Paul Crichton CEng MIET

Chartered Senior Electrical Engineer with extensive experience spanning technology-led data centre settings, as well as dynamic oil and gas EPC arenas.

Netherlands

About

Chartered Senior Electrical Engineer with extensive experience spanning technology-led data centre settings, as well as dynamic oil and gas EPC arenas.

Experience

  • Senior Electrical Engineer at DPS Group Global
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Providing electrical engineering design support on the design, procurement and construction phases of multiple new build data centres and managed services projects within the Google GRQ data centre campus in Eemshaven, Netherlands. Deputised as electrical design authority on scopes, overseeing contractor designs to ensure in line with client, local and international standards. Carrying out in house electrical design engineering scopes. Reviewing on site installations to ensure compliant with design drawings, specifications and client standards.

  • Senior Electrical Engineer at PM Group
    Oct 2020 - Oct 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Providing electrical engineering design support on the design, procurement and construction phases of multiple new build data centres and managed services projects within the Google GRQ data centre campus in Eemshaven, Netherlands. Deputised as electrical design authority on scopes, overseeing contractor designs to ensure in line with client, local and international standards. Carrying out in house electrical design engineering scopes. Reviewing on site installations to ensure compliant with design drawings, specifications and client standards.

  • Senior Electrical Engineer (Contracted to WOOD PLC) at Wood
    Jun 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    BP Seagull ETAP Host Project. Electrical Focal Point for TAR electrical scopes and electrical aspects of multiple new packages. Responsibilities included power systems analysis, electrical fault studies, cable calculations, managing electrical packages, managing design team to deliver scopes. Led a cost efficiency initiative to evaluate the BP electrical equipment specifications, compiling technical recommendations for client approved deviations based on expected asset lifecycle.

  • Senior Electrical Engineer (Contracted to Petrofac) at Petrofac
    Jun 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Petrofac Central Engineering Team. Providing electrical engineering design for multiple operator companies across a range of assets. Acted as focal point for projects carrying out power systems analysis, electrical fault studies, electrical protection coordination, cable sizing calculations, managing packages to install temporary generator skids, upgrade MV and LV switchgear, install VFD & DOL motors, mechanical skids, small power, lighting and heat tracing. Provided technical specification for the procurement of all aspects of electrical equipment such as generators, transformers, switchgear, distribution panels, etc.

  • Senior Electrical Engineer at WorleyParsons
    Oct 2017 - May 2018 · 8 mos

    Senior Electrical Engineer on Nexen Buzzard Phase II project. Responsible for all aspects of brownfield electrical modifications for the project, including managing project deliverables plan and man hours. Creating engineering deliverables, managing vendor modifications to switchgear and Power Management System (PMS) - including carrying out TBE’s for equipment, checking design deliverables, etc.