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Technical Sales Engineer jobs in Jubail
Engineers who sell industrial supplies to plants and contractors — reading the spec, quoting the right item, and following through to delivery.
- Last hiring review
- 20 September 2026
- Applications open until
- 4 November 2026
- Locations
- Jubail, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Technical Sales Engineer work at Jubail. The same trade is hired at other locations too — see below.
About the job
A technical sales engineer at AKFAL is the person a plant buyer calls when a line is down and a valve, a set of flanges or a hazardous-area junction box is needed by tomorrow. The job is half engineering and half account management: understand the client's specification, quote the right product from the right manufacturer with the right certificate, and keep the relationship so the next requisition comes to AKFAL first. Clients are the petrochemical, refining and power plants of Jubail, Ras Al Khair and Dammam and the contractors that serve them.
What you will do
- Visit plant procurement and maintenance departments and contractor offices across the Eastern Province
- Read enquiries and specifications; prepare technical and commercial quotations with the procurement team
- Present manufacturers' product ranges — valves, piping, instrumentation, electrical, tools, PPE — and answer technical questions
- Follow quotations through to order, delivery and payment; resolve technical queries after delivery
- Keep the CRM and pipeline current; report on enquiries, wins and losses
What we look for
- Degree in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation or chemical engineering
- 3+ years selling industrial products or services to plants or EPC contractors in the Gulf
- Able to read piping, instrument and electrical specifications and speak to engineers in their own terms
- Fluent English; Arabic a strong advantage
- Saudi driving licence — the role is on the road
Certificates that help
- Engineering degree (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation or chemical)
- Product training from valve, instrumentation or electrical manufacturers, an advantage
- Saudi driving licence
- Sales or account-management training, an advantage
Working in Jubail
Jubail Industrial City is where AKFAL is based and where most of its crews work. The city holds the SABIC affiliates, Sadara, SATORP and dozens of petrochemical, fertiliser and steel plants, each with its own maintenance contractors and its own shutdown calendar. Crews live in AKFAL's camp nearby and reach site by company bus.
Plants and projects
- SABIC affiliates (Petrokemya, Kayan, Sharq, Kemya, Hadeed and others)
- Sadara Chemical Company
- SATORP refinery (Aramco – TotalEnergies)
- Sipchem, Tasnee, Advanced Petrochemical, Farabi
- Marafiq utilities and the Jubail desalination plants
- Amiral petrochemical complex (under construction)
Typical work
- Turnaround and shutdown crews for the petrochemical complexes
- Maintenance contracts on rotating equipment
- Piping fabrication and repair in the AKFAL workshop
- Scaffolding, rigging and crane hire inside running plants
- When demand peaks
- Shutdowns cluster in spring and autumn, when plants take their planned outages; demand for welders, fitters and scaffolders peaks from February to April and from September to November.
- Accommodation and transport
- AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
Questions applicants ask
Do I need experience?
Yes — three or more years of technical sales to industrial clients in the Gulf. Retail or consumer sales does not transfer; the interview includes a specification and a client scenario.
Which certificates do I need?
An engineering degree is required. Manufacturer product training is a plus but not mandatory.
Iqama, transfer and visa
Candidates already in Saudi Arabia with a transferable Iqama and a driving licence are placed first. Saudi nationals are especially welcome for this role.
Hours and shifts
Office hours with substantial travel between Jubail, Ras Al Khair and Dammam. Client emergencies occasionally run outside office hours.
Where would I live in Jubail?
AKFAL's managed camp is within reach of Jubail Industrial City, with mess hall, laundry and daily buses to the plants.
How is salary decided?
Decided by experience and track record, with a written offer that states base pay and the commission structure before you accept. We do not publish figures.
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