Water DCS & Automation Program Lead

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar Electric, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Water DCS Projects Manager - Automation to lead end-to-end delivery of complex water DCS and automation projects, ensuring safe execution and value delivery across sites.

You will coordinate engineering, procurement, production, commissioning, and handover, manage budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations, and drive compliance with quality, safety and contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience delivering complex water DCS/Automation projects is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from contract handover through engineering, procurement, production, integration, testing, commissioning and warranty.
• Establish execution plans, schedules, responsibilities, governance, and performance targets.
• Ensure projects meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, profitability, and cash objectives across multiple sites.
• Oversee the delivery and integration of DCS, SCADA, PLC, RTU, and third‑party packages.
• Manage brownfield requirements, including legacy migration, phased cutover, redundancy, and downtime minimization.
• Monitor revenue, costs, profitability, billing, cash flow, and forecasts; manage contractual obligations and variations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Production, Quality, and Finance; manage partners and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with standards, risk management, and documentation.
• Oversee FAT, SAT, testing, commissioning, and performance verification.
• Close technical issues, punch lists, and customer observations within agreed timelines.
• Lead meetings, risk reviews, and action tracking; manage customer expectations.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

HSE Compliance

Education

Bachelor in Electrical Engineering

Job description

alfanar Electric, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Water DCS Projects Manager - Automation to lead end-to-end delivery of complex water DCS and automation projects, ensuring safe execution and value delivery across sites.

You will coordinate engineering, procurement, production, commissioning, and handover, manage budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations, and drive compliance with quality, safety and contractual requirements.