SME Power Senior Manager

About the role

The SME Power Senior Manager will lead the power infrastructure design and delivery for one of Saudi Arabia’s largest mixed‑use development programmes. Reporting to senior project leadership, you will ensure that substations, transmission lines, distribution networks and related utilities are integrated on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assess proposed power assets and network deployment strategies to match development capacity, location and scheduling needs.
• Provide construction sequencing guidance and collaborate with development teams to optimise implementation of substations, transmission lines, transformers and cabling routes.
• Support procurement planning by evaluating packaging and delivery options that meet project objectives.
• Contribute technical input to budget planning and cost estimation during early project stages.
• Identify programme gaps or schedule risks and propose mitigation measures.
• Prepare and present Stage Gate documentation covering budget, timelines, design strategy, risk assessment and procurement approaches.

Required profile

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in design, delivery and integration of power infrastructure systems.
• Proven experience with substations, overhead/underground transmission lines, distribution networks and grid connections.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and international EPC or Design‑and‑Build agreements.
• Experience planning and sequencing utility infrastructure in large‑scale urban or mixed‑use developments.

Required skills

• Power infrastructure design and integration
• Substation engineering
• Transmission line (overhead and underground) design
• Distribution network planning
• Grid connection engineering
• FIDIC contract knowledge
• EPC / Design‑and‑Build project delivery