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Power Infrastructure Manager (Contract) Location: Riyadh & Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Contract Duration: August 2026 February 2027 Overview We are seeking an experienced Power Infrastructure Manager to support the delivery of a major international sporting event in Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing all temporary and permanent power infrastructure requirements across multiple competition and non-competition venues, ensuring safe, reliable, and uninterrupted electrical services throughout the event lifecycle. The successful candidate will have extensive experience delivering power infrastructure for large-scale sporting events, international tournaments, exhibitions, festivals, or major live events, working closely with venue operations, contractors, utility providers, and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, and operational delivery of all power infrastructure across assigned venues and event sites.
• Develop and manage venue power strategies, distribution plans, load schedules, and contingency plans.
• Coordinate temporary power installations, generators, UPS systems, switchboards, cabling, and electrical distribution networks.
• Liaise with utility providers, consultants, contractors, venue owners, and technical suppliers to ensure all power requirements are delivered on schedule.
• Monitor installation, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness of all electrical infrastructure.
• Ensure power redundancy and backup systems are in place for critical event operations.
• Work closely with Venue Operations, Overlay, Broadcast, IT, Security, Technology, Competition, and Facilities teams to integrate power requirements across all functional areas.
• Manage contractor performance, project schedules, budgets, and quality assurance throughout the delivery phase.
• Oversee maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, and rapid response to any electrical or infrastructure issues during event operations.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, international electrical standards, health and safety requirements, and project governance.
• Produce technical documentation, progress reports, risk assessments, and operational updates for senior management.
• Support venue testing, rehearsals, test events, and operational readiness activities.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing power infrastructure for international sporting events, tournaments, major exhibitions, conferences, festivals, or large-scale live events.
• Strong knowledge of temporary power systems, electrical distribution, generators, UPS systems, and venue infrastructure.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, utility providers, and multiple technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of electrical safety standards, risk management, and operational resilience.
• Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple venues and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications are advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills in English. Arabic is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel between Riyadh and Jeddah as required.

Preferred Background

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Delivered power infrastructure for international football tournaments or other major sporting events.
• Worked on FIFA, AFC, Olympic Games, Formula 1, motorsport, or comparable mega-events.
• Experience managing temporary venue infrastructure, broadcast power, field of play power, and critical event systems.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex multi-venue projects with high operational and safety standards.

If you have a strong background in electrical infrastructure and delivering reliable power solutions for major international events, we would love to hear from you.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Proven experience managing power infrastructure for international sporting events, tournaments, major exhibitions, conferences, festivals, or large-scale live events.
• Strong knowledge of temporary power systems, electrical distribution, generators, UPS systems, and venue infrastructure.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, utility providers, and multiple technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of electrical safety standards, risk management, and operational resilience.
• Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple venues and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications are advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills in English. Arabic is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel between Riyadh and Jeddah as required.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Delivered power infrastructure for international football tournaments or other major sporting events.
• Worked on FIFA, AFC, Olympic Games, Formula 1, motorsport, or comparable mega-events.
• Experience managing temporary venue infrastructure, broadcast power, field of play power, and critical event systems.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex multi-venue projects with high operational and safety standards.