Afonso Leite De Faria Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Porto Area, Portugal

Delhi, India

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Initially working as an architect and promoted the design manager role, consulting on the Saudi Landbridge Railway Project for a mixed use fright and high speed passenger line extension (three passenger stations.
• Directing all engineering coordination for the Project collaborating with the client, contractors, and stakeholders to achieve the optimum design solutions
• Motivating and directing the engineering department including line managing 15 engineers
• Successfully using value engineering to optimize project costs and performance
• Personally managing the stations architecture, and over 200 buildings and facilities design; completing feasibility assessments of other regional railway projects

Porto Area, Portugal

• Directing architectural design projects from preliminary design and planning to construction specialising in urban design, schools, hotels and health care.
• Leading and coordinating project teams to deliver projects on time and to budget aiming to exceed customer expectations consistently
• Efficiently project managing at all stages monitoring and inspecting construction works to reduce and mitigate risk
• Collaborating with the contractors on site during construction to achieve the best technical and economical solutions

Porto Area, Portugal

• November 1998 - December 2012Managing architectural projects from preliminary design to construction project in several areas (light-rail, subway, urban design, residential and mixed use) finding innovative solutions.
• Developing and leading both architecture and engineering project teams
• Partnering with contractors on site to achieve the best technical and economical solutions during construction;
• Precisely monitoring and inspecting construction works; taking responsive corrective action to ensure project success
• Engaged repeatedly on three separate projects for Metro do Porto (light rail) including urban design 10 stations (ground level, underground and interchange stations) and parking and maintenance facilities
• Winning two lucrative, large-scale private tenders representing a total of 101100 m2 in residential and mixed-use projects

Porto Area, Portugal

• Actively managing the relationship with clients during planning and negotiation through to construction for various architectural projects
• Confidently pitching proposals and presenting to customers and third-parties
• Managing the workflow and work quality of the office and administration team
• Creating drawings and concepts, both manually and with AutoCAD to design different buildings.
• Inspecting and coordinating throughout the construction phase to ensure that projects are progressing

Building design

Building design

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Master in Integrated Building Design and Construction

Postgraduate Degree, Civil Engineering

Mobility Management

Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture