Mustafa Mohamed

JASARA Program Management Company is the joint venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco, established to elevate the delivery of social infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia.

Directed the planning and management efforts for consultancy services in Al-Khafji City's master plan, including the following responsibilities:

• Managing and developing all necessary tasks from JASARA.
• Mentoring and overseeing the tasks assigned to Jacobs.
• Quality-checking all deliverables submitted to the client includes presentations, reports, GIS, and extras.
• Liaising with stakeholders and facilitating project milestone events (presentations, meetings, and MoMs).
• Monitoring the status of contracts, change requests, invoices, and payments.
• Supervise the project staff, which includes an urban planner, an urban economist, a GIS specialist, a graphic designer, and a document controller.
• Coordinating with the client and stakeholders for work progress, and to obtain the required approvals.

Streamlined processes on various projects as Project Operations Lead including the following responsibilities:

• Project Management: Leading and supervising project teams to ensure goals are met, including planning, execution, and finalization of projects according to specifications and deadlines.
• Resource Allocation: Coordinating with HR business partners to ensure proper allocation of internal and external resources, and managing third-party vendors for seamless project execution.
• Framework Agreements and Work Orders: Overseeing framework agreements and work order issuance, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, and optimizing resource use.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and issues related to project operations, monitoring progress, and making necessary adjustments for successful completion.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serving as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, and providing regular updates on project status, risks, and scope changes.
• Quality Assurance: Ensuring that all project operations adhere to quality standards, comply with contractual terms, and meet client requirements.
• Reporting: Regularly report to the director of projects the performance metrics of the ongoing projects, including progress, design, quality, resources, changes, and other related operational issues that need communication with the project directors, managers, and project staff to facilitate the progress report for each project.
• Tendering and Bidding: Supporting the business development department in new bids by reviewing the RFPs, required scope of work, and estimating time and staffing needs. In addition, participate in the preparation of technical and fee proposals for urban master planning and other major related projects.
• Subject Matter Expert: As I am an urban planning expert, I participate in the production of high-quality urban planning, design, and master planning project submissions. Furthermore, I developed the management methodology, processes, and procedures for the master planning projects as a part of the company portal.
• Additional Tasks: Carrying out any other duties as requested by my line managers (COO and the Director of Projects).

Furthermore, technical support for urban and master planning projects as an urban planning consultant for the following projects and clients:

Client: Medina Development Authority (MDA).

Project: PMC services for Qibaa Mosque Expansion.

Job Role: Urban Planning Consultant.

• Technical peer for design consultants' deliverables, and ensure the project deliverables are committed to the contractual scope of work, and achieve quality standards.
• Prepare, review required RFPs, and ToR according to client requirements.

Client: Sharqia Development Authority (SDA).

Project: Establishing and Operating a PMO Office for the Project Control Department in SDA.

Job Role: Urban Planning Consultant.

• As an SME in urban planning, I’ve participated in preparing a project management policy manual as a part of establishing a PMO project with the Sharqia Development Authority (Client). The main task was to prepare two policies and procedures manuals that concern design and urban planning works.
• Manage progressive meetings with the client to discuss manual requirements, definition of done criteria (DOD), and review the comments and feedback on submitted manuals.
• Manage and develop the design manual (M4) that includes general and design policies, the design and urban development plan process, inputs and outputs of these processes. In addition, control the design and urban development plan process by determining outputs approval and acceptance criteria, submitted package review cycles, package verification, and change control.
• Develop design management workflows, design development processes, and a comprehensive urban planning process, including inputs and outputs for each process.
• Collaborate with the client to develop supported forms, checklists, and templates that are used in the design and comprehensive urban planning process.
• Develop governance policies for the urban planning projects implementation section as part of the Implementation Manual (M8). This section covers implementation policies and procedures, as well as activation policies for the most common types of urban planning projects.
• Lead the virtual workshops with the client that describe design and implementation manuals to SDA-involved section managers and employees as a part of knowledge transfer for establishing the PMO project.

Client: Imam Abdulaziz Bin Mohamed, Royal Reserve Development Authority (IARDA).

Project: Establishing and Operating a PMO Office for the Projects Operations Department in IARDA.

