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We are recruiting a Principal / Lead Electrical Engineer for our client in Aberdeen for a 6 month contract role.

This role is outside IR35, working in Aberdeen City Centre, 3/2 hybrid role.

Job Purpose:
Accountable for executing electrical engineering activities and ensuring technical quality is maintained within budget and schedule.

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.

* 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.

Desired Qualities / Qualifications

Essential:

* Demonstrable experience in the Oil & Gas industry.

* UK bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (Electrical).

* Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.

* Sound technical background and expertise.

* Experienced in selection and use of, applicable HV & LV codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation.

* Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (Small/Medium Sized).

* Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of Engineering.

* Experienced in aspects of discipline design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background.

* Conducting power system studies encompassing load flow and protection studies

Desirable:

* Offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.)