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Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Client of The Green Recruitment Company
Riyadh, KSA
Senior
3 weeks ago
Telecommunications Network DesignFiber Optic SystemsIEC 61850SCADAEthernet SwitchingGPS/GNSS
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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 (
  • You will play a pivotal role throughout the project lifecycle, from conceptual design and engineering through to commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.

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