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Buraidah Tijan Mall

Representing the PMC on a major retail development in Buraidah, with responsibility for technical submittal review, site inspections, finishing quality, NCR management, contractor coordination and factory inspections for electrical equipment.

RoleSenior QA/QC Engineer
EmployerCompass Project Consulting (PMC)
LocationBuraidah, Saudi Arabia
TimelineDec 2025 — Present
Buraidah Tijan Mall
The Project

Tijan Mall is a large-scale retail and mixed-use development in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The project includes retail, food & beverage, a cinema, a hypermarket and extensive parking. Compass Project Consulting represents the client as PMC during construction.

The Challenge

At this stage of a major development, quality control depends on keeping technical approvals, site inspections, contractor work and off-site equipment testing moving together. The role requires close review of submitted documents, timely site inspections and verification of equipment before it reaches the project.

His Role
  • Represents the PMC in monitoring contractor compliance with project specifications, IFC drawings and approved ITPs.
  • Reviews technical submittals including method statements, material submissions and shop drawings.
  • Conducts regular inspections across structural, architectural and finishing works.
  • Manages NCRs from identification and root-cause analysis through corrective action and closure.
  • Oversees quality requirements for landscaping and external works, including paving, kerbs, irrigation, grading and drainage.
  • Witnesses factory acceptance testing of project equipment before shipment to site.
Evidence

Factory acceptance test and customer inspection records from the Tijan Mall project, including electrical equipment inspected and witnessed as part of the PMC quality process.

Lucy Electric — Customer Inspection & Witness Test

Customer inspection and witness testing for RMU switchgear supplied to the Buraidah Tijan Mall project. Haris attended on behalf of Compass Project Consulting, representing the PMC during the inspection and review of the equipment.

The accompanying witness test certificate records routine testing carried out against the applicable IEC requirements, providing documented evidence of the inspection and testing process.

Redacted: signatures and internal reference numbers.

Bahra TBS — 2,000 kVA Transformer Factory Acceptance Test

Factory Acceptance Test for a 2,000 kVA cast-resin transformer supplied for the Buraidah Tijan Mall project. The recorded test program covered insulation, applied voltage, winding resistance, no-load and load losses, short-circuit impedance, voltage ratio and final dimensional and accessory checks. Haris is recorded as a witness in his Senior QC Engineer role.

Redacted: signatures and internal reference numbers.

Where It Stands

The project is currently ongoing. FATs witnessed to date have passed on first submission, while technical submittal reviews and inspections continue alongside the contractor's programme.

Concept Render

Project concept render by Echo Architecture, the project design consultant.