Job Role: Urban Planning Consultant.

• Supporting and knowledge transfer to the client by giving advice and guidance in all design phases, starting from conceptual design to preparing tender drawings.
• Manage and review the RFPs for projects, including detailed scope of work, design concepts, preliminary drawings, and BOQs.
• Review the project's proposals with the head of the planning and design department from the client side; these proposals describe the project's importance, design concept, estimated cost, and timeframe, phasing.
• Managing the activities of re-planning the current master plan for the royal nature reserve to match the new conservation zones, allowed activities, and regulations in each one that were recommended from the interim management plan.
• Mentor the juniors’ team by supervising the activities and tasks in the Urban Planning and Design Department at IARDA, in addition to updating and following up on the weekly and monthly tasks for the team with the head of the department.
• Advisor for the PMO team in establishing and operating the PMO for the projects and operations management. That includes current state assessment, defining vision, operating, and knowledge transfer and handover phase.
• Manage and develop the Design Procedures Manual as part of the PMO Procedures Manual. The Design Procedures Manual includes main terminologies, general and design policies, process workflows, a RACI matrix, and simple KPIs for each process. In addition, prepare supported forms, checklists, and templates that are used in the design process.
• Manage the quality of the whole manual (quality verification) before submitting it to the client, and ensure the submission's commitment to the client's comments.

Zuhair Fayez Partnership is one of the authentic and well-known engineering consultants in Saudi Arabia, which has cooperated with many ministries and municipalities in various projects for 47 years.

My role was Senior Urban Designer acting as a Design Manager and GIS Lead at the in-house team for Al-Madinah Amana, which designed five central parks, and over 135 districts and neighborhood parks in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara.

• Issue the parks' development plan in Al Madinah Al Munawara that showcases the classification districts' priorities in Al Madinah according to the need for parks using GIS spatial analysis.
• Adding related landscape and infrastructure features to the current Municipality GIS database schema.
• Oversee the GIS data collection, validation, integration, and management of geospatial datasets, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with the requirements and quality standards.
• Conduct GIS spatial analysis, generate geospatial models, and create maps and reports to support decision-making and selection of action areas.
• Issue the action plan for each district that showcases the current situation of each proposed park by location, total area, accessibility, land use, regulation, and estimated cost.
• Manage the work plans for junior landscape designers.
• Mentored and followed up on the plan/task development by the juniors' landscape architects.
• Technical review of the submitted deliverables from junior landscape designers.
• Manage activities of preparing feasibility studies (strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and administrative studies) for projects as part of the financing of the next municipal fiscal year.
• Determine the technical and financial requirements for planned projects; moreover, mentor the junior team that filled them out into the initiative card for kingdom vision realization programs.
• Design development for master plans, conceptual designs, preliminary drawings, and tender documents for the scope of work of parks and streetscape.
• Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
• Prepared monthly reports summarizing progress made on various projects within the department.

Project Manager in the PMO office for the spatial planning project to establish a data warehouse in the Ministry of Municipalities, Rural Affairs, and Housing (MOMRA) with the following responsibilities:

• Liaising between the project management office (PMO), consultants, and different stakeholders in a project.
• Follow up on the progress in achievements with consultants, and prepare follow-up reports to the PMO director.
• Prepared presentations summarizing progress against key milestones throughout the life cycle of a project and program.
• Generated periodic reports detailing progress made by teams involved in each initiative under PMO's purview.
• Conferred with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
• Analyzed performance data to identify trends or gaps in delivery of services within the PMO.
• Conducted risk management activities such as identification, quantification, response planning and monitoring of risks.
• Work closely with the urban planning agency inside MOMRA, and other departments, to provide GIS solutions tailored to project needs.
• As a GIS lead who supervises and reviews the consultants' deliverables, which include the GIS database and associated reports, I ensure data accuracy and compliance with project requirements in all processes of data collection, validation, integration, and management of geospatial datasets.
• Engage with municipal authorities and regulatory bodies for data integration.
• Ensure the digitizing of the CAD, SHP files, paper drawings, and any other type of drawings transformed to the GIS data warehouse accurately and meets the standards.
• Mentor the urban survey teams for elements that should be collected from the site, such as land use, building information, street addressing, geo naming, infrastructure elements, etc.

