Expert Utilities Engineer

About the role

LEONI, a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management in the automotive industry, is hiring an Expert Utilities Engineer in Badr City. The role leads the operation, maintenance and optimisation of critical site utilities such as HVAC, high-pressure boilers and steam systems, compressed air, industrial water treatment and power distribution, aiming for 100% facility uptime.

Key responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of building infrastructure and life safety systems, in line with local building codes, fire regulations and environmental standards.
• Monitor real-time utility consumption, improve energy efficiency, reduce the site's carbon footprint and manage vendor SLAs for cost-effective procurement.
• Manage large CAPEX projects, from new utility loops to facility expansions, meeting technical specs, budgets and safety milestones.
• Supervise and upskill the facilities technician team, covering BMS, PLC automation for utilities and advanced MEP troubleshooting.
• Drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) using Root Cause Analysis to lower MTTR and improve reliability of mission-critical systems.
• Act as technical lead for EHS audits, ensuring waste management and chemical handling comply with ISO and OSHA requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Facilities Engineering.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in industrial facilities management, in high-volume manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Proven track record managing multi-disciplinary teams and external contractors on multi-million dollar infrastructure projects.

Required skills

• Mastery of industrial HVAC, chiller plants, centrifugal and screw air compressors and electrical switchgear.
• Building Management Systems (BMS) and PLC automation for utilities.