Principal Electrical Designer (Offshore)

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Principal Electrical Designer (Offshore)

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Job Description – Principal Designer (EDES35)

Title: Principal Electrical Designer Company: KBR - Inhouse Engineering Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE - KBR Office Key Consideration: Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and H₂S certifications with a minimum validity of six months. The selected candidate will be required to travel ADNOC offshore on a rotational basis to conduct site surveys, support brownfield assessments, verify existing installations, and obtain project‑specific engineering data necessary for design and execution.

Job Purpose

The Principal Electrical Designer serves as the discipline lead for electrical design and drafting activities on offshore and onshore oil & gas projects. The position is responsible for leading a team of electrical designers, ensuring technical quality of deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces, and driving efficient project execution throughout FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, and Brownfield modification phases. The role provides expert‑level guidance in electrical design, 3D modeling, cable routing, equipment layouts, hazardous area compliance, offshore facilities design, and constructability reviews while ensuring full compliance with ADNOC, international standards, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of Senior Electrical Designers and Designers across multiple projects.


• Establish electrical design strategies, standards, procedures, and work methodologies.


• Act as discipline focal point for all electrical design and drafting activities.


• Review and approve electrical design deliverables prepared by design teams.


• Ensure compliance with ADNOC standards, project specifications, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, and relevant international codes.


• Strong Extensive design activities in AutoCAD/Microstation Lead development and review of SLDs, schematics interconnection diagrams, and electrical installation details.


• Lead development and review of electrical layouts, Navigational Light and Helideck Lighting Systems with taking care of inter discipline interfaces.


• Coordinate electrical routing with piping, structural, mechanical, and instrumentation disciplines


• Oversee development of cable schedules, equipment schedules, load lists, and material take-offs.


• Participate in design reviews, constructability, and Lead the model review meetings.


• Support construction and commissioning teams by responding to site queries.


• Ensure optimization of electrical equipment locations, cable tray routing, and installation access requirements.


• Lead electrical modeling activities using AVEVA E3D and Smart 3D (S3D).


• Manage cable tray modeling, electrical equipment modeling, lighting fixtures, junction boxes, and support systems.


• Review model quality and ensure compliance with project design requirements.


• Direct clash detection and resolution activities through Navisworks and Smart Plant Review.


• Review redline markups and prepare as‑built drawings.


• Lead offshore site surveys, brownfield assessments, and field‑verification activities.


• Review existing installations and identify engineering constraints and opportunities.


• Ensure accurate incorporation of site survey findings into engineering deliverables.


• Support brownfield modification and tie‑in projects while minimizing operational impacts.


• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, Constructability Reviews, Model Reviews, and Design Reviews.


• Provide technical support during procurement, construction, pre‑commissioning, and commissioning phases.


• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations and hazardous area requirements.


• Conduct design reviews and audits to ensure consistency and technical excellence.


• Review vendor information and ensure integration into project design deliverables.


• Approve as‑built drawings and design modifications.

Experience

12+ years of experience in Oil & Gas-Onshore & Offshore / industrial projects Experience in FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, or Brownfield projects. Extensive Experience working on offshore platforms, substations, or process facilities. Basic level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications specifically: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Word Microsoft Office 365 Software: AutoCAD, MicroStation, AVEVA E3D, Smart 3D (S3D), Navisworks, Smart Plant Review (SPR) Good understanding of Electrical concepts and 3 phase power calculations Good written and oral communication skills OPITO Approved BOSIET/T-BOSIET Certification. Offshore Site Survey and Brownfield Assessment experience

Qualifications

Diploma (Full Time) /Degree (Part Time) in Electrical Engineering

What We Offer

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.


• Engaging and collaborative work environment with a commitment to safety and sustainability.


• Exposure to high-profile ADNOC offshore and onshore projects.


• Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering industry‑leading solutions.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high‑quality, technology‑led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision‑makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide Reach

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

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