MEP and Power Inspector

Category; Oman; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking a senior Electrical/MEP engineer for railway project oversight in Oman. You will review design, installation, and commissioning of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, and safety systems across depots and stations, coordinating interfaces with civil, track, signaling, and telecom domains.

The role demands at least 10 years in railway projects, strong knowledge of building services, and rigorous adherence to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in railway projects.
• Strong knowledge of building services and electrical power systems.
• Familiarity with railway station and depot MEP requirements.
• Ability to review technical submittals, drawings, calculations, and commissioning documents.
• Strong site supervision and construction monitoring capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong awareness of safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor the design, installation, and commissioning of MEP and power systems for railway stations, depots, operation control buildings, maintenance facilities, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure contractor works comply with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, safety rules, and relevant railway and building standards.
• Review and provide technical comments on design documents, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, inspection requests, and testing and commissioning procedures.
• Supervise and monitor site execution of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, drainage, HVAC, fire protection, lighting, earthing, and power distribution works.
• Coordinate interfaces between MEP systems and other railway systems, including civil works, architectural finishes, trackwork’s, signaling, telecommunications, and operational systems.
• Verify electrical load calculations, equipment sizing, cable routing, grounding systems, backup power arrangements, and power distribution layouts.
• Support review of substation, switchgear, transformers, LV panels, emergency power, UPS, and related power infrastructure interfacing with station and building systems.
• Monitor construction quality and ensure installations meet approved quality plans, inspection test plans, and project standards.
• Participate in inspections, testing, commissioning, snagging, defect tracking, and final handover processes
• Identify technical risks, construction issues, and interface conflicts, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Prepare progress reports, technical observations, non-conformance comments, and engineering review notes for PMC and client management.
• Coordinate with the client, contractors, designers, authorities, operators, and other stakeholders to support timely decision-making and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and railway operational safety requirements throughout project delivery.
• Support value engineering, constructability reviews, and optimization initiatives where appropriate.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Railway project experience

Building services knowledge

MEP coordination

Site supervision

Communication skills

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree (advantage)

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 11,000 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 11,000 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

The role will be responsible for reviewing, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising all MEP and power-related engineering activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, railway standards, safety regulations, quality expectations, and project schedules

Missions/Main Duties

• Review and monitor the design, installation, and commissioning of MEP and power systems for railway stations, depots, operation control buildings, maintenance facilities, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure contractor works comply with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, safety rules, and relevant railway and building standards.
• Review and provide technical comments on design documents, shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, inspection requests, and testing and commissioning procedures.
• Supervise and monitor site execution of electrical, mechanical, plumbing, drainage, HVAC, fire protection, lighting, earthing, and power distribution works.
• Coordinate interfaces between MEP systems and other railway systems, including civil works, architectural finishes, trackwork’s, signaling, telecommunications, and operational systems.
• Verify electrical load calculations, equipment sizing, cable routing, grounding systems, backup power arrangements, and power distribution layouts.
• Support review of substation, switchgear, transformers, LV panels, emergency power, UPS, and related power infrastructure interfacing with station and building systems.
• Monitor construction quality and ensure installations meet approved quality plans, inspection test plans, and project standards.
• Participate in inspections, testing, commissioning, snagging, defect tracking, and final handover processes
• Identify technical risks, construction issues, and interface conflicts, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Prepare progress reports, technical observations, non-conformance comments, and engineering review notes for PMC and client management.
• Coordinate with the client, contractors, designers, authorities, operators, and other stakeholders to support timely decision-making and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance withhealth, safety, environmental,andrailway operational safetyrequirements throughout project delivery.
• Support value engineering, constructability reviews, and optimization initiatives where appropriate.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree inElectrical Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Master’s degree is an advantage
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in railway project
• Strong knowledge of building services and electrical power systems in infrastructure projects
• Familiarity with railway station and depot MEP requirements
• Understanding of relevant international and local codes, standards, and railway specifications
• Ability to review technical submittals, drawings, calculations, and commissioning documents
• Strong site supervision and construction monitoring capability
• Good coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams and interfaces
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify risks, resolve technical issues, and support timely project delivery
• Strong awareness of safety, quality, and compliance requirements

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.

Why SYSTRA?

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