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Lead Electrical Engineer
ASSYSTEM · Al Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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1. Electrical Discipline Leadership
- Lead the electrical engineering team across assigned projects.
- Allocate engineering activities to electrical engineers and designers based on project priorities and competence.
- Provide technical direction, mentoring and support to electrical team members.
- Review workload and resource requirements and report requirements to management.
- Monitor engineering productivity and deliverable progress.
- Ensure consistent technical standards and engineering practices are implemented across projects.
- Support recruitment, technical interviews and assessment of electrical engineering candidates when required.
- Support professional development and competency improvement within the electrical team. 2. Electrical Design Management Lead and oversee the development of electrical designs for buildings and infrastructure, including as applicable:
- Medium-voltage power distribution.
- Low-voltage power distribution.
- Utility electrical connections.
- Primary and secondary substations.
- Package and unit substations.
- Transformers.
- MV and LV switchgear.
- Main and sub-main distribution systems.
- Motor-control centres.
- Emergency power systems.
- Diesel generators.
- UPS systems.
- Battery systems.
- Automatic transfer systems.
- Lighting systems.
- External and street lighting.
- Emergency lighting.
- Small-power systems.
- Earthing and grounding systems.
- Lightning protection.
- Cable distribution systems.
- Cable containment systems.
- Infrastructure cable corridors.
- Electrical duct banks.
- Electrical manholes.
- Power distribution to utility and infrastructure facilities.
- Power interfaces with mechanical and process systems.
- Renewable-energy and photovoltaic-system interfaces where applicable.
- EV-charging infrastructure where applicable. 3. Electrical Engineering Calculations Ensure preparation and independent technical review of calculations including:
- Electrical load schedules.
- Maximum-demand calculations.
- Diversity calculations.
- Transformer sizing.
- Generator sizing.
- UPS sizing.
- Cable sizing.
- Voltage-drop calculations.
- Short-circuit calculations.
- Protection coordination and selectivity.
- Arc-flash studies where required.
- Earthing-system calculations.
- Lightning-protection calculations.
- Lighting calculations.
- Emergency-lighting calculations.
- Harmonic assessments.
- Power-quality assessments.
- Motor-starting assessments where applicable.
- Capacitor-bank and power-factor-correction calculations. Ensure appropriate engineering software and methodologies are used and calculations are independently checked before issue. 4. Design Deliverables Lead preparation and review of:
- Design Basis Reports.
- Design criteria.
- Technical specifications.
- Electrical single-line diagrams.
- Electrical load schedules.
- Equipment schedules and data sheets.
- Electrical layouts.
- Lighting layouts.
- Earthing layouts.
- Lightning-protection layouts.
- Cable-routing drawings.
- Infrastructure electrical layouts.
- Utility interface drawings.
- Substation layouts.
- Equipment-room layouts.
- Cable schedules.
- Interface schedules.
- Bills of Quantities.
- Material specifications.
- Tender documentation.
- Technical reports.
- Authority submission packages. 5. Saudi Regulatory and Authority Compliance Ensure designs comply with applicable requirements including:
- Saudi Building Code, including applicable requirements of SBC 401 – Saudi Electrical Code .
- Saudi Electricity Company requirements and engineering standards.
- Saudi Arabian Distribution Code where applicable.
- Saudi Grid Code where applicable.
- Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu standards where applicable.
- Project-specific authority requirements.
- Saudi Civil Defense requirements where applicable.
- SASO requirements are applicable to electrical equipment and products. International standards shall be applied where applicable and where consistent with project and Saudi requirements, including:
- IEC
- IEEE
- NFPA
- NEC/NFPA 70 where contractually applicable •
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- NEMA
- Relevant ISO standards. The Lead Electrical Engineer shall identify any conflicts between standards and ensure that the governing project requirement is clearly established. 6. SEC and Utility Coordination
- Lead technical coordination with Saudi Electricity Company and other electricity providers.
- Determine electrical utility connection requirements.
- Coordinate load applications and utility demand requirements.
- Support development of utility connection strategies.
- Coordinate requirements for substations, metering and interface points.
- Lead responses to utility-provider technical comments.
- Attend technical meetings with SEC and other authorities.
- Monitor electrical approval status and support timely closure of outstanding comments. 7. Multidisciplinary Coordination Coordinate electrical requirements with:
- Architecture.
- Structural.
- Civil.
- Mechanical.
- HVAC.
- Public Health.
- Fire & Life Safety.
- Telecom and ICT.
- Security.
- Infrastructure.
- Utilities.
- Landscape.
- Process engineering where applicable. The Lead Electrical Engineer shall ensure:
- Electrical rooms are appropriately sized and located.
- Equipment access and maintenance requirements are considered.
- Required penetrations, trenches, shafts and containment systems are coordinated.
- Electrical loads from other disciplines are captured.
- Utility corridors are coordinated.
- Electrical systems are properly integrated with mechanical, telecom, security and control systems. 8. BIM and Digital Design Coordination
- Support implementation of BIM requirements within the electrical discipline.
- Coordinate with BIM Managers and BIM Coordinators.
- Ensure electrical models comply with project LOD/LOI requirements.
- Participate in multidisciplinary clash-detection reviews.
- Review model-based design issues affecting electrical systems.
- Ensure alignment between models, drawings, calculations and schedules. 9. Technical Assurance and Quality
- Perform technical reviews of electrical designs.
- Ensure designs undergo appropriate checking and approval before issue.
- Review engineering calculations and assumptions.
- Conduct interdisciplinary design reviews.
- Participate in technical assurance and project gateway reviews.
- Identify design risks and ensure they are mitigated.
- Ensure technical comments are properly addressed before final submission.
- Promote lessons learned and standardization across projects.
- Maintain compliance with Assystem's Quality Management System. 10. Client and Stakeholder Interface
- Represent the electrical discipline during Client meetings.
- Present electrical design concepts and recommendations.
- Respond to Client technical comments.
- Coordinate with Client technical teams.
- Attend authority and stakeholder meetings.
- Support the Project Manager in resolving electrical-related stakeholder issues.
- Provide clear technical recommendations where multiple solutions are available. 11. Tender and Construction Support When included within project scope:
- Respond to bidder technical queries.
- Review electrical technical submissions.
- Assist with tender technical evaluations.
- Review of contractor design proposals.
- Review material and equipment submissions.
- Review shop drawings.
- Respond to RFIs.
- Support technical resolution of site issues.
- Participate in design-change reviews.
- Review proposed substitutions and value-engineering proposals.
- Support testing and commissioning teams when required. 12. Value Engineering and Innovation
- Identify opportunities to optimize electrical systems.
- Evaluate alternative design solutions considering CAPEX, OPEX, maintainability and reliability.
- Promote energy-efficient electrical solutions.
- Support sustainability and low-carbon objectives.
- Encourage appropriate use of digital engineering tools.
- Support standardization of electrical design