
Hitachi Energy
Project Lead Engineer, Primary
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 18/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
04/10/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
SAR 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
18/11/2026
Job description
Every GIS substation project at Hitachi Energy needs one engineer accountable for the primary design, and in Dammam that is the Project Lead Engineer, Primary. Support starts at tender stage and carries on through execution, with primary drawings and Bills of Quantities for engineered Gas insulated Switchgear items prepared and checked here. Specifications for current transformers and voltage transformers, along with supplier offer reviews, feed into procurement through Supply Chain Management. Customer discussions, project review meetings and site queries are part of the regular routine. Interfaces with civil, steel and application engineers, both inside Hitachi Energy and at EPC companies, need careful coordination. Lead time and cost reduction on the offered GIS solution is an ongoing focus, always with deliverable quality as the top priority. Junior engineers, apprentices and technicians will come to you with design questions, and deliverables pass your review before going to the client. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, 8 to 10 years in GIS roles and fluent spoken and written English and Arabic.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead all engineering activities on assigned GIS substation projects as technical lead
- Support tendering and execution of customer projects with technical input
- Prepare primary drawings and Bills of Quantities for engineered Gas insulated Switchgear items
- Specify current transformers and voltage transformers and prepare technical documents for their procurement
- Check supplier offers and coordinate with Supply Chain Management on materials, equipment and services
- Run customer discussions, attend project review meetings and resolve site queries
- Review all deliverables for quality before submission to the client
- Coach apprentices, entry-level engineers, technicians and support teams on design questions
- Optimize the offered GIS solution to reduce lead time and cost while meeting project requirements
- Coordinate interfaces with civil, steel and application engineers at Hitachi Energy and EPC companies
- Monitor progress against the project plan and act to minimize delays
- Ensure compliance with external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering, or a related field
- Bring 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in Gas insulated Switchgear (GIS) roles
- Communicate proficiently in spoken and written English and Arabic
- Demonstrate experience preparing GIS primary drawings, BOQs and technical specifications
- Manage engineering projects independently with limited supervision
- Show the ability to coach and review the work of junior professionals
- Uphold safety and integrity in line with Hitachi Energy core values