Senior Electrical Designer

Overview / Responsibilities

Due to anticipated growth throughout 2022, Wood is currently inviting expressions of interest for a Senior Electrical Designer with experience in refining and offshore industry to be based in UAE.

Please note that at this stage, applications for this role are invited as an Expression of Interest (EOI) only whilst exact opportunities are being fully determined.

Below are some key responsibilities and duties:

• Develops working drawings, within company and industry standards and codes, from equipment specifications and detailed drawings to support completion of engineering deliverables
• Creates drawings involving plans, layouts, calculations and bills of material
• Works on assignments involving a variety of design procedures and techniques
• Records observations, performs calculations and prepares reports on assignments
• Performs layouts, design and checking work from the basic data supplied
• Designs and makes detail drawings from rough sketches involving intricate calculations and the application of fundamental engineering principles
• Establishes project drafting standards and monitors their conformance
• Identifies cost effective solutions to design problems
• Assists in the preparation of bid evaluations
• Designs and constructs models, prototypes, processes or equipment; compiles and evaluates data, makes recommendations, prepares reports
• Prepares estimates of time, quantities, materials and labour required for activities related to testing, installation, manufacture, design or construction
• Generates bill of materials from finished designs
• At more experienced levels, may act as coordinator on small projects, prepares specifications for complex equipment, processes, etc
• Ensures quality in design, technical accuracy in the preparation of drawings, material quantities, etc including reviewing others work at more senior levels
• Plans assigned work effectively and obtains/provides information liaising with the project team and line manager, in time to control man-hours and achieve targets
• Carries out site visits / surveys and provides inputs to site visit reports
• Ensures effective communications among other engineering disciplines and project management
• Coordinate within members of discipline, other engineering disciplines within the organization or project team as well as with Clients, third parties, vendors etc
• Participate in progress review meetings and be aware of project status, progress, delays, change notices, performance measurement, lessons learned and close-out
• Takes personal responsibility for safety and a healthy environment on the projects
• Should be able to add value plus/ optimization ideas

Skills / Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• A full understanding of the materials and methods normally used in their discipline an understanding of related engineering principles and practices, plus training and diversified experience in the field of activity is required
• Capable of interpreting key documents including; engineering standards, piping material specifications, P&IDs and Line Lists
• Technically oriented, mechanically inclined, good at mathematics and talented at translating intangible concepts into hands-on project plans
• Competent user of CAD/D software
• PDS, PDMS, SP3D 3D Modeling or 2D Drafting
• Hands on Experience in SPEL

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.