Project Execution Lead - Great Opportunity for Saudi Nationals

Siemens; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile working 2–3 days/wk

Diverse culture

Professional development

Job summary

Siemens Digital Industries in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Project Execution Lead to drive control system projects across Water, Oil & Gas, and petrochemical applications. You will lead engineering, software integration, and cabinet production coordination with global partners, ensuring delivery to customers to specification.

The role demands a strong background in PCS 7, project management, and OT cybersecurity, with travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering with 10-12 years in project/ service environments.
• 8-10 years in engineering & commissioning on Siemens DCS/SCADA – PCS 7.
• Technical lead experience and subproject management within automation projects.
• Knowledge of OT cybersecurity and product integration.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement control system solutions per customer specs.
• Create project specifications and coordinate with suppliers and customers.
• Oversee software integration and hardware planning for control cabinets.
• Perform functional tests, acceptance, and delivery to customers.
• Maintain project documentation and support bidding activities.
• Provide regular project updates to management.

Skills

Project management

Electrical engineering

SCADA PCS 7

OT cybersecurity

Travel 40%

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

PCS 7

Automation software

Job description

Project Execution Lead - Saudi Arabia/Al-Khobar

We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly evolving world. We’re looking for people who are always searching for creative ways to grow and learn. People who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you? Then it seems like you’d make an outstanding addition to our vibrant international team.

Siemens Digital Industries is a leading innovator in automation and digitalization. Our mission is to support customers in maximizing growth, profit opportunities and ecological footprint in the discrete and process industries. Ready to create your own journey?

Join our Digital Industry as the Project Execution Lead and help us transform the everyday by finding solutions and making the world a more inquisitive place for tomorrow.

You’ll make an impact by:

• You’ll be able to develop and implement control system solutions for Control System Projects according to Customers’ technical specifications, standards, and engineering practices.
• You develop concepts for solving complex customer requirements and create project specifications including necessary clarifications with suppliers and customers, mainly for Water Distribution systems, Chemical & Petrochemical, Oil & Gas related SCADA (On-shore & Off-shore installations) and ESD systems
• In the engineering phase, you are responsible for the software engineering and integration of third-ary systems, as well as hardware planning and monitoring of the production of control cabinets for the corresponding systems with the control of appropriate engineering partners and subcontractors in Saudi Arabia and abroad (Global Engineering Centers)
• Performing functional tests, optimizations, acceptance and delivery to the customer (internal tests, factory, integration tests)
• You handle the preparation, creation, review and updating of project documentation
• You support technical bidding and can collaborate with Bidding team
• You’ll maintain regular updates on project execution, team performance, and key developments, ensuring accurate and timely upward communication and escalation of relevant information to management.

Your success is grounded in:

• The individual should be a qualified professional, preferably Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical, Electronics or similar field) with minimum 10-12 years’ working experience with background from both operational business (project & service) and non-operational functions (bidding).
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience of engineering & commissioning on Siemens DCS/SCADA – PCS 7 and have completed project cycle for major customer installations.
• You can take on technical lead tasks as well as managing subprojects within automation projects.
• You have an overview of the Siemens product range and its integration into automation and digitization solutions, third-party products as well as experience in product features from competitors for interfacing.
• Have sound knowledge of OT Cybersecurity concepts and have worked on OTCC deployments for customers
• Certification in Project management (e.g. PMP certification) is preferred
• Demonstrates respect for diversity by fostering an inclusive work environment, valuing different perspectives, and treating all individuals with fairness, dignity, and respect. Builds and maintains effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders, fostering collaboration, trust, and alignment while confidently leading challenging discussions and resolving conflicts in a professional manner.
• Have sound knowhow of AI based platforms and eager to work using latest technologies
• You have intercultural experience and willingness to travel frequently to customer sites for deployment (40%)

You’ll benefit from:

• 2 to 3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• An environment where everyone can bring their whole self and feel a sense of belonging.
• the foundation to develop personally and professionally.
• Extraordinary variety of learning & development opportunities

Transform the everyday with us

We value your outstanding identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us.

We celebrate the fact that our people are individuals and have different preferences and needs. If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That’s why we recruit extraordinary minds from all walks of life. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and are happy to give the opportunity to discuss flexibility and reasonable adjustment requirements. Many of our teams are working optimally in a remote, virtual adding to our ability to offer more flexibility on how you handle your time.

Please note: Only complete applications can be considered in the selection process.