Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44 th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our award winning team based within our Qatar Office.

This critical role will be responsible for leading the electrical design process for the building engineering services on one or several projects depending on size, type and complexity.

Responsibilities

Paramount to success within this varied role will include

- Provide leadership in research, planning, design of electrical systems for the building engineering systems, including but not limited to power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, earthing, lightning protection and low voltage systems and providing guidance and instruction to the designated Level 1, 2, and 3 project engineers.
- Supervise the Level 1, 2 and 3 project engineers to perform engineering evaluations, feasibility studies, conceptual and final designs, cost estimates, and engineering calculations.
- Hold ownership of preparation and documentation of calculations and design, complete with support references to codes and standards, ensuring the information is scanned and located in the project folder for future access by a member of staff located in any of the KEO offices.
- Attend all coordination and progress meetings with the client and present options and solutions as required.
- Provide leadership in problem solving at a project level and encourage the use of innovation.
- Perform QA/QC on projects designed by other Engineers.
- Ensure that the KEO QA/QC procedures are followed for the project, and work with the project team to close out all comments received from the QA/QC reviewers.
- Coordinating workload to complete documents on the agreed schedule.
- Tracking the financial aspects of the projects, coordinating and adjusting the work effort with the team to ensure that the work is completed within budget.
- Obtain project related approvals from the relevant local authorities.
- Mentor and oversee the development of engineers working on projects under your control.
- Work with the PMs and HOD to ensure sufficient project resources to deliver the services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the project manager and/or HOD.

Requirements

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 years career experience with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. W e take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs. We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.