Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer with an oil and gas background required to be based in Cairo on a 2 year assignment.

Job description:

The position is within the client's offices providing Electrical discipline expertise in support of the client's team for the detail engineering of a number of projects to upgrade their existing and new Oil and Gas facilities. This is a Project Management role as such; the engineer shall oversee and police the detailed engineering contractor design. The position requires a sound knowledge of the following aspects of Electrical engineering:-

Electrical Principals
International codes and standards
Design of 11kV and below distribution systems
Earthing systems
Power system analysis and protection
Plant layout
Substation design
Selection of switchgear and transformers
Knowledge of drives
Area classification
Control schemes
Commercially aware including contractual sensitivities
Duties will require resolution of technical and contractual issues, and policing of the design to ensure compliance with project requirements.

Requirements:

Chartered Engineer will be highly desirable.
Experience must include detail electrical engineering of similar installations.
Extensive experience in the Oil & Gas or related industries.
Proven PMC experience
Overseas experience is essential, experience in the Middle-East / Egypt will be desirable.
Good level of spoken and written English

This is a 2 year contract position based in Cairo.
Matchtech is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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