Senior Electrical Building Services Engineer

We currently have an opportunity for a MEP Lead - Electrical to join our expanding team in Riyadh, to work on a range of challenging projects in our Building Services Engineering Practice based in Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• As a member of the Building Design team, you will be involved in real projects from day one, with exposure to some of the most demanding projects. We encourage vision, problem-solving, ambition, enthusiasm and drive. We recognize that people are the key to our success and we ensure that we provide them with a varied workload and encourage them to extend themselves in order to reach their potential.
• Senior MEP Engineer to represent Atkins on a daily basis to our Client, the Design & Build Contractor, the project Engineer and the project ultimate Client. 
• Experience on design and build project would be advantageous.
• An understanding of all MEP and building services design and how to coordinate these within the spatial constraints of a station is essential.
• Effective communication skills will be required to interact with project stakeholders, where necessary explaining and defending our designs and providing direction to our design team
• Commercial awareness essential with an understanding and ability to administer Change Control.

SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.

As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50-year history throughout the Middle East region.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Requirements

• B.E / B. Tech or M.E / M. Tech Electrical Engineering degree from a recognized University.
• 10 to 13 years post graduate experience in a Design Group core discipline
• The ability to think laterally and possess a sound understanding of engineering principles. Ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and will be able to build and develop relationships, both internally and externally.
• Experience on design and build project would be advantageous.
• Experience of working with Contractors
• An understanding of all MEP and building services design and how to coordinate these within the spatial constraints of a station is essential.
• Previous experience of leading multi-disciplinary design teams and responsibilities for budgets and programming
• Explaining and defending our designs and providing direction to our design team. Commercial awareness essential with an understanding and ability to administer Change Control.
• Computer literate to understand; Word, Excel and Outlook software.
• Effective communication skills will be required to interact with project stakeholders

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