Ahmad Al-Shibi
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Projects Director

Ahmad Al-Shibi

أحمد الشيبي

PMP · PMI-RMP · PRINCE2 PMO · P3O

EPC and construction delivery for Saudi mega-projects, including NEOM, Aramco, PIF and RCU.

Red Sea International, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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About

Contractor-side leadership for complex delivery.

Ahmad Al-Shibi is Projects Director at Red Sea International (RSI) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 16 years of leadership experience on the contractor side, delivering large-scale multidisciplinary projects across the Kingdom — including villas and residential compounds, commercial sites, temporary facilities and camps, and major infrastructure and MEP works.

His work includes EPC delivery of temporary facility camps, office mobilisations, infrastructure and landscaping for programmes associated with Saudi Aramco, NEOM, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN). Project experience also includes King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), including a hotel fit-out, and the Saudi Aramco Type D Buildings project.

He leads multidisciplinary teams from concept to handover, with a focus on resource optimisation, cost control, risk management, and HSE and quality compliance, and on coordinating clients, consultants and contractors through complex programmes.

  • Strategic project and programme leadership
  • Villas and residential compounds
  • Infrastructure and MEP engineering
  • Budget oversight and cost optimisation
  • Risk management and mitigation
  • Stakeholder and client relations
  • Team building and coordination
  • HSE and quality assurance

Experience

Career highlights

  1. Projects Director

    Red Sea International (RSI), Riyadh

    October 2024 – Present

    • Leads multidisciplinary projects from concept to handover, including EPC temporary facility camps, office mobilisations, infrastructure and landscaping for ARAMCO, NEOM, PIF, RCU and SEVEN.
    • Manages teams, contractors and resources, with a focus on schedule, quality, risk management and process improvement.

  2. Projects Manager

    HEXAGON

    March 2019 – October 2024

    • Delivered Aramco temporary camps and TCF works, an EPC villa complex, and MEP and infrastructure packages.
    • Oversaw project execution, resource allocation and team performance, and coordinated clients and subcontractors to keep delivery on time, within budget, and in line with safety and quality standards.

  3. Project Manager

    SABBAN Contracting — Jeddah and Makkah

    December 2013 – March 2019

  4. Senior Project Engineer

    SABBAN Contracting

    September 2011 – December 2013

    • Delivered mechanical and site engineering with strict compliance to safety and quality.

  5. Assistant Superintendent

    AlNaga Oil Field, MM Murngher — Libya

    January 2010 – March 2011

    • Oversaw field operations and teams, ensuring safe, efficient and timely execution of oil-field projects.

Selected work

Key projects

NEOM

  • Trojena, with Webuild Camp construction
  • Oxagon Offices Rehabilitation works
  • NEOM Community American dining tent

Saudi Aramco

  • Type D Buildings
  • Jafourah PH-II Temporary camp facilities
  • Jafourah, with Syno Hydro Industrial support facilities
  • Jafourah, with NGMSA MEP works
  • Haradh Temporary camp facilities
  • CHW pipeline network 60 km chilled-water network
  • AJYAL Home Ownership Program Infrastructure works
  • National Grid Family Compound

Districts, hospitality and infrastructure

  • King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Including hotel fit-out
  • Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) Temporary offices
  • Sharan Resort, Al Ula Royal Commission of Al Ula
  • King Salman International Convention Center MEP systems
  • Jabal Omer Commercial Towers MEP services installation
  • Saudi Electricity Company Substations and power plants
  • Madden Ammonia III Infrastructure and security system

Key clients and partners

  • Saudi Aramco
  • NEOM
  • Saudi Electricity Company
  • National Grid
  • UCC Holding
  • Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN)
  • Petro Rabigh
  • KAUST
  • ABB Automation
  • Alstom / GE
  • Nesma & Partners
  • Nesma Infrastructure
  • CEPCO
  • Siemens Saudi Arabia
  • SWCC
  • Jabal Omar Development Company
  • Muhaideb – THABAT
  • SICIM
  • Webuild
  • NGMSA
  • Sinohydro

Credentials

Certifications and education

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    Project Management Institute, 2026

  • PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)

    Project Management Institute, 2026

  • PRINCE2 PMO Manager

    PeopleCert, 2026

  • P3O Practitioner

    PeopleCert, 2026

  • P3O Foundation

    PeopleCert, 2026

  • Certified Member

    Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE)

Education

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University, 2004–2010

Languages: Arabic (native) and English (full professional). Technical tools include AutoCAD, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office, alongside MEP systems coordination, construction planning and progress monitoring, and risk and issue resolution.

Recognition

Awards

1st place

NEOM Trojena Culture of Care Award, Subcontractor of the Year

Received by his team on the Trojena camp construction works.

نبذة عربية

أحمد الشيبي

أحمد الشيبي مدير المشاريع في شركة البحر الأحمر الدولية في الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية، ويتمتع بخبرة تزيد على ستة عشر عاماً في جانب المقاولين في تسليم مخيمات المرافق المؤقتة وأعمال الكهروميكانيك والبنية التحتية لمشاريع الجيغا في المملكة، بما في ذلك نيوم (تروجينا وأوكساغون ومجتمع نيوم)، ومركز الملك عبدالله المالي، والشركة السعودية للترفيه، ومشروع مباني Type D‏ لصالح أرامكو السعودية.

وهو حاصل على بكالوريوس الهندسة الميكانيكية، وعلى شهادات PMP وPMI-RMP وPRINCE2 PMO وP3O المهنية.

وقد نال فريقه جائزة ثقافة العناية في تروجينا، كأفضل مقاول من الباطن للعام، في المركز الأول.

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