Principal Engineer – Electrical – Metro Stations

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary station electrical design: LV/MV building distribution, protection/coordination, earthing & bonding, lightning protection, standby generators & UPS, lighting & controls, across underground, at-grade, and elevated stations.
• Own the full design lifecycle: requirements capture, basis-of-design, load studies, selectivity/arc-flash reviews, single-lines, schematics, cable schedules, layouts, specs/BOQs, and employer’s requirements. Provide construction support as needed.
• Apply rail-specific life-safety standards in stations: e.g., NFPA 130 for fixed guideway transit (egress, fire protection, emergency ventilation & control/communications); coordinate with fire/life-safety, ventilation and architectural teams.
• Design compliant emergency lighting to EN 1838/BS 5266 (escape route, open-area, high-risk task) and produce photometric calculations & layouts (Dialux/Relux).
• Engineer EMC & earthing interfaces to EN 50121 (railway EMC) and EN 50122-1 (earthing/bonding for fixed installations) and manage interfaces with signaling/telecom/PSD.
• Coordinate digitally in BIM (Revit/ Navisworks) with architecture, structural and MEP; run design reviews, clash prevention and interface matrices.
• Lead authority approvals (Saudi & UAE Civil Defence and utilities), support client/stakeholder workshops, value engineering and risk registers.
• Mentor and manage a team of designers; review deliverables, uphold QA/QC; contribute to proposal writing and level-of-effort estimates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional registration (e.g., CEng/PE) strongly preferred.
• 12–18+ years in building/station electrical design with major rail/metro station projects; GCC experience strongly preferred.
• Strong grasp of NFPA 130, EN 1838/BS 5266 (emergency lighting), EN 50121/EN 50122 (EMC/earthing), BS 7671/IET Wiring Regs or NEC, and typical rail authority requirements.
• Fluency with ETAP/Amtech, Dialux/Relux, AutoCAD/Revit, and BIM coordination; familiarity with SCADA/BMS interfaces for station systems.
• Excellent interface management, stakeholder communication and team leadership skills.
• Nice to Have
• Experience integrating station electrical design with PSD, tunnel ventilation controls, SCS/OCS interfaces, and evacuation strategies per NFPA 130.
• Past authority liaison in KSA (RCRC/SDAIA utilities/Civil Defense)
• RAMS exposure (EN 50126/8/9) and cyber/physical security considerations for stations.
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