Principal Electrical Designer

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Job description – Principal Designer (EDES35)

Title: Principal Electrical Designer
Company: KBR - Inhouse Engineering
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE - KBR Office

Key consideration

Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and health and safety certifications with a minimum validity of six months. The selected candidate will be required to travel to ADNOC offshore on a rotational basis to conduct site surveys, support brownfield assessments, verify existing installations, and obtain project-specific engineering data necessary for design and execution.

Job purpose

The Principal Electrical Designer serves as the discipline lead for electrical design and drafting activities on offshore and onshore oil and gas projects. The position is responsible for leading a team of electrical designers, ensuring technical quality of deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary interfaces, and driving efficient project execution throughout FEED, detailed engineering, EPC, and brownfield modification phases.

The role provides expert-level guidance in electrical design, 3D modeling, cable routing, equipment layouts, hazardous area compliance, offshore facilities design, and constructability reviews while ensuring full compliance with ADNOC, international standards, and project requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of senior electrical designers and designers across multiple projects.
• Establish electrical design strategies, standards, procedures, and work methodologies.
• Act as discipline focal point for all electrical design and drafting activities.
• Review and approve electrical design deliverables prepared by design teams.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC standards, project specifications, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, and relevant international codes.
• Extensive design activities in AutoCAD and MicroStation.
• Lead development and review of single-line diagrams (SLDs), schematics, interconnection diagrams, and electrical installation details.
• Lead development and review of electrical layouts, navigational light and helideck lighting systems while managing inter-discipline interfaces.
• Coordinate electrical routing with piping, structural, mechanical, and instrumentation disciplines.
• Oversee development of cable schedules, equipment schedules, load lists, and material take-offs.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, and lead model review meetings.
• Support construction and commissioning teams by responding to site queries.
• Ensure optimization of electrical equipment locations, cable tray routing, and installation access requirements.
• Lead electrical modeling activities using AVEVA E3D and Smart 3D (S3D).
• Manage cable tray modeling, electrical equipment modeling, lighting fixtures, junction boxes, and support systems.
• Review model quality and ensure compliance with project design requirements.
• Direct clash detection and resolution activities through Navisworks and Smart Plant Review.
• Review redline markups and prepare as-built drawings.
• Lead offshore site surveys, brownfield assessments, and field-verification activities.
• Review existing installations and identify engineering constraints and opportunities.
• Ensure accurate incorporation of site survey findings into engineering deliverables.
• Support brownfield modification and tie-in projects while minimizing operational impacts.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, constructability reviews, model reviews, and design reviews.
• Provide technical support during procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning phases.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations and hazardous area requirements.
• Conduct design reviews and audits to ensure consistency and technical excellence.
• Review vendor information and ensure integration into project design deliverables.
• Approve as-built drawings and design modifications.

Experience

• 12+ years of experience in oil and gas onshore and offshore or industrial projects.
• Experience in FEED, detailed engineering, EPC, or brownfield projects.
• Extensive experience working on offshore platforms, substations, or process facilities.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Word.
• Software experience: AutoCAD, MicroStation, AVEVA E3D, Smart 3D (S3D), Navisworks, Smart Plant Review (SPR).
• Good understanding of electrical concepts and three-phase power calculations.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• OPITO-approved BOSIET/T-BOSIET certification.
• Offshore site survey and brownfield assessment experience.

Qualifications

Diploma (full time) or degree (part time) in electrical engineering.

What we offer

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Engaging and collaborative work environment with a commitment to safety and sustainability.
• Exposure to high-profile ADNOC offshore and onshore projects.
• Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams delivering industry-leading solutions.