Temporary Principal/Lead Electrical Engineer
As a Principal/Lead Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for executing electrical engineering activities ensuring technical qualitity is maintained within budget and shedule.
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 (Slingshot).
* 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.
Skills & Qualifications :
* Essential:
o Demonstrable experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
o UK bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (Electrical).
o Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.
o Sound technical background and expertise.
o Experienced in selection and use of, applicable HV & LV codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation.
o Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (Small/Medium Sized).
o Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of Engineering.
o Experienced in aspects of discipline design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background.
o Conducting power system studies encompassing load flow and protection studies
* Desirable:
o 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.
Work Environment/Conditions :
* Office: Determined by assigned project/contract.
* Full-Time: 40-hours per week.