Job description

Wood is recruiting a Lead Electrical Engineer to join its UAE Business Unit for a major onshore brownfield project in Sharjah in a full-time office-based capacity. The role assumes sole responsibility for assigned electrical engineering work scopes, including performing assurance reviews of electrical packages and detailed design documents generated by third-party EPC contractors, and executing electrical discipline detailed design activities for field development of oil and gas production facilities. The position involves planning, budgeting, organizing, and controlling segments of electrical engineering deliverables; preparing electrical deliverables across all project phases; ensuring work quality and schedule adherence; providing direction and guidance on electrical engineering technical queries; liaising with Client Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance staff; delivering sound technical advice and solutions to diverse discipline problems; coordinating with other disciplines during design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up; assisting coordination of all activities related to electrical engineering design; promoting safe behaviour; and identifying progress/quality concerns with recommended corrective actions. Projects span greenfield and brownfield modifications and integrate low-carbon solutions to support energy transition and emissions reduction goals, delivered for an international client via engineering and project management services, EPC contract management, and Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.