ALI ALHUSSAIN

As Portfolio Manager for Al Forsan Suburb, I lead the strategic oversight and integrated management of a high-profile development portfolio comprising:

• 2 residential projects (1,400+ villas)
• 8 commercial Projects .
• 1 mosque and 1 grand mosque

Key Responsibilities :

• Serve as the primary point of coordination with major stakeholders, including NHC, REGA, and WAFI, ensuring all projects are aligned with their strategic visions and regulatory expectations.
• Actively drive the alignment of superstructure and infrastructure execution, facilitating seamless coordination between civil, architectural, and utility works to avoid delays and rework.
• Translate portfolio-level goals into actionable project strategies, ensuring each asset contributes to the broader development objectives of the suburb and the company.
• Lead resource planning, timeline alignment, and risk mitigation across all projects to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery in line with stakeholder KPIs.
• Build unified reporting systems and dashboards to enable executive visibility and support informed, timely decision-making at the leadership level.

• Ensure the PMO's services, deliverables, strategy, and responsibilities are executed effectively.
• Supervise the reporting of projects and aid the team in preparing reports for senior management and stakeholders.
• Proficiently manage and uphold the Risk Log, Action Log, Decisions Log, and Issue Register;
• Strategically monitor financial reporting, ensuring programme and project adherence to the predetermined budget.
• Ensure the management of cross-project dependencies and the accurate maintenance of the dependency record.
• Oversee the closure of the project in order to extract valuable insights and ensure that all lessons learned are documented.
• Foster team cohesion and encourage members to generate high-quality work.
• Establish and integrate project governance and control.
• Perform project planning, management of milestones, management of scope, and resource forecasting.

• Facilitated and synchronised communication among project stakeholders during each phase, guaranteeing prompt resolution of any conflicts or inconsistencies that arose.
• Mentored and advised novice engineers on technical matters pertaining to assigned initiatives.
• Verified the veracity of engineering designs submitted by contractors prior to their on-site implementation.
• Oversaw the advancement of initiatives in relation to predetermined benchmarks and schedules, resolving any challenges that emerged.
• Regularly convened team meetings to assess the team's progress in relation to the aims and objectives established at the project's inception.
• Investigated emerging technologies that may be implemented to enhance project-specific productivity or cost reduction.

• In charge of overseeing the delivery of 375 out of 959 villas, responsibilities included planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring designated engineering projects.
• Developing project parameters, allocating duties to the most competent personnel, and overseeing the progress of the project team.
• Conducting quality control on personnel performance, schedules, plans, and duties, and providing status reports on the project.
• Communicating and cooperating with other project participants and the project manager.
• Assuring adherence to relevant codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications throughout the project.
• Upholds a sanitary and secure work environment through the implementation of protocols, policies, and guidelines.

• Oversaw daily construction activity progress reports to ensure projects were completed in a timely manner.
• Recognised and resolved any issues that emerged throughout the construction phase.
• Constructed projects in collaboration with contractors, offering them technical direction and guidance.
• Assisted in the coordination of material procurement, scheduling, and delivery with vendors and subcontractors.

• Manage persistent quality concerns on a daily basis.
• Require Corrective Measures Request Suppliers and Conduct Close-Out Follow-Up.
• As needed to approve or advance the project, perform and attend site inspections.
• Coordinate or organise joint site coordination meetings.

• Review of shop drawings, method statements, risk assessments, materials submittals, etc.
• Examine the documentation pertaining to the contractor's construction management and execution, and verify site compliance.