Senior Electrical Engineer
Buro Happold
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ref: HP431-38
Buro Happold

The Role


The Role


Job Purpose:

• Site based Senior Electrical Engineer on a University Project presently under construction in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Responsible for ensuring that the quality expectations, budget and programme constraints of the client are respected by the contractor.
• Responsible for managing junior electrical engineering staff and inspectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as Senior Electrical Engineer on the project site
• Responsible for all Electrical work including Medium Voltage (13.8kV) Distribution, Low Voltage Distribution, Lighting, Power, Extra Low Voltage Systems (Fire Alarm, BMS, CCTV/Access Control, Telephone/Data, Audiovisual etc), Lightning Protection and Grounding, External Lighting, etc.
• Review shop drawings and vendor drawings for compliance with Contract Documents.
• Review Electrical Calculations for compliance with Contract Documents.
• Review material submittals for compliance with Contract Documents.
• Review Technical Specifications for conformance with Contract Documents.
• Implement, manage and control the Project Electrical Quality Assurance Plan.
• Plan, monitor and control the inspection of all Electrical equipment at the manufacturing plants and the installation of the Electrical equipment and systems at site by the Contractors.
• Review As-built drawings for the Electrical work.
• Review Operation and Maintenance Manuals for the Electrical work
• Review Project acceptance procedures and participate in contract close out
• Witness Testing and Commissioning of all Electrical systems
• Coordinate Electrical work with Architectural, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Specialist Disciplines.
• Attend weekly Project review meetings and report on Electrical work.
• Review, monitor and report on the Project construction schedule.
• Review, design and implement Client change requests.
• Manage and control the site Junior Engineers and site Inspectors.
• Ensure senior staff are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions and the objectives of the client are achieved.
• Continually ensuring that practices, policies, strategy and services represent the client’s best interests and that BH policy is in keeping with current legislation, Standards and Codes of Practice etc.
• Commitment to CPD and self learning / development

Requirements


Requirements


Person Specification:

Buro Happold is a multidisciplinary practice that succeeds through the individual and collaborative skills of its people. This post requires a candidate who must have:
• Corporate membership of a relevant institution
• Good IT skills.
• Good communication skills, experience in dealing with other employees and external clients.
• Confident, proactive character, with a track record of taking the lead in challenging situations.
• Ability to run projects successfully.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer.
Or
• In special circumstances, six years relevant working experience with either a Bachelors degree in Engineering (BEng) or Masters degree in Engineering (MEng) and working towards chartership.
• 10 years relevant experience

About the Company


About the Company


Buro Happold aims to produce high quality engineering design in concept, in detail and in execution, on time, to programme and delivering excellent value for money.

Our distinctive culture and ethos is still based on the same principles of care, value and elegance that were established when the practice was founded.

Our engineering approach is holistic, combining different disciplines in one, integrated team. Our reputation for excellence has grown from the basis that engineering is always viewed as one important component of a project’s overall design solution.

We constantly strive for innovation. Our appreciation of a client’s social, political and economic issues and of architectural and aesthetic qualities makes Buro Happold an ideal partner, helping our range of clients to shape great solutions.

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