Senior Project Engineer

Group overview

Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, electromechanical and civil engineering construction
• Manufacturing and marketing electrical construction products
• Allied engineering services

Our main divisions:

• alfanar electric
• alfanar construction
• alfanar building systems

alfanar electric

alfanar electric is the industrial arm of alfanar, manufacturing a variety of low, medium and high voltage electrical construction products.

alfanar electric operates industries in:

• Riyadh and Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Dubai, UAE
• London, UK

alfanar has a development and engineering center in Chennai, India.

Industrial complex, Riyadh

The center of alfanar’s industrial activities is alfanar Industrial Complex situated in the Third Industrial Zone on Al-Kharj Road, Riyadh.

Spread across 700,000 square meters, the complex houses alfanar’s facilities.

The complex has a comprehensive infrastructure including a data and communication center as well as a commercial zone.

Job purpose

To support the execution of complex customer projects by leading coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communication activities, ensuring project delivery is aligned with scope, timeline, and quality expectations.

Key accountability areas

Order handover and documentation

• Participate in the order handover process and ensure receipt and verification of all required documentation from the sales team
• Maintain up-to-date project documentation and records throughout the project lifecycle

Stakeholder communication

• Act as the main point of contact between internal departments and the customer during execution phases
• Support and lead customer kick-off meetings in coordination with the project manager

Risk management

• Identify potential project risks and contribute to the development of mitigation plans
• Monitor risk items regularly and escalate critical issues to management when needed

Project planning and coordination

• Coordinate with internal teams to build and track project plans, milestones, and deliverables
• Ensure alignment between design approvals and project timelines through collaboration with design and customer teams
• Support material planning by coordinating with procurement for long-lead items

Scope, schedule, and cost management

• Assist in managing project changes related to scope, cost, or timeline, ensuring technical and commercial impacts are considered
• Monitor project progress and alert the project manager of any risks to timely delivery

Customer and manufacturing coordination

• Coordinate FAT scheduling and execution in collaboration with the manufacturing and customer teams
• Support OBD scheduling and communication with relevant stakeholders

Invoice and financial coordination

• Follow up on invoice status and provide support in coordination with the finance and sales teams

Project delivery

• Ensure timely execution of assigned project tasks and contribute to overall project delivery success

Role accountability

HR proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks

Problem-solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities

Business process improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible

Compliance:

• Comply with related policy and procedures and work instructions

Health, safety, and environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services

Academic qualification

Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or any relevant field

Work experience

5 to 10 years

Technical / functional competencies

• Ad hoc reporting
• Detail oriented
• Well organized
• Project communications
• Project management
• Project management methodology
• Project planning
• Project quality assurance
• Project tracking and reporting