The Urban Development Fund (UDP), previously named the Informal Settlement Development Fund (ISDF), is the government facility responsible for urban and real estate development inside Egyptian cities, as well as urban rehabilitation and renewal for slums and informal areas in Egypt. My role was Senior Urban Planner & GIS Lead with the following responsibilities:

• Manage and control all GIS databases, activities, and outputs within the Information and Decision Support Centre department.
• Manage and regularly update the GIS database for slum and informal areas.
• Build a comprehensive GIS database for urban development areas and specialized projects, including spatial, socio-economic, and infrastructure features.
• Build, maintain, and optimize geospatial databases, including data import/export processes and the integrity of database schemas for the mega urban regeneration projects in Cairo's historical city center.
• Build and manage the GIS database for the project "Citywide Urban Upgrading (PCWUU) in Egypt" in collaboration between UDF and UN-HABITAT Egypt.
• Conduct spatial analysis, generate geospatial models, and create interactive maps and dashboards for informal areas in Egypt to support decision-making.
• Develop and implement GIS methodologies to support urban regeneration and infrastructure development.
• Oversee the data collection, validation, integration, and management of geospatial datasets, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Engage with municipal authorities and regulatory bodies for data integration.
• Ensure the quality of GIS submittals and deliverables, ensuring they are accurate, complete, and meet the project requirements and standards.
• Supervise and mentor the junior urban planners and GIS specialists' team, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality geospatial data outputs.

Associated Consultants (Prof.) Sahar Attia is one of the class A firms in the Engineering and Architecture consultants offices category in Egypt, who contributed to the well-known projects designed by the AC team, including strategic planning for the 10th of Ramadan City, the master plan and report for New Alamein City, and the New Maspero Triangle master plan. My role was an Urban Planner, Designer, and GIS Specialist, with the following responsibilities:

• Prepare planning studies for urban and regional projects.
• Prepare concept design and detailed drawings.
• Prepare technical proposals for tenders.
• Prepare formal correspondence and technical reports.
• Responsible for GIS work in the office (create, design, and revision).
• Liaise and coordinate with involved stakeholders and SMEs in urban planning projects.
• Technical coordinator of the Strategic Plan for Abu Hammad City.
• Participated in the project “The New City of Alamein as a Sustainable and Green City (Eco-Cities).
• Participated in GIS work in the 10th of Ramadan City.
• Urban survey team leader for the project upgrading Warak Island, located in the Nile River.

The General Organization of Physical Planning is primarily responsible for urban and rural planning in Egypt.
My role was an Urban Planner, Designer, and GIS Specialist, with the following responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing pre-concept and concept designs, in addition to site analysis and urban planning studies for study areas.
• Prepare formal correspondence and technical reports.
• Review and initial approval on urban planning studies submitted by various consultants.
• Prepare presentations (technical-progressive) for department managers.
• Prepare and revise GIS work.
• Design the 3rd and 4th neighborhoods in the 5th District of the 10th of Ramadan City.
• Participated in upgrading the Materia District Project by managing the GIS database and preparing presentations.
• Technical review team member for the project preparing the Urban Cordons for Egypt's countryside territories.

Client: Jaffar Sabbagh Engineering Consultancy.

Country: Saudi Arabia.

Project: Landscape Design - Detail Design for Three Parks.

• Landscape design development and tender package for Park 2 and Park 7 in Muzahmia Governorate.
• Landscape design development and tender package for Eco-Desert Park at Al-Hisa Governorate.

Client: New City Engineering Office.

Country: Egypt.

Project: Several projects in new communities.

• Design many neighborhoods in (Borg El-Arab, Sadat, New Fayoum, New Suhag, New Damietta, New Aswan, Badr, El-Shik Zaid) cities.
• Design many apartment buildings in different sites.

Client: Hanora Engineering Office.

Country: Egypt.

Project: Preparing the Spatial Local Plans for Egyptian Territories.

• Participated in preparing the Master Plan for the Egyptian Villages Projects in the Sharkia Governorate.
• Preparing the Old Historical Cairo's map.
• Participated in the Strategic Plan of Somosta City in Bnei Swef Government.