Farah Kais
Technical Director - Building Services at WSP
Building Services Team Lead
The move
MoveAECOM → WSP in the Middle East
TitleSenior Associate Electrical → Technical Director
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Native languageArabic, English
Years in UAE18.1
Total experience19.3 years
WSP in the Middle East headcount10,001+ employees
WSP in the Middle East industryProfessional Services
WSP in the Middle East HQDubai, Dubai
WSP in the Middle East founded1959
WSP in the Middle East typePublic Company
Career arc
- Technical DirectorJul 2025 — Present
WSP in the Middle East· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Associate DirectorApr 2022 — Jul 2025WSP in the Middle East· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Associate ElectricalDec 2016 — Apr 2022
AECOM· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Associate ElectricalJan 2016 — Dec 2016AECOM· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Electrical EngineerJan 2015 — Dec 2015AECOM· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Electrical Project EngineerSep 2009 — Dec 2014AECOM· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Electrical Design EngineerFeb 2008 — Sep 2009AECOM· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Assistant Consulting EngineerSep 2007 — Dec 2007AANSES (Advance Network Systems & Engineering Services)
- Electrical Design EngineerSep 2006 — Aug 2007LLACECO (Lebanese Arab Consulting Engineering Company)· Beirut, Lebanon
Education
- Le Lycee NationalExperimental Science1987 — 2000
- Lebanese UniversityMasters of Engineering · Electrical Power2000 — 2006
Languages
- French · Limited working
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual