Senior High Voltage Engineer (EOI)

Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong invites Expressions of Interest for Senior High Voltage Engineers to lead the design and delivery of HV/EHV power systems in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You will guide protection schemes, substation layouts, and project reviews while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.

Ideal candidates have extensive HV power experience, strong leadership, and familiarity with IEC/IEEE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in high-voltage power engineering.
• Strong experience in AIS/GIS substations and protection design.
• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE, utility standards, and grid code requirements.
• Experience with transmission, distribution, renewable energy, or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous Middle East or Saudi Arabia project experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of HV and EHV substations, including AIS and GIS systems.
• Prepare and review substation layouts, single-line diagrams, protection schemes, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, utilities, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Undertake protection studies, equipment selection, and design reviews.
• Support procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and technical assurance activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers.

Skills

HV design leadership

Substation design AIS/GIS

Protection schemes

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AIS

GIS

Protection design tools

Job description

About Surbana Jurong

Surbana Jurong (SJ) is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm, driven by a vision to build cities and shape lives. Headquartered in Singapore, SJ is a diverse collective of experts delivering sustainable and high-impact solutions across the built environment.

Role Overview

We are inviting Expressions of Interest from experienced Senior High Voltage Engineers for upcoming energy and infrastructure projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for the design and delivery of high-voltage power systems, including transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and major infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of HV and EHV substations, including AIS and GIS systems.
• Prepare and review substation layouts, single-line diagrams, protection schemes, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, utilities, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Undertake protection studies, equipment selection, and design reviews.
• Support procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and technical assurance activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and designers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8-12 years of experience in high-voltage power engineering.
• Strong experience in AIS/GIS substations and protection design.
• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE, utility standards, and grid code requirements.
• Experience with transmission, distribution, renewable energy, or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous Middle East or Saudi Arabia project experience is highly desirable.

About Us

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork, and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world! A global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. It is a diverse collective of problem solvers, architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future.