Maan Shafaay
Turning complexity into clarity.
I keep multi-million dollar projects on budget, on time, and ahead of risk. Seven years across mining, utilities, and infrastructure, with an MSc and a track record that speaks in numbers.
Budgets set, awards governed, savings delivered.
Control. Clarity. Confidence.
Cost and project controls lead with an MSc in Civil Engineering and extensive experience in cost, construction, and risk management within high-stakes environments. Having worked across the roles of client, consultant, and contractor, I have a proven track record delivering projects in mining and minerals, wet utilities, roads and bridges, and mixed-use and residential buildings.
My expertise centers on commercial oversight, real-time monitoring, and forecasting of capital projects in the multi-million USD range, ensuring rigorous budget control and strategic risk mitigation. I also specialize in quantitative risk analysis, implementing AI-driven optimization tools, and delivering actionable insights to prevent budget slippage.
I am passionate about bridging practical project controls with advanced research in civil engineering, particularly in cost-risk modeling and AI-supported forecasting for large-scale projects.
Career journey
Overseeing cost controls compliance across 636 active projects in KSA, tracking EVM metrics, managing variation orders, reconciling invoices, and reporting portfolio performance and risk at SAR 52 billion scale.
Embedded in the commercial team on the Delta B (Dragon Ball) program, managing cost reporting, final cost forecasting, variation and contingency tracking, and risk identification for appointed consultants and contractors.
Part of the PMO project controls team, monitoring cost and schedule variances, managing change orders, updating baselines and forecasts, and developing risk mitigation strategies across Maaden's capital programme.
Deployed across two projects, Misk City and a 7-star private residential and leisure island development, supporting cost and project management consultancy, building construction schedules and cost estimates, and ensuring contractor and consultant compliance.
In the tendering and pricing department, building risk-adjusted cost estimates and managing subcontract proposals for complex infrastructure bids submitted to Qiddiya Investment Company and the Ministry of Defense.
Quality control and assurance on the South Dhahran Home Ownership Project, verifying site compliance against IFC drawings and specifications, and generating daily and weekly inspection reports to track contractor performance.
Core skills
Academic foundation
Credentials
Published research
Eight peer-reviewed papers spanning cost and risk, supply chains, housing, pipelines and accessibility.
Get in touch
Whether you have a project opportunity, a question about my work, or just want to connect, I'd love to hear from you.