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Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Overview
We are seeking a Technical Head – Traction and Power Networks (HV/LV) to provide strategic and technical leadership across complex our Middle East business, with our clients and on railway programs.
This role focuses on delivering high-quality consultancy services across power networks systems and controls, integration and operational technical leadership, while driving innovation, technical excellence, and business growth.
As a senior leader, you will play a key role in shaping solutions, leading major bids within our governance framework, managing client relationships, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
Your role
Technical & Strategic Leadership
- Act as a trusted technical authority and SME, providing strategic guidance to clients and internal teams.
- Lead development of complex rail power network system solutions (Traction/HV/LV), ensuring best-in-class technical delivery.
- Provide oversight of system architecture, integration strategies, and operational concepts.
- Provide valuable experience and insight into other areas such as, but not exclusively, contracting and technical deployment strategies, constructability and testing and commissioning.
- Proactively identify and resolve technical challenges and constraints
Project Delivery and Operations and Asset Management
- Lead and oversee delivery of major and multidisciplinary rail projects.
- Ensure delivery excellence across scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
- Manage critical system interfaces across signaling, telecoms, and infrastructure.
- Ensure compliance with assurance, approvals, and certification requirements.
- Lead and oversee delivery of operations and asset management assignments
Business Development
- Lead bids, tenders, and procurement activities, providing both technical and commercial leadership.
- Develop feasibility studies and strategic advisory inputs to support client and suppliers decision-making.
- Identify growth opportunities and strengthen AtkinsRéalis' market position.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
Innovation & Systems Integration
- Drive development and optimisation of railway operational concepts and system interfaces.
- Promote adoption of digital and advanced control technologies.
- Support innovation in areas such as smart mobility, data-driven systems, and automation.
People, Competency & Capability Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams and technical specialists.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Support knowledge sharing and development of technical best practices.
- Contribute to strategic capability growth within the Power Network and Controls Systems discipline.
Location
Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-155693
Salary range
-
About you
Essential Experience & Skills
- Degree-qualified in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience (15+ years) in rail power and control systems across high-speed, conventional and metro railways.
- Strong expertise in power system architecture, integration, and railway power system performance.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex, multidisciplinary rail projects.
- Strong track record in senior stakeholder and client management.
- Experience across assurance, approvals, and certification processes.
- Experience in the management of equipment suppliers.
- Experience in the design, implementation, testing and commissioning of power systems, including the
- operational and asset management of such systems.
- Proven ability to lead technical bids and consultancy assignments.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.
- Ability to manage multiple high-value assignments simultaneously.
- Chartered Engineer.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution.
- Experience working across international rail projects and markets.
- Experience of client and contractor organizations.
Desirable Experience & Skills
- Knowledge of rail power and control systems:
Traction systems (OCS and 3rd rail).
High and low voltage.
Controls and monitoring (SCADA).
- Additional language skills
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
This includes:
- Tax-free salary.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual leave balance.
- Company gratuity scheme.
- Discretionary bonus program.
- Annual flight contribution.
- Transportation & housing allowances.
- Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
Our supportive, collaborative culture inspires us as a global community every day.
Watch this short film and imagine what you could achieve here, too.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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