Lead E&I Project Engineer

Engage Talent Partners; Laurencekirk; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage Talent Partners are working exclusively with our client to source and recruit a Lead E&I Project Engineer based in Aberdeen.

You will provide leadership and mentoring to engineers and designers, support system implementations, and build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline
• Chartered status or working towards
• Demonstrable experience in a relevant role
• Strong electrical, controls and instrumentation experience
• Understanding of business operations
• Experience leading a team and people management

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across electrical, controls and instrumentation for specialised control systems
• Review and approve technical documentation, calculations and design deliverables
• Mentor and support engineers and designers, promoting professional development
• Oversee project delivery, schedules, milestones, budgets and project controls
• Act as the team’s technical focal point, providing guidance on complex engineering challenges
• Support design reviews, risk assessments and safety studies
• Specify control systems, instrumentation and associated equipment
• Support system integration, testing and commissioning activities
• Coordinate engineering activities across clients, suppliers and project teams
• Contribute to proposals, estimating, technical bids and client presentations
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Skills

Electrical engineering

Controls engineering

Instrumentation engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Project management

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Chartered status (or working towards)

Job description

Engage Talent Partners are working exclusively with our client to source and recruit a Lead E&I Project Engineer based in Aberdeen.

Our client operates across the oil and gas, nuclear, and renewables sectors and they have been experiencing strong growth with bright hopes for the future.

You will be responsible for providing leadership and mentoring to engineers and designers, supporting system implementations, and build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across electrical, controls and instrumentation engineering for specialised control systems.
• Review and approve technical documentation, calculations and design deliverables.
• Mentor and support engineers and designers, promoting professional development and monitoring team performance.
• Oversee project delivery, schedules, milestones, budgets and project controls.
• Act as the team’s technical focal point, providing guidance on complex engineering challenges.
• Support design reviews, technical assessments, risk assessments and safety studies.
• Specify control systems, instrumentation and associated equipment.
• Support system integration, testing and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate engineering activities across clients, suppliers and project teams.
• Contribute to proposals, estimating, technical bids and client presentations.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have a qualification in Electrical Engineering, or a similar discipline, have or be working towards chartered status, and have demonstrable experience in a relevant role. Strong electrical, controls and instrumentation experience, along with a deep understanding of business operations, and experience of leading a team and people management are essential for this role.

This is a rewarding role that benefits from excellent training and development opportunities, generous salary package and opportunities to progress.