Senior Electrical Engineer Offshore

Job Description:

Title:

Senior Electrical Engineer (Offshore)

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with K  ! The K  team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. K  Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job Description – Senior Engineer (EELE
30)

Title:

Senior Electrical Engineer Company: K  - Inhouse Engineering

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAE - K  Office Key Consideration:

Preference will be given to candidates holding valid OPITO-approved T-BOSIET/BOSIET and H₂S certifications with a minimum validity of six months. The selected candidate will be required to travel 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 Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, review, coordination, and execution of electrical engineering activities for ADNOC offshore oil and gas facilities during Concept, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, Brownfield modifications, and commissioning phases. The role involves developing electrical engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with ADNOC standards, international codes, project specifications, and HSE requirements while providing technical guidance to junior engineers and designers

Key Responsibilities

• Read, understand and implement client specifications / local / international standards.
• Develop electrical design philosophies, technical specifications, design basis, standards & procedures, and engineering calculations.
• Prepare technical specifications and datasheets for electrical items with minimum supervision.
• Provide inputs to designers for preparing electrical layouts and check the work performed by designers.
• Prepare load list, load calculations, cable sizing, earthing and lighting calculations including preparation of cable schedules and interconnection diagrams.
• Review of Offshore Navigational light and helideck lighting layout.
• Prepare Material Requisition, perform offer evaluation, TBE, vendor drawing review, attending FAT for all major electrical equipment / packages.
• Technical review of mechanical packages including offer review, TBE, VDR and coordination for engineering interfaces.
• Ability to perform / review complex engineering calculations including Power System Studies using ETAP/SKM.
• Provide technical governance and ensure consistency of engineering deliverables across projects.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
• Understand and implement relevant HSE aspects while performing assigned tasks.
• Support brownfield modifications, shutdown projects, and offshore platform upgrades.
• Conduct offshore site surveys and verification activities.
• Support constructability, operability, and maintainability reviews.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, Constructability, and Design Reviews.
• Participate in technical meetings, design reviews, and project audits.
• Support technical queries and management of changes throughout project execution.
• Resolve technical issues arising during engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Support electrical safety reviews and hazardous area classification compliance.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet project quality requirements and schedules.
• Support technical queries and management of changes throughout project execution.

Electrical Design

• Prepare & Review of:
  • Electrical load lists and load summaries
  • Power system studies
  • Single Line Diagrams (SLDs)
  • Electrical philosophies
  • Equipment specifications and datasheets
  • Electrical Equipment sizing calculation
  • Subsea cable sizing calculation
  • Cable schedules and cable routing layouts
  • Earthing and lightning protection designs
  • Hazardous area layouts and equipment schedules
  • Electrical layouts, lighting designs, and equipment installation drawings
  • Navigational and Helideck lighting design
• Prepare MR, TBE and Review/approve vendor documents for major electrical equipment including:
  • Gas Turbine Generators
  • Diesel Generators
  • Solar Power System
  • Motors
  • Transformers
  • Switchgear
  • Motor Control Centers (MCCs)
  • Variable Speed Drives (VSDs/VFDs)
  • UPS systems
    
    Battery systems
• Electrical system adequacy assessments and studies for brownfield facilities.
• Ensure electrical system modifications are fully integrated with existing operational facilities.

Power System Engineering

• Perform & Knowledge in:
  • Load flow studies
  • Short circuit studies
  • Motor starting studies
  • Transient stability…