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# Electrical Engineer (Data Centers) - Saudi National Only at Decima International

- **Company:** Decima International
- **Location:** Riyadh Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/decimainternational/jobs/4707665006

## Job description

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support mission-critical data center projects through design review, commissioning, operational readiness, and facility operations. This role requires strong technical knowledge of electrical infrastructure supporting Tier III and Tier IV data centers, with the ability to evaluate operational risks, develop procedures, and support clients across all phases of the facility lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with critical electrical systems, operational best practices, electrical safety, switching procedures, energized work controls, and critical environment procedures. This includes the development, review, and validation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).

You will play a key role in reviewing electrical designs for operability, maintainability, reliability, and resiliency; supporting commissioning and operational readiness; and serving as a trusted technical advisor to clients. Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, enterprise, or mission-critical facilities in Saudi Arabia or the broader GCC region is highly desirable.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- 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.
- Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, commissioning readiness reviews, operational readiness assessments, project meetings, and technical workshops.
- Evaluate electrical system performance, operational risk, redundancy strategies, switching sequences, failure modes, maintenance bypass arrangements, and reliability objectives.
- Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical electrical infrastructure.
- Review maintenance procedures, electrical operating practices, test procedures, switching procedures, energized work controls, commissioning reports, and operational acceptance 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.
- 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.
- Verify that electrical systems operate in accordance with design intent, approved sequences, client requirements, and operational reliability objectives.
- Prepare clear and technically accurate documentation, including engineering reports, risk assessments, operating procedures, technical evaluations, and review comments.
- 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

Required qualifications:

- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Excellent technical writing, documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, commissioning authorities, facility operations teams, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

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 are preferred.

## POSITION DETAILS

- Location (On-site): Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Position: Electrical Engineer / Electrical Operations Subject Matter Expert
- Position Classification: Project-Based

Please note: This position is part of our anticipated expansion in KSA. While we are excited about the opportunities this role will offer, the position is not currently active and is associated with the planned launch of our operations in the region. By applying, you acknowledge that this is a future opportunity and not an offer of immediate employment. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to express your intent to be considered once the role becomes available.

Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is 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.

## About Decima International

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Decima International is a global professional services company providing integrated project management solutions, specializing in mission-critical facilities like hyperscale data centers and healthcare facilities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Founded in 2018)
- **Headquarters**: Allen, Texas, United States (with regional offices in Egypt, UAE, and Saudi Arabia) [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/)
- **Founded**: 2018 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl)
- **Founders**: Alaaeldin El Hadary (Co-Founder & CEO) and Amro Elhadary (Co-Founder) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Construction & Project Management, with a specific focus on mission-critical facilities (data centers, healthcare)
- **Target Customers**: Developers, operators, and investors in the data center and mission-critical construction space; clients in NAM, LATAM, APAC, and EMEA [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/)
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help clients achieve their project goals through innovative, efficient, and high-quality project delivery, acting as a true partner built on trust and transparency [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/)

## Products & Services
- **Capital Program Advisory & Management**: Strategic oversight for large-scale capital programs.
- **Program Governance**: Project controls, schedule management, cost management, and earned value management.
- **Design Management**: Overseeing the design phase of complex construction projects.
- **Procurement & Contract Administration**: Managing vendor selection and contract lifecycle.
- **Construction Management**: On-site management to ensure projects are built on time and within budget.
- **Performance Assurance**: Quality and performance monitoring throughout project delivery [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/)
- **Risk Management**: Early identification and mitigation of project risks [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 29 employees as of early 2026, with a significant growth trajectory (+38.5% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed. The firm partners with "leading developers, operators, and investors" [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid headcount growth, recent expansion of global footprint with strategic hubs in KSA, UAE, and Egypt (announced Feb 2026), and a surge in job postings (+30.8% monthly increase) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Mission-Critical Specialization**: Deep expertise in hyperscale data centers and complex healthcare facilities, which require high precision and reliability.
- **Global Reach with Local Expertise**: Proven track record delivering projects from $5M to $6B across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/).
- **Hands-On, Partnership Approach**: Emphasizes a collaborative, proactive, and tailored approach to each client engagement, differentiating from more standardized project management firms [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/).

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Expansion**: Actively building out its presence in the Middle East & North Africa (KSA, UAE, Egypt) to serve a growing client base [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Data Center Growth**: Specifically targeting the "AI-ready" data center infrastructure market, focusing on power systems for high-performance GPUs and liquid cooling solutions [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across the US (Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania) and MENA region for roles like Senior Construction Project Managers, Estimators, and QA Inspectors [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).

## Why Work Here
- **Company Culture**: Described as proactive, responsive, and collaborative. The firm values strong fundamentals and a partnership ethos [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/). *However, current employee reviews on LinkedIn rate the company at 2.6/5.0, with low scores for Work-Life Balance (2.2), Compensation (2.2), and Culture (2.2)* [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Work Model**: The vast majority of positions are listed as **On-site** (e.g., Dallas, Detroit, Corsicana, Floydada), with no remote roles currently posted. Locations span the US and MENA region [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl).
- **Growth Opportunity**: Joining a rapidly expanding firm (high headcount growth, new offices) offers potential for career advancement in high-stakes project management. The company notes it manages projects ranging from $5M to $6B.
- **Team**: A lean team of ~29 people with a high proportion of senior-level staff, allowing for direct exposure to leadership and complex projects. Founders are actively involved in the company [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/).

## Sources
1. [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/) - Official Site, Locations, and Description
2. [decimaintl.com](https://decimaintl.com/about/) - About Page, Story, Vision, and Values
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/decima-intl) - Company LinkedIn Profile, Headcount, Growth Data, Job Postings, and Reviews
4. [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Decima-International) - Indeed Company Profile and Description

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