Lead Electrical Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to lead the delivery of electrical engineering scopes across a range of dynamic and challenging decommissioning projects. The role is accountable for executing electrical engineering activities to a high technical standard, while ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed budget, schedule, quality, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute electrical engineering activities across assigned project scopes, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with project requirements.
• Act as the discipline focal point, providing technical direction and oversight to the electrical team.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, project management, Engineering Manager, Head of Discipline, and other disciplines.
• Allocate, supervise, and review work across the discipline team to ensure high standards, timely delivery, and effective use of resources.
• Maintain project plans, progress updates, cost control, estimates, and schedules for assigned electrical scopes.
• Ensure project changes are identified, recorded, and managed through the appropriate change control processes.
• Review and approve electrical engineering deliverables and ensure effective document control and digital submission through integrated systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations, codes, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Support tenders and proposals by providing technical input, estimates, schedules, and discipline guidance.
• Attend key project and client meetings as required, providing clear technical input and progress updates.
• Support the development, mentoring, and competency assessment of electrical engineering team members.
• Contribute to the implementation and improvement of engineering practices, systems, processes, and procedures.

Skills & Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in the Offshore Oil & Gas industry.
• Mandatory offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.).
• Sound technical background and expertise.
• Experienced in selection and use of applicable 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 and use of analytical methods including power system studies.
• Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute.

Reporting and Working Relationships

The Principal Electrical Engineer will work closely with the Engineering Manager, project management team, clients, and discipline leads. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and coordination across multi-discipline project teams.