# Senior Electrical Engineer-Transportation

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Riyadh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Construction Supervision team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing the delivery of electrical systems associated with a major roads and highways infrastructure project, ensuring compliance with project specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and client expectations.

This role requires a highly capable professional with extensive site supervision experience on large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects, working closely with contractors, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the construction phase.

## Responsibilities

### Construction Supervision & Site Monitoring

- Supervise and monitor all electrical construction activities to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, and applicable standards.

- Inspect and oversee installation works related to highway electrical systems including:

- Street lighting systems

- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

- Traffic signal infrastructure

- Power distribution systems

- Electrical substations

- Communication networks

- Tunnel and roadway electrical systems (where applicable)

- Review contractor shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, and work procedures.

- Conduct regular site inspections and quality audits to ensure works are delivered in accordance with project requirements.

- Monitor contractor performance and progress against approved construction schedules.

### Technical Leadership

- Provide technical guidance and support to site teams, clients, and contractors on electrical engineering matters.

- Review and resolve technical queries, RFIs, non-conformance reports, and design-related issues.

- Coordinate with design teams to address construction challenges and ensure effective implementation of approved solutions.

- Participate in value engineering and constructability reviews where required.

### Quality Assurance & Compliance

- Ensure all electrical works comply with project specifications, local regulations, Saudi standards, and international engineering best practices.

- Verify testing and commissioning activities and witness factory acceptance tests (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs) as required.

- Prepare and review inspection reports, test reports, snagging lists, and commissioning documentation.

- Support project closeout activities and final handover documentation.

### Stakeholder Management

- Liaise with clients, contractors, utility authorities, and relevant government agencies.

- Attend progress meetings, technical workshops, and coordination meetings with project stakeholders.

- Support interface management for utility diversions and integration with other infrastructure systems.

### Health, Safety & Environment

- Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance on site.

- Ensure all electrical installations are executed in accordance with approved HSE procedures and project safety requirements.

- Participate in safety inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments as required.

## Qualifications

- Minimum 15 years of professional experience in electrical engineering.

- Proven experience working with leading international engineering consultancy firms.

- Significant experience in construction supervision and site-based roles.

- Demonstrated experience on major roads, highways, transportation, or infrastructure projects.

- Previous experience working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is essential.

- Strong understanding of electrical systems associated with transport and infrastructure projects.

- Experience coordinating with contractors, utility authorities, and government stakeholders.

- Proven track record of delivering projects within quality, safety, and schedule requirements.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical engineering
- construction supervision
- site monitoring
- technical leadership
- quality assurance
- compliance
- stakeholder management
- health, safety, and environment

### Nice to have
- experience working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- strong understanding of electrical systems associated with transport and infrastructure projects

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