Senior Electrical Engineer; Power​/Low Voltage

Senior Electrical Engineer (Power/Low Voltage)

Job

Experience:

15

Riyadh

Sep 13, 2026

Sep 13, 2026

Riyadh

Oct 1, 2026

15 Years

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review electrical scopes of work, design criteria, technical specifications, and employer requirements.
• Review electrical designs prepared by consultants, including single-line diagrams, load schedules, and engineering calculations.
• Review load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination, cable-sizing, voltage-drop, and earthing studies.
• Lead the technical review and follow-up of electrical grid-interconnection projects.
• Review incoming power supplies, substations, MV feeders, RMUs, transformers, switch gear, protection systems, and utility-metering interfaces.
• Coordinate with Saudi Electricity Company and other authorities on connection requirements, design approvals, protection settings, interfaces, and energisation.
• Review technical submittals, shop drawings, equipment selections, Bills of Quantities, and proposed design modifications.
• Review power-distribution and low-voltage systems to ensure capacity, selectivity, reliability, and safety.
• Provide technical support during design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and energisation.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between the utility provider, consultant, contractor, and project stakeholders.
• Monitor design progress and ensure the timely closure of technical comments and outstanding approvals.
• Resolve electrical design, connection, protection, and system-interface issues.
• Ensure designs comply with Saudi regulations, SEC requirements, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, and applicable international standards.
• Prepare technical reports, review comments, design-risk registers, and engineering recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognised university.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration is required.
• Demonstrable hands‑on experience in electrical design, technical review, and grid‑interconnection projects is essential.
• Strong experience with MV distribution systems, substations, transformers, RMUs, switch gear, protection systems, metering, and utility interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of electrical studies, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, voltage drop, cable sizing, and earthing.
• Practical experience coordinating electrical connections with SEC or another major Saudi utility provider is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience in engineering consultancy, design review, owner‑side technical support, or an engineering design department is preferred.
• Proficiency in ETAP and AutoCAD; familiarity with Revit or other relevant electrical design tools is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of SEC requirements, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, NEC, and relevant Saudi regulations.
• Strong technical‑reporting, communication, coordination, and problem‑solving skills.
• Good written and spoken English is required;
  Arabic is an advantage.