MEP Electrical Design Lead for Mega Projects

JASARA PMC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) seeks a Senior Design Manager - MEP (Electrical) to oversee consultant-led electrical design across all project stages, ensuring compliance with standards and SOW requirements. Role provides design governance, technical assurance, and coordination with multiple disciplines to deliver construction-ready solutions.

The successful candidate will lead electrical design activities, manage consultants, and support cost alignment and value engineering in

Qualifications

• 15+ years of electrical engineering design and project delivery.
• 7+ years in senior design management or leadership roles.
• Experience leading consultant-led design teams on large-scale mega-projects (cities, infrastructure, giga-projects).
• Extensive experience with power distribution systems, LV/MV infrastructure, substations, switchgear, and critical electrical systems.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia or GCC mega-project developments preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical and power system design activities throughout concept, schematic, detailed design, and construction documentation stages.
• Lead design governance processes related to electrical engineering, including design reviews and stage-gate approvals.
• Ensure all electrical designs comply with standards, Saudi Building Code, SEC requirements, IEC standards, NFPA standards, and applicable international best practices.
• Establish and maintain electrical design standards, specifications, and technical guidelines across the project portfolio.
• Manage electrical, MEP, and multidisciplinary consultants, ensuring compliance with approved design briefs, SOWs, and quality standards.
• Review and challenge consultant submissions to ensure optimum technical solutions, operational efficiency, maintainability, and lifecycle value.
• Monitor consultant performance, programme adherence, and technical compliance.
• Participate in consultant selection, technical evaluations, and procurement activities.
• Provide technical oversight for MV/LV infrastructure, substations, switchgear, and critical electrical systems.
• Coordinate with architectural, structural, mechanical, ICT, security, and utility interfaces; lead clash resolution workshops.
• Support design-to-construction transitions, technical queries, and handover readiness reviews.
• Assist in risk management, value engineering, and lifecycle cost considerations.
• Support Operational Readiness and Transition activities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Design governance

Consultant management

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or Engineering Management preferred

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) seeks a Senior Design Manager - MEP (Electrical) to oversee consultant-led electrical design across all project stages, ensuring compliance with standards and SOW requirements. Role provides design governance, technical assurance, and coordination with multiple disciplines to deliver construction-ready solutions.

The successful candidate will lead electrical design activities, manage consultants, and support cost alignment and value engineering in