Executive profile · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About Ahmed Hassan Younes

Ahmed Hassan Younes is a Riyadh-based PMO and program management leader with more than 18 years of experience across complex projects, enterprise portfolios, transformation environments, and delivery-critical programs.

His work focuses on helping organizations convert complexity into clear governance, actionable visibility, controlled delivery, and stronger executive decision-making.

Across real estate, infrastructure, security systems, public-sector transformation, airbase environments, and construction delivery, Ahmed has led and supported PMOs, programs, project controls, risk governance, reporting systems, and delivery assurance functions.

The art of making complexity behave.

Executive biography

Professional Profile

Ahmed combines hands-on project delivery experience with consulting-style governance thinking, enabling leadership teams to see what matters, act earlier, and improve confidence in execution.

Ahmed’s professional background spans the full delivery lifecycle — from project planning, execution, coordination, and control to PMO setup, portfolio reporting, risk management, procurement follow-up, subcontractor coordination, schedule visibility, executive dashboards, and stakeholder-facing delivery assurance.

He has worked in environments where delivery success depends not only on plans and schedules, but also on governance discipline, decision clarity, interface management, client alignment, commercial awareness, and the ability to bring fragmented project information into one coherent leadership view.

This experience allows him to translate leadership priorities into governance structures, reporting rhythms, delivery controls, and practical action.

01Governance that supports delivery

02Visibility that improves decisions

03Controls that drive practical action

Performance view

Impact Snapshot

Selected indicators from complex PMO, program, portfolio, and project delivery environments.

01

Scale Indicators

18+ Years across project, program, and PMO leadership

SAR 5B+ Complex portfolio environments supported

30+ Projects across infrastructure, real estate, construction, and technology

25+ PMO, project control, and delivery professionals led

02

Performance Improvement Indicators

On-Time Delivery 62% → 88%

62% 88%

Project Delays 42% reduction

↓ Reduced delay exposure

Budget Overruns 27% reduction

↓ Reduced overrun exposure

ROI / Cost Efficiency 30%+ ROI

Stakeholder Satisfaction 3.6 → 4.7 / 5

3.6 4.7

Representative indicators from PMO, governance, portfolio, and delivery environments.

What I bring

What I Bring to Complex Delivery Environments

Practical strengths that improve how programs, portfolios, and project teams are governed, understood, and moved forward.

01

PMO Establishment & Operating Models

Governance structures, mandates, processes, templates, decision forums, escalation paths, and operating rhythms designed around the delivery context.

02

Portfolio Visibility & Executive Reporting

Clear dashboards, performance views, RAID summaries, milestone visibility, and reporting packs that help leadership understand status, risk, and required action.

03

Project Management & End-to-End Delivery

Practical project management across planning, execution, coordination, controls, stakeholder follow-up, issue resolution, change management, approvals, and handover readiness.

04

Project Controls & Delivery Assurance

Schedule visibility, cost awareness, progress tracking, change follow-up, issue resolution, dependency management, and delivery confidence.

05

Risk, Issue & Dependency Governance

Structured RAID governance that identifies risks early, tracks ownership, escalates blockers, and supports informed decisions.

06

Stakeholder & Client Coordination

Practical communication across executives, clients, consultants, contractors, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

07

Team Leadership & Capability Building

Leading, coaching, and developing PMO/project professionals while strengthening delivery discipline and performance culture.

Selected experience

Leadership across programs, sectors, and delivery environments

A concise view of experience spanning engineering assurance, project execution, transformation, program leadership, and PMO governance.

Group 1

Current & Strategic Leadership Experience

01

Thales Group

Senior PMO Manager / Head of PMO – Program Management Office

Integrated Security Architecture Program, Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Leads PMO governance, delivery visibility, risk and issue management, executive reporting, project controls coordination, schedule follow-up, procurement visibility, subcontractor coordination, and client-facing governance support for a complex security infrastructure program across multiple sites.

Program PMO Security Infrastructure Governance Executive Reporting Risk & Issue Management Delivery Control

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02

PwC

PMO Consultant / Senior Transformation Manager

Ministry of Education transformation / TMO support

Supported transformation governance, initiative tracking, KPI visibility, executive reporting, stakeholder coordination, and delivery follow-up in a public-sector transformation environment aligned with national strategic priorities.

Transformation Governance Public Sector KPI Visibility Executive Reporting Initiative Tracking Stakeholder Coordination

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03

Tharwat / Mawan Real Estate Development

Program Manager

Real estate development portfolio / in-house PMO establishment

Established and led an in-house PMO for a large real estate development portfolio, standardizing governance, reporting, planning, risk visibility, templates, team coordination, and portfolio-level oversight across multiple concurrent projects.

PMO Establishment Real Estate Portfolio Portfolio Governance Planning & Controls Team Leadership Executive Visibility

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Group 2

Earlier Delivery Foundation

04

MVL Group

Program Manager / PMC

USACE airbase and infrastructure works

Managed program delivery and coordination in airbase and infrastructure environments, working with multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, quality functions, and client-side requirements in highly controlled delivery settings.

PMC Airbase Works Infrastructure USACE Environment Multidisciplinary Coordination Delivery Assurance

05

Saudi Cyprian Construction Co. Ltd.

Projects Manager

Construction project delivery

Progressed from project engineering into project management leadership, managing construction delivery, coordination with technical teams, site execution, quality expectations, schedules, and stakeholder requirements across multiple projects.

Construction Delivery Site Coordination Project Management Quality & Schedule Contractor Management

06

MAS Consultancy

QA/QC Engineer

Engineering and quality foundation

Built an early technical foundation in quality assurance, quality control, engineering coordination, documentation, inspection readiness, and construction compliance.

QA/QC Engineering Foundation Documentation Inspection Compliance

Delivery environments

Sectors & Delivery Environments

Ahmed’s experience spans environments where accountability, coordination, and execution discipline are essential.

This includes real estate portfolios, infrastructure programs, public-sector transformation, integrated security systems, airbase works, construction delivery, PMO advisory, and project management settings.

PMO and portfolio governance Project management and delivery leadership Real estate development Infrastructure and construction Security systems and integrated technology programs Public-sector transformation Airbase / controlled infrastructure environments Project controls and delivery assurance Consulting and transformation management offices

Working toolkit

Tools & Platforms

Ahmed uses PMO, reporting, collaboration, automation, AI-enabled tools, and visual communication tools to improve visibility, structure information, accelerate reporting, support decision-making, and prepare executive-ready outputs.

Planning & Project Controls

Primavera P6Microsoft Project

Dashboards & Reporting

Power BI

PMO / Governance / PMIS

PMWebJira

Workflow & Automation

Microsoft FormsPower Automate

AI, Automation & Agentic Workflows

ChatGPTClaudeOpenAI CodexMicrosoft CopilotCustom GPTs / AI Agentsn8n

Collaboration & Document Control

SharePointMicrosoft TeamsAconex

Enterprise Systems

SAP

Executive Presentations & Visual Communication

PowerPointVisio

Delivery language

Key Delivery Themes

Core themes Ahmed works across when improving governance, reporting, performance visibility, and delivery control.

Governance

PMO GovernanceChange ControlChange ManagementRAID Management

Performance

KPI ManagementDashboard ReportingOKR AlignmentExecutive Reporting

Delivery Control

Project ControlsSchedule & Progress ControlDelivery Assurance

Stakeholders & Portfolio

Stakeholder ManagementPortfolio VisibilityRisk & Issue Management

Education & professional credentials

Experience first, credentials in support

Advanced project management study, professional certifications, and an engineering foundation reinforce practical leadership experience.

Education

Academic foundation

MSc Project Management Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom · 2023
BSc Engineering Science Suez Canal University, Egypt · 2007 Now Port Said University

Professional credentials

PMPProject Management Professional
PMI-PMOCPPMO Certified Professional
PMO-IPPMO Implementation Professional — The Association of Global PMOs
MRICSProject Management Pathway · In progress
MCIOBChartered Institute of Building membership / pathway
Professional AccreditationSaudi Council of Engineers
Construction Quality ManagementU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Certified Global Consultant
Forward ProgramMcKinsey & Company
OKRs for PMOs: Achieving Strategic AlignmentThe Association of Global PMOs

Leadership philosophy

How I Work

Ahmed’s approach is based on clarity, structure, and practical execution. He believes that effective PMO and project leadership is not about adding process for its own sake, but about creating the minimum effective governance needed to improve decisions, protect delivery, and give leadership confidence.

Make complexity visible before it becomes a crisis.
Turn fragmented updates into decision-ready insight.
Build governance that supports delivery, not bureaucracy.
Connect strategy, controls, risks, and execution into one leadership view.
Develop people, not only processes.

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Let’s Build Better Delivery Confidence

Whether the need is a stronger PMO, clearer portfolio visibility, improved governance, executive reporting, delivery assurance, or professional development for PMO and project leaders, Ahmed brings practical experience from complex delivery environments and a clear focus on making execution more controlled, visible, and actionable.

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