CTG: Team Lead – Electrical Engineering – Dubai

Overview of position

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure & Engineering Delivery responsible for leading and developing an electrical engineering team delivering complex infrastructure and energy projects. The Team Lead ensures quality, consistency and performance of engineering output, while coordinating closely with project management, commissioning and operational teams.

This is a leadership-focused role combining technical oversight with team development, planning and process improvement within a project-driven environment.

Role objectives

Team Leadership & Development

Lead, coach and develop a team of electrical engineers

Manage team performance, capability and professional growth

Conduct performance reviews and development planning

Build and strengthen team structure and capability

Planning & Resource Management

Manage team capacity, workload and project priorities

Ensure effective allocation of engineering resources across projects

Maintain visibility of workload, bottlenecks and delivery risks

Engineering Quality & Standards

Ensure engineering output meets required technical, safety and quality standards

Maintain consistency and structure across engineering deliverables

Enforce compliance with applicable regulations, standards and guidelines

Process Improvement

Identify inefficiencies and drive improvements in engineering processes

Standardise methods, tools and ways of working

Contribute to building a scalable and future-ready engineering function

Project & Cross-Functional Coordination

Work closely with project managers, commissioning teams and operations

Align engineering activities with project timelines and delivery requirements

Support resolution of technical and operational challenges

Reporting & Performance Management

Report on team performance, progress and delivery metrics

Provide visibility to senior management on risks and capacity

Support decision-making through structured reporting

Project reporting

Reporting to the Project Director

Key competencies

Profile

Leadership-focused with strong people management capability

Structured, organised and able to maintain oversight across multiple activities

Technically credible, with the ability to guide and support engineering teams

Proactive in identifying problems and driving solutions

Comfortable operating between operational delivery and strategic improvement

Education:

Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Building Services Engineering or a related technical discipline. Relevant professional engineering registration or technical certification would be an advantage.

Experience:

Approximately 10–12+ years of electrical engineering experience, including 3–5+ years in a team lead / engineering lead / people management role. Relevant sectors would include electrical infrastructure, power systems, energy, industrial, data centre, mission-critical or complex engineering environments.

Language:

Fluent English required. Dutch or another relevant European language would be useful depending on project location and client/site interface.

Team management

TBC

Further information

Ideal Background

Electrical engineering or power systems environment

Infrastructure, energy, industrial or data centre projects

Experience working alongside project delivery and commissioning teams

Track record of building or improving engineering teams and processes

This job is open in multiple locations (Netherlands, Nordics i.e. Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Iceland)