Senior Design Manager - MEP (Electrical)

Oversee, coordinate, and monitor all electrical and power system design activities throughout concept, schematic, detailed design, and construction documentation stages.

Lead design governance processes related to electrical engineering, including design reviews, technical compliance reviews, change management, and stage-gate approvals.

Ensure all electrical designs comply with standards, Saudi Building Code, SEC requirements, IEC standards, NFPA standards, and applicable international best practices.

Establish and maintain electrical design standards, specifications, and technical guidelines across the project portfolio.

Manage electrical, MEP, and multidisciplinary consultants, ensuring compliance with approved design briefs, SOWs, project requirements, and quality standards.

Review and challenge consultant submissions to ensure optimum technical solutions, operational efficiency, maintainability, and lifecycle value.

Monitor consultant performance, deliverable quality, programme adherence, and technical compliance.

Participate in consultant selection, technical evaluations, and procurement activities.

Provide technical oversight for the design and integration of:

Medium Voltage (MV) Infrastructure

Low Voltage (LV) Distribution Systems

LV Switchgear and Main Distribution Boards

Substations and Electrical Rooms

Emergency and Backup Power Systems

UPS Systems

Generator Systems

Earthing and Lightning Protection

External Power Networks

Street Lighting Systems

Smart City Electrical Infrastructure

ELV Interfaces and Building Technologies

Act as the primary electrical design interface across all disciplines.

Ensure electrical requirements are fully integrated with architectural, structural, mechanical, ICT, security, transportation, and utility infrastructure designs.

Lead coordination workshops to identify and resolve design clashes, interface risks, and operational concerns.

Ensure electrical systems support overall project functionality, resilience, sustainability, and operational objectives.

Review engineering calculations, electrical studies, and design reports including:

Load Demand Assessments

Load Flow Studies

Short Circuit Analysis

Protection Coordination Studies

Arc Flash Studies

Power Quality Assessments

Reliability and Redundancy Analysis

Verify design compliance, constructability, maintainability, and operational readiness.

Ensure design solutions support long-term asset management strategies and operational requirements.

Work closely with Development, Commercial, and Cost Management teams to align electrical designs with approved budgets and project objectives.

Lead value engineering reviews without compromising safety, performance, reliability, or operational requirements.

Identify technical risks, programme impacts, and cost implications and recommend mitigation measures.

Support lifecycle cost assessments and whole-life asset value optimization.

Apply strong construction and execution knowledge to ensure electrical design packages are practical, coordinated, and ready for implementation.

Support design-to-construction transitions, technical queries, shop drawing reviews, and site coordination activities.

Participate in testing, commissioning, and handover readiness reviews.

Support Operational Readiness and Transition (ORT) activities.