Lead electrical engineer

NES Fircroft; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer for Aberdeen-based projects on a contract basis up to six months. The role leads electrical scope delivery for offshore oil and gas, ensuring technical excellence, schedules, budgets, and compliance across multi-disciplinary teams.

You will act as the discipline focal point, mentor engineers, coordinate resources, and support tender activities with technical input and robust change control processes. Offshore certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in offshore oil and gas projects.
• BOSIET/MIST offshore certification or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute electrical engineering activities across project scopes, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with project requirements.
• Act as the discipline focal point, providing technical direction and oversight to the electrical engineering team.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, project management teams, engineering leadership, and other disciplines.
• Allocate, supervise, and review work across the discipline team to ensure high standards and timely delivery.
• Maintain project plans, progress updates, cost control activities, estimates, and schedules for electrical scopes.
• Ensure project changes are identified, documented, and managed through change control processes.
• Review and approve electrical deliverables and ensure document control and submission processes are followed.
• Support tender and proposal activities with technical input, estimates, and schedules.

Skills

Offshore experience

Leadership

Electrical engineering

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

Electrical design software

Power system analysis tools

Job description

Lead Electrical Engineer

Contract Type: Contract basis, up to 6 months

Location: Aberdeen City Centre / Hybrid

Discipline: Electrical Engineering

Projects: Decom and late life

Role Summary We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Electrical Engineer to lead the delivery of electrical engineering scopes across a range of challenging engineering projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing electrical engineering activities to a high technical standard while ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed budgets, schedules, quality standards, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute electrical engineering activities across assigned project scopes, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with project requirements.
• Act as the discipline focal point, providing technical direction, guidance, and oversight to the electrical engineering team.
• Maintain regular communication with clients, project management teams, engineering leadership, and other engineering disciplines.
• Allocate, supervise, and review work across the discipline team to ensure high standards, timely delivery, and effective utilisation of resources.
• Maintain project plans, progress updates, cost control activities, estimates, and schedules for assigned electrical engineering scopes.
• Ensure project changes are identified, documented, and managed through the appropriate change control processes.
• Review and approve electrical engineering deliverables and ensure effective document control and digital submission through integrated management systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, regulations, industry codes, procedures, and statutory requirements.
• Support tender and proposal activities by providing technical input, estimates, schedules, and discipline expertise.
• Attend project and client meetings as required, providing clear technical guidance and progress updates.
• Support the development, mentoring, and competency assessment of electrical engineering personnel.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering practices, systems, processes, and procedures.

Skills & Qualifications Essential Requirements

• Demonstrable experience within the Offshore Oil & Gas industry.
• Valid offshore certification including BOSIET, MIST, offshore medical, or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong technical background with extensive electrical engineering expertise.
• Experience in the selection and application of relevant codes, standards, engineering practices, and statutory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate electrical engineering teams within a project environment.
• Good understanding of commercial, contractual, and administrative aspects of engineering delivery.
• Experience in electrical system design and analysis, including power system studies.

Desirable Requirements

• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartership).
• Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution.

Reporting & Working Relationships

The Lead Electrical Engineer will work closely with engineering management, project teams, clients, and discipline leads. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary project teams to achieve successful project delivery.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.