Lead Electrical Engineer

Team Recruitment; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join their team in Aberdeen or Glasgow. This full-time role involves overseeing engineering projects across the energy sector, including Hydrogen and Renewables, and requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a solid educational background in Engineering. The company provides a supportive environment with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical and Dental Cover

33 days holiday

Flexible Working

Employee Assistance Programme

CrashPlan

Qualifications

• Experience with EPC, Brownfield, and Greenfield projects.
• Knowledge of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards.
• Survival BOSIET/FOET certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the focal point for engineering disciplines across projects.
• Manage and supervise a team of discipline engineers.
• Ensure compliance with industry legislation and standards.

Skills

Detailed Design Engineering

Engineering Checking

Understanding of Engineering Disciplines

Education

BSc or equivalent in relevant Engineering Discipline

Chartered Engineer status preferred

Tools

Autodesk Design products

MS Office applications

Job description

About The Role

PD&MS Group now has an excellent opportunity for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our team on a full-time, employee basis. This role can be based in our Aberdeen or Glasgow office, with a flexible hybrid working model available along with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community?

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern: Permanent / Full Time

As the Lead Electrical Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

1. Act as the discipline focal point, providing support across the business and client streams in Hydrogen, Decarbonisation, Oil and Gas, and Renewables.
2. Manage, contribute, and supervise a team of discipline engineers responsible for the technical execution of engineering projects.
3. Manage, execute, and support discipline to deliver engineering and design of technical projects.
4. Provide engineering accountability in final signature and approval of deliverables.
5. Provide leadership, continual development, mentorship, and guidance to all team members.
6. Resource management and progress reporting in deliverables and plan attainment.
7. Complete annual performance reviews.
8. Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues as the focal point of contact for the project discipline delivery.
9. Complete competence reviews and ensure everyone within the team has a valid competence assessment.
10. Promote and facilitate regular team communications to build good working relationships within the team.
11. Identify and manage discipline-specific software and tools, ensuring they are controlled and maintained.
12. Work with the Head of Department to develop training and learning opportunities for the discipline.
13. Support the Head of Department and Quality Manager to ensure business systems and processes are adequate and match current and future requirements.
14. Execute all engineering in compliance with industry legislation, codes, standards, and PD&MS’s processes and procedures.
15. Have extensive experience and knowledge of industrial hazardous and non-hazardous areas electrical distribution and utility systems, and the management of Change processes in brownfield modifications and new build environments.
16. Demonstrable knowledge of industry-specific systems and their design and operational requirements, including drilling packages, utilities supporting legacy and new-era drilling systems, and power generation (diesel and gas turbines).
17. Proactively seek business development opportunities through engagement with clients when opportunities arise.
18. Support the Business Development team with sales strategy and marketing.
19. Contribute technically and commercially to Invitations to Tender, with the aim of securing work and contracts for PD&MS.
20. Collaborate across all business units to deliver in the best interests of the group.
21. Work primarily at the company's offices, with occasional requirements to work at client offices or remote locations.
22. Ensure the delivery of all discipline engineering and design, with designs being suitable, robust, and compliant with PD&MS’s HSEQ processes and procedures.
23. Manage discipline KPIs, determining and setting goals each financial year with the Head of Department.

The role offers:

1. Development opportunities within your technical department, recognition, and collaboration with driven professionals.
2. Varied workload across the energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
3. Opportunities for transferable skills, including experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine, and pharmaceuticals.
4. Salary: Competitive salary based on knowledge and experience, plus benefits supporting finances, wellbeing, and family.
5. Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical and Dental Cover, 33 days holiday, Holiday Buy, Flexible Working, Employee Assistance Programme, and CrashPlan.
6. Location: Aberdeen or Glasgow with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote).

About You

You’ll have experience in:

1. EPC, Brownfield, and Greenfield projects.
2. Detailed Design Engineering and Engineering Checking.
3. Understanding of all Engineering disciplines.
4. Knowledge of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards.
5. Application of Autodesk Design products.
6. Proficiency in MS Office applications.

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are and how we deliver:

• Go the extra mile
• Empower our people
• Never get complacent
• Engage our partners
• Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

Qualifications

1. BSc or equivalent in relevant Engineering Discipline.
2. Chartered Engineer status preferred.
3. Survival BOSIET/FOET with CA-EBS & MIST (Preferred).

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002. Our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. We are a flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, delivering high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within oil and gas, renewables, and nuclear sectors. The energy, professionalism, and purpose of our people make the difference.

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS

We believe in a work culture where individual differences are a source of strength; everyone can perform to the best of their abilities on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel part of our team with their voices heard. We value diversity and strive to improve further. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We are energized by the prospect of operational success today, tomorrow, and into the future. We are committed to conducting our business activities in socially responsible, morally acceptable, and sustainable ways.