Laith Al-Lefdawi
KSA-Riyadh
Summary
Experienced professional with expertise in maintenance processes, department coordination, and facility management. Adept at project management, budget development, and implementing effective maintenance programmes to optimise operations. Demonstrates strong decision-making skills, dynamic flexibility, and the ability to work under pressure while solving complex problems. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency through safety meetings, operation analysis, and equipment operation oversight.
Organised and driven professional with proven track record in leadership and strategic planning, combined with exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrates expertise in team management and operational efficiency. Poised to contribute significantly to organisational success in [Desired Position] role.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Deputy General Manager
Samnan modern pools /Samnan Holding Group
Riyadh
2024.12 - 2026.04
- Leading the overall strategic direction and operational management of Samnan Modern Pools, ensuring alignment with the Group’s vision and business goals.
- Overseeing all construction, maintenance, and operational activities for swimming pools, water features, and wellness facilities (steam rooms, saunas, etc.) across various high-profile projects.
- Developing annual business plans and budgets, analyzing market trends, and managing financial targets to ensure sustainable growth and profitability.
- Managing client relationships and fostering partnerships with developers, consultants, and suppliers to drive business development and brand visibility.
- Supervising tendering and estimation processes to ensure timely submission of technically compliant and competitive proposals in alignment with client requirements and industry standards (e.g., FIDIC).
- Coordinating with the Technical Department for review and approval of shop drawings, material submittals, and method statements for awarded projects.
- Leading contract negotiation, project initiation, and handover processes while ensuring all terms align with company policies and client expectations.
- Implementing and monitoring QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment) policies to ensure safe and efficient site execution within budget and timeframe.
- Managing and mentoring cross-functional teams including Projects, Maintenance, Procurement, HR, and Finance, ensuring proper delegation and performance tracking.
- Representing the company in exhibitions and trade shows (e.g., The Big 5 Construction) to promote capabilities and explore new market opportunities.
- Preparation of business plan/annual budgets the market trends, available resources/bank facilities and achieving the yearly targets.
- Developing organizational, Operational, and business strategic Plans with the Board of Directors and staffs and build an Effective Management team to implement the policies authorized by the board.
- Relationships with existing key customers whilst developing new business opportunities and participate in promotional activities, Trade shows, working with developers / advertisers to market our products and services.
- Also, monitor the preferences and satisfaction of customers
- Support for preparing all the technical documentations in relation to project and/or contract requirements.
- Samnan modern pools one of the oldest companies on KSA concerning the pools, water features and wellness rooms construction, maintenance and operation
General Manager, Project Manager & Maintenance Manager
AL Rayyan Swimming Pools W.L.L.
Doha
2019.01 - 2024.03
- Set plans and progress to uplift the company to place it in the array of popular companies.
- Preparation of business plan/annual budgets the market trends, available resources/bank facilities and achieving the yearly targets.
- Developing organizational, Operational, and business strategic Plans with the Board of Directors and staffs and build an Effective Management team to implement the policies authorized by the board.
- Relationships with existing key customers whilst developing new business opportunities and participate in promotional activities, Trade shows, working with developers / advertisers to market our products and services. Also, monitor the preferences and satisfaction of customers
- Overseeing Tender Department in Preparation of Bids (within deadlines) that technically competent, meets the client requirements or agreeing preferable solutions/alternatives in advance of submission and submitting a compelling proposal that will stand out from other bids and win the bid as well as produce a profit by the end of the project.
- Overseeing Technical Department for assessing project scope to develop and submit workshop drawings for projects awarded. Provide technical support for preparing all the technical documentations in relation to project and/or contract requirements.
- Negotiating and securing the new project contracts and review the contract agreements to ensure the terms are as per our proposal and as per FIDIC/QCS Standards.
- Overseeing construction and maintenance team for the projects execution in accordance with contract requirements and with the implementation of the company quality and HSE systems on site within allocated time and budget (cost).
- Overseeing HR Department to follow the Group HR Policies, Standard Forms, Job descriptions and Recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development of staff competence.
- Overseeing HSE Department to establish and implement the Project Quality Management System based on QHSE Management standards and Project requirements.
- Overseeing procurement and showroom department in vendor selection, quotations evaluation, price negotiation with suppliers and preparation of purchase orders.
