Electrical Journeyman

WOODplc; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Journeyman Electrician for a 3-month project in Freeport, TX. The candidate must have oil-field experience and hold, or be able to reciprocate for, a Texas Journeyman Electrician license.

Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship is required. Responsibilities include following codes, maintaining electrical equipment, and performing preventive and corrective maintenance while documenting repairs and calibrations.

Qualifications

• Oil field experience required.
• Texas Journeyman license required or ability to reciprocate.
• Registration within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Determine appropriate actions based on written, diagrammatic, or verbal instructions.
• Prepare written work orders for repair, maintenance, installation and testing tasks.
• Inform supervisor of repairs requiring higher expertise.
• Identify causes of defective performance and report findings to supervisor.
• Replace faulty wiring and electrical components (relays, switches, motors, PCBs, sensors).
• Maintain records of repairs, calibrations and tests in logs or databases.
• Maintain knowledge of government and company codes and regulations.
• Interpret instrument readings to assess operational capabilities.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical equipment.
• Prepare purchase orders when necessary.
• Maintain equipment inventories at appropriate levels.
• Follow safety procedures and maintain safety data.
• Adhere to safety requirements, NEC codes.

Skills

Oil field experience

Texas journeyman license

License reciprocity

Registration within 6 months

Job description

Wood is currently recruiting Electrical Journeyman for a 3-month project in Freeport, TX.

Authorization to work in the US lawfully without sponsorship from Wood required.

Journeyman Electrician will ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes while assisting operations by maintaining all electrical equipment and repair where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Determine appropriate actions for work performed based on written, diagrammatic, and/or verbal instructions received
• Prepare written work orders for other personnel to complete repair, maintenance, installation and testing tasks
• Inform supervisor of repairs that require a higher level of expertise
• Determine causes of defective performance and reports findings to supervisor
• Replace faulty wiring and electrical components such as relays, switches, motors, printed circuit boards and position sensing devices
• Maintain records of repairs, calibrations and tests by entering data into handwritten logs or computer databases, where applicable
• Maintain current technical knowledge of government and company policies, codes and regulations
• Interpret readings of meters, gauges, pumps, compressors, instrument readings and charts to determine operational capabilities
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on all electrical equipment
• Prepare written or computer-generated purchase orders when necessary
• Maintain proper levels of equipment inventories
• Responsible for following safety procedures and maintaining safety data
• Adhere to all safety requirements, local NEC, and NEC codes

Qualifications

• Must have experience in the oil field
• Must meet all Texas Licensing requirements for Journeyman Electrician
• Must currently have Texas journeyman license or be able to reciprocate
• Registration is required within 6 months of employment.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.