Senior Utility Engineer - Bridges

Snc-Lavalin; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Utility Engineer (Electrical) in Riyadh to lead electrical discipline on major infrastructure and bridge programs across the GCC. You will review designs, supervise MV/LV networks, coordinate interfaces with roads and bridges, and drive safety and quality across multidisciplinary teams.

You bring 15+ years of electrical utility engineering experience, including substations, street lighting, ICT, and telecom systems, with a track record on large projects and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 15+ years of experience in electrical utility engineering, bridges projects, and construction supervision.
• Proven experience with MV/LV networks, substations, street lighting, ICT, and telecoms.
• Experience on major bridge and transportation projects with utility coordination and interface management.
• Strong knowledge of international standards and construction practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on large multidisciplinary infrastructure and bridge projects.
• Review and supervise electrical utility designs for compliance with requirements and standards.
• Coordinate utility interfaces with bridge, road, and transportation works.
• Monitor and report project performance, progress, quality, and technical compliance.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and promote safety culture.
• Manage and coordinate contractors, consultants, and stakeholders throughout delivery.
• Provide expertise on power distribution networks, substations, street lighting, ICT, and relocations.
• Support budgeting, design reviews, construction supervision, and project delivery from concept to completion.

Skills

Technical leadership

Design review

Interdisciplinary coordination

Project monitoring

Safety compliance

Contractor management

Power distribution knowledge

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Dialux

Revit/BIM

Job description

Job Description Overview

The AtkinsRéalis Infrastructure Business is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, self-starter to join our Riyadh office as a Senior Utility Engineer (Electrical). The Engineer will support multidisciplinary infrastructure and transportation projects across the GCC, including the planning, design review, supervision, and coordination of electrical utility networks comprising MV/LV power distribution systems, substations, street lighting, telecommunications, ICT, security systems, and utility diversions associated with major road and bridge infrastructure projects.

Your role

• Provide technical leadership and support on large multidisciplinary infrastructure and bridge projects.
• Review and supervise electrical utility designs, ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate utility interfaces with bridge, road, and transportation infrastructure works.
• Monitor and report on project performance, progress, quality, and technical compliance.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and promote a strong safety culture across project teams.
• Manage and coordinate contractors, consultants, and stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Provide technical expertise on power distribution networks, substations, street lighting, ICT, and utility relocations.
• Support project budgeting, design reviews, construction supervision, and delivery from concept through completion.

About you

• B.Sc. or Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in electrical utility engineering, Bridges projects, and construction supervision.
• Proven experience in the design, coordination, and supervision of MV/LV networks, substations, street lighting, ICT, and telecommunications systems.
• Mandatory experience on major bridge and transportation infrastructure projects, including utility coordination and interface management.
• Strong knowledge of international standards, utility authority requirements and construction practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, technical writing, and communication skills.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Dialux, Revit/BIM, and other engineering design software.
• Ability to review technical documentation, manage multidisciplinary interfaces, and lead project teams effectively.
• Demonstrated commitment to Client Service, Quality, Communication, Innovation, Professionalism, and Teamwork.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

• 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.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

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.

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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.

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