Electrical Lead Engineer - Airport Power Systems

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Electrical Lead Engineer
- Airport Power Systems Job Snapshot Role:
Electrical Lead Engineer
- Airport Power Systems

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Function:
Electrical-Electronics Engineering

Experience:

Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview

Electrical Lead Engineer
- Airport Power Systems in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Aviation and Aerospace opportunity focused on the design review, technical coordination, construction support, systems integration, testing, and commissioning of electrical infrastructure for a major airport and airfield development program. Parsons Corporation is hiring an experienced electrical engineering leader to oversee medium voltage and low voltage distribution, substations, emergency power, lighting, grounding, lightning protection, and critical airport power systems across terminals, cargo facilities, airfield areas, support buildings, and utility infrastructure.

Country:
Saudi Arabia City:
Riyadh Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Function:
Electrical-Electronics Engineering Salary:  Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality:
Any Job Type: Full-time

The Electrical Lead Engineer will guide the technical delivery of airport electrical systems from detailed design through construction, commissioning, and final handover. The position combines engineering governance with multidisciplinary coordination to ensure that critical power infrastructure is safe, resilient, maintainable, and capable of supporting continuous airport operations. A major focus of the role is the integration of electrical distribution with airfield infrastructure, passenger facilities, specialist airport systems, lighting, ICT, security, baggage handling, and building services.

Strong technical leadership will help reduce design conflicts, maintain regulatory compliance, and protect project performance across complex interfaces.

• Lead electrical engineering activities across the airport development program and coordinate priorities across design and construction stages.
• Provide technical direction to electrical engineers, designers, consultants, contractors, and specialist suppliers.
• Establish review procedures, engineering standards, technical requirements, and electrical delivery controls.
• Review design calculations, technical reports, drawings, specifications, and engineering submissions for compliance and constructability.
• Evaluate electrical systems serving passenger terminals, concourses, cargo facilities, operational buildings, maintenance areas, and utility infrastructure.
• Verify compliance with project specifications, airport requirements, authority regulations, and applicable international standards.
• Review medium voltage and low voltage power distribution architecture, including substations, transformers, switch gear, panels, and distribution networks.
• Assess electrical load calculations, voltage drop studies, short circuit analysis, power system studies, and protection coordination.
• Review emergency and critical power infrastructure including generators, UPS systems, and essential distribution networks.
• Ensure redundancy, resilience, and continuity requirements are incorporated into airport electrical designs.
• Coordinate power requirements for runways, taxiways, aircraft stands, airfield systems, visual navigation aids, and operational support facilities.
• Review interfaces with Airfield Ground Lighting systems and associated electrical infrastructure.
• Coordinate electrical requirements with Civil, Structural, Mechanical, ICT, Security, Baggage Handling, and airport specialist disciplines.
• Resolve multidisciplinary design conflicts affecting electrical routing, equipment locations, capacity, and system interfaces.
• Review terminal, road, parking, external, and airfield-related lighting designs.
• Verify lighting performance, energy efficiency, operational suitability, and control requirements.
• Coordinate intelligent lighting controls and Building Management System interfaces.
• Review grounding, bonding, earthing, and lightning protection systems across airport facilities.
• Support value engineering initiatives that improve reliability, maintainability, energy efficiency, and lifecycle performance.
• Provide electrical engineering support during construction, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Review contractor shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, requests for information, and technical queries.
• Conduct site inspections to confirm installations comply with approved drawings, specifications, quality requirements, and engineering standards.
• Support resolution of technical issues affecting electrical construction, integration, testing, or project progress.
• Witness testing and commissioning activities for substations, switch gear, generators, UPS systems, distribution networks, lighting,…