Principal Electrical Engineer - Onshore
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About This Role
Overview
Building on our past.
Ready for the future
Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts.
We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets.
We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.
Responsibilities
- Manage electrical engineering services that meet Worley', its customers' and applicable statutory and regulatory specifications, on time and within budget.
- Manage electrical engineering project requirements.
- Manage electrical engineering services such as:
- + participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and comply with required checking procedures;
- + ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes;
- + provide advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
- For example, oversee requisitions, technical bid evaluations and purchase order preparation.
- Act as the electrical engineering Lead on specific projects.
- If responsible for a team:
- + outline project requirements including actively promoting workshare, where appropriate, assign tasks and supervise progress; and
- + ensure the required services meet Worley, its customers and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, on time and within budget.
- Proactively resolve any discrepancies between Worley and its Customer's requirements.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest developments and technical innovations in electrical engineering.
- If required, assist and support junior personnel within the electrical engineering team.
- Communicate effectively with the electrical engineering team and project stakeholders, including the Customer.
- Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.
Quality Assurance
- Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of Quality Assurance systems.
Safety
- Responsible for personal safety safe, safe working practices. Understand and follow OH & S procedures promoting health, safety and environmental awareness.
HSE Capability
- Maintain HSE focus with the team to ensure OHSE requirements.
- Demonstrate business practices commensurate with a culture of world’s best health, safety and environmental performance.
- Demonstrate a visible and active commitment to:
- + personal well-being;
- + healthy and safe workplaces and activities; and
- + Continuously improve Worley health, safety and environmental performance.
- + Identify and report work hazards and incidents.
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training
- Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- MME (Ministry of Municipality and Environment) engineering accreditation is a mandatory requirement. Candidates not holding this accreditation must be willing to achieve this within the probationary period.
- Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage
Industry Specific Experience
- Must have vast experience in Electrical design and engineering of oil & gas / large industrial projects in Onshore projects.
- Experience in brown fields & asset services type project / contracts.
- Experience in MV cable sizing based on IEC60287 using CYMECAP will be an added advantage.
- Qatar project experience with knowledge of Kahramaa standards is preferred.
- + 132kV GIS substation design
- + 132kV, 33kV Cable sizing calculation
- + 16MW to 20MW compressor motor
- + Power System Study.
- + Unit and non-unit protection setting.
- + HV/LV Equipment Specification, Data Sheet.
- + MR/TBE.
- + Vendor Drawing Review.
- + Sound Report Writing skills.
- + Prepare Design Basis Memorandum for the project.
- + Feasibility and Concept Optimalization Study, Pre-FEED, FEED, Detail Engineering Design.
- Moving forward together
- We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.
- We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact.
- So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.
- And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it.
- We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.
- Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here.
- And there’s no barrier to your potential career success.
- Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.
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