Employee Stories

Driven by a passion for architecture

Lana Al Dwehji

Position: Architect

Meet Lana who joined Omrania in 2015 straight out of architecture school. She describes life at the firm as “fast-paced” and a “healthy work environment” where “ideas are shared across the table.” Also, “It is extremely mesmerizing to see a project being built from the ground up.”

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When you find a “home” for your career

Noor Tayyan

Position: Senior Architect

Noor joined Omrania after graduation and worked hard to expand her professional skill set. She is now a Senior Architect who feels at home when she’s at work. “Designing the Omrania office felt like designing our home.”

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A multicultural work environment

Javier Mena

Position: Senior Architect

Javier, a Senior Architect, enjoys designing large scale projects, and he enjoys the diversity of Omrania’s team “When we come from more than 34 different countries, things become quite interesting and challenging at the same time ☺”.

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A future full of promise

Suleman Al Homran

Position: Architect

Inspired by the integration of architecture and context, junior partner Suleman AlHomran envisions building upon Omrania’s strengths to further develop the company’s impact within Saudi Arabia and beyond.

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Launching a career in architecture

Abdulrahman Alsamhan

Position: Architect

Abdulrahman has learned a lot since joining Omrania straight out of architecture school. He embraces hard work and the “high level of professionalism, respect, and appreciation” that defines Omrania’s culture.

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On-site expertise

Pascual Genoves Valarino

Position: Senior Architect

Pascual is a Senior Architect with major on-site responsibilities. He emphasizes the “human quality” of Omrania’s corporate culture and the team effort required to address complex technical challenges.

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Mega-projects and a sense of achievement

Paulo Albuquerque

Position: Senior Architect

Paulo, a Senior Site Architect, enjoys the thrills of working on big projects that combine architecture, engineering, urban planning, and interior design. “The projects and people at Omrania stimulate and motivate me to be a better professional every single day.”

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From concept to final design

Edwin Peleo

Position: Senior Architect

As a Senior Technical Architect, Edwin knows best how to take an architectural concept to final design; going through a rigourous process of detailing, code compliance, coordinating with all engineering disciplines… etc. When asked about the CMA tower, he said “The majority of these details had to be developed from scratch (not from standard details). I also take much pride and pleasure in seeing how these details worked out and got constructed.”

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On changing technology and far-sighted values

Thajudeen Kunjuveeran

Position: Lead Architect

As a long-serving Lead Architect, Thaj has accompanied our evolution from hand-drawing to 3-D BIM technology. He says, “Working with Omrania has always been a challenging and continuous learning process. The management of the company strives to set uncompromised quality standards, and that has been the driving force for us to constantly be up-to-date.”

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Hard work and professionalism

Osama Radwan

Position: Chief Architect

As a long-serving Chief Site Architect, Osama was involved in bringing to life some of Omrania’s top projects such as the Kingdom Center and the CMA tower. He has been a member of Omrania’s family for more than 20 years, and he sees the company as “an architectural firm with a great legacy, conviction and creativity”.

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Technical solutions

Bashar Ja’ara

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Bashar, a Senior Mechanical Engineer, excels at working out efficient mechanical systems for complex projects. He also knows how to maintain a high quality of work while keeping up with the usually tight deadlines of submissions. Bashar says about life in the office “I feel everyone in our team is a part of my family. Working in this environment is very healthy and gives the potential for achievement and success”.

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Amazing projects

Lana Al Shaer

Position: Interior Designer

Lana, an energetic designer, joined Omrania as a fresh graduate and got to work on a range of projects from residential villas, to mega projects like Arriyadh Metro Western Station and the CMA Headquarters “I really enjoyed working on this project because it was a combination of art and architecture. I absolutely loved the team and how we completed each other with creativity and innovation”.

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