Electrical Reliability Lead – Refinery Operations

Chevron; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron is seeking an Electrical Reliability Analyst in Richmond, CA to lead electrical reliability initiatives across refinery areas and drive asset strategies for improved performance.

The role involves working with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, Engineering, and Capital