About CXA Global

A specialist engineering consultancy.

Based in Dubai, focused on the engineering disciplines that determine whether a building actually performs the way it was designed to.

Mission

What we exist to do

To give owners and operators an independent, technically rigorous voice in the commissioning, project management, and assessment of their built assets — so the building they sign for is the building they expected.

Vision

What we are working toward

A built environment where engineering performance is verified, not assumed; where commissioning evidence outlives the project team; and where owners hold their assets to the standard the documents already specify.

Approach

How we work

Owner-aligned

Our engagements are structured so that our incentives sit with the owner. We are not delivering the project — we are protecting the owner’s interests within it.

Evidence-led

We build conclusions from tests, measurements, and documented observations. Where evidence is absent, we say so plainly rather than substituting opinion.

Practical

Our deliverables are produced to be used: by operators, by boards, and by the engineers who will look after the asset after we leave the project.

Values

What guides our decisions

Independence

We do not hold positions that conflict with our advisory role. Owners can rely on the perspective we offer to be ours.

Rigour

Method matters. We follow recognised commissioning, surveying, and auditing protocols, and we document our work to the standard a third party can audit.

Clarity

Engineering questions deserve plain answers. Our reports are written for the audience that will act on them.

Leadership

Who you'll be working with

Mohamed Ziad

Director of Commissioning

17+ years · Dubai, UAE

FCSA Grade 6 (CSA UK)
B.Tech, Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Senior Commissioning Manager and Project Manager with 17+ years delivering complex MEP and building services projects across the UAE and international markets, in both PMC and main-contractor environments.

End-to-end T&C expertise — from commissioning plans and programmes through system integration, testing, and final handover — on mega-scale hospitality, residential, retail, healthcare, data centre, and institutional projects.

Career engagements include landmark projects for Emaar, Modon, Dubai Holding, Meeras, NYU, and Mubadala, with formal client commendations on multiple deliveries.

Project experience

Where the team has delivered

Selected projects led by members of our team in prior roles, prior to CXA Global. Reproduced here as a reflection of the experience our team brings.

Marsa Al Seef, Phases 1–4AED 1.5B
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant / ICA
Address the GrandAED 1.2B
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant / ICA
Leaders Sport Society MallAED 600M+
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant
Reported at the time as the world’s largest sports mall.
Palace Residences & HotelAED 500M
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant / ICA
Sport 321, Hudayriyat Island
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Role: Head of Commissioning
Vida Hotel, Creek Harbour
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant / ICA
Timeout Market
Bahrain
Role: Head of Commissioning
Dubai Opera House
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant
Specialised theatre systems — lighting, acoustic banners, hoists, orchestra elevators.
Madinat Jumeirah Al Naseem Hotel
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant
Taj Hotel Dubai
Dubai, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant / ICA
New York University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Role: Commissioning Engineer (early phase) / Senior Commissioning Consultant
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, UAE
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant
Intercontinental Hotel
Jeddah, KSA
Role: Senior Commissioning Consultant
Commissioning-focused MEP survey.

Working on something complex?

We’re happy to talk it through before you commit to scope.

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