Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Faiq Bashir

Project Director Senior Project ManagerPMC & Construction Delivery

Leading complex projects from strategy and coordination through delivery and handover.

Dubai-based project leader with 15 years of experience across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and international projects — combining construction management, multidisciplinary coordination, commercial control and stakeholder leadership.

Professional portrait of Faiq Bashir
Project leadership grounded in technical delivery.
Experience
15 years
Project and operational leadership
Portfolio Scale
AED 300M+
Combined value of projects and delivery assignments
Geographies
UAE · Saudi Arabia · Pakistan · International
Multi-market project exposure
Credential
PMP-certified
Project Management Institute

Executive profile

Technical depth.
Commercial judgment.
Delivery accountability.

Faiq Bashir is a Dubai-based Project Director and senior project management professional with a civil engineering foundation and 15 years of progressive experience, advancing from site and planning roles into project and operations leadership.

His experience spans construction, design and build, institutional, healthcare, mixed-use, hospitality, industrial and infrastructure environments. He brings an integrated view of design coordination, procurement, site execution, project controls, commercial management, commissioning and handover—aligning clients, consultants, contractors, specialist teams and suppliers around programme, quality, risk and commercial priorities.

Leadership & delivery strengths

Built for complex, multidisciplinary project environments

Professional capabilities developed across the complete project lifecycle.

01

Project & programme leadership

End-to-end accountability from brief and planning through delivery and handover.

02

Governance & executive reporting

Structured controls, decision-ready reporting and clear accountability across programmes.

03

Stakeholder management

Client, consultant, contractor and supplier alignment across complex delivery environments.

04

Civil, MEP & BIM coordination

Integrated review of technical interfaces, constructability and multidisciplinary requirements.

05

Cost, risk & change control

Programme monitoring, forecasting, variations, EOT support and disciplined risk management.

06

Procurement & tendering

Technical-commercial evaluation, long-lead planning and vendor performance coordination.

07

Quality, safety & commissioning

QA/QC, HSE coordination, inspections, testing and operational readiness.

08

Contracts & handover

FIDIC administration, documentation, close-out, O&M records and final handover.

Sector experience

Experience across sectors and delivery contexts.

A sector-based view of selected projects and delivery assignments completed throughout my career across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and international markets.

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Career journey

Progressive responsibility from site delivery to director-level leadership

A career built through hands-on execution, project management and operational leadership across multidisciplinary environments.

  1. December 2022 — Present

    Projects & Operations Leadership

    Projects Manager → Director – Projects

    Levels · Dubai, UAE

    Leading project and operational delivery across complex hospitality, commercial and residential environments, with responsibility spanning programme control, design coordination, procurement, commercial oversight, site execution, quality, commissioning and handover across the UAE and international markets.

  2. June 2011 — December 2022

    Site Engineering to Director Projects

    Site Engineer → Planning Engineer → Project Manager → Senior Projects Manager → Director Projects

    Zirva · Pakistan & Saudi Arabia

    Progressive leadership across civil, MEP, HVAC, fire-fighting, industrial and heavy-mechanical projects, advancing from site execution and planning to multidisciplinary project management, contracts, commercial coordination and director-level leadership.

Education & credentials

Engineering education. Project leadership credentials.

Master’s degree

Master of Engineering — Construction Engineering and Management

University of Florida, USA

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Pakistan

Professional credential

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute

Digital delivery

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Multidisciplinary coordination, clash detection and digital project delivery

BIM & Digital Coordination

Digital evidence supporting broader project leadership

Selected work samples demonstrate architectural, structural and MEP model coordination. These images are presented as technical capability evidence and are not attributed to named completed projects.

Architectural model coordination
Architectural model coordination
MEP model and service routing
MEP model and service routing
Multidisciplinary coordination review
Multidisciplinary coordination review
Structural model review
Structural model review

AI-Enabled Project Management

Applying AI to strengthen project controls and decision-making.

Practical application of generative AI and workflow automation to support project reporting, document review, meeting follow-up, commercial analysis and leadership decision preparation—under human oversight and appropriate confidentiality controls.

  1. Project Reporting & Controls

    Structuring progress updates, action registers, risk summaries and management reporting for faster review, clearer accountability and more effective follow-up.

  2. Documentation & Communication

    Supporting meeting minutes, professional correspondence, technical-document review, procedures and reusable project-delivery workflows.

  3. Commercial & Decision Support

    Supporting quotation comparisons, procurement analysis, cost reviews, issue synthesis and concise decision briefs for management review.

Contact

Let’s discuss leadership opportunities and complex project delivery.

Available for senior project leadership opportunities, professional collaboration and relevant industry conversations.

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