Senior Electrical Engineer - Offshore

Job description / Role

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 and studies required to finalize electrical equipment specifications.
- Prepare material requisitions and technical bid evaluations for electrical equipment on assigned projects.
- Assist the designers in the preparation of electrical drawings such as SLDs, protection and control schematics, and layout drawings.
- Review vendor documents 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 (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs) for electrical equipment (or equipment with significant electrical content) on assigned projects.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the offshore/onshore oil and gas industry, including a minimum of five (5) years (preferred) in the GCC region.
- Must have at least three (3) years of experience in a similar position in mega oil and gas or petrochemical projects, managing a team of engineers and designers.
- Offshore experience is a must, while ADNOC experience is desired.
- 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 to offshore/onshore oil and gas industry codes, specifications, and practices.
- Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage.

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.