Principal Electrical Engineer

Role responsibilities

• Develop discipline work plans and supervise electrical engineers, designers, and technical personnel delivering project work.
• Prepare cost, time, and resource estimates; manage design changes within budget and schedule.
• Coordinate deliverable approvals with client engineering teams and work with other disciplines, clients, and vendors.
• Deliver onshore substation and electrical power distribution design for oil and gas projects.
• Prepare and review specifications, data sheets, load lists, sizing calculations, single-line diagrams, adequacy reports, schedules, layouts, wiring details, and material take-offs.
• Perform equipment, cable, UPS, earthing, and subsea cable sizing calculations.
• Perform or check load flow, short circuit, motor starting, transient stability, harmonic, arc flash, and protection coordination studies.
• Prepare material requisitions and scopes of work; review offers, clarifications, and technical bids.
• Participate in site surveys, design reviews, E-HAZOP, energy optimization, value engineering, constructability workshops, and data collection.
• Maintain technical integrity, HSE compliance, scope compliance, and adherence to applicable standards; prepare proposals and man-hour estimates.

Experience and knowledge

• Experience in 220 kV, 132 kV, and 33 kV electrical systems.
• Experience executing concept, FEED, and detailed engineering for onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
• Knowledge of ADNOC standards, SHELL DEPs, IEEE, ANSI, IESNA, NFPA, and IEC standards.
• Knowledge of hazardous-area classification, electrical safety in design, sustainable design engineering, E-HAZOP, HAZID, and HAZOP.
• Computer skills with MS Office and electrical engineering or sizing software, including examples such as SPEL, ETAP, EDSA, SKM, CYME, EMTP, battery sizing, and lighting calculation software.
• Good spoken and written English, communication, leadership, team guidance, and mentoring skills.

Education and accreditation

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status is preferred.

Technical design scope

• Design power generation, transmission, and distribution networks; subsea cables; overhead lines; substation automation; LV and MV variable speed drives; and electrical asset monitoring systems.
• Prepare or review substation and field layouts for onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
• Guide 3D modelers and workshare teams.
• Evaluate technical bids for 220 kV, 132 kV, and 33 kV GIS and AIS, power transformers, and MV variable speed drives.

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