Senior MEP Manager | Links M&E Recruitment Limited | Saudi Arabia

Links M&E Recruitment Limited; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Links M&E Recruitment Limited seeks a Senior MEP Manager with a strong electrical bias for a premier data center project in Saudi Arabia. You will lead all MEP operations, manage subcontractors, and ensure uptime with European standards and Middle Eastern experience.

The role requires 10–15+ years in MEP management within mission-critical environments, a European data center background, and relocation availability for long-term deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services or related field.
• 10–15+ years of progressive MEP management experience in mission-critical environments.
• Mandatory experience in the European Data Center market.
• Essential Middle Eastern project experience in large-scale infrastructure or data centers.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct MEP engineering operations, design coordination, and installation for large data center projects.
• Focus on power distribution, UPS, standby generation, cooling, and HVAC with electrical bias.
• Manage subcontractors, site supervision, quality control, and project timelines.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, IST, and handover for mission-critical facilities.
• Ensure compliance with local/international codes and EHS/QA/QC standards.
• Collaborate with project directors, client reps, architects, and structural teams.
• Monitor progress, budgets, procurement, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Produce technical reports, method statements, risk assessments, and status updates.

Skills

Electrical bias

Data center experience

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Position Summary:

Links M&E Recruitment Limited is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Senior MEP Manager with a strong electrical bias (though mechanical candidates will be considered) to join a prestigious new Data Center project in Saudi Arabia on a full-term permanent basis. In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for directing all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering operations, ensuring uncompromised infrastructure resilience and mission-critical uptime. A key prerequisite for this opportunity is prior professional working experience within the European Data Center market coupled with essential Middle Eastern operational experience. This opportunity offers a competitive compensation package, long-term career progression, and executive technical visibility within a premier international construction and engineering enterprise.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Senior MEP Manager leading mission-critical data center MEP operations in Saudi Arabia with Links M&E Recruitment Limited, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of MEP project execution, subcontractor coordination, commissioning, and engineering compliance. Your day-to-day responsibilities include managing electrical and mechanical infrastructure installations, ensuring strict adherence to European and international data center standards, coordinating site activities across multidisciplinary contracting teams, and resolving complex engineering bottlenecks. You will utilize your proactive leadership and stakeholder management skills to steer high-value construction milestones. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements via direct email to Nick Booth at [e-mail], ensuring strict compliance with mandatory European Data Center market background and essential Middle Eastern experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct comprehensive MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) engineering operations, design coordination, and installation for large-scale data center projects in Saudi Arabia.
• Provide strategic oversight with an electrical bias over power distribution, backup generators, UPS systems, cooling towers, and HVAC infrastructure.
• Manage subcontractor relationships, site supervision, quality control inspections, and adherence to project timelines and safety regulations.
• Oversee testing and commissioning (T&C) phases, integrated systems testing (IST), and handover procedures for mission-critical data center facilities.
• Ensure strict compliance with local and international engineering codes, environmental health and safety (EHS) policies, and QA/QC standards.
• Collaborate cross-functional with project directors, client representatives, architectural designers, and structural engineering squads.
• Monitor site progress, budget allocations, material procurement schedules, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Author meticulous technical reports, method statements, risk assessments, and executive project status updates.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 to 15+ years of progressive professional experience in MEP management within mission-critical construction environments.
• Mandatory hands-on professional working experience within the European Data Center market.
• Essential Middle Eastern professional working experience in large-scale infrastructure or data center projects.
• Strong electrical bias with comprehensive understanding of high-voltage power systems, UPS, standby generation, and precision cooling.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar MEP installations, subcontractor networks, and complex commissioning schedules.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and availability for long-term relocation to Saudi Arabia.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional engineering charters or project management certifications (e.g., CIBSE, PE, PMP, Chartered Engineer).
• Prior experience delivering Tier III and Tier IV Uptime Institute certified data center facilities.
• Familiarity with green building standards (e.g., LEED certification) and energy-efficient data center cooling technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modeling) and digital construction coordination tools.

Application Information:

• Recruiter: Links M&E Recruitment Limited
• Contact Name: Nick Booth (Managing Director)
• Email: `[e-mail]`
• Phone:
• Company Website: https://www.linksme.co.uk
• Salary/Rate: Competitive Package / Long-Term Middle East Relocation Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Saudi Arabia Data Center Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Long-Term Engagement (Saudi Arabia)

Recruitment Pro Tip:

When applying for this Senior MEP Manager position via Links M&E Recruitment Limited, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your hands-on European data center project background, your essential Middle Eastern experience, and your electrical engineering bias.