Soliman Aborawash

• Senior Urban & Environmental Planning Consultant and Projects Manager with 24+ years of professional experience across Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
• Leads multidisciplinary portfolios covering urban development, landscape, public realm, streetscape, environmental planning, and sustainable development.
• Experienced in managing concurrent projects from strategic studies and planning through design, tendering, implementation, quality assurance, and stakeholder coordination.
• PMP certified Projects Manager and ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001 Certified Lead Auditor, applying quality management and environmental management methodologies in project delivery.
• Specialized in urban and regional planning, environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture, GIS, spatial analysis, and geospatial decision support.
• Integrates sustainability, green infrastructure, human-centered planning, public-realm principles, risk management, compliance, and continual improvement into complex urban programs.
• Professional and research interests include AI, big data, digital technologies, and evidence-based approaches for urban planning and city management. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Currently managing a portfolio of 12+ landscape and public-realm projects for Aseer Municipality with a combined value exceeding SAR 1 billion.
• Led multidisciplinary planning and design teams across large-scale Saudi urban development programs, including 177 service villages and 185-city municipal planning studies.
• Combines technical consulting with projects management, contractor coordination, tendering, quality assurance, spatial analysis, and strategic development planning.
• Delivered and managed projects across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, UAE, Yemen, Germany, and the United States.

Landscape Projects Manager – Public Realm & Urban Development at Saudi Consult Office (Aseer Municipality) (2025-01 – Present)

• Lead a SAR 1+ billion portfolio of landscape, public realm, urban greening, and streetscape projects, managing 12+ concurrent projects from design development through delivery.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to maintain design quality, technical compliance, schedule coordination, and efficient project execution.
• Drive street-humanization and public-realm enhancement programs, integrating pedestrian experience, public-space activation, green infrastructure, and context-responsive landscape strategies.
• Apply ISO 9001:2015 quality-management and ISO 14001 environmental-management principles to project controls, documentation, risk-based thinking, compliance, quality assurance, environmental considerations, and continual improvement across project delivery.
• Oversee design reviews, tendering, construction coordination, quality assurance, contractor performance, and resolution of technical and delivery issues.
• Coordinate municipal requirements, technical studies, design updates, site implementation, and interdisciplinary interfaces across active project areas.

Architecture Team Leader & Projects Manager at Olum Alomran Office for Engineering Consultation (2023-01 – 2025)

• Managed multidisciplinary design teams covering architecture, structure, mechanical, electrical, value engineering, landscape, and urban design.
• Directed integrated design processes with emphasis on green architecture, sustainability, technical coordination, and concept-to-tender delivery.
• Coordinated design development, interdisciplinary reviews, client requirements, tender documentation, and project interfaces.

General Manager at SUSURB (Sustainable Urbanism) (2017-04 – 2022-12)

• Led a multidisciplinary consulting practice specializing in urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, environmental planning, architecture, and sustainable development.
• Led multidisciplinary teams and managed client, consultant, and technical coordination across planning, design, environmental, and landscape assignments.
• Applied GIS and spatial analysis to develop urban and environmental databases, assess development suitability, support site selection, and inform planning and design decisions.
• Developed sustainability and environmental maps integrating spatial, ecological, land-use, and development indicators for sustainable urban and landscape planning.
• Used data analytics and spatial decision-support approaches to analyze urban, environmental, and infrastructure conditions and translate findings into planning strategies.
• Led pilot applications exploring Arti

EDUCATION

• PhD Candidate – Environmental Planning | Faculty of Regional and Urban Planning, Cairo University, Egypt. Research focus: integrating AI and big data into urban planning, city management, and participatory urban management.
• Master of Engineering – Environmental Management and Technology | Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt | 2019.
• Postgraduate Diploma – Building Technology | Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt | 2006.
• Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning | Faculty of Regional and Urban Planning, Cairo University, Egypt | 2002.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

• Project Management Professional (PMP®) – Project Management Institute (PMI).
• ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems – Certified Lead Auditor (Sep 2026–Sep 2029).
• 30-Hour Construction Safety – OSHA Compliance Course (IASP / NASP).
• Management of Urban Infrastructures and Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
• Sustainable Cities – Certificate of Distinction, SDG Academy; Integrated Planning for Climate Change and Biodiversity – UN Learning Platform; Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace – SDG Academy.
• PMI professional development in AI for project managers, prompt engineering, agile delivery, and Scrum; Intro to Python for Data Science (DataCamp); KNIME Analytics Platform – Basic Proficiency.

TECHNICAL & DIGITAL SKILLS

• Design / CAD / Visualization: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Lumion 2024, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• GIS & Spatial Analysis: ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Pro, GIS database development, suitability analysis, site selection, thematic mapping, and planning atlases.
• Project Delivery: design management, consultant coordination, tender documentation, project planning, scheduling, cost awareness, risk and quality management, contractor coordination, and construction management.
• Urban / Environmental Practice: urban and regional planning, master planning, urban design, landscape architecture, public realm, green infrastructure, sustainability, and smart-city planning.

SELECTED RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

• Using of Information Industry to Measure the Performance of Urban Development in Medina | Al-Yamamah Engineering for UME, 2019.
• Urban Observatory of Hajj and Its Effect on the Quality of Life During Hajj and Umrah | 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, 2017.
• Plants, Shade and Solar Radiation Effect on Bio-Aerosol Pollution in Wastewater Treatment Plants | Mansoura Engineering Journal, 2018; related conference contribution at IWTC 2018.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Consultant – Saudi Council of Engineers; Consultant – Egyptian Engineers Syndicate; Expert – General Organization for Physical Planning (GOPP); Qualified – National Center for Environmental Compliance.

References and further project details available upon request.