OQ
Lead Engineer, Electrical
- Permanent
- Muscat, Oman
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 30/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
16/10/2026
Location
Muscat, Oman
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
30/11/2026
Job description
Electrical systems across OQ Exploration and Production's oil and gas facilities need a senior technical authority, and this Lead Engineer, Electrical in Muscat fills that position, reporting to the Manager, Electrical. Designs, calculations and specifications from engineering contractors and consultants come to you for technical review and approval against IEC, IEEE, NEC/NFPA, API and company standards. Power system studies form a core part of the work, covering load flow, short circuit, motor starting, harmonic analysis and protective relay coordination in tools such as ETAP, SKM or PSS/E. HV/MV/LV switchgear, transformers, variable speed drives, UPS systems and emergency generation all pass through your equipment evaluations. Hazardous area classification under IEC 60079, HAZOP and SIL assessments bring safety into the design from the start. Support extends into construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning, as well as brownfield modifications and reliability work with operations and maintenance teams. Junior and mid-level engineers rely on your mentoring, and management of change keeps every design modification traceable. Applicants need a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a relevant post-degree qualification and at least 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in oil and gas or energy, with CEng, PE or equivalent registration preferred.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead technical review and approval of electrical designs, calculations and specifications for oil and gas facilities
- Develop and maintain electrical engineering standards, specifications and design guidelines
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on power systems, HV/LV distribution, hazardous area classification and protection systems
- Validate electrical deliverables from engineering contractors and consultants for accuracy, constructability and scope compliance
- Conduct load flow, short circuit, motor starting, harmonic and protective relay coordination studies
- Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, NEC/NFPA, API and company technical requirements across the project lifecycle
- Coordinate with process, instrumentation, mechanical and civil disciplines on system integration
- Evaluate electrical equipment and vendor proposals and recommend selections based on compliance and lifecycle cost
- Participate in hazard identification, HAZOP reviews and SIL assessments
- Drive continuous improvement in design efficiency, cost and engineering workflows
- Contribute to project execution strategies, man-hour estimates and resource planning for electrical scope
- Assess emerging electrical technologies and digital solutions and recommend adoption where justified
- Prepare and review technical reports, engineering studies and technical queries
- Support construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning, including field issue resolution and as-built review
- Advise project management and engineering leadership on electrical risks, deviations and mitigations
- Apply management of change processes to all modifications of approved electrical designs
- Assist asset operations and maintenance teams with operational electrical issues, reliability improvements and brownfield modifications
- Perform other duties assigned by the Manager within the role's scope
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline and a relevant post-degree qualification
- Bring at least 10 years of relevant electrical engineering experience, preferably in oil and gas or energy
- Demonstrate extensive experience in electrical design, review and assurance for upstream or downstream greenfield and brownfield facilities
- Use ETAP, SKM or similar tools for load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, motor starting and harmonic studies
- Show a track record of leading electrical deliverables from concept and FEED through detailed design, construction and commissioning
- Apply IEC, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, API and national regulatory requirements to electrical installations
- Specify and evaluate major equipment including HV/MV/LV switchgear, transformers, VSDs, UPS systems and emergency generation
- Understand electrical safety, hazardous area classification under IEC 60079 and HSE requirements in oil and gas environments
- Guide junior and mid-level engineers and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams
- Offer familiarity with asset integrity management and reliability-centered maintenance (advantage)
- Possess professional registration or chartership such as CEng or PE (preferred)
- Communicate fluently in written and spoken English