PMC Lead Electrical Engineer: Global Energy Projects

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Professional development

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Lead Electrical Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead all electrical engineering activities for major projects, ensuring safe, reliable, and fully compliant systems from design through handover.

You will provide technical leadership to engineers, EPC contractors, and stakeholders, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-profile, energy-efficient electrical solutions for our clients and projects worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Engineering Management, or Project Management preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) highly desirable.
• PMP or other project management certifications advantageous.
• Minimum 15+ years of electrical engineering experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, LNG, Refinery, Power, Energy, or Infrastructure.
• Minimum 5–10 years in a lead or senior electrical engineering role on major projects.
• Proven PMC, EPC, Owner's Engineer, or Engineering Consultancy experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all electrical engineering activities through FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to electrical engineers, EPC contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Review, evaluate, and approve deliverables: SLDs, Load Lists, Power System Studies, Electrical Layouts, Cable Routing, Equipment Specs, Earthing/Lightning.
• Ensure compliance with project specs, international codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead design reviews for HV, MV, and LV power systems.
• Review studies including load flow, short-circuit, motor starting, protection coordination, harmonics, and arc flash.
• Coordinate electrical activities with mechanical, process, piping, civil, structural, instrumentation, and telecom disciplines.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

PE/CEng

PMC/EPC experience

Leadership

High/Medium/Low power systems

FEED & Detailed Engineering

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Power system studies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

PE/CEng or equivalent accreditation

PMP or project management certification

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Lead Electrical Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead all electrical engineering activities for major projects, ensuring safe, reliable, and fully compliant systems from design through handover.

You will provide technical leadership to engineers, EPC contractors, and stakeholders, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-profile, energy-efficient electrical solutions for our clients and projects worldwide.