Lead Electrical Engineer

Lead Electrical Engineer

Wood has an opportunity for a Lead Electrical Engineer to join a major project team supporting a Malaysia based development.

The Lead Electrical Engineer is responsible for the safe, high-quality, and schedule-driven delivery of electrical engineering scopes across all project phases. The role provides technical leadership and project oversight, coordinating closely with EPC contractors, multidisciplinary engineering teams, and key stakeholders to ensure designs and deliverables align with project requirements. Accountability includes ensuring outcomes meet approved designs, specifications, budgets, schedules, and applicable Owner and regulatory standards while managing technical risk and supporting efficient project execution.

What we can offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Malaysia
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities:

• Overall operation of the Electrical Specialists group within the project and the with high quality and timely completion of their work within the established work hour budgets for the assigned project.
• Ensuring engineering and design quality, technical accuracy of drawings, material quantities, specifications, procedures, etc. produced within the electrical disciplines assigned to him.
• Execution of assigned work in accordance with applicable contract procedures, standards.
• Adherence to Wood Procedure / Work Instruction for design safety, and to ensure the adoption of safe attitudes towards engineering design, and that features affecting the safety and integrity of the project are reviewed by appropriately authorised engineers from other groups/departments.
• Review & implement lesson learnt from other previous projects.
• Ensuring adequate flow of information within electrical and other disciplines to ensure uniformity in design and drafting activities.
• Ensure adequate manpower resources and their technical competence are available for his assigned area.
• Advise the Discipline Head of manpower requirements to meet work schedules within the budget allocation.
• Reviewing with the other Area Electrical Engineer and other Discipline Lead Engineers for all the needs and technical aspect which can affect the schedule of the project.
• Reviewing with the Project Engineering Manager /Area Project Engineers all the needs and technical aspects which can affect the schedule of the project.
• Preparing, reviewing, Issuing and follow up of all electrical deliverables up to the issue for construction.
• Approving all electrical deliverables produced with in the electrical team, prior to initial and construction release.
• Reviewing, issuing and follow-up the comments, within his term of reference, on all drawings/documents related to other discipline which may be affected by electrical activities.
• Submit monthly progress reports and drawing indices to Project Control.
• Review requests for changes and if outside the scope of work, submit to Project Engineering Manager an estimate of man-hours, costs, and any effect to programme.
• Seek corporate assistance for super check of on critical or important documents.
• Assist during Technical audit with required documentation etc… & close all critical observation immediately after technical audit report is distributed.
• Preparation of sub-contract requisition along with its attachments such as MTO/BOQ and list of documents that are required by sub-contractor.
• Ensure that the 3D model represents satisfactory design practice.
• Review and approve technical bid summaries when required.
• Prepare the engineering butt lists relevant to electrical disciplines for all remaining activities to be performed.
• Update regularly lesson learned database.
• Provide fortnightly report to section manager.
• Provide regular update on project key quantities to PEM/PM/PCM
• Conduct weekly meeting with team to understand & provide constructive solutions for any outstanding open items.
• Brief team about the project critical documents such as project & construction execution procedure, work break down structure, general requirement for 2D & 3D activities, CAD procedures, change management, electrical general specification, project schedule, important mile stones, inter-discipline checks, client specification, check lists, concept sketches etc… so that team is fully aware about the project requirement.
• Conduct/Assist model review with client & internal which is inline AFW procedure.
• Proper close out report to be prepared & submitted to PEM immediately after model review comments are distributed.
• Be part of field engineering team as per project need.

Qualifications:

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of experience in LNG / Refinery / Petrochemical/Chemical/Power/Pharmaceutical Plant Projects.
• Knowledge of electrical power systems, conversant with international codes and standards of electrical power systems.
• Familiar with PC based softwares for electrical system studies/calculations such as ETAP, SKM etc…
• Self-motivated, self-reliant, energetic, taking proactive measure etc. are desired.
• Able to lead, motivate & guide team comprising of Engineers & Designer.

If you are an experienced Lead Electrical Engineer, ready for your next challenge - apply today! Shortlisting will commence immediately.

Job Info:

• Job Identification 28441
• Job Category Engineering
• Posting Date 04/20/2026, 12:16 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Malaysia (Hybrid)
• Market Sector All
• Recruiting Type Professional & Technical