- AL Rayyan is one of the pioneer companies whom leading the industry of swimming pools/ water features SPA steam and sauna rooms construction, maintenance and repair works.
Electromechanical Works Project Manager
Mira Water Technology Company
Aqaba
2015.09 - 2018.12
- Follow up issuing of shop drawings according to design concepts and site requirements.
- Follow up the technical details and discussing it with the consultant.
- Lead the designers site visits and discussing all technical details.
- Preparing a time schedule to meet the project milestones and project time limitations.
- Follow up the quality of work and give instructions to the workers to improve the work level.
- Follow up the maintenance notes from the operator and solving it.
- Preparing and discussing Payment certificates with the consultant
- Preparing submittals and technical required documents.
- Preparing all the internal reports concerning the quantities, variation orders, subcontractors and material status to the management.
- Responsibility of the document controlling for the aspects concern the Quantity serving department.
- Finalizing all the paper works and matters related to the project to match with the company system.
- Issuing official letters for other project contractors and to CM to push the work forward, in addition to (day to day) coordination on site.
- Following up and handing over works to the consultant and owner rep.
- Supervising Preparing method statement for testing and commissioning including check lists, system protections & forms of tests in addition to comprehensive procedures of testing and commissioning.
- Supervising Preparation of O&M manuals.
- Supervising, Preparing, and leading training for the hotel operator and the concerned parties.
- Working as electromechanical works Project Manager for Swimming pools and water features with total water volume of 10,000 m3 containing a programmable fountains & new filtration system using defender filters.
Projects Manager
REZA Investment Co. Ltd.
Jeddah
2015.03 - 2015.09
- Dealing with company related internal software which includes a detailed data related to the project’s owners, project costs& technical details.
- Dealing with Villas owners to discuss technical details related to the agreed swimming pool and water feature construction
- Coordinate with company internal parties to issue the related shop drawings and costs.
- Coordinate with company stores concerning available materials and order any required material in case there is a shortage.
- Leading construction team and follow up the progress of works on site.
- Supervising Preparing the time schedules.
- Preparing TERMS of payments and agreements with the owners, suppliers and manufacturers.
- Leading the handing over of works to owners.
- Held a comprehensive training for the concerned parties.
- Working as Projects manager at Ali Reza Group which contains a dominating division specialized with swimming pools, water features and multiple materials courts construction including all civil, mechanical & electrical works.
Owner Representative / Operation and Technical Engineer
Ayla Oasis Development Co.
Aqaba
2011.10 - 2015.03
- Reviewing/commenting on the contractor submitted drawings/as built and submittals related to all mechanical systems (sea water replenishment system, sewage pumping stations, storm pumping station, Infrastructure installation, SCADA systems & logics of operation).
- Supervising the work on site and following up the progress. (Sea water, sewage, storm, irrigation, potable water, Golf course water features
- Preparing asset lists for mechanical systems.
- Calculating and estimating the operational costs for the mechanical systems.
- Supervising work on (sea water replenishment system) and handing over from the contractor in cooperation with the consultant.
- Preparing punch lists & snag lists related to the contractors’ works.
- Preparation for assigning a team to operate the (sea water replenishment system)
- Working as the operator of the lagoons & mechanical systems.
- Leading the team of the facility management whom operate and maintain the already completed locations and systems.
- Dealing with SCADA controlling system in addition to making continuous amendments to improve the system. (Sea water system SCADA, Golf Course water features SCADA and irrigation network controller)
- Reporting the operational issues to the higher management (and finding solutions for the problems.
- Ayla Oasis is a new city inside the old city of Aqaba, contains an international golf course, five starts hotels, artificial lagoons, marina island, beach clubs & main roads with all facilities.
Site Engineer / Deputy Project Manager
Mira Water Technology Company
2007.05 - 2011.10
- Movenpick Hotel at TALA BAY-Jordan/Aqaba (5/2007-10/2009): Working as Site Engineer and deputy project manager for Swimming pools and fountains electro-mechanical construction works with water volume of 7000 m3.
- Duties:
- Following up and handing over progress works to the consultant and client rep.
- Responsibility of the document controlling aspects concern the Quantity serving department
- Preparing and discussing Payment certificates with the consultant and QS.
- Preparing submittals and technical details.
- Preparing all the internal reports concerning the quantities, variation orders, sub- contractors and materials status to the management.
