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Senior Telecommunications Engineer Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Green Recruitment Company

Senior Lead Engineering Manager – Telecommunications Networks (Renewable Energy)

Location
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Family status available)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Lead Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across telecommunications networks supporting utility-scale renewable energy and power transmission infrastructure.

This is a highly specialised role focused on the design, integration, commissioning, and optimisation of telecom networks that enable secure, reliable, and low-latency control, monitoring, metering, and data exchange across:

  • Utility-scale Solar PV plants

  • Wind farms

  • Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

  • Hybrid renewable energy plants

  • Power transmission systems and substations

You will play a pivotal role throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual design and engineering through to commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

Telecom Engineering & Network Design

  • Lead the engineering and design of telecommunication systems for power transmission networks, substations, and renewable generation plants

  • Develop telecom network architectures to support plant control, SCADA, protection systems, metering, and operational communications

  • Specify and select key telecom equipment including fibre optic systems, multiplexers, Ethernet switches, GPS/GNSS systems, and time synchronisation equipment

  • Perform telecom budget calculations and determine equipment ratings and specifications

  • Collaborate closely with Protection & Control teams to ensure seamless system integration

Communication Protocols & Control Systems

  • Define communication architectures supporting critical plant and grid infrastructure

  • Work with industry-standard protocols including:

  • IEC 61850

  • IEC 60870-5-101 / 104

  • Modbus TCP/IP

  • GOOSE messaging

  • Interface with systems including:

  • SCADA

  • RTU

  • PPC

  • EMS

  • SAS

  • Protection Relays

  • PMU and SCMS

Network Performance & Cyber Security

  • Design low-latency and highly reliable telecom networks supporting fast control loops and operational stability

  • Ensure compliance with cyber security standards and project-specific security requirements

  • Implement resilient communication architectures with redundancy and failover capabilities

  • Support time synchronisation solutions using IEEE 1588 (PTP), IEEE C37.238, IRIG-B, GPS and GNSS technologies

Testing, Commissioning & Troubleshooting

  • Lead telecom Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and provide technical guidance during commissioning

  • Support cold and hot commissioning activities across utility-scale projects

  • Conduct and oversee:

  • Fibre link certification

  • Network redundancy and failover testing

  • PTP/NTP stability testing

  • WAN connectivity verification

  • Cyber security validation

  • Communication protocol testing

  • Diagnose network and system performance issues using industry-standard diagnostic and monitoring tools, including packet capture and network analysis software.

About You

You are an experienced telecommunications or communications systems engineer with a strong background in power systems, substations, or renewable energy infrastructure.

You will ideally have:

  • 15+ years of experience in telecommunications or control systems within the power or energy sector

  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience

  • Deep expertise in telecom systems for substations, transmission networks, and renewable energy plants

  • Strong understanding of fibre optic networks, multiplexers, Ethernet switching, and time synchronisation systems

  • Experience with utility-scale solar, wind, BESS, or power transmission projects

  • Familiarity with leading telecom OEM technologies and products

  • Excellent troubleshooting and commissioning capabilities across complex communication networks.

Qualifications

  • B.E. /

    B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering or a related discipline

  • M.Tech in Communication Systems preferred

Why Apply?

  • Lead the telecommunications architecture behind some of the world’s largest renewable energy and power infrastructure projects

  • Work across solar PV, wind, BESS, hybrid plants, and transmission systems

  • Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical communication networks

  • Join an organisation at the forefront of the global energy transition

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Title: Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Company: Green Recruitment Company

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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