We turn large, complex portfolios into ones a board can steer.
Independent advice focused on the owner's interests, from a firm that has worked for owners, contractors and as a business founder.
Our work starts where many projects lose control: unclear decision rights, approvals nobody owns, schedules that drift, cost that is reported too late, and reports that describe a problem instead of forcing a decision.
Wanli Works was founded by a civil engineer and portfolio governance executive and an architect specialising in design coordination and contract administration. The firm brings together two decades of delivery in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf with current practice in Australian public-sector portfolio governance.
Give owners, developers and boards the visibility and control they need to deliver large projects on time, on budget and to the promised quality.
To be the trusted PMO partner for capital programmes in Australia and the Middle East, known for governance that is practical, proportionate and built to grow.
Five reasons clients choose us.
Experience from every side of the table
Our team has governed a national housing programme for the owner, founded and run a contracting company, and led commercial growth at a fit-out firm. We know what each party needs from a PMO, and where each will push back.
Gulf and Australian practice combined
Two decades of delivery in Saudi Arabia, together with current Australian public-sector portfolio governance built on P3O and AIPM portfolio standards.
Practical, not theoretical
We set up PMOs that run: real forums, real reports and real decisions, sized to the organisation rather than to a textbook.
Built to scale
We design a project PMO so it can grow into an enterprise PMO as the portfolio grows, without being rebuilt.
Bilingual and regionally fluent
We work in Arabic and English, and understand how approvals, authorities and developer relationships work in the region.
Company details
Wanli Works Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia. ABN 66 674 718 819. Delivery across Australia and the Middle East, on site or on a hybrid model.
Two founders, both sides of the drawing.
Engineering and architecture. Owner, consultant and contractor experience. Arabic and English. Engagements are led by the founders.
Founder and Principal Consultant
Civil engineer with 25 years in Saudi Arabia and Australia across construction, commercial management and portfolio governance. Has governed a national housing portfolio for the owner, founded and run a contracting company, led commercial growth at a fit-out contractor, and now works in Australian public-sector portfolio governance.
- Certified Practising Portfolio Executive (AIPM)
- P3O Practitioner
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Co-founder
Architect and project manager with about 20 years in Syria, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Brings government capital program assessment and governance, client-side project management, design management, tendering, cost planning and contract administration across education, hospitality, public-realm and social-housing projects.
- PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP)
- Registered Project Manager (AIPM)
- LEED Green Associate
- Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
- Bachelor of Architecture
Five rules we design every PMO by.
- Decisions over documentsEvery report we design ends with a decision or an action, with an owner and a date.
- Proportionate governanceControls are sized to the value and risk of the project, so governance never becomes the bottleneck.
- One version of the truthSchedule, cost, risk and approvals data are kept in one place and reported once.
- Early warningWe look for slippage in leading indicators (approvals, design decisions, procurement) before it shows in cost or programme.
- Capability that staysWe build the client's team so the PMO keeps running after we step back.
Talk to us about your portfolio
Tell us where control is slipping. We'll tell you what we would look at first.