Principal/Lead Electrical Engineer
Job Description
We are recruiting a Principal / Lead Electrical Engineer for our client in Aberdeen for a 6 month contract role.
This role is outside IR35, working in Aberdeen City Centre, 3/2 hybrid role.
Job Purpose:
Accountable for executing electrical engineering activities and ensuring technical quality is maintained within budget and schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing electrical engineering input into tenders and proposals, as required.
- Assessing and continuously improving working practices, systems, personnel and team efficiency and performance.
- Supervision, workload allocation and delivery to assigned electrical engineering personnel.
- Ensuring assigned work is compliant to agreed budget and schedule.
- Input & maintenance of project plan, progress updates and cost control for assigned scopes.
- Maintaining project scope/schedule change(s) in accordance with project change control process in conjunction with Planning, Project Engineering & Project Control functions.
- Ensuring compliance to applicable/up to date standards, regulations, codes and procedures.
- Regular liaison with customer focal points and attendance at key meetings, as required.
- Estimate/schedule preparation & approval and electronic submission via digital eco-system.
- Maintaining effective communication with client, project management and inter-discipline teams.
- Reviewing, checking and approving (where applicable) electrical engineering work output (including remote working, e-checking/approval etc.).
- Electrical checking, approval, and document filing (including electronic).
- Conducting and supporting the competency assessment of electrical engineering personnel (where applicable).
- Supporting personal development of electrical engineering personnel.
- Implementing appropriate engineering processes and procedures.
- Maintaining regular contact and dialogue with Engineering Manager and Lead Electrical Engineer, highlighting issues, concerns or areas for improvement.
- As required, acting as discipline focal point/Lead Engineer.
Desired Qualities / Qualifications
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- UK bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (Electrical).
- Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.
- Sound technical background and expertise.
- Experienced in selection and use of, applicable HV & LV codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation.
- Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (Small/Medium Sized).
- Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of Engineering.
- Experienced in aspects of discipline design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background.
- Conducting power system studies encompassing load flow and protection studies
Desirable:
- Offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.)
Key Competencies:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving ability.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
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Consultant(s)
Angela McLeman
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Vacancy ID
TR2024334
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Job Type
Contract
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Department
Engineering
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Location
Aberdeen City Centre
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