Water DCS Projects Manager – Automation

About the role

Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of complex water DCS and automation projects for alfanar Electric in Riyadh. The role ensures safe, on‑time, on‑budget integration of control systems, software, hardware and third‑party packages while meeting customer expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Manage projects from contract hand‑over through engineering, procurement, production, integration, testing, commissioning, acceptance and warranty support.
• Develop execution plans, schedules, governance structures and performance targets across multiple sites and teams.
• Oversee delivery and integration of DCS, SCADA, PLC, RTU, communication systems, control panels, instrumentation and third‑party packages.
• Handle brownfield requirements such as legacy migration, phased cut‑over, redundancy and minimum downtime.
• Monitor project revenue, costs, profitability, billing, cash collection and financial forecasts.
• Manage contractual obligations, variations, claims, change orders and commercial risks.
• Act as senior interface with customers, consultants, operators and other stakeholders, leading progress meetings and steering committees.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading large‑scale water or industrial automation projects.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, commercial management and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to ensure compliance with safety, quality, schedule and budget requirements.

Required skills

• DCS (Distributed Control System)
• SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
• PLC programming and integration
• RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) systems
• Communication systems for industrial automation
• Control panel design and instrumentation
• Brownfield integration, legacy migration and phased cut‑over