The posting
Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is currently recruiting for an Electrical Engineer to join our growing team in Alabang, Philippines. This is a permanent position with a hybrid work arrangement, offering the opportunity to support global projects across the energy, minerals & metals, chemicals, and industrial sectors while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and international stakeholders.
Designing the future. Transforming the World.
At Wood, our business strategy is built on three key pillars: Inspired Culture, Performance Excellence, and Profitable Growth. As industries continue their transformation towards more sustainable and efficient operations, our Electrical Engineering team plays a critical role in delivering safe, reliable, and innovative solutions that help clients achieve their objectives.
Wood Philippines serves as a key delivery hub supporting global projects across the energy and materials markets. Joining our team means working alongside talented professionals from around the world, contributing to technically challenging projects, and helping deliver solutions that address some of the world's most critical energy and industrial challenges.
What we can offer
- Permanent employment with a leading global consulting and engineering company.
- Hybrid working arrangements that balance business, team, and individual needs.
- Career development opportunities within a global organization operating across energy and materials markets.
- Exposure to international projects and stakeholders, working with industry-leading professionals worldwide.
- Inclusive and collaborative culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Comprehensive employee wellbeing support, including access to employee assistance programs and development resources.
- Access to global technical networks and communities of practice that support knowledge sharing and professional growth.
- Opportunity to contribute to projects supporting sustainability, decarbonisation, and the global energy transition.
#LI-Hybrid
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Contract Performance Manager, your primary focus will be supporting the delivery of electrical engineering design and technical services throughout all phases of project execution. You will contribute to Wood's three strategic pillars of Inspired Culture, Performance Excellence, and Profitable Growth by applying sound engineering principles, delivering high-quality technical solutions, and supporting safe and successful project outcomes.
As part of a multidisciplinary project team, you will collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, procurement specialists, and clients to ensure the successful delivery of project objectives while maintaining compliance with industry standards and Wood's engineering governance requirements.
In addition, you will:
- Perform electrical engineering design and analysis activities for industrial, energy, and infrastructure projects.
- Prepare and review engineering deliverables including single line diagrams, load lists, cable schedules, lighting layouts, grounding drawings, equipment datasheets, specifications, and technical reports
- Undertake electrical calculations and studies including load flow, short circuit, motor starting, cable sizing, voltage drop, and protection coordination analysis.
- Support the specification, sizing, and selection of electrical equipment including transformers, switchgear, motor control centres, generators, UPS systems, motors, and associated packages.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure effective integration of electrical systems into overall project design.
- Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, model reviews, and technical workshops.
- Review vendor documentation and support technical bid evaluations to ensure equipment compliance with project requirements.
- Provide technical support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases of projects.
- Ensure all engineering activities are performed in accordance with applicable international standards, client specifications, project procedures, and Wood quality requirements.
- Support engineering progress reporting, schedule commitments, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Electrical discipline
- Promote and demonstrate the highest standards of health, safety, environmental responsibility, and ethical behaviour in all engineering activities.
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:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from a recognised institution.
- Professional Electrical Engineering license preferred.
- Proven experience in electrical engineering design within consulting, EPC, EPCM, energy, oil & gas, petrochemical, mining, industrial, or infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of electrical power systems design and engineering principles.
- Experience preparing and reviewing electrical engineering deliverables and technical documentation.
- Working knowledge of applicable international standards and codes including IEC, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, and NFPA.
- Experience using power system analysis software such as ETAP, SKM Power Tools, EasyPower, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with FEED, detailed design, EPC, and EPCM project execution environments.
- Proven ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and multicultural project teams.
- Strong analytical, technical problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and engineering design software.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and schedule commitments.
- Experience supporting international projects through a global delivery model is advantageous.
Desirable:
What will set you apart will be your previous experience supporting complex brownfield or greenfield projects within energy, petrochemical, mining, or industrial facilities, combined with a strong understanding of electrical system studies and multidisciplinary project delivery.
It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow's solutions to the world's most critical challenges.
If you are an Electrical Engineering professional looking for your next opportunity with Wood Philippines, apply today!
Shortlisting will commence immediately
