Lead Electrical Engineer

Lead Electrical Engineer

Our client, supporting the Oil & Gas industry, is currently seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities Include:

• Leads a team of Electrical Engineers, Designers and CAD personnel in the successful execution of electrical engineering and design for projects within budget and on schedule.
• Prepares electrical engineering budgets and schedules.
• Aware of technical issues and costs related to selection of complex design features.
• Experience in multi-discipline work environment.
• Effectively manage resources on the project to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance for the electrical team.
• Ensures effective communication within and between project disciplines, and with client engineers.
• Tracks project metrics.
• Assists the Chief Electrical Engineer in functional matters
• Reports to Project Engineering Manager for project issues, and to the Overall Electrical Lead, or Chief Electrical Engineer, as applicable, for functional issues.

Qualifications Include:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized University
• Registered with a Canadian Professional Engineering Association and eligible for APEGGA registration.
• Experience in oil and gas production and supply facilities, large petrochemical plants or a refinery is preferred.
• Past experience from power generation, mining or other heavy industrial sector will also be considered
• Ability to work in a multi-discipline team setting, have good communication and analytical/problem solving skills, and be able to work in a schedule driven challenging environment.
• Minimum 15 years experience in EPC Electrical Engineering
• Direct lead experience on large projects
• Proven track record of leading large teams, on large and technically complex projects.
• Ability to manage large and complex technical scopes, budgets, schedules, resources and reporting systems
• Sound technical knowledge of various electrical systems, and good understanding of other disciplines
• Excellent communication skills