Principal/Lead Electrical Engineer

We are recruiting a Principal / Lead Electrical Engineer for our client in Aberdeen for a 6 month contract role. This role is outside IR35, working in Aberdeen City Centre, 3/2 hybrid role. Job Purpose: Accountable for executing electrical engineering activities and ensuring technical quality is maintained within budget and schedule. Key Responsibilities: * Providing electrical engineering input into tenders and proposals, as required. * Assessing and continuously improving working practices, systems, personnel and team efficiency and performance. * Supervision, workload allocation and delivery to assigned electrical engineering personnel. * Ensuring assigned work is compliant to agreed budget and schedule. * Input & maintenance of project plan, progress updates and cost control for assigned scopes. * Maintaining project scope/schedule change(s) in accordance with project change control process in conjunction with Planning, Project Engineering & Project Control functions. * Ensuring compliance to applicable/up to date standards, regulations, codes and procedures. * Regular liaison with customer focal points and attendance at key meetings, as required. * Estimate/schedule preparation & approval and electronic submission via digital eco-system. * Maintaining effective communication with client, project management and inter-discipline teams. * Reviewing, checking and approving (where applicable) electrical engineering work output (including remote working, e-checking/approval etc.). * Electrical checking, approval, and document filing (including electronic). * Conducting and supporting the competency assessment of electrical engineering personnel (where applicable). * Supporting personal development of electrical engineering personnel. * Implementing appropriate engineering processes and procedures. * Maintaining regular contact and dialogue with Engineering Manager and Lead Electrical Engineer, highlighting issues, concerns or areas for improvement. * As required, acting as discipline focal point/Lead Engineer. Desired Qualities / Qualifications Essential: * Demonstrable experience in the Oil & Gas industry. * UK bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in appropriate engineering subject (Electrical). * Chartered Engineer and member of appropriate engineering Institute. * Sound technical background and expertise. * Experienced in selection and use of, applicable HV & LV codes, practices, standards and statutory documentation. * Competent in the direction and organisation of discipline team within project environment (Small/Medium Sized). * Competent in commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of Engineering. * Experienced in aspects of discipline design (including multi-discipline) and use of analytical methods including theoretic background. * Conducting power system studies encompassing load flow and protection studies Desirable: * Offshore certification (BOSIET, MIST, Medical, etc.)