Field Engineer Electrical (Saudi National)

About the role

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About the role

Parsons is seeking an experienced Field Engineer - Electrical to join our site-based Construction Supervision Consultant team on a major landmark development project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The project includes several iconic assets, hospitality facilities, buildings, and supporting services. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising electrical construction activities and ensuring that all works are delivered in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and the approved project programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supervise and monitor daily electrical construction activities on site.
• Ensure that electrical works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and project requirements.
• Inspect electrical installations, materials, equipment, and workmanship.
• Review and respond to inspection requests, material submittals, shop drawings, method statements, and requests for information.
• Coordinate electrical works with architectural, structural, mechanical, civil, and other disciplines.
• Monitor the installation and testing of electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, emergency systems, earthing, lightning protection, and low-current systems.
• Verify that materials and equipment comply with approved technical specifications and project standards.
• Monitor contractor performance, work progress, and compliance with the approved programme.
• Identify construction issues, design conflicts, delays, and non-conforming works, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepare daily reports, site inspection records, progress updates, and photographic documentation.
• Participate in technical, coordination, progress, testing, commissioning, and handover meetings.
• Ensure that all inspections and testing activities are properly completed and documented.
• Monitor compliance with project quality, health, safety, environmental, and sustainability requirements.
• Support testing, commissioning, snagging, documentation review, and final handover activities.
• Review as-built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, warranties, test certificates, and other closeout documentation.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and project stakeholders to resolve technical and site-related issues.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in electrical construction supervision or field engineering.
• Experience in building, hospitality, commercial, residential, mixed-use, or major development projects.
• Strong experience in the installation, inspection, testing, and commissioning of building electrical systems.
• Experience with LV/MV systems, power distribution, lighting, emergency power, earthing, lightning protection, fire alarm, ELV, and related systems.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Previous experience working with a consultant, construction supervision consultant, project management consultant, or contractor.
• Strong knowledge of electrical construction methods, inspection procedures, quality control, and testing requirements.
• Ability to review drawings, specifications, technical submittals, method statements, and inspection documentation.
• Familiarity with applicable international standards, local regulations, and project specifications.
• Excellent communication, coordination, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in relevant engineering and documentation software.
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or the Middle East is preferred.
• Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

Additional information

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