Senior ICT Engineer

Job description

Work in a world of possibilities at the employer, thriving with exceptional teams. The company’s innovative culture and leadership vision value people, embrace agility, and foster growth. Review ICT, telecommunications, and network designs for NEOM standards, provide technical comments, and resolve interface issues with contractors’ designers. Lead inspection requests for installations including fiber optic and copper cabling, telecom rooms, and verify compliance with IFC drawings. Review material submittals, ITPs, method statements, and factory test certificates. Raise and track NCRs, verify root causes and corrective actions to closure. Oversee testing and commissioning procedures, witness FAT/SAT for ICT systems. Sign off fiber optic (OTDR) testing, structured cabling certification, and network performance testing. Lead commissioning of the digital backbone—LAN/WAN, wireless, radio, and telemetry networks. Coordinate telemetry and communications testing with PLC and SCADA systems, ensuring security system integration and OT cybersecurity compliance. Lead fault finding, enforce site safety, permit-to-work, and LOTO procedures. Manage the ICT master punch list to closure, validate as‑built drawings, test records, configurations, IP schedules, and O&M manuals before handover, and support operator training. Act as the ICT technical point of contact, attend coordination meetings, report progress, risks, and issues to the Engineering Manager, and mentor junior engineers and inspectors.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in ICT/telecommunications engineering
• at least 5 years in QA/QC and testing & commissioning on infrastructure, utilities or industrial projects
• proven experience with fiber optic networks, structured cabling, IP networking (LAN/WAN), wireless and telemetry systems
• working knowledge of ICT integration with PLC, SCADA and instrumentation systems, preferably within water or utility assets
• working knowledge of the Saudi Building Code (SBC), MEWA guidelines and relevant international standards (e.g., TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, IEC 62443)
• strong coordination, reporting and problem‑solving skills with ability to manage assigned ICT packages independently
• site‑based role
• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering
• registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers and industry certifications such as BICSI RCDD, CCNA/CCNP are desirable.

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