Head of Electrical Engineering (m/f/d)

Electrical Engineering, Low-Voltage Systems, and Building Automation | Major International Hospitality Project

Work location: Vienna, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), or remotely

Our client is a well-established Saudi real estate development and construction company with many years of experience in the execution of sophisticated high-rise, hotel, mixed-use, and commercial projects.

For a major development project in the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia, we are seeking an internationally experienced leader to assume strategic and technical responsibility for electrical engineering, low-voltage systems, and building automation.

Your Position

As Head of Electrical Engineering, you will be responsible for the electrical and electronic building systems throughout the entire project cycle—from design review and technical coordination through construction to commissioning and final handover.

You will manage and support the local technical team in Jeddah. You will work closely with the project management team, the Head of Mechanical Engineering, technical designers, contractors, and the hotel operator. Your focus will be on ensuring a safe, reliable, and user-oriented technical infrastructure for a high-end hotel operation.

This position can be filled either at our client's Vienna office, remotely, or on-site in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). If you relocate to Jeddah, you will receive the necessary support.

Your tasks:

• Strategic and technical management of electrical engineering, including power supply and distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, grounding, and lightning protection

• Responsibility for emergency power and UPS systems, as well as for low-voltage systems such as structured data cabling, communications, access control, and video surveillance systems

• Technical control of fire alarm and voice alarm systems, as well as building automation and the Building Management System (BMS)

• Management of services from planning review through execution to testing, commissioning, and handover

• Providing technical leadership and support to the local electrical team, as well as coordinating with specialist planners, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors

• Review and approval of construction drawings, shop drawings, calculations, technical specifications, and material submissions within one's area of responsibility

• Ensuring interdisciplinary coordination with building mechanical systems, architecture, and structural engineering

• Coordination of the interfaces between electrical systems, BMS, mechanical systems, and hotel-specific control and operating systems

• Monitoring of construction progress, quality, costs, and schedules, as well as the early identification and resolution of technical risks

• Ensuring compliance with relevant international standards, the Saudi Building Code, and applicable civil defense requirements

• Control of electrical inspections, functional and performance tests, and integrated system tests, including emergency power supply and safety-related functions

• Establishment and monitoring of QA/QC processes, as well as implementation of value engineering and cost optimization measures

• Assessment of supplementary claims and claims, and development of technical recovery and mitigation measures

• Preparation of regular management reports on progress, risks, costs, and quality

Your profile:

• Ideally, a bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, electrical power engineering, automation engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a comparable technical qualification with extensive relevant experience

• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in electrical engineering and construction or project management, including at least 5 years in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland

• Extensive experience in the technical management of complex projects and in leading international teams

• A proven track record of successful projects involving high-rise buildings, five-star hotels, luxury hospitality projects, and sophisticated mixed-use developments

• In-depth knowledge of electrical power supply and distribution, lighting, emergency power supply, low-voltage electrical systems, building automation, and commissioning

• Experience in integrating safety-critical systems and coordinating interfaces with mechanical building systems

• Experience in managing specialized consultants and contractors, as well as in handling technical and contractual interfaces

• Experience with Saudi/GCC projects and knowledge of the Saudi Building Code are a plus

• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, as well as a structured, solution-oriented approach to work

• Excellent written and spoken German and English; knowledge of Arabic is a plus

• Willingness to travel to Jeddah on business

What We Offer:

• A technical leadership role with a high degree of autonomy in a major international hospitality project

• Annual gross salary: starting at €182,000, with a willingness to pay more depending on qualifications and experience

• Performance bonus of up to three months' salary

• A long-term commitment with a minimum term of five years

• Comprehensive Health Insurance

• Company cars for the Jeddah office

• Reimbursement of agreed-upon business travel expenses

• 30 days of paid annual leave

• Flexible work model with an office location in Vienna, remote work, or on-site in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

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