Founder Track Record

The Experience Behind the Startup

GroundWorks is new. The people behind it are not. Here is what we bring to every client engagement — not on paper, but earned on the ground.

Elie Chedid
Founder · Director of Operations & FM

19 years as Logistics and Accommodation Director at Nesma & Partners — one of KSA's largest contractors — managing hard and soft FM services, workforce housing, procurement, and operational logistics across the Kingdom's most high-profile Giga-Projects.

FM LeadershipCamp OperationsGiga-ProjectsProcurementHSEVendor ManagementERP SystemsKSA Regulatory
19 yrs
At Nesma & Partners
30K+
Personnel Managed
20+
Sites Operated
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What This Means for You

When you hire GroundWorks, you get a founding team that has already solved the problems you're facing — on a scale most FM companies have never operated at. We know what a 500-man camp mobilization looks like at 3am. We know what breaks in a PPM programme and why.

Diriyah Gate
2020–2023
Diriyah Gate Development Authority
FM & Accommodation Lead

Oversaw hard and soft FM for workforce facilities supporting the Diriyah Gate mega-development — managing cleaning, maintenance, security, catering, and compliance across multiple accommodation camps in close coordination with DGDA requirements.

Hard Services PPMSoft ServicesSASO ComplianceMulti-Vendor
King Salman Park
2019–2022
King Salman Park — Riyadh
Logistics & Camp Operations

Managed full accommodation and logistics operations for construction workforce on one of Riyadh's largest urban development projects — 5.3 million sqm. Coordinated transport fleets, catering contracts, medical facilities, and real-time occupancy management.

Fleet ManagementCatering OpsMedical FacilitiesOccupancy Systems
Riyadh Metro
2014–2019
Riyadh Metro — Lines 4, 5 & 6
Accommodation & Facility Director

Responsible for housing, feeding, and supporting over 15,000 construction workers across multiple labor camps during the peak delivery phase of the Riyadh Metro. Full NCEC environmental compliance management.

15,000+ WorkersNCEC ComplianceMass CateringEnvironmental FM
ERP & Tech
2024–Present
BuildOps ERP — Proprietary Platform
Product Owner & Developer

Designed and built a full-stack ERP system specifically for FM and construction operations — covering procurement, work orders, vendor management, employee self-service, and multi-tenant dashboards. This is the software backbone GroundWorks now offers to clients.

Custom ERPCAFM SystemMulti-Tenant SaaSMobile-First
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