- Finalizing all the paperwork and matters related to the project to match with the company system.
- Following up the quality of the work and giving comments to the team to improve the work level.
- Following up the maintenance notes from the operator and solving it.
- Attending the weekly meetings with all parties.
- Hilton, Kempinski and Al Raya hotels -Jordan /Aqaba (5/2008 – 11/2010):
- Duties:
- Following up the quality of the work and closely checking the progress of work.
- Following up the maintenance notes from the operator and solving it.
- Handing over work to the consultant and owner rep.
- Responsibility of the document controlling aspects concern the Quantity serving department
- Preparing the payments certificates and finalizing it with the parties concerned.
- Palm Court restaurant / Movenpick hotel Renovation- Jordan /Aqaba (5/2008 -12/2008): Working as project in charge for Removing/ dismantling all existed mechanical systems and installing new systems with a new design (Firefighting, domestic water, sewage, gas, HVAC ducting works).
- Duties:
- Following up and handing over works to the consultant and owner rep.
- Preparing and discussing Payment certificates with the consultant and Q.S
- Preparing submittals and technical required details.
- Preparing all the internal reports concerning the quantities, variation orders, sub- contractors, and materials status to the management.
- AYLA Electrical Substation electromechanical - Jordan /Aqaba (7/2010-10/2010): Working as project in charge for Construction of (firefighting, domestic water, sewage, gas, HVAC ducting) systems
- Duties:
- Working as a site engineer to supervise the mechanical systems progress of construction the substation and contacting the owner, consultant, and the other contractors.
- Preparing and discussing Payment certificates with the consultant anc the Q.S.
- Handing over the works to the concerned parties through the official channels.
- Preparation of O&M manuals for the project mechanical systems.
- Conducting training sessions with the operator team to give a better view about our work done.
- Taj Mall - Jordan /Amman (10/2010-10/2011): Working as acting project manager for Construction of water features with different and new concepts for the first time in Jordan (containing musical fountains, dry surfaces interactive fountains, fountains with fire connections)
- Duties:
- Following up and handing over works to the consultant.
- Responsibility of the document controlling for the aspects concern the Quantity serving department
- Preparing and discussing Payment certificates with the consultant and QS.
- Preparing submittals and technical details.
- Preparing all the internal reports concerning the quantities, variation orders, sub- contractors, and materials status to the management.
- Managed electro-mechanical construction works for swimming pools and fountains across various high-profile projects, including Movenpick Hotel and Hilton.
Head Office Mechanical Engineer
Abu Sa'ad Engineering and Construction Company
Amman
2006.09 - 2007.04
- Monitored project progress and material requirements.
Education
B.Sc. - Mechanical Engineering, Field Power and Machinery Engineering
Jordan University for Science and Technology
Irbid, Jordan 2001.01 - 2006.01
Skills
- Maintenance processes
- Department coordination
- Operation analysis
- Equipment operation
- Safety meetings
- Project management
- Maintenance programs
- Facility management
- Budget development
- Strong decision maker
- Complex problem solver
- Ability to work under pressure effectively
- Dynamic and flexible
Languages
Arabic – Native
English – professional working proficiency
Training
- Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing Co. (JLVM) June 2006 - July 2006
- Supervised the process of dismantling vehicles for armouring.
- King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) July 2006 - September 2006
- Training across various branches including system design, manufacturing, and production.
Software
- AutoCAD
- MS office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Timeline
Deputy General Manager
Samnan modern pools /Samnan Holding Group
2024.12 - 2026.04
General Manager, Project Manager & Maintenance Manager
AL Rayyan Swimming Pools W.L.L.
2019.01 - 2024.03
Electromechanical Works Project Manager
Mira Water Technology Company
2015.09 - 2018.12
Projects Manager
REZA Investment Co. Ltd.
2015.03 - 2015.09
Owner Representative / Operation and Technical Engineer
Ayla Oasis Development Co.
2011.10 - 2015.03
Site Engineer / Deputy Project Manager
Mira Water Technology Company
2007.05 - 2011.10
Head Office Mechanical Engineer
Abu Sa'ad Engineering and Construction Company
2006.09 - 2007.04
B.Sc. - Mechanical Engineering, Field Power and Machinery Engineering
Jordan University for Science and Technology
2001.01 - 2006.01