Director - Power Operations

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Our client is delivering one of the Kingdom’s most ambitious and high-profile giga-projects, set to redefine global standards in destination development, innovation, and visitor experience. As part of the integrated Delivery Partner team, you will play a key role in operating and maintaining the electrical infrastructure that supports world-class assets, communities, and visitor destinations across the development.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a pioneering program at scale, working alongside industry-leading experts, advanced technologies, and diverse stakeholders. The role is suited to an experienced power operations and facilities leader who can assume ownership of electrical utility operations and ensure reliable, safe, and resilient power supplies to the project’s assets.

The Director – Power Operations will be responsible for the operational performance, asset integrity, maintenance, and service continuity of the project’s mains electrical supply network.

The role will primarily focus on sub transmission and power distribution systems operating across approximately , including transformers, primary substations, secondary substations, switch gear, feeders, and associated distribution assets. In this context, "LV" refers to power-system mains voltage and should not be confused with building-services or MEP low-voltage systems, which typically include controls, communications, and DC systems.

The position will also manage limited medium-voltage interfaces and maintain an effective operational relationship with the Saudi Electricity Company and other relevant utility stakeholders in relation to the upstream HV and MV network. HV ownership will remain limited to the project’s transmission interconnectors and substations associated with supply from the SEC grid.

This is an operations- and facilities-oriented leadership role, focused on ensuring that electrical infrastructure is safely maintained, operationally ready, and capable of supporting uninterrupted services across the development.

• Assume overall operational ownership for the project's power distribution and mains electrical supply infrastructure.

• Direct the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of transformers, primary substations, secondary substations, switch gear, protection systems, feeders, cables, and associated distribution assets.

• Establish and maintain asset-management and preventative-maintenance strategies to protect service continuity and maximize the reliability and availability of electrical infrastructure.

• Ensure that all electrical assets supporting critical developments, public spaces, commercial areas, residential communities, transport systems, and operational facilities are maintained to the required performance standards.

• Lead the transition of power assets from construction, testing, and commissioning into live operations, ensuring that all operational, maintenance, safety, and documentation requirements are satisfied.

• Develop and implement operational procedures for switching, isolation, energization, emergency response, fault management, planned outages, and restoration of supply.

• Maintain effective relationships with SEC and other external utility stakeholders…