Senior Dry Utilities Engineer

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 experts operating in more than 50 countries. As an employee-owned business, the company focuses on delivering impactful work and fostering an environment where employees feel valued and supported.

The Role of Senior Dry Utilities Engineer

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Dry Utilities Engineer to join its Land Development team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting the design and delivery of power, telecommunications, and street lighting infrastructure for major master-planning and land development projects across the Kingdom. The engineer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to provide utility solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare designs and calculations in accordance with utility authority standards.
• Conduct electrical load calculations, develop load and LV schedules, and perform voltage drop and cable de-rating calculations.
• Design and review HV, MV, and LV networks, including single line diagrams and layouts for infrastructure projects.
• Develop telecommunication infrastructure network designs, including layouts and coverage drawings, with knowledge of GSM coverage requirements.
• Design street lighting networks, including single line diagrams, layouts, voltage drop calculations, and lighting for tunnels/underpasses.
• Perform lux calculations for street lighting using DiaLux software.
• Identify optimal solutions for design-related issues from internal and external sources.
• Maintain ownership of electrical engineering analysis and design.
• Inspect on-site works to monitor quality and compliance with design drawings.
• Ensure all design work adheres to Company quality standard procedures.
• Review drawings, reports, specifications, and materials at each design/construction stage for completeness, correctness, and compliance with scope and agreement requirements.
• Present technical aspects of projects and electrical design approaches to technical and non-technical teams and stakeholders.
• Produce written reports for various project lifecycle stages, including methodologies, case studies, and proposal support information.
• Conduct technical reviews on progress and provide design updates to project design managers, project managers, and clients as required.
• Support continuous improvement and digital ways of working, including knowledge sharing and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate safe, ethical, and inclusive behaviors consistent with Mott MacDonald values.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in dry utilities engineering.
• Strong understanding of general engineering principles.
• Strong understanding of general project management principles.

Key Competencies

• Ability to disseminate information effectively to the wider project team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with multiple teams from diverse backgrounds in geographically and culturally varied settings.
• Dedicated team player with effective communication skills at all levels, including external stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to complex tasks.
• Understanding of Design Assurance processes and project lifecycle stages.

Work Location

This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.