- Hiring continuously
- Ras Al Khair
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Technical Sales Engineer jobs in Ras Al Khair
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
- Ras Al Khair, Eastern Province
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
This page is for Technical Sales Engineer work at Ras Al Khair. 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 Ras Al Khair
Ras Al Khair, 80 km north of Jubail, is Ma'aden's industrial city: phosphate and ammonia plants, the aluminium smelter and rolling mill, the desalination and power complex and the shipyard. It is heavy industry with long maintenance campaigns and a steady need for mechanical, electrical and rigging trades. AKFAL crews commute from the Jubail camp.
Plants and projects
- Ma'aden Phosphate and Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal (ammonia, phosphoric acid, DAP)
- Ma'aden Aluminium smelter, rolling mill and casthouse
- Ras Al Khair power and desalination complex (SWCC)
- International Maritime Industries shipyard
- Port and bulk-handling terminals
Typical work
- Planned maintenance on kilns, mills and conveyors
- Electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the smelter
- Structural and piping repairs; heavy rigging
- Crane and telehandler hire for maintenance campaigns
- When demand peaks
- Ma'aden's maintenance campaigns run through the year with larger turnarounds in the cooler months; demand is steadier than in Jubail's shutdown peaks.
- Accommodation and transport
- Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
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 Ras Al Khair?
Crews are housed in the AKFAL camp near Jubail and travel by company bus, about an hour each way; site camps are used on longer campaigns.
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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