Senior Discipline Engineer - Electrical Design

Role Overview

This senior engineer will lead electrical design efforts within large-scale oil, gas, petrochemical, hydrocarbon, refinery, offshore, or infrastructure projects. The role requires extensive project engineering experience, ideally in an EPC environment, with expertise in electrical distribution systems across various voltage levels and power system studies on major mega projects and operational plants.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized engineering services for electrical distribution systems including 230kV, 34.5kV, 13.8kV, 4.16kV, and 480V to 400V voltage levels.
• Perform relay protection settings and comprehensive power system studies using ETAP software.
• Prepare and verify engineering calculations and studies such as grounding designs, material take-off lists, HACD drawings, equipment sizing, illumination analyses, and cable raceway designs.
• Review and approve heat tracing designs, vendor documents and perform technical evaluation of bids.
• Create FEED documents along with detailed engineering designs, interconnection plans, layout and section drawings.
• Draft and update as-built documentation and existing project drawings.
• Prepare material requisitions with equipment specifications for supplier quotations.
• Witness Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
• Support commissioning and construction operations while interpreting P&IDs to integrate into electrical design.
• Resolve design and construction challenges by applying industry best practices, codes such as NFPA 70 and SADARA, and international standards.
• Demonstrate broad knowledge of engineering best practices, calculation methodologies, detailed design, and economic principles relevant to the discipline.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Nationality: Eastern region, GCC, or Saudi nationals preferred.
• Educational background: Bachelor of Science in Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
• Professional experience: At least 10 years working in oil & gas, petrochemical, hydrocarbon, refinery, offshore, or infrastructure sectors.
• Exposure to EPC and large-scale industrial projects through all stages including FEED, detailed engineering, construction, and commissioning support.
• Strong proficiency with ETAP software for electrical system analysis.
• Expertise in electrical distribution networks and power system studies across multiple voltage classes.
• Technical skills include relay protection, grounding systems, equipment sizing, illumination studies, cable raceway design, and FAT/SAT support.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70, SADARA standards, and other relevant international engineering codes.