Ali Rajab
Riyadh
Summary
Environmental & Waste Management Consultant with 5+ years’ experience delivering projects across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Develop comprehensive waste management strategies across MSW, CDW, and hazardous waste, including internal/vertical waste systems aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. Lead national-scale waste characterization studies, feasibility assessments, and EIA/ESIA deliverables for MWAN, SIRC, and GIGA-project clients. (DIRIYAH, QIDDIYA, JCDC). Navigate KSA regulatory requirements and integrate ESG, LEED, and MOSTADAM into sustainable master planning and compliance programs. Lead project delivery by supervising field teams, managing budgets, and scoping complex environmental programs. Bilingual (Arabic/English); apply data-driven analysis to improve waste system performance and advance circular-economy outcomes.
Results-driven audit professional equipped with robust analytical skills and comprehensive understanding of financial regulations and compliance. Expertise in identifying inefficiencies, ensuring accurate reporting, and enhancing internal controls. Dependable team player with strong focus on collaboration, adaptability, and achieving targets in dynamic environment. Proficient in risk assessment, data analysis, and audit software tools.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITOR
KEO international consultants
02.2024 - Current
- Own end-to-end waste value chain scope (generation, storage, collection, transfer, treatment, disposal, and resource recovery).
- Lead national waste characterization and ESG data-mapping programs for MWAN across 25 clusters, including 25+ landfill site visits.
- Partner with MWAN, AMANAHS, landfill operators, and collection contractors to validate datasets, assess current-state operations, and define improvement actions.
- Deliver feasibility studies for MWAN (HAJJ-season temporary waste storage in Makkah; UCO strategy; airport waste strategy).
- Execute waste characterization campaigns for SIRC (MSW, CDW, slaughterhouse waste) and produce technical, ESG-aligned reports that inform investment decisions and sustainability targets.
- Develop waste master plans and operating strategies for GIGA and large-scale developments, ensuring KSA regulatory compliance and LEED/MOSTADAM alignment.
- Design internal/vertical waste systems for hospitals and towers, defining segregation schemes, logistics flows, storage layouts, and KPI performance indicators.
- Develop scopes, budgets, and technical proposal inputs on EITMAD for government clients (e.g., Riyadh Municipality, MWAN).
- Lead and mentor junior staff: training new joiners in audit protocols, sampling methods, HSE requirements and survey tools; supervising field teams and surveys.
- Build technical reports, data models, and dashboards that enable regulator, investor, and developer decision-making.
- Conducted comprehensive audits to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITOR
Port of tripoli
08.2022 - 11.2023
- Conducted environmental compliance audits aligned with local and international standards.
- Evaluated sustainability performance, EMS maturity, and ESG framework application across operations.
- Analyzed environmental datasets to verify control effectiveness, quantify compliance status, and identify improvement opportunities.
- Ensured compliance with environmental regulations through systematic audits and assessments.
- Developed and implemented environmental management policies to enhance sustainability practices by 16%.
- Monitored waste disposal processes to align with local and international environmental standards.
- Authored audit reports detailing compliance gaps, risk implications, and prioritized corrective actions.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE GRADUATE
Port Of beirut
04.2020 - 02.2021
- Inspected port operations to identify environmental health risks across waste streams, hazardous materials, and pollution sources.
- Implemented waste reduction initiatives, achieving a 20% reduction in hazardous waste generation.
- Coordinated waste disposal, recycling operations, and environmental monitoring to maintain compliance and improve performance reporting.
- Prepared compliance documentation for senior leadership and regulators, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Education
B.S. - Environmental Science
Lebanese University
Lebanon09.2021
Skills
- ESG, GRI, SDGs
- EIA, ESIA
- Vertical waste strategy
- Waste master plan
- Sustainability reporting and KPI development
- Policy Evaluation
- EITMAD expert
- Proposal writing, project budgeting
- Project & process management
- Stakeholder management
- Power BI, Excel modelling, technical reporting
- Data analysis
- Audit reporting
- Decision-making
PROJECT
Saudi Arabia,, KEO | MWAN: Executed MSW characterization across 13 clusters; consolidated field data into reporting-ready outputs.,, KEO | MWAN: Operational Waste Strategies for MWAN building in Riyadh,, KEO | MWAN: Assessed Hajj-season collection system performance in Makkah and defined operational improvements,, KEO | MWAN: Healthcare Waste Characterization in some region in Saudi Arabia,, KEO | SIRC: Municipal Solid Waste Characterization in Makkah Region,, KEO | SIRC: Municipal Solid Waste Characterization in Eastern Region,, KEO | SIRC: Construction and Demolition Waste management in Riyadh,, KEO | SIRC: Slaughterhouse Waste Characterization in 13 areas,, KEO | PIF: Waste Management Project for the PIF Tower in Riyadh,, KEO | JCDC: Waste management system development UAE, KEO | DUABI Municipal Solid Waste Characterization,, ABOU DHABI, KEO | Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Bahrain, BAHRAIN, KEO | municipal solid waste characterization Lebanon,, Lebanon, PORT OF TRIPOLI | Waste Reduction & Recycling Initiative Aligned with SDG 12,, PORT OF TRIPOLI | Developed hazardous materials management controls and an ESG risk mitigation framework
Certification
- Become a Six Sigma Green Belt, Present
- Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health
- Environmental Health: The Foundation of Global Public Health
- The Health Effect of Climate Change by HarvardX
- Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
- Driving Measurable, Sustainable Change
- Lean Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, and Control Tools
- Operation Excellence Work-Out and Kaizen Facilitator
- Project Management Foundation
- Project Management Foundation: Teams
- Statistics Foundation: The Basics
- Lean Six Sigma: Define and Measure Tools
LANGUAGES
Arabic
English
French
Timeline
WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITOR
KEO international consultants
02.2024 - Current
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITOR
Port of tripoli
08.2022 - 11.2023
ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE GRADUATE
Port Of beirut
04.2020 - 02.2021
B.S. - Environmental Science
Lebanese University
COMMUNITY SERVICE & VOLUNTEER WORK
MOE, Minister Of Environment, Zone Manager for North Lebanon, Lebanon, 2020, Cleaning Campaign, #Save_our_face