
Buro Happold
Senior Electrical Engineer, Building Services
- Permanent
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 16/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
02/10/2026
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
16/11/2026
Job description
Commercial, hospitality, residential, cultural, healthcare, education, aviation and large mixed-use buildings make up the kind of portfolio this Senior Electrical Engineer works on in Buro Happold's Riyadh Buildings team. Electrical design runs from concept and feasibility through schematic, detailed design, tender, construction support and handover. LV power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, small power, earthing and lightning protection, standby power, UPS and ELV/ICT interfaces all fall within scope. Calculations, reports, specifications, drawings and schedules are produced and reviewed by you. Mechanical, public health, sustainability, structures, fire, façade, lighting and digital teams are close collaborators, and interfaces get resolved early. Saudi Arabian, regional and international codes and authority requirements guide every decision, alongside energy-saving options and lifecycle value. Graduate and junior engineers rely on your guidance and mentoring. During construction, contractor submittals, shop drawings and technical queries come to you for review. Candidates bring a degree in Electrical Engineering, significant consultancy experience in electrical building services and proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD and electrical calculation software, with chartership progress desirable.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead electrical design of building-services systems for complex new-build, refurbishment and mixed-use developments
- Develop coordinated electrical solutions through concept, schematic, detailed design, tender and construction support
- Design and specify LV distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, small power, earthing and lightning protection, standby power, UPS and ELV/ICT interfaces
- Produce and review electrical calculations, reports, specifications, drawings and schedules
- Integrate electrical systems with the architecture, building fabric and wider MEP strategy
- Coordinate with mechanical, public health, sustainability and specialist consultants to resolve interfaces
- Apply Saudi Arabian, regional and international codes and authority requirements
- Evaluate alternative systems, energy-saving opportunities and lifecycle considerations
- Lead technical reviews, quality assurance and design risk management
- Mentor graduate and junior engineers
- Communicate design intent, risks and solutions in client, design-team and site meetings
- Review contractor submittals, shop drawings, material proposals and technical queries
- Support project planning, resourcing, programme and commercial delivery within agreed scope and fee
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- Bring significant post-graduate experience in electrical building-services engineering, ideally in a multidisciplinary consultancy
- Demonstrate electrical design delivery on complex buildings such as commercial, hospitality, healthcare, aviation or mixed-use
- Apply strong knowledge of power systems, lighting, emergency systems, standby generation, UPS, earthing and lightning protection
- Understand electrical codes and authority requirements in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East
- Use Revit, AutoCAD, electrical calculation software and BIM coordination tools
- Prepare specifications, reports, calculations, drawings and tender documents
- Engage confidently with clients, architects, contractors and authorities
- Offer professional membership or progress toward chartership (desirable)