Project Manager - Electrical

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Electrical to lead large-scale building and infrastructure projects. You will manage the full project lifecycle, coordinate diverse teams, and ensure delivery within scope, budget, and schedule while maintaining high safety and quality standards.

You will liaise with clients and stakeholders, review technical submissions, and drive project meetings, progress reporting and handover activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant electrical engineering and project management experience.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale building/infrastructure/mixed-use projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage electrical engineering projects across the full lifecycle.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, budgeting, resources, and risk management.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Monitor progress, identify challenges, and implement corrective actions to protect schedule and budget.
• Ensure compliance with project specs, standards, regulations, and authorities.
• Manage client relationships and act as primary contact for project matters.
• Review and approve technical submissions, drawings, procurement plans, and documents.
• Lead project meetings, prepare progress reports, and communicate status.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, handover and close-out documentation.
• Promote safety, quality and continuous improvement within teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Job Description Overview

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager - Electrical with a strong background in delivering large-scale building, infrastructure, and multidisciplinary projects. The candidate must have extensive experience in managing electrical engineering projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, quality, and schedule requirements while coordinating with clients, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.

Your role

Lead and manage electrical engineering projects throughout the entire project lifecycle. Oversee project planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management activities. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and suppliers to ensure successful project delivery. Monitor project progress, identify challenges, and implement corrective actions to maintain schedule and budget objectives. Ensure all electrical works comply with project specifications, industry standards, local regulations, and authority requirements. Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for project-related matters. Review and approve technical submissions, drawings, procurement plans, and project documentation. Lead project meetings, prepare progress reports, and communicate project status to stakeholders. Oversee testing, commissioning, handover activities, and project close-out documentation. Promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across project teams.

About you

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering and project management.

Proven experience managing large-scale building, infrastructure, commercial, residential, or mixed-use development projects.

Strong knowledge of: Electrical power distribution systems, HV/LV systems, substations, and building services Project planning, budgeting, and cost control Contract administration and stakeholder management Local authority regulations and international engineering standards Proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, MS Office, and project management tools.

PMP certification or equivalent project management qualification is desirable.

Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.