Junior Electrical Engineer

Role overview

Airswift is an international workforce solutions company serving the energy, process, and infrastructure sectors. The organization partners with clients to provide workforce solutions and connect them with the talent required to deliver complex projects. This role is for a Junior Electrical Engineer to support an EPC company in Qatar.

What you will do

• Carry out study, design, specification, and detailed design work for standard electrical devices, systems, units, and facilities.
• Take on assignments of limited size and complexity, generally handling smaller parts of larger engineering workstreams.
• Review technical documentation and develop practical solutions using established engineering methods and experience.
• Work with guidance to prepare and modify drawings, documents, and databases based on examples, procedures, or direction from senior engineers.
• Produce basic electrical engineering deliverables such as cable schedules, earthing layouts, lighting layouts, equipment layouts, and equipment selection/sizing documents.
• Use discipline tools for calculations and design, such as Dialux, under supervision.
• Revise existing or create new drawings and documents to meet project-specific needs.
• Interpret codes, standards, and specifications and apply them correctly to conventional electrical systems.
• Assess vendor technical and commercial quotations and support vendor selection recommendations.
• Own your documents through checking, validation, scope control, change tracking, and document management.
• Flag how your work affects other disciplines and complete basic cross-discipline checks.
• Support technical evaluations, engineering requisitions, proposals, and estimates for electrical scope.
• Contribute to project meetings, departmental discussions, technical reviews, and safety reviews.
• Manage your tasks with awareness of time and budget, including keeping work within allocated hours.
• Work independently on site if the assignment requires it.
• Take on additional duties as assigned by the company from time to time.

Requirements

• B.E. or an equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Usually 2 to 3 years of post-graduate experience in engineering consultancy or an EPC environment within the oil and gas industry.
• Solid understanding of load calculations and cable sizing methods.
• Ability to work with limited supervision while still following technical guidance and established procedures.
• Comfort with reviewing engineering documents, vendor quotations, and standard technical specifications.

Additional information

This position is based in Qatar and is intended for on-site work. The role is at contract level. Results are typically reviewed in detail, and the work involves handling conventional electrical systems within established engineering guidelines.

About the employer

Airswift operates globally across more than 70 countries, employing over 1,000 people and supporting 9,000 contractors. The company provides workforce solutions for major projects in the energy, process, and infrastructure industries.

Working approach

The role calls for independent execution of tasks, time and budget awareness, coordination with other disciplines, and willingness to take on responsibility for engineering documents and project deliverables.