Electrical Engineer (Data Centers) - Saudi National Only

Role Overview

Electrical Engineer (Data Centers) position with Decima International, a professional services company providing project management and controls services. The role is based on-site in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is restricted to Saudi nationals only.

Company Overview

Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. The company's mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors it engages in. Decima International's approach centers on treating each client engagement as a partnership, creating an environment that attracts talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulating growth to maintain excellence in service standards.

Role Purpose

Support mission-critical data center projects through design review, commissioning, operational readiness, and facility operations. Provide technical expertise in electrical infrastructure supporting Tier III and Tier IV data centers, evaluate operational risks, develop procedures, and advise clients across all phases of the facility lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Design Review & Technical Assessment

• Provide technical expertise for critical electrical systems, including utility service, MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, STS, ATS, PDUs, RPPs, busway systems, emergency generators, generator paralleling systems, BESS, grounding and bonding systems, protective relaying, and power monitoring systems.
• Review electrical designs for operability, maintainability, reliability, resiliency, redundancy, and compliance with client operational standards.
• Evaluate electrical system performance, operational risk, redundancy strategies, switching sequences, failure modes, maintenance bypass arrangements, and reliability objectives.
• Verify that electrical systems operate in accordance with design intent, approved sequences, client requirements, and operational reliability objectives.

Commissioning & Operational Readiness

• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, commissioning readiness reviews, operational readiness assessments, project meetings, and technical workshops.
• Support commissioning and operational readiness activities with technical guidance.
• Review commissioning reports and operational acceptance documentation.

Procedures & Documentation

• Develop, review, edit, and approve SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs, ensuring alignment with client standards, applicable codes, electrical safety requirements, and industry best practices.
• Conduct technical reviews of procedures for operational accuracy, safety, risk mitigation, and alignment with actual facility configurations.
• Review maintenance procedures, electrical operating practices, test procedures, switching procedures, and energized work controls.
• Prepare clear and technically accurate documentation, including engineering reports, risk assessments, operating procedures, technical evaluations, and review comments.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical electrical infrastructure.
• Establish and apply strong understanding of change management, Permit-to-Work systems, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), energized electrical work procedures, switching procedures, risk assessments, incident response, root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and continuous improvement.

Validation & Governance

• Facilitate procedure validation exercises, tabletop reviews, operational readiness workshops, and cross-functional technical reviews.
• Support change management and operational governance programs related to electrical systems, switching operations, maintenance activities, and facility operations.

Stakeholder Management & Advisory

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and coordinate with engineering, commissioning, construction, contractor, project management, and operations teams.
• Support business development activities by providing electrical technical expertise during client engagements, where required.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering, electrical operations, commissioning, mission-critical engineering, facility operations, or comparable technical environments.
• Minimum 5+ years of direct data center or critical facilities operations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong understanding of electrical infrastructure supporting critical facilities and Tier III / Tier IV data centers.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and validating SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs.
• Experience evaluating electrical systems for operational risk, redundancy, resiliency, maintainability, reliability, and compliance with operational requirements.
• Working knowledge of mission-critical industry standards, codes, and operational best practices, including ASHRAE, NFPA, ISO, IEC, Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, BICSI, IBC, IFC, IECC, local authority requirements, and other applicable international standards.
• Ability to apply engineering standards to real-world data center design, commissioning, operations, maintenance, operational readiness, and emergency response.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of utility service, MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, STS, ATS, PDUs, RPPs, busway systems, emergency generators, generator paralleling systems, BESS, grounding and bonding systems, protective relaying, and power monitoring systems.
• Excellent technical writing, documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, commissioning authorities, facility operations teams, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience supporting mission-critical facilities in Saudi Arabia or the broader GCC region.
• Experience supporting hyperscale data centers such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, or similar environments.
• Experience with colocation providers such as QTS, Equinix, Digital Realty, Compass Datacenters, Vantage, Aligned, STACK Infrastructure, CyrusOne, or similar operators.
• Minimum 5+ years of project or program management experience leading complex, multidisciplinary technical projects.
• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional registration.
• Experience serving as a Commissioning Authority (CxA), Owner's Engineer, Owner's Representative, or client-side technical advisor.
• Experience supporting Tier III or Tier IV data center operations, commissioning, operational readiness, electrical procedure validation, or electrical reliability programs.
• Professional certifications related to data centers, electrical safety, commissioning, operations, or project management.

Employment Details

• Position Classification: Project-Based
• Travel: Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
• Status: This position is part of anticipated expansion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The position is not currently active and is associated with planned launch of operations in the region. Applicants acknowledge this is a future opportunity and not an offer of immediate employment.
• Equal Opportunity: Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.