Engineering Lead – Electrical

Location: Qatar Onshore – NFW Offplot
Contract Type: MFA, 36 months
Work Schedule: 10 hours/day, 5 days/week, 22 days/month
Estimated Start Date: 1st week of February 2026

We are supporting a leading LNG company in Qatar to recruit an Engineering Lead – Electrical for the NFW Offplot project. The role is responsible for leading electrical engineering activities across the project, with a focus on the Onshore Common Lean LNG/LPG Storage and Loading Expansion. The position ensures all electrical design requirements, codes, standards, and practices comply with project.

Reporting and Relationships

• Reports to Head of Electrical Engineering

• No direct reports

• Internal: Interfaces with project teams, PMT, RLIC, and Operations Engineering to resolve electrical issues effectively

• External: Regular contact with EPC Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors, Specialist Consultants, Kahramaa, and project stakeholders on site

Job Context & Major Challenges

• Based in Doha QELNG office or Ras Laffan Project Site Offices (Field Operations Center)

• Responsible for all technical electrical activities executed by EPC Contractors, vendors, consultants, and sub-contractors

• Challenges include guiding EPC contractors and pre-commissioning/commissioning teams to meet milestones, maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, and resolving complex electrical issues with execution and commercial impact

Key Accountabilities

• Demonstrate SHES leadership and promote safety behaviours; actively participate in toolbox talks, task instructions, and site safety walkthroughs

• Ensure electrical engineering activities comply with local regulations, project specifications, and industry standards

• Resolve electrical discipline issues to meet project objectives and expectations

• Ensure approved design recommendations are applied to improve design integrity and reduce inefficiencies

• Steward Contractors’ electrical design and execution activities, verify resources, personnel competency, and use of approved technical tools

• Coordinate and analyse discipline issues for resolution and provide input to other engineering disciplines, construction, procurement, and quality teams

• Support commissioning and system completion activities and advise management on electrical discipline matters

• Track and report lessons learned within area of responsibility

• Monitor Contractor progress

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience & Knowledge

• 8 years’ experience in engineering roles, including 4 years in Oil & Gas, and at least 1 year in a supervisory/acting role or oversight of contractor/subcontractor/vendor personnel

• Experience with Oil & Gas companies, EPC contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or service companies

• Experience managing contractors and third-party vendors across multiple project phases, ideally from FEED to Start-up

• Knowledge of technology adoption and continuous improvement practices

• Experience with sour service gas and LNG facilities (Onshore)

• Experience in High Voltage transmission and Medium Voltage distribution

• Brownfield engineering and execution knowledge

Technical & Business Skills

• Fluent in written and spoken English

• Strong analytical, organisational, coordination, and planning skills

• Good communication skills and ability to interface at all levels

• Conflict resolution, problem-solving, creative thinking, influencing, and empathy skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

• Deep knowledge of industry codes, standards, and practices for the electrical discipline