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Principal Engineer, Electrical H/F, united kingdom

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Client:

Aventa

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Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

3676094fa9ba

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15

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Role Definition

As a member of the engineering department you will be responsible for:

- Act as lead engineer on Company projects, studies etc.

- Undertake the competent engineering of electrical systems in accordance with specified procedures and plans.

- Where required, supervise the activities of design team to complete activities to the required technical standards and project schedule.

- Undertake short term visits to a wide range of operating site and geographic regional offices worldwide.

- Coordinate and expedite discipline and multidiscipline interfaces for areas of responsibility.

- Prepare man-hour estimates and planning activities for proposals and projects as required.

- Critically review the suitability and accuracy of technical standards and procedures and develop new ones as required.

- Be aware and evaluate the effect of new/modified legislation on plant design and performance

- Ensure all activities necessary to guarantee the design of a ‘safe’ plant are performed.

Qualification

This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements:

- Significant experience of technical and team leadership within a project environment working in the Oil and Gas Industry either as a Contractor or Oil Company Personnel. Experience preferred in Upstream Engineering.

- Technically competent in all aspects of electrical engineering (Power Generation, Distribution, Transmission).

- Experience in Concept, Basic/FEED and Detail Engineering projects for Oil&Gas (on-shore and/or off-shore).

- Experience in development of power system studies and specifications (e.g. Load flow, short circuit, motor starting analysis); design of power distribution systems for electrical networks; electrical equipment specifications/datasheets for MCCs, MV and LV switchboards, asynchronous and synchronous generators, soft start units, VSDs, UPS systems, transformers, NER; schematics for switchboards, MCCs, generation systems and auxiliary equipment; substation, switch room and plant layout design; electrical surveys for O&G plants; preparation of requisitions for electrical equipment; technical appraisal of Vendor/EPICbids for electrical equipment/ scope.

- Fully conversant with IEC standards and other International electrical standards, best practices and value practices.

- Experience with Electrical Transient Analysis Program (ETAP) and all Microsoft office applications

- Excellent knowledge of the English language is required in order to perform the necessary in depth analysis and studies, make technical presentations and keep up with technical advancement.

- Experience on design of Floating Units (desirable).

- Certified for working offshore (desirable).

- Working knowledge of ETAP (desirable).

- Working knowledge of Italian language (desirable).

- Bachelor’s degree within the Electrical Engineering field or a BA in Science with a focus in Electrical Engineering; MEng desirable.

- Member of a relevant Institution; Chartered Engineer desirable.

Conditions

We operate a SmartWorking policy allowing personnel to work for up to 12 working days/month from home or a similar secure location and these 12 days can be available even where personnel are on leave for a portion of the month. As such, typically around 60% of time working remotely is available for individuals who wish to take advantage of this.

Others informations

Duration : Permanent

Type of contract: Permanent

Seniority level : Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer

Type of project : DEEP WATER O&G Floating unit (FPSO, FLNG etc)

Countries : United Kingdom

Location : Client Office in Hampshire, UK