Principal Electrical Engineer

Wood PLC

Job Objective

• Oversee and manage from concept through to execution, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and align with key business objectives

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the design and approval of all electrical work on assigned projects
• Ensure that detail design methods, standards and data used on assigned projects meet the Client's requirements
• Participate in project scheduling and project review activities
• Carry out calculations & studies required to finalize electrical equipment specifications
• Prepare material requisitions and technical bid evaluations for electrical equipment on assigned projects
• Assists the designers for the preparation of electrical drawings such as SLDs, Protection & Control schematics and layout drawings
• Review vendor's document to ensure equipment vendors provide timely and quality input into design packages
• Review all third-party discipline design work
• Understand the contract quality management system and ensure these requirements are met
• Actively communicate with other disciplines to optimize areas of interface, during the design development, review and check processes
• Proficient in the use of ETAP, Navisworks, Lighting calculation Software (Dialux etc.) and MS- OFFICE
• Set up and maintain electrical databases on assigned projects
• Carry out electrical engineering work as required by the lead electrical engineer in accordance with the agreed project schedule
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT's) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT's) for electrical equipment (or equipment with significant electrical content) on assigned projects

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in the Offshore/Onshore Oil & Gas industry, including minimum 5 years (preferred) in GCC region
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in similar position in a mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects, managing team of Engineers and designers
• Fully coherent in all international codes and standards
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English is required
• Enthusiastic, conscientious and keen to learn / Flexible with a can-do attitude
• Working hands on Experience on SPEL
• Must have working knowledge and experience of electrical discipline relevant offshore/onshore oil and gas industry codes, specifications and practices
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage