Lead Electrical Engineer

Description

The Lead Electrical Engineer will continue to develop the team into a technical centre of excellence and contribute to the Company’s initiative of continual improvement through the creation and improvement of engineering standards, templates and processes.

Outside of their discipline role, there will be interface with other disciplines, Projects Delivery, Sales, Resourcing and direct interfaces with clients and vendors.

The Lead Electrical Engineer will commit to and promote OSL’s values and customer care pledge, ensuring the realisation of company and project HSEQ, ethics, systems, policies and procedures.

• On Site electrical commissioning of projects (if required).
• Ensure the company keeps up to date with technical developments and changes to national / international standards and relevant legislation.
• Liaison and interfacing with the Function Manager – Head of Discipline.
• Monitor and maintain a high level of quality in technical deliverables, ensuring that the Company’s QMS standards are met and is consistent technically.
• Ensure electrical design work and installation conforms to Standards, Regulations and Health & Safety.
• Review documentation produced by other disciplines and provide detailed comments.
• Act as authority on resolution of discipline and project technical issues.
• Review of vendor’s documents, drawings, datasheets, specification and calculations.
• Provide weekly project and workload updates as required by the Project’s reporting requirements.
• Maintain the department’s skills and competency matrix.
• Review the QMS guides and methodologies as they are used by the department and to maintain adherence to the QMS checking / approval procedure.

Requirements

• Approval of electrical engineering documentation, inclusive of drawings, calculations, technical reports and risk assessments.
• Chartered Engineer preferred.
• Membership to a recognised professional body / institute (such as: Institute of Engineering & Technology).
• Ability to work on multiple projects.
• Minimum of 15 years Oil & Gas, petrochemical, energy or chemical design experience within an engineering consultancy, design house or contracting business, preferably across all stages of a project (Concept/Feasibility, FEED and Detailed Design).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent protection settings knowledge.
• Demonstration of keeping up to date with modern practices (i.e. Continued Professional Development).
• Extremely self-driven individual who can work effectively with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage the electrical design team.
• Knowledge of offshore regulations, Safety Cases, ATEX, cabling and equipment.
• Excellent knowledge of Trimble (Amtech) Design calculation package.
• Minimum of 5 years as a Senior Discipline Engineer on design of projects with a reputable engineering consultancy or EPC(M) contractor.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering (minimum HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering accepted).
• Have strong working knowledge of key international electrical design codes and standards, inclusive of British Standards and European EN codes.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge is electrical modelling software.
• Able to travel to and work on a number of client sites as necessary.
• Ability to set and manage department goals and to motivate others to achieving such goals.
• Ability to read, interpret and create electrical design drawings.
• Excellent LV and HV (to 11kV) knowledge.
• Knowledge of 33kV preferred.

Benefits

We offer flexibility, empowerment and career development in a progressive and inspiring environment, where you will feel motivated, valued and supported. An environment where bold, free and disruptive thinking is encouraged.

In our experience, different thinking delivers different and better results, which is why we always challenge the norm and shift expectations. Our commitment to challenge aspects of traditional EPC project delivery allows us to unlock key operational and commercial efficiencies for our customers.

Training + Development

Interview process

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