Summary
Otis is hiring a Senior Project Engineer in Riyadh to manage elevator installation projects from pre-installation through customer handover. The role covers resource and material planning, coordination with contractors and internal teams, progress and budget monitoring, variation orders, quality checks, safety planning, and project reporting. Applicants should have at least five years of experience in the elevator industry and be fluent in English and Arabic. Saudi nationals are preferred.
The posting
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Date Posted:
2026-10-26
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Location:
Otis Elevator Company Saudi Arabia Ltd, 1st Floor, Tower A, Al Malga Business Center, Anas Bin Malik Street, Al Malga, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Role Overview:
The role holder is responsible for managing installation projects within Otis, including manpower planning, tools and lifting equipment requisition and monitoring the site progress to ensure timely completion. The role holder is responsible for raising variation orders based on changes to the project specifications by the client. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.
Core Responsibilities:
1. Manage all pre-installation works :
- Ensure availability of adequate and firsthand information of contractual scope of works and deliveries.
- Plan material deliveries in conjunction with factory and supply chain
- Monitor shaft readiness and ensure shafts dimensions are as per approved shop drawings
- Ensure adequate resources planning to meet project’s contractual requirements.
- Award Purchase order for Sub contactors, local materials in conjunction with Project Manager and supply chain
2. Coordination with main contractors, architects, and consultant teams on the projects requirement:
- Shop drawings, Technical submittal ,Material sample, Method statement & Inspection and Test Plan approval
- Plan and arrange Logistic programme for safe and timely deliveries of Escalators and elevator material inside the building premises
- Submitting daily, weekly and monthly reports to main contractor ( as applicable according to project requirement)
- Attend weekly/Bi weekly meetings with MC
- Advice MC of any deviation to scope of works and book Variation order
- Carry out Technical co-ordination and planning to interface elevators with Low Voltage devices
3. Installation Phase:
- Ensure Adequate resources are available (sub contractors employees, safe and certified capital tools)
- Raise Material Inspection Request upon deliveries of materials and approval
- Ensue proper communication/letters/ records keeping with the MC in conjunction with Project Manager pertaining to all aspects of the project
- Follow up of installation progress through MS Projects, Primavera or excel spread sheet as required.
- Plan risk assessment prior to hoisting and rigging and other critical activities
- Conduct TBT/FPA and ensure all other safety aspects are adhered to as per company’s laid down safety procedures
- Follow installation progress through MS Projects, Primavera or excel spread sheet as required
- Raise Trouble reports for any missing, short shipped , defective materials and follow up their deliveries
- Advice /Support installation teams for any installation related issues
- Ensure installation manuals, Engineering drawings , approved shop drawings are available at all times
- Coordination with supply chain to ensure local materials are ordered and available on a timely manner
- Ensure in stage QA/QC are carried out as per company’s laid down procedures
- Ensure T&C plan and availability of adjustors to meet project’s deadline
- Ensure timely readiness of Construction time usage as per project’s requirement
- Ensure completion of Low voltage interfaces to elevator systems on a timely manner
- Ensure timely submission of monthly Interim payment applications and follow up payments
- Carry out Third party inspections as required
- Handover the units to customers in line with Company’s policy and project’s requirement
4. Coordination with internal supporting departments (local engineering team, factory team, supply chain, finance) on all relevant areas to fulfill project deliveries.
5. Manage and responsible for the projects budget; including preparation and presentation of cost review to finance and management team.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum 5-year Elevator industry experience.
- Candidate should be fluent in English and Arabic
- Ability to work in a highly team-oriented and dynamic environment
- Candidate must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively develop expectations and relationships with internal and external customers
- Needs to be self-motivated and able to manage many simultaneous projects and responsibilities
- Candidate should be comfortable in a technical environment utilizing Microsoft based computer software
- Saudi Nationals preferred
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