Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

Position based in Abu-Dhabi, UAE
Working schedule: 5 days on / 2 days off / 8-10 hours per day
Contract: 6-12-month short-term role

Client ID - 8412
Contact ID - 417914

About the Job

In this role, you will ensure the technical integrity of electrical deliverables across one or more projects. You will ensure compliance with the work scope and with applicable international standards. You will bring strong technical and industry experience and practical engineering skills to consistently deliver high-quality, timely work to the organisation and its clients. You will be dedicated to one or several projects requiring higher technical levels and will help oversee the work of junior engineers.

Your main missions and responsibilities will be to:

* Ensure timely and high-quality preparation of technical specifications and requisitions in coordination with other disciplines
* Perform all associated electrical calculations covering equipment sizing, cable sizing, UPS sizing, including power system studies (ETAP)
* Develop electrical specifications, data sheets, schedules, load list, I/O list, layout drawings, and electrical MTO to support detailed engineering
* Ensure proper communication with vendors and technical follow-up of orders
* Ensure contractual technical specifications are met by suppliers
* Contribute to optimization of material quantities by proposing value engineering solutions
* Ensure timely reporting on engineering and requisitioning activities to the Lead Discipline Engineer
* Adhere to committed man-hours and budget
* Meet quality and HSE objectives of the project
* Interface with other discipline specialist engineers and project support functions such as procurement and planning
* Provide guidance and mentoring to more junior employees within the team

About You

We would like to hear from you if your profile meets the following essential requirements:

* Masters or Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering
* 15+ years of experience in electrical engineering design within the oil and gas industry
* Strong proficiency with ETAP software
* Significant experience in preparing electrical design basis, evaluation and specification of electrical equipment and automation systems, package items and electrical bulk items
* Significant experience in various power system analysis studies
* Thorough knowledge of relevant regulations, codes and standards, and a strong understanding of onshore and offshore engineering practices applicable to electrical design for oil and gas facilities
* Experience in brownfield projects including preparation of adequacy reports and modification scope of work for existing equipment