Lead Electrical Engineer

Our client is a global industrial conglomerate with approximately 7,000 employees, specializing in equipment manufacturing, energy engineering, and technical services. The company is expanding into the UAE with a new production facility, leveraging its extensive oil and gas expertise to deliver high-quality engineering solutions while maintaining strong standards of safety, reliability, and operational excellence.

What we offer
Your salary is tax free! You will have the opportunity to expand your network and be a part of a dynamic and growing company. Our client offers a direct employment contract, competitive salary package, and other benefits as per UAE Labor Law.

Who you are
As a Lead Electrical Engineer, you create drawings and models using engineering data and vendor specs, ensuring clash checks prior to final design approval. You handle material lists, review vendor work, coordinate across teams to meet timelines, and keep the lead designer updated.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership, team management, and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• ADNOC: CV in ADNOC format; prior approval in a similar role is an advantage.
• ADNOC docs needed: attested degree, certificates, experience letters, passport.
• Proven ADNOC project experience with knowledge of standards and procedures.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, SmartPlant Electrical, and MS Office.
• Strong stakeholder management and English communication skills.

Education & Qualifications:

• Degree/diploma in Electrical or related engineering discipline.
• Min 8 years in design/drafting for onshore oil & gas projects (UAE/GCC preferred).
• UAE-attested degree certificate.
• Familiar with ADNOC drawing standards and AFC requirements.· Experience with Wood, Kent, or Worley preferred.

Description
The Lead Electrical Engineer is responsible for producing, reviewing, and coordinating electrical drawings, models, material take offs, and equipment or cable schedules based on engineering inputs, datasheets, and vendor documentation. The role ensures design accuracy through consistency and clash checks, incorporates vendor drawings, coordinates with other disciplines, and manages assigned deliverables within agreed timelines while providing regular progress updates to the Discipline Manager.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Produce electrical drawings and models from engineering inputs, datasheets and vendor data.
• Extract and check drawings from the model. Run consistency and clash checks before AFC issue.
• Prepare material take-offs (MTO) and cable or equipment schedules as needed.
• Coordinate with other disciplines in time to avoid rework.
• Plan and deliver assigned tasks within the agreed time frame. Update the Lead Designer on status.
• Review vendor drawings and include them in the design.