Senior Project Engineering Manager (Electrical) is a high-level leadership role responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of electrical engineering projects, from initial design and budgeting to final execution and team development. This position requires a rare blend of deep technical mastery and strategic management to ensure complex systems are safe, compliant, and cost-effective.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic Project Leadership: Directs large-scale electrical projects, ensuring they align with organizational goals, stay within budget, and meet strict deadlines.
- Team Mentorship & Growth: Actively recruits, onboards, and develops engineering staff through performance reviews, training, and coaching.
- Technical Oversight: Provides high-level guidance on electrical design, equipment selection, and troubleshooting for complex product or process problems.
- Stakeholder Management: Serves as the primary liaison between engineering teams, clients, vendors, and upper management to build consensus and resolve conflicts.
- Quality & Compliance: Enforces rigorous safety standards (e.g., NEC, IEEE) and quality control procedures to minimize technical risks and ensure regulatory compliance.
Key Skills for Success
- Creative Problem Solving: Ability to apply ingenuity to resolve intricate product line or process deviations.
- Financial Acumen: Expertise in forecasting requirements, managing annual budgets, and analyzing financial variances.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Proficiency in coordinating work across multiple engineering disciplines and external subconsultants.
- Operational Excellence: Use of advanced project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera) and methodologies like Lean or Six Sigma to drive efficiency.
- B.S. in Engineering field or equivalent combination of education/experience
- 14+ years of related engineering and management experience
- Project Management Experience is MUST
- Excellent communication skill and Must be Bilingual (English / Arabic)
