Principal / Lead Telecommunications Engineer (WAS Site)

Location: Turaif, Northern Province, Saudi Arabia

Department: Telecommunications

Work Location: onsite

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

At Worley, we’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and can thrive is essential to our mission of delivering sustainable change. We know that diverse and inclusive cultures are safer and more innovative.

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and diversity characteristics and warmly encourage disabled or neurodivergent candidates to apply.

Primary Objectives / Responsibilities
 

• Ensures team member adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
• Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.
• Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful.
• Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence.
• Supports checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.
• Technical supervision of project designated Telecom designers and draftsmen in the execution of their duty.
• Preparation /checking of Specifications, data sheets.
• Performance of bid evaluation and vendor document review and approval.
• Knows the project and discipline scope/cost/time requirements, assists the team to meet expectations, and coordinates with other disciplines to ensure project success.
• Gathers data from multiple sources and prepares engineering studies, analyses, and calculations.
• Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, establishes pros/cons for multiple solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents such as technical queries, technical deviations, etc.
• Creates final documentation incorporating all relevant information and pursues customer approval.
• Reviews documentation to assist others and reviews/authorizes work.
• Evaluate new technology advancements against existing design standards and revise where applicable.
• Identify and review new technology development which could be applicable in providing more cost effective facilities.

Job Specific Knowledge
 

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Telecom Design in Oil & Gas and Infrastructure Sectors.
• Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to HSE management and its associated requirements in a project environment.
• Specialized expertise in the regulations, codes and standards and a good understanding of onshore and offshore engineering practices applicable to Telecommunication design for oil and gas facilities.
• Strong technical background in Telecommunications Engineering (with knowledge of the other discipline).
• Specialized knowledge of international codes and standards on telecommunication field and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• A thorough knowledge of codes, standards and practice applicable to the design and installation of instruments (e.g. TIA, ITU, BICSI, API, ISA, ANSI, AGA, ISO and IEC codes etc.)

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training
 

• Full-Time bachelor’s degree in computer/Telecommunication/Electrical/Electronic Engineering from an accredited university.

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.