Senior Engineer - Business Development (Oil and Gas)

Location: Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia; based in the Al Khobar office with at least 50% travel across KSA, including client offices and project sites.

Company

hirify.global provides fire protection engineering, security and risk consulting, process safety, forensic investigation, emergency management, and related safety and resilience services for clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers, influencers, clients, and dormant accounts across KSA.
• Lead technical client discussions and explain engineering approaches for fire protection, process safety, risk studies, and emergency response.
• Review RFPs, technical documents, plot plans, P&IDs, drawings, specifications, and hazard registers to define scope, methodology, deliverables, schedules, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals, estimate engineering effort and fees, manage clarifications, and lead bid/no-bid and quotation processes through award.
• Develop the sales pipeline, manage CRM and vendor prequalification, track performance metrics, and support client coordination after award.
• Identify opportunities across oil and gas, petrochemicals, power and utilities, Civil Defense, built environment, data centers, and giga projects; deliver presentations, negotiate, and close business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in fire protection, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or civil engineering is mandatory; candidates without an engineering degree will not be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in engineering consultancy or contracting, including at least 5 years in business development, proposals, or client account management, with an established KSA client network.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration or eligibility to register.
• Proven ability to win new work, define client requirements, develop proposals, prepare cost estimates and work plans, and review terms and conditions.
• Strong technical understanding of oil and gas fire protection, Saudi Aramco SAES/SAIS, HCIS/SAF, Civil Defense, SBC 201, SBC 801, NFPA, process safety, hazard studies, QRA, BRA, FRA, FERA, and emergency response; security is a secondary area.
• Proven relationship-building, networking, negotiation, presentation, leadership, contract-winning, and partnership-development skills.
• Strong technical writing in English, ability to produce client-ready proposals, and good Excel skills for fee build-up.
• Fluent English and Arabic are required.
• At least 50% travel across KSA, occasional overnight travel, and a valid Saudi driving licence are required.
• Mature, self-driven, and able to represent hirify.global with senior client stakeholders and at industry events.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on challenging projects for market-leading oil and gas, utilities, and giga-project clients within an international firm.
• Help grow the Al Khobar office of more than 30 engineers in cooperation with the office lead.
• Receive support from senior leadership with a measured and flexible approach to day-to-day work.
• Use an established career advancement framework with defined expectations and advancement opportunities.
• Access professional development support, including NFPA and SFPE certifications.

Hiring process

• Applications are considered for direct employment; third-party recruiting agencies may not submit resumes or proposals unless formally evaluated and accepted under a hirify.global agreement.