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Electrical Engineer


 

Job Purpose

  • Provides electrical engineering expertise consistent with Engineer-level competency to support departmental objectives and contribute to the Company's strategic goals.


Key Job Accountabilities

  1. General Engineering Support

    • Provide electrical engineering support to projects, operations, and maintenance, contributing to the overall strategy and goals of the division.

  2. Understanding Electrical Drawings and Components

    • Interpret and understand electrical diagrams and components, including:

      • Single Line Diagrams (SLD): Familiarity with symbols and legends used (e.g., 132kV/66kV/33kV/11kV/6.6kV/415V, isolators, fuses, switches, circuit breakers, MCCB/MCB).

      • Schematic Diagrams: Understanding of PDB, LDB, and 415V LV switchgear layouts.

      • Component Familiarization: Transformers, relays, UPS, cables, motors, generators, capacitors.

      • Protection Systems: Basics of relays and protection schemes such as overcurrent, earth fault, undervoltage.

      • Power Generation Fundamentals: Generator operation modes (Isochronous, Droop), active/reactive power control, and load shedding concepts.

  3. Application of Electrical Theory

    • Apply basic electrical principles and equations, including:

      • Active and reactive power calculations

      • Power factor determination

      • Synchronous speed at given frequency

      • Load factor, utilization factor, diversity factor

  4. Knowledge of Standards

    • Awareness of IEC standards related to:

      • Switchgear

      • Transformers

      • Motors

      • Hazardous area electrical equipment

  5. Safety and Hazard Awareness

    • Understand electrical safety and hazards specific to oil & gas environments:

      • Hazardous area classifications (zone types and protection types such as Ex-d/e)

      • Electrical safe work practices (e.g., zero energy verification)

      • Arc flash hazard awareness

  6. Operational Support for Projects

    • Provide input to the project management team regarding existing operations and maintenance practices.

    • Review Scope Deviation Requests to assess risks or deviations from standard operating procedures.

  7. Project Testing Support

    • Support and participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) in coordination with the project team.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.


Knowledge and/or Experience

  • Minimum 4 years of engineering experience in an oil and gas environment.


 

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JOB SUMMARY
Electrical Engineer
Doha
a day ago
Mid-level
Contract / Freelance / Self-employed

Electrical Engineer