Senior Electrical Designer

Amec Foster Wheeler have identified a requirement for the provision of Senior Electrical Design services for a project based in Northeast. Estimated duration will be 3 months. The appointed service provider will have extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry.

Work Scope

• Execute Electrical Discipline design and draughting activities within budget and schedule
• Prepare electrical drawings and design deliverables to the required technical quality with minimum input from engineering personnel
• Achieve safety standards as defined in personal performance contract
• Be responsible for assessing effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems
• Carry out work in accordance with company and project Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality systems
• Ensure, as far as is practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with the agreed budget and schedule
• Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with Change Control Process
• Ensure that designs comply with the relevant standards and procedures
• Keep up to date with technical developments, National and International standards and legislative requirements related to the discipline scope
• Review and check work output of discipline assigned personnel as required
• Prepare Drawing Office estimates and schedules and assist in their review
• Maintain good communication with the Client
• Maintain discipline filing system

• ONC or equivalent in appropriate engineering subject
• Experienced designer with sound technical background and strong knowledge of manual and CAD draughting techniques
• Conversant with codes of practice, standards and relevant sections of statutory documentation applicable to draughting function
• Conversant with company quality control assurance requirements applicable to draughting function
• Able to create base design drawings / models from agreed workscope with minimal input from engineering personnel
• Ability to accept delegated responsibility and control budgets for delegated tasks
• Computer literate (database / spreadsheets)
• Able to provide draughting checking function as directed by lead designer

Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors. With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 55 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets. Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.