Principal Electrical Engineer - Contract Position 6 months
Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer looking for an opportunity to lead projects, mentor teams, and make a real impact across major oil & gas developments? We are seeking a talented Principal Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional with strong technical expertise and leadership capability to deliver high-quality engineering solutions while driving project success.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and coordinating electrical engineering activities across assigned projects
- Providing technical input to tenders, proposals, and project planning
- Managing and supporting electrical engineering personnel, including workload allocation, supervision, and development
- Ensuring all engineering deliverables meet project budgets, schedules, and quality requirements
- Reviewing, checking, and approving electrical engineering documentation and deliverables
- Maintaining compliance with relevant industry standards, regulations, codes, and procedures
- Working closely with clients, project teams, and multidisciplinary engineering functions
- Supporting project progress reporting, cost control, and change management activities
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practices
- Acting as Discipline Focal Point or Lead Engineer when required
What We're Looking For
- Essential Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering (UK Bachelor's degree or equivalent)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status and membership of a recognised engineering institution
- Significant experience within the Oil & Gas industry
- Strong technical knowledge and practical engineering expertise
- Experience applying industry codes, standards, and regulations
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate engineering teams within a project environment
- Strong commercial, contractual, and project delivery awareness
- Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering projects
- Desirable Current offshore certification including: BOSIET MIST Offshore Medical
Key Skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong leadership and team development capability
- Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet project deadlines
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of technically challenging projects while developing the next generation of engineers. You'll work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative environment where your expertise and leadership will make a genuine difference.
Location: Project dependent
Contract: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Ready to take the next step in your engineering career?
If you're passionate about delivering engineering excellence and leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or contact us for a confidential conversation.