Mechanical Design Section Manager, Medium Voltage | alfanar Electric

alfanar Group; Riyadh; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electrical construction sector is seeking an MV Manager to oversee the design processes and technical compliance of their products. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and 10-15 years of relevant experience to ensure operational excellence. This position offers a chance to drive innovation and manage complex projects effectively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is essential.
• 10-15 years of work experience desired.
• Deep understanding of design specifications and mechanical integration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical and mechanical design processes ensuring project execution and quality standards.
• Resolve technical issues during project lifecycle.
• Create and manage Bills of Materials (BoM) within SAP.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Project Management

Problem Solving

Technical Compliance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Requisition ID:18854

CityMV Manag.

Group overview:

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanaris involved in:

• Electrical, Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Construction


• Manufacturing and Marketing Electrical Construction Products


• Allied Engineering Services

Our Main Divisions:

• alfanar electric


• alfanar Construction


• alfanar Building Systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia


• Dubai, UAE


• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial Complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the Complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The Complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Job Purpose

To oversee and optimize the technical and mechanical design processes for products by ensuring seamless project execution, compliance with quality and organizational standards, and the successful integration of standard and non-standard solutions to drive operational excellence and innovation.

Key Accountability Areas

Product Ownership and Issue Resolution:

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of all technical details about assigned products and act as the primary point of contact for technical matters during project lifecycles.


• Resolve technical issues during project execution, particularly those involving standard configurations, and address shopfloor challenges related to non-standard solutions to ensure smooth operations.

Bill of Materials (BoM) and SAP Management:

• Create and evaluate Bills of Materials (BoM) and references within SAP.


• Manage the linking of standard and non-standard BoMs for projects, including adding non-standard solutions and canceling standard ones generated by configurator tools or decision trees.


• Develop new non-standard reference SAP codes as needed.

Fabrication Oversight and Solution Implementation:

• Manage the release of projects to fabrication, including metal components, LV doors, and special accessories.


• Oversee the preparation and validation of LV door cutouts in alignment with design standards.


• Lead the design of new solutions validated by the technical antenna team, release parts and assembly drawings for newly designed solutions, and attend industrialization phases for products while collaborating with the industrialization team to implement innovative solutions.

Compliance and Validation:

• Validate technical compliance requirements as provided by the tendering team.


• Manage the Change of Functionality (CoF) process for new solution requirements in accordance with delegation rules.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to recruit, recognize and cultivate high performers and expose them in order to create a robust second line of management.


• Ability to recognize low performers and guide them to improve or release them.


• Ability to treat subordinates equally without any discrimination.


• Assessment criteria of subordinates is performance that leads to planned results.


• Ensure availability of delegation of authority matrix to have sufficient delegations as per company policy.

Responsibility:

• Must take full responsibility for his operation as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.


• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them


• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery:

• Deliver the required results in timely manner with required quality and cost.


• Making a Tangible Difference:


• Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation. and exceed business expectations.

Business Planning and Performance:

• Able to transform the corporate goals into business plans.


• Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.


• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.


• Provide periodic work progress reports.


• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and expenses to achieve the optimum cost efficiency.

Organizational Development:

• Develop the organizational structure according to the current requirements taking into consideration future and development plans.


• Ensure availability of job descriptions for all job roles and deployment.

Business Process Improvements:

• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.


• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.


• Promote the automated systems and using them fully, to spread its culture.

Quality:

• Quality is considered as alfanar’s prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation:

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Academic Qualification
Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering


Work Experience
10-15 years


Technical / Functional Competencies
Design Specifications
Design Tools
Mechanical Design and Integration