Senior Electrical Engineer – BIM

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer with strong BIM expertise to join our engineering consultancy in Qatar on a short‑term contract. The role involves delivering high‑quality electrical designs and 3‑D BIM models for a variety of building and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with international standards and client requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Design LV/MV power distribution systems for commercial, residential, healthcare, hospitality and mixed‑use developments.
• Perform load calculations, cable sizing, voltage‑drop, short‑circuit analysis, protection coordination and fault level studies.
• Produce single‑line diagrams, power and lighting layouts, containment drawings, panel schedules and detailed engineering documentation.
• Design indoor, outdoor and emergency lighting using Dialux or Relux.
• Design fire alarm, emergency communication, public address, voice evacuation and life‑safety systems to international standards.
• Develop ELV designs including CCTV, access control, structured cabling, BMS, IPTV, nurse‑call and building automation.
• Carry out generator sizing, UPS calculations, power‑factor correction, harmonic analysis and energy‑efficiency studies.
• Create accurate 3‑D electrical BIM models in Autodesk Revit MEP and manage families for equipment, fixtures and panels.
• Participate in BIM coordination meetings, resolve multidisciplinary clashes using Navisworks and ensure compliance with BIM Execution Plans and CDE procedures.
• Collaborate closely with architectural, structural, mechanical and public‑health teams throughout all project phases.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a senior electrical engineer on building and infrastructure projects.
• Immediate availability or ability to mobilise on short notice.
• Strong knowledge of international electrical design standards and BIM workflows.

Required skills

• LV & MV power distribution
• Load calculations
• Cable sizing
• Voltage‑drop analysis
• Short‑circuit analysis
• Protection coordination
• Fault level calculations
• Single‑line diagram creation
• Power layout design
• Lighting layout design
• Containment drawing preparation
• Panel schedule preparation
• Indoor/outdoor/emergency lighting design (Dialux/Relux)
• Fire alarm system design
• Emergency communication system design
• Public address system design
• Voice evacuation system design
• Life‑safety system design
• ELV system design (CCTV, access control, structured cabling, BMS, IPTV, nurse‑call, building automation)
• Generator sizing
• UPS calculations
• Power‑factor correction
• Harmonic analysis
• Energy‑efficiency studies
• Autodesk Revit MEP modeling
• Navisworks clash detection
• BIM Execution Plans (BEP) compliance
• ISO 19650 BIM workflow knowledge
• LOD 100–400 modelling
• Common Data Environment (CDE) procedures