Principal Electrical Engineer

PD&MS Group
Glasgow
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Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community?

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern:Permanent / Full Time

As the Principal Engineer, you will -

  • Act as the discipline focal point providing support across the business and client streams in Hydrogen, Decarbonisation, Oil and Gas and Renewables.
  • Execute engineering activities (Concept, Front End Engineering Design, Technical Study & Detailed Design)
  • Proven and led assessing the effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems, personal and team performance.
  • Carry out work in accordance with PD&MS and project Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality systems.
  • Prepare estimates and schedules and assist in their review
  • Provide technical assistance to junior team members as and when required

The role offers

  • Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your technical department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.
  • Varied workload: you’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies.
  • Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you! If you’ve EPC experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine and pharmaceuticals then please apply.
  • Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
  • Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical Cover, Private Dental Cover, 33 days holiday, Holiday Buy, Flexible Working and Employee Assist Programme and CrashPlan.
  • Location: Aberdeen or Glasgow – hybrid working 3 days in the office with flexibility to work from home for 2 days.

About You

You’ll have experience of:

  • EPC, Brownfield and Greenfield projects
  • Estimating and CTR development, Client facing experience (Would be advantageous) and having negotiation and conflict resolution experience (technical deviation/queries)
  • Have experience of Offshore platforms, (Fixed or floating) and drilling operations – Brownfield projects would be preferred.
  • Managing budgets, produce scope of work and setting project objectives. Creating and maintaining Piping MDR
  • Creating and implementing cost controls (Including Man-hour control), Monitor and manage team performance and their productivity.
  • Managing, development and appraisal of the team/personnel, providing technical guidance and aid the development of colleagues.
  • Creating and implementing cost controls (Including Man-hour control), Monitor and manage team performance and their productivity.
  • Piping corrosion and erosion, Material standards, Material Mechanical testing and NDE and material certification is essential for the role.
  • Valve and piping components and relevant codes and standards (for manufacture and testing) is essential and to be demonstrable.

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.

  • Go the extra mile
  • Empower our people
  • Engage our partners
  • Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

Qualifications

  • BSc or equivalent in relevant Engineering Discipline
  • Chartered Engineer status preferred
  • Significant, demonstrable experience in Detailed Design Engineering and Engineering Checking
  • Detailed understanding of all Engineering disciplines
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant Oil & Gas Industry Codes and Standards
  • Understand the application of Autodesk Design products
  • Competent in the use of MS Office applications
  • Survival BOSIET/FOET with CA-EBS & MIST (advantageous)

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be whoyou’re meant to be, with PD&MS

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard. We’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve further. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.


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