Principal Profile · Digital Portfolio
Eng. Fazal Subhan, PMP
Senior Project Director · Mega Buildings · Heavy Infrastructure · Construction Intelligence
23 years of GCC construction delivery — 19 of them leading from site. AED 400M+ concurrent portfolios delivered with zero penalties, distressed programmes recovered, and ADNOC live-zone works executed without a single lost-time incident. Since 2022, that experience has been combined with something few senior directors possess: the hands-on ability to design and ship the AI, automation and project-controls systems that keep projects visible and commercially protected.
Trajectory
Every step earned on site.
2010 — 2014 · full-time BSc Civil Engineering, Preston University, alongside the climb.
Core Competencies
Two disciplines. One operator.
Career
Twenty-three years. AED 400M+ delivered. Zero penalties.
Independent Project Director & Principal Consultant
OrbDeep Advisory · Doha, Qatar
- Senior project direction and commercial advisory on active Qatar infrastructure and subcontract packages — measurement, variations and FIDIC claims across wet-infrastructure and industrial works.
- Deploying AI-assisted project controls, measurement workbooks and automated reporting that cut administrative overhead and accelerate claim substantiation.
Managing Director / Project Director
GEMC — Global Electro Mechanical Contracting LLC · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Directed a concurrent AED 400M+ multi-asset portfolio — major roads, deep utilities, ADNOC oil & gas zone works and VVIP residential — with full P&L accountability.
- Delivered every package 100% on schedule: zero delay penalties or liquidated damages across the full portfolio, over multiple years.
- Resolved critical sub-surface conflicts between Sila-Ghayathi highway structures and live deep utility corridors; secured ADM and ADSSC NOCs in compressed timeframes to prevent construction halt.
- Controlled ADNOC HDPE gas pipeline installation in live operational zones — permit-to-work, gas-free certification, zero lost-time incidents.
- Led the smart-meter switchover across 11,000 occupied units — 100% service continuity, zero outages.
- Managed Royal Family VVIP residential compounds under the highest security and quality expectations.
- Scaled site supervision from 30 to 200+ direct-hire staff, eliminating external PMC dependency.
- Administered FIDIC Red & Yellow Book contracts; resolved variations and claims through early notice and negotiation before formal proceedings.
Senior Project Manager
Cemix Contracting · UAE
- Managed complete construction delivery on Zirku Island under ADNOC operational control — 10 million safe man-hours, zero lost-time incidents.
- Delivered Nurai Island Resort from piling to fit-out and handover, coordinating marine works, MEP and high-end finishing.
- Recovered a 400-villa and 12-tower programme running 20% behind — including a 7,000m³ continuous concrete pour over 36 hours to restore baseline.
- Built resource-loaded P6 recovery programmes for two distressed projects simultaneously; both returned to target within two months.
- Delivered complete road networks from earthworks to wearing course with full transport-authority acceptance.
Technical & Operations Manager
Alas Emirates · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Managed enabling works and mobilisation for CID Headquarters and Khalifa City B under government security clearance.
- Led value engineering across potable water and stormwater networks — 12% cost reduction with authority approval, specification maintained.
Site In Charge
Arabtec Construction · Dubai, UAE
- Managed critical structural packages on Meydan Racecourse & Hotel — concrete frame, post-tensioned slabs and cladding interfaces, zero tolerance for slippage.
- Sustained 5 completed villas per day on a 558-unit community using Tunnel Form methodology, directing 500+ workers daily.
QA/QC In Charge
Quick Mix · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Enforced ASTM and British Standards across infrastructure material supply to major Abu Dhabi projects.
- Cut material rejection rates by 25% in the first year through inspection process improvement and statistical process control.
Key Projects
A track record measured in outcomes.
| Project | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| AED 400M+ Multi-Asset Portfolio, Abu Dhabi | Project Director | 100% on-time, zero penalties |
| Sila-Ghayathi Highway & Deep Utility Corridors | Project Director | Conflict resolved, NOCs secured, no halt |
| ADNOC HDPE Gas Pipeline, Live Zone | Project Director | Zero LTI, full ADNOC compliance |
| 11,000-Unit Smart Meter Switchover, Abu Dhabi | Project Director | 100% continuity, zero outages |
| VVIP Royal Residential Compounds, Abu Dhabi | Project Director | Full delivery, zero security breach |
| Zirku Island — ADNOC Offshore, UAE | Sr. Project Manager | 10M+ safe man-hours, zero LTI |
| Nurai Island Resort, Abu Dhabi | Sr. Project Manager | Delivered on time, full handover |
| 400 Villas + 12 High-Rise Towers Recovery | Sr. Project Manager | 20% slippage recovered |
| Meydan Racecourse & Hotel, Dubai | Site In Charge | On-programme structural completion |
| 558-Unit Villa Community, Dubai | Site In Charge | 5 villas/day sustained output |
| CID HQ & Khalifa City B Enabling Works | Tech & Ops Manager | Security clearance, on time |
Construction Intelligence
The systems side: built, shipped, in production.
Not theoretical exposure — six production AI platforms designed and operated hands-on, applied directly to construction management, estimation and operations across the GCC.
OrbDeep.com
GCC digital transformation platform — the ecosystem this advisory practice is built on. Client engagements have delivered 30% efficiency gains and 40% cost reduction.
- Executive dashboards & EVM automation
- AI-assisted reporting pipelines
- Construction intelligence systems
OrbisCR.com
AI content and workflow automation achieving 5x throughput for B2B clients — automated document drafting, contract analysis and operations workflows.
- Workflow automation (n8n, custom ETL)
- Contract & document intelligence
- CRM and operations automation
OrbisLead
Lead intelligence platform that has processed 50,000+ leads with multi-source extraction, enrichment and validation.
- Multi-source data extraction
- AI filtering & enrichment
- Sales pipeline automation
Stack: Claude API · OpenAI GPT-4 · Python (FastAPI) · Node.js · React / Next.js / TypeScript · PostgreSQL · n8n workflow automation · web scraping & ETL · Vercel / AWS / Docker. Applied to estimation automation, EVM reporting, document & contract intelligence, and site-operations digitisation.
Education & Certifications
Credentials behind the judgment.
Engage
Bring this experience to your project.
Engagements are accepted selectively and delivered personally — audits, recovery leadership, and construction intelligence retainers.