Senior Electrical Engineer - Airport Systems

Senior Electrical Engineer
- Airport Systems Job Snapshot

Role:
Senior Electrical Engineer
- Airport Systems

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function:
Engineering

Experience:

Minimum 10 years of relevant electrical engineering experience
Job Type: Full-time

• Country:
  Saudi Arabia
• City:
  Riyadh
• Industry: Construction
• Function:
  Engineering
• Salary:
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality:
  Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Airport electrical infrastructure must remain dependable under demanding operational conditions where power interruptions can affect safety, aircraft movements, passenger operations, security, communications, and essential facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will provide the technical oversight needed to translate approved designs into safe, coordinated, and operationally resilient installations. Working across design and construction interfaces, the role will connect electrical engineering with civil, structural, mechanical, ICT, security, aviation, BMS, SCADA, utilities, and airport operations.

Technical decisions will directly influence system availability, lifecycle performance, energy efficiency, and successful operational readiness.

• Lead technical review and coordination of electrical engineering systems for airport, airfield, and supporting infrastructure.
• Review electrical drawings, specifications, calculations, design reports, and engineering submissions.
• Verify compliance with project specifications, aviation requirements, authority regulations, and applicable international standards.
• Assess electrical solutions for safety, capacity, resilience, maintainability, and operational reliability.
• Review medium-voltage and low-voltage power distribution networks.
• Evaluate substations, transformers, switch gear, distribution boards, and associated electrical equipment.
• Review standby generators and emergency power arrangements supporting critical airport functions.
• Assess uninterruptible power supply systems and critical-load architectures.
• Verify power-system redundancy and resilience requirements for operationally essential facilities.
• Review electrical load assessments and demand calculations.
• Check cable sizing and voltage-drop calculations.
• Review short-circuit and load-flow studies.
• Assess protection coordination studies and associated control philosophies.
• Review earthing, bonding, and lightning protection requirements.
• Support value engineering focused on performance, lifecycle cost, energy consumption, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical oversight for airfield ground lighting infrastructure.
• Review airfield lighting circuits, constant-current regulators, cabling, controls, and monitoring systems.
• Coordinate electrical requirements associated with runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, and operational airfield areas.
• Review interfaces between airfield electrical networks and navigation-aid systems.
• Verify that airfield systems satisfy relevant aviation operational requirements.
• Support integrated testing and commissioning of airfield electrical installations.
• Coordinate electrical systems with airport operational technology and specialist systems.
• Review interfaces with BMS and SCADA platforms.
• Coordinate power requirements for ICT and security infrastructure.
• Work with mechanical teams on electrical supplies and control interfaces for building services equipment.
• Coordinate with civil and structural teams on equipment locations, trenches, duct banks, foundations, and service routes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary BIM coordination and electrical clash reviews.
• Support resolution of spatial and technical conflicts identified through digital engineering models.
• Review internal and external lighting designs.
• Assess emergency, security, roadway, area, and apron lighting systems.
• Verify lighting arrangements against operational and safety requirements.
• Review contractor shop drawings and technical submissions.
• Assess electrical material and equipment submittals for technical compliance.
• Review method statements and installation procedures.
• Respond to RFIs, technical queries, and proposed design modifications.
• Evaluate contractor alternatives and recommend technically appropriate solutions.
• Conduct site inspections during electrical installation activities.
• Verify completed work against approved drawings, specifications, and installation standards.
• Identify installation deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Monitor electrical construction progress and emerging technical constraints.
• Coordinate with Quality teams on inspection and test requirements.
• Review Inspection and Test Plans and supporting quality documentation.
• Assess electrical testing procedures and results.
• Review nonconformance records affecting electrical systems.
• Support technical investigations and corrective action processes.
• Participate in project quality audits and engineering reviews.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, operators, utility providers, government agencies, consultants, and…