Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Wood has been awarded a major project with ADNOC and, we are looking to hire a Lead Electrical Engineers to be based at our Abu Dhabi Engineering Centre. Below are more details about the role.

Responsibilities

• To lead the team of Engineers and Designers
• To participate in project scheduling and project review activities
• Provide engineering input during all design phases, including interpretation and challenge of standards
• Carry out calculations & studies required to finalize electrical equipment specifications
• Prepare requisitions and technical evaluation of bids for discipline material and equipment procurement
• Review vendor's document to ensure equipment vendors provide timely and quality input into design packages
• Preparation of design documents which includes SLDs, Protection & Control schematics and layout drawings
• Ensure design packages meet the relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic standards
• Actively communicate with other disciplines to optimize areas of interface, during the design development, review and check processes
• Support design/drawing office personnel with specialist engineering input
• Review all third party discipline design work
• Understand the contract quality management system and ensure these requirements are met
• Participate in and sometimes lead, discipline design reviews
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline
• Overall 15+ years of experience, out of which 5-8 years must be in the Oil and Gas sector
• 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