Senior Design Manager - MEP (Electrical)

Job description

the employer (the employer), a Joint Venture between Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco, is seeking a Senior Design Manager - MEP (Electrical) in Riyadh to support Saudi Vision 2030 giga-projects. The role oversees consultant-led electrical and power system design activities across all project stages, ensuring compliance with design briefs, Scopes of Work (SOW), electrical standards, and authority regulations. It provides technical leadership and design governance across electrical engineering disciplines, including power distribution, LV/MV systems, substations, switchgear, emergency power, and smart city infrastructure. The position ensures electrical designs are coordinated with architectural, structural, mechanical, infrastructure, and specialist disciplines to deliver safe, reliable, and construction-ready solutions. Responsibilities include reviewing and assuring consultant design outputs, supporting the Design Director in technical assurance, cost alignment, value engineering, and delivery readiness, as well as conducting technical reviews, engineering calculation verifications, and supporting construction transition, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of experience in electrical engineering design and project delivery
• Minimum 7 years in senior design management or leadership roles
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or Engineering Management preferred
• Proven experience managing consultant-led design teams on large-scale mixed-use developments, cities, infrastructure, airports, metros, utilities, theme parks, or giga-projects
• Extensive experience with power distribution systems, LV/MV infrastructure, substations, switchgear, and critical electrical systems
• Experience in Saudi Arabia or GCC mega-project developments preferred
• Proficiency and knowledge of Saudi Building Code, SEC requirements, IEC standards, NFPA standards, and international best practices
• Experience with reviewing engineering calculations, load flow studies, short circuit analysis, and protection coordination
• Proficiency in applying construction and execution knowledge to support shop drawing reviews, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness

Skills