Saad Alotaibi

• More than three years of project management experience in Telecommunication.
• Worked more than two years in budgeting & control with a budget over 1.5B, more than 70 contracts, 30 contractors, 10 projects in telecom field.
• skilled in analyzing data using Microsoft Excel & preparing various type of reports.

Telecommunication Towers Company – TAWAL, Riyadh                             Jan 2020 – present

• Project Control, Lead Specialist
  • Key Highlights:
    • Successfully Changed the workflow in ERP system to expedite projects invoicing after communicating responsible Heads, procurement, Finance, IT team, and impacted contractors. Which resulted in achieving the change’s goal.
  • Responsibilities:
    • Define cost estimates, CAPEX & OPEX budget in conjunction with the Finance and Procurement teams. 
    • Contribute to develop yearly operation plans, budgets, and estimating new product and project costs.
    • Running analyses on data to offer specific cost-effectiveness of current operational activities.
    • Recommend and execute corrective actions to handle projects compliance.
    • Coordinate with management to ensure cost forecasting reports are consistently checked and applied.
    • Participate in drafting RFPs, and contracts. 
    • Monitor project budgeting, scheduling, activity, and issue work orders based on available budget and agreed scope.
    • Provide detailed analysis for contractor’s performance, budget & GAPs. 
    • Review Weekly Project meeting with all department managers.
    • Suggest and manage changes in projects processes
    • Plan for high-risk project, and ensure correct duration estimated.
    • Contribute to Operation sector processes developing.
    • Manage invoicing and advance payments with contractors and AP, FA teams as well. 
    • Work with Finance team to finalize end of year report for CapEx, and OpEx. 
    • Working with IT team to enhance ERP and other related systems from finance and project monitoring perspective.

Norconsult Telematics, Riyadh                                                                                      Sep 2018 – Jan 2020 

• Senior Project & Budget Control 
  • Perform corrective actions and participate in finding solutions for escalated issues.
  • Participate in optimizing business process for Network department.
  • Monitor and control projects budget and the department efficiency target as well.
  • Estimate and prepare the new project and activities budget for the department.
  • Establish a bassline for the department to monitor and control its targets.
  • Follow and apply close-out process until invoicing with Finance for department projects. 
  • Collect, Analyze, and provide the data to finance department for capitalization.

Norconsult Telematics, Riyadh                                                                                     Apr 2018 – Sep 2018 

• Project Control & Reporting 
  • Responsible developing and monitoring project scope along with preparing related reports highlighting performance and progress.
  • Involved in consistently meeting project targets by keeping monitoring deliverables/results and undertaking corrective actions for enhancing project efficiency.
  • Closely collaborating with the clients and vendors for project related issues; providing warning notification/alert in case of any element affecting the progress.

Detecon Al Saudia, Riyadh                                                                                            Feb 2018 – Apr 2018

• Telecommunications Supervisor
  • Working on VSAT monitor system (iDirect) for network status while performing weekly & monthly reports for network availability. 
  • Analyze network performance to optimize and repair defects. 

Saudi Hollandi Bank, Riyadh                                                                                         Jun 2013 – Dec 2013

• Control Room Operator
  • Monitor & operate CCTV system and alarms system for entire bank’s branches in Saudi Arabia besides reporting warning & Exception Events to operation manager.
  • Prepare a weekly & monthly report for the network interruptions.
  • Reporting problems while providing feedback to operation manager and field engineers on issues identified. 
  • Synchronize among maintenance teams and control room in case of any new work or maintenance activities.

Gannon University | United States.                                                                                                         May 2017

Master of Computer and Information Science - Information Analytics