects managed by the firms UAE & Lebanon offices.
• Impact: Enabled the successful delivery of complex regional projects with improved efficiency,
technical quality, and design capacity.
• Recognition: Widely acknowledged within K&A as a cornerstone achievement in the firms
regional expansion and operational excellence.

Strategic Design Workload Share Redistribution Across K&A Lead & Global Design Offices
Pioneered Cost-Efficient Design Strategy Across K&As Global Network
• Initiated and led the implementation of a strategic design workload split across all Khatib & Alami
design centers, allocating 30% of work to Lead Design Offices and 70% to Global Design Offices.
• Optimized operational efficiency by leveraging global talent and reducing design overhead, while
maintaining high technical standards and delivery quality.
• Enabled K&A to submit more competitive bids, resulting in a higher project win rate, expanded
market share, and significant profit growth.
• Impact: The new model became a cornerstone of K&As cost-effective project delivery strategy,
directly contributing to the firms financial performance and global competitiveness.
• Recognition: Acknowledged internally as the first to conceptualize and implement this strategic
framework, setting a benchmark for cross-office collaboration and operational excellence.

Regional

Established and Scaled a Global Design Hub Multidisciplinary Projects
• Led the establishment and operational management of the Bangalore design center during a
targeted expansion phase.
• Grew the team to nearly 500 architects & engineers, covering building & infrastructure disciplines.
• Fostered a collaborative environment that supported global offices/ enhanced projects delivery. Impact: Strengthened K&As global design capacity, enabling efficient support for high-volume
projects across the Middle East.

• Directed MEP design centers across UAE, Riyadh, Beirut, Cairo, and Bangalore, driving manpower
growth, operational expansion, workload planning, and global performance management.
• Led conceptual design, QA/QC, and technical oversight for mega projects from concept to tender
stage, ensuring cost alignment, timely delivery, and regulatory compliance.
• Managed tendering processes and contract awards, including MEP subconsultant/subcontractor
selection, bid analysis, and negotiations.
• Chaired design reviews and provided technical support during design and construction phases,
resolving challenges and ensuring quality execution.
• Conducted site inspections for flagship projects to verify progress, material compliance, and
adherence to design documentation.
• Built technical capabilities through standardized procedures, training programs, KPI tracking, and
authored a comprehensive design manual outlining workflows and performance metrics.
• Assigned team leaders per project scope and collaborated with PMs and division heads to
monitor performance and align strategic goals.

& Global MEP (remotely)

• Led operations, client relations, and market growth.
• Secured projects via market intelligence from private, corporate, and government sectors and bid
management/ contract awards.
• Provided PMC & technical advisory including clients projects developments management and
successful delivery from early design concept until construction handover.
• Oversaw design and construction phases, permits, and stakeholder coordination.
• Managed contracts, financial (P&L), and team performance.

• Directed department strategy, budgeting, staffing, performance, recruitment, KPIs & promotions.
• Overseeing conceptual design, resource allocation, and quality control.
• Reviewed all project designs for regulatory compliance and managed specialty sub-consultant
and MEP subcontractor appointments.
• Established and led AV-IT, Security, Lighting, and VT design divisions.
• Supported design and construction teams with technical solutions, risk mitigation, and alignment
with client, authority, and operational requirements.
• Conducted site visits to monitor execution and ensure documentation compliance.
• Held regular meetings with design teams and participated in strategic planning with Design VP
and PMs to align workload and business operations.

2000 - 2012
• Led end-to-end project delivery from early design to permits, construction, and final handover, ensuring scope, budget, and quality.
• Managed design documentation, contracts, and award phase activities.
• Led value engineering and resource allocation to meet targets.
• Secured timely authority approvals and resolved design deviations with client sign-off.
• Coordinated design teams and client communications to track progress, resolve issues, and maintain satisfaction.
• Supported construction with RFIs, variations, and dispute resolution.

• Led end-to-end project development delivery from early design to permits, construction, and final
handover, ensuring scope, budget, and quality.
• Managed design documentation, contracts, and award phase activities.
• Led value engineering and resource allocation to meet targets.
• Secured timely authority approvals and resolved design deviations with client sign-off.
• Coordinated design teams and client communications to track progress, resolve issues, and
maintain satisfaction.
• Supported construction with RFIs, variations, and dispute resolution.

• Designed comprehensive electrical & low current systems for major developments.
• Led design coordination, client presentations, and technical workshops.
• Managed BOQs, specifications, and authority approvals.
• Participated in site construction supervision projects activities including site meetings, site
inspections, responded to RFIs, shop drawings & materials submittals review and approvals,
factory visits, and T&C.
• At senior role, oversaw construction supervision teams & sites, addressing construction
challenges/ design revisions/ mitigation risks, ensuring quality across design/construction phases.
• Conducted site inspections for flagship projects to verify progress, material compliance, and
adherence to design documents.
• Participated in subcontractor selection, bid analysis and contract negotiations/ awards.