Senior Utilities (Design Services) Dry📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Utilities (Design Services) - Dry professional to join our team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves the review and coordination of external utility designs to ensure project compliance and successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Review external utilities designs, including overhead and underground electrical networks, high-voltage (HV), medium-voltage (MV), and low-voltage (LV) cables, fiber optic networks, street lighting systems, and telecommunications infrastructure.
• Assess plans and design submissions from Design-Build (DB) contractors, developers, and utility providers to identify conflicts and interface issues.
• Evaluate utility conflicts and provide recommendations to support design coordination and project execution.
• Define utility interface requirements and prioritize critical issues affecting project delivery.
• Investigate and report on field issues impacting property owners, contractors, and maintenance operations due to utility relocations and infrastructure modifications.
• Review installation activities related to external and internal electrical panels and associated utility infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance and support to CAD Designers, Drafters, and junior engineering staff.
• Contribute to infrastructure master planning activities by providing technical input derived from site investigations and field observations.
• Support the Lead Utilities Engineer during coordination meetings with utility providers, contractors, developers, and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate utility designs and interfaces to ensure adherence to project requirements, applicable standards, and utility authority regulations.
• Assist in resolving technical issues related to utility diversions, relocations, and new utility installations.
• Prepare technical reports, assessments, and recommendations concerning utility coordination and design activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in external utility engineering, encompassing overhead and underground electrical networks, HV, MV, and LV systems, fiber optic networks, street lighting, and telecommunications infrastructure.
• A strong understanding of dry utilities design, coordination, and utility relocation requirements.
• Familiarity with the challenges associated with rerouting and relocating existing utility networks.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and other engineering design software.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Effective organizational and stakeholder coordination abilities.

Additional Desired Experience

• Familiarity with international and local codes, standards, and utility regulations applicable in Riyadh.
• Experience coordinating with local Riyadh utility agencies and authorities.
• Experience on major infrastructure, transportation, rail, or urban development projects.
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary utility coordination and infrastructure planning practices.