Senior Manager - Electrical

About the client

Role responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering strategy, project delivery plans, design criteria, technical standards, deliverables, and governance.
• Manage MEP consultants, specialist designers, contractors, and suppliers; direct electrical systems design through concept, detailed design, tender, and IFC stages.
• Ensure compliance with company requirements, UAE regulations, DEWA, Dubai Civil Defence, SIRA, telecom providers, and other relevant authorities.
• Support feasibility, procurement, tendering, bid evaluation, and technical clarification; drive value engineering, energy efficiency, smart-building integration, and lifecycle optimization.
• Govern construction submissions and changes; inspect and audit site execution, direct corrective actions, and escalate project risks.
• Lead testing, commissioning, authority inspections, energization, and performance verification.
• Manage handover and close-out, including approvals, as-builts, asset data, manuals, training, warranties, spares, snag closure, and defect obligations.
• Monitor cost, schedule, procurement, risks, changes, and supplier performance; report to Project Delivery leadership.
• Lead and coach the electrical engineering team, allocate resources, and establish technical standards.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university; a master’s degree is advantageous.
• Professional engineering registration, chartership, or recognized project-management certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of UAE electrical regulations, utility and authority requirements, international codes, sustainability principles, and safe systems of work.
• 12–15 years of progressive electrical engineering experience in major real estate or infrastructure developments, including at least five years in management or technical leadership.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, and specialist systems across concurrent projects in the UAE or a comparable regulatory environment.