Electrical Plant Engineer - Reliability & Operations

Petroplan; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Petroplan's client seeks a senior electrical/industrial engineer to provide technical leadership for plant operations, equipment, systems, and processes, ensuring safe, reliable performance across multiple facilities. You will work with internal stakeholders and sites to maintain high standards of reliability and safety.

You will monitor plant performance, lead troubleshooting and corrective actions, perform root cause analyses, and drive reliability improvements while upholding regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years in power generation or industrial operations.
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, controls and plant operations.
• Experience conducting root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong safety, risk management and regulatory compliance understanding.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to support rotating schedules and travel to sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversight for plant operations, equipment, systems, and processes to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient performance.
• Act as the primary technical resource for internal stakeholders, customers, contractors, and site personnel.
• Monitor facility performance and respond to power interruptions, equipment failures, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Lead troubleshooting activities and coordinate corrective actions to restore operations safely and efficiently.
• Perform root cause analyses for equipment failures and operational incidents.
• Develop incident reports, corrective action plans, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Foster and maintain a strong safety culture throughout plant operations and maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, standards, and customer commitments.
• Oversee maintenance programs, inspections, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Support preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams during commissioning, startup, deployment, and ongoing operations.
• Analyze operating data and reliability trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive initiatives that improve safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Prepare and maintain operational reports, procedures, investigations, and compliance records.
• Provide technical mentorship to operations personnel and cross-functional teams.
• Participate in on-call rotations and emergency response activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Petroplan's client seeks a senior electrical/industrial engineer to provide technical leadership for plant operations, equipment, systems, and processes, ensuring safe, reliable performance across multiple facilities. You will work with internal stakeholders and sites to maintain high standards of reliability and safety.

You will monitor plant performance, lead troubleshooting and corrective actions, perform root cause analyses, and drive reliability improvements while upholding regulatory