Electrical Engineer II

Jobtailor; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Electrical Equipment Technical Assurance lead for a petrochemical refinery context in Texas. The role focuses on planning and executing electrical projects, providing engineering support, and ensuring compliance with codes and safety standards.

You will coordinate with the Electrical Engineering group, manage vendor reviews, and participate in commissioning, MOC processes, and start-up activities.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of electrical engineering experience in petrochemical environment.
• Experience in a project environment.
• Strong knowledge of client specifications or general petrochemical facilities specs.
• Strong electrical power background for 15kV and below.
• Knowledge of electrical construction processes and refinery operations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a team environment.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E safety practices.
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code.

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing assigned projects, electrical engineering technical assurance activities.
• Provide day-to-day electrical equipment technical support to Client Refinery Engineering Major Projects.
• Identify/specify appropriate codes, standards and specifications.
• Identify/specify quality control and assurance requirements.
• Identify approved suppliers and/or fabricators of electrical equipment.
• Review proposed suppliers and/or fabricators not currently on the approved list to determine their acceptability.
• Maintain regular contact and communication with Electrical Engineering group.
• Coordinate involvement of other Electrical Engineering personnel as necessary.
• Communicate electrical equipment related project plans and activities to appropriate Electrical Engineering Department’s personnel.
• Develop a thorough understanding of each project from an electrical engineering perspective (equipment, design, and specifications).
• Maintain awareness of non-Client Refinery Major Projects electrical equipment related project activity initiated or executed by Electrical Engineering Department’s personnel.
• Participate in and comply with all Client Refinery safety programs, activities and requirements.
• Accountable for providing Electrical Equipment Technical Assurance during Identify and Assess, Select, Define, and Execute project phases.
• Provides Electrical Equipment Technical Assurance for the detailed engineering and procurement phase of all projects that involve electrical equipment.
• Identify any project related vendor training for client Refinery Major Project’s organization or local area engineers and inspectors.
• Participate (or arrange for area engineer/specialist participation) in factory performance tests of electrical equipment as required.
• Participate in project MOC’s.
• Attend project-related meetings as required.
• Assure that associated operating procedures/orders/manuals are created or updated.
• Assure that appropriate alarms and operating limits are communicated to Area teams and operating units.
• Provide Project Staffing estimates to Project Engineers for project estimating.
• Assure that spare parts strategies are appropriate based on the agreed upon criticality of the equipment.
• Accountable for quality assurance requirements being met for electrical equipment installed during Client Refinery major projects.
• Provide engineering support when needed for resolution of construction related technical issues surfaced in the field during the construction phase of projects.
• Review and approve engineering packages.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting of project electrical equipment issues.
• Provide input to staffing plans for the commissioning/start up phases of Client Refinery Major Projects.
• Where possible or appropriate, provide professional development opportunities for Electrical Engineering personnel.
• Participate in the MOC (Management of Change) process, where applicable.
• Participate in equipment turnovers as needed.
• Oversee equipment commissioning activities, as required.
• As needed, work directly with the field constructor during system punch out and acceptance of systems.
• Oversee equipment testing, monitoring, repairs and adjustments during the commissioning and start up periods.
• Participate in preparing equipment start up, operating, shutdown and emergency guidelines and procedures, as required.
• Assure that all electrical equipment and related facilities meet the requirements for document control to Client Document Control.
• Audit equipment files supplied by engineering contractors to assure complete and accurate information submittal.
• Assure that spare parts and spare parts information; equipment baseline data and equipment receiving and preservation data have been properly managed.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Electrical power systems

Project experience

Leadership

Communication

Time management

NFPA 70E

National Electrical Code

Team coordination

Field troubleshooting

Job description

Responsibilities

• Planning and executing assigned projects, electrical engineering technical assurance activities
• Provide day-to-day electrical equipment technical support to Client Refinery Engineering Major Projects
• Identify/specify appropriate codes, standards and specifications
• Identify/specify quality control and assurance requirements
• Identify approved suppliers and/or fabricators of electrical equipment
• Review proposed suppliers and/or fabricators not currently on the approved list to determine their acceptability
• Maintain regular contact and communication with Electrical Engineering group
• Coordinate involvement of other Electrical Engineering personnel as necessary
• Communicate electrical equipment related project plans and activities to appropriate Electrical Engineering Department’s personnel
• Develop a thorough understanding of each project from an electrical engineering perspective (equipment, design, and specifications)
• Maintain awareness of non-Client Refinery Major Projects electrical equipment related project activity initiated or executed by Electrical Engineering Department’s personnel
• Participate in and comply with all Client Refinery safety programs, activities and requirements
• Accountable for providing Electrical Equipment Technical Assurance during Identify and Assess, Select, Define, and Execute project phases
• Provides Electrical Equipment Technical Assurance for the detailed engineering and procurement phase of all projects that involve electrical equipment
• Identify any project related vendor training for client Refinery Major Project’s organization or local area engineers and inspectors
• Participate (or arrange for area engineer/specialist participation) in factory performance tests of electrical equipment as required
• Participate in project MOC’s
• Attend project-related meetings as required
• Assure that associated operating procedures/orders/manuals are created or updated
• Assure that appropriate alarms and operating limits are communicated to Area teams and operating units
• Provide Project Staffing estimates to Project Engineers for project estimating
• Assure that spare parts strategies are appropriate based on the agreed upon criticality of the equipment
• Accountable for quality assurance requirements being met for electrical equipment installed during Client Refinery major projects
• Provide engineering support when needed for resolution of construction related technical issues surfaced in the field during the construction phase of projects
• Review and approve engineering packages
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting of project electrical equipment issues
• Provide input to staffing plans for the commissioning/start up phases of Client Refinery Major Projects
• Where possible or appropriate, provide professional development opportunities for Electrical Engineering personnel
• Participate in the MOC (Management of Change) process, where applicable
• Participate in equipment turnovers as needed
• Oversee equipment commissioning activities, as required
• As needed, work directly with the field constructor during system punch out and acceptance of systems
• Oversee equipment testing, monitoring, repairs and adjustments during the commissioning and start up periods
• Participate in preparing equipment start up, operating, shutdown and emergency guidelines and procedures, as required
• Assure that all electrical equipment and related facilities meet the requirements for document control to Client Document Control
• Audit equipment files supplied by engineering contractors to assure complete and accurate information submittal
• Assure that spare parts and spare parts information; equipment baseline data and equipment receiving and preservation data have been properly managed

Requirements

• Five years or more of electrical engineering experience in petrochemical environment
• Past experience in a project environment highly desired
• Strong knowledge of client Specifications or in lieu of strong knowledge of general petrochemical facilities specifications
• Strong electrical power background and knowledgeable of the installation, testing, and troubleshooting for 15kV electrical equipment and below
• Knowledge of electrical construction processes and best practices, roles of specific trades, and manufacturing processes in a refinery or similar petrochemical operation
• Strong organizational and effective time management skills
• Flexibility in managing changing priorities and ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to work multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in a team environment is desired
• Strong knowledge of electrical safe work practices (NFPA 70E)
• Strong knowledge of National Electrical Code

Certifications & Qualifications

• NFPA 70E