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Amjad Jayyousi

Executive Vice President | Leading Water Infrastructure Growth
22.9 yrs experienceUtilities
May 2025

The move

MoveSydney Water → TAQA Distribution
TitlePrincipal Program Manager → Executive Vice President
LocationSydney → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Australia → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE6.7
Total experience22.9 years
TAQA Distribution headcount10,001+ employees
TAQA Distribution industryUtilities
TAQA Distribution HQAbu Dhabi
TAQA Distribution typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Executive Vice PresidentMay 2025 — Present
    TAQA Distribution· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Principal Program ManagerJun 2021 — Jun 2025
    Sydney Water· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  3. Assets Manager - Building and Tunnel ServicesSep 2020 — May 2021
    Metro Trains Sydney· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  4. Services infrastructure ManagerJun 2016 — Sep 2020
    Sydney Airport· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Full-time
  5. Technical and Engineering ManagerAug 2011 — May 2016
    Drake and Scull· Cairo, Egypt· Full-time
  6. Area ManagerJan 2009 — Aug 2011
    Ekin Proje· Doha, Qatar· Full-time
  7. Senior MEP/Utilities Project EngineerSep 2007 — Jan 2009
    Dubai World· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  8. MEP Project ManagerDec 2004 — Aug 2007
    Ekin Proje· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  9. Project EngineerApr 2003 — Dec 2004
    Salem Al-Bader for Electromechanical works· Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Education

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English

Top skills

InfrastructurePerformance ManagementTeamworkContract ManagementRisk ManagementChange Management

About

With over 20 years of experience in infrastructure, building services, and utilities, I am a strategic leader and expert in planning, designing, and delivering successful projects. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Mechanical Engineer certification from Engineers Australia. I am currently the Principal Program Manager at Sydney Water, where I manage annual budget for Growth and lead the initiation and planning of projects aligned with the Corporate Strategy and the business plan. My core competencies include developing comprehensive short-term and long-term Capital Investment Plans (CAPEX) that encompass crucial objectives such as growth, achieving carbon neutrality, enhancing capacity, implementing renewals strategies, ensuring asset reliability, driving commerci

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