Jacob Camilleri

Project planning and operations professional with 12 years across Malta's built environment, development assessment, consultancy and business leadership. Experienced structuring parallel workstreams, setting milestones and responsibilities, coordinating resources and dependencies, monitoring progress, maintaining controlled records and producing clear management reporting. Combines construction and design coordination knowledge with practical use of ClickUp, Monday.com, Jira, Linear, Trello, Everhour, Artemis and AI workflow tools.

Founder and CEO at Raster (2021 – Present)

• Founded and scaled an AI-native quantitative platform serving more than 20,000 daily active users, coordinating product, engineering, research, operations, sales and external partners across a fully remote environment.
• Built multi-project operating plans, assigned ownership, set milestones and reporting cadences, coordinated dependencies and monitored delivery using tools including ClickUp, Monday.com, Jira, Linear and Trello.
• Managed resource and capacity decisions through hiring, workload allocation, budgets, cash flow forecasts, vendor planning and time tracking, including Everhour.
• Established dashboards, SOPs, KPI reporting, action tracking and escalation routines, using AI tools to improve planning updates, documentation and management reporting.

Consultant, Independent Contract at Planning Authority (2025-05 – 2026-05)

• Reviewed and progressed post-recommendation planning cases through completion, maintaining controlled records, monitoring outstanding requirements and coordinating dependencies across stakeholders.
• Supported backlog reduction by prioritising cases, tracking progression and following up with applicants, architects, consultants, internal teams and government entities to resolve constraints.

Senior Urban Planner at Planning Authority (2014-09 – 2021-09)

• Co-led day-to-day operations of the Regularisation Department alongside the Unit Manager, allocating workloads, setting priorities, monitoring delivery and maintaining consistent service and governance standards.
• Trained, onboarded and mentored staff, clarified responsibilities and provided technical guidance across multiple parallel case streams.
• Spent more than four years assessing ODZ and broader development proposals, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and identifying site, policy, infrastructure and environmental constraints early.
• Prepared formal recommendations and management reporting, maintaining auditable records and coordinating with applicants, architects, consultants, boards, ministries and regulatory entities through internal workflow systems.

Senior Environmental Planner at EMDP Ltd (2020 – 2020)

• Led the planning and delivery of Environmental and Transport Impact Assessments, translating scope into workstreams, specialist inputs, milestones and submission deadlines for major projects.
• Prepared and managed government tenders, including scopes, technical documents, BOQs, cost estimates, budgets, compliance requirements and supplier submission review.
• Facilitated coordination with clients, authorities, architects, engineers and specialist consultants, tracking surveys, fieldwork, technical inputs, meetings, deliverables and deadlines.
• Maintained controlled project documentation while assessing construction traffic, site access, materials logistics, congestion, safety impacts and mitigation.

Visiting Lecturer at Malta Leadership Institute (2025 – Present)

• Lecture EQF Level 7 MBA students on blockchain, AI and digital transformation, translating complex subjects into practical commercial and operational applications.

Property Development & Renovation, Selected Projects at Self-employed (2015 – Present)

• Evaluated opportunities using planning potential, location, market demand, cost, buildability, risk and expected return, coordinating due diligence with architects and notaries.
• Translated scope into budgets, procurement plans and delivery sequences, coordinating contractors through construction, MEP, tiling, finishes, snagging and handover.
• Visited sites, monitored progress, cost and workmanship, coordinated materials and deliveries and resolved constraints directly with suppliers, trades and contractors.

BA (Hons) in Geography – University of Malta (2008 – 2012)