Infrastructure & PMO Executive
Engineering Leader. PMO Strategist.
20+ years delivering complex infrastructure across rail, highway, transit, and municipal programs in Canada and the GCC. Now based in Riyadh, building the next generation of project delivery businesses.
P.Eng · PMP · RMP · DASM
About Talha
From Site to Strategy
I am a licensed Professional Engineer and certified project management professional with more than two decades of experience delivering complex infrastructure programs across Canada and the Arabian Gulf.
My career spans rail corridor expansion, highway rehabilitation programs for the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, transit station delivery at Metrolinx, municipal development, and now the GCC’s most ambitious giga-project landscape.
In early 2025, my family and I relocated to Riyadh — a deliberate, long-term commitment to the Saudi market.
Practice Areas
Areas of Expertise
Infrastructure Delivery
Rail, highway, transit, and municipal capital programs from concept through commissioning. Progressive contracting, CMAR, and design-build delivery.
PMO & Governance
PMO setup, controls frameworks, risk management, schedule analysis, and reporting cadence design for complex programs.
OT Cybersecurity
IEC 62443 and NCA OTCC compliance for industrial control systems. OT/IT convergence assessment for critical infrastructure.
BIM & Digital Twin
Model-based delivery, 4D scheduling, and digital twin implementation across infrastructure programs.
From the Blog
Latest Insights
- The NCA OTCC Compliance Gap: Why 77% of Saudi Infrastructure Operators Are Exposed
- Etihad Rail: Lessons From the GCC’s 1,200km Multi-Country Rail Network
- 4D Scheduling and Digital Twins: How Time-Linked Modelling Is Changing Saudi Mega-Program Delivery
- Building Task Force: Why the Construction Industry Needs AI-Native Project Management Software
- Where OT Security Meets BIM: The Convergence That Infrastructure Engineers Must Understand
- Crossrail: The £4.1 Billion Overrun That Taught the World About Mega-Project Controls
Let’s Build Something
Whether you’re looking for PMO advisory, a conference keynote, or a conversation about progressive contracting in the GCC — I’d like to hear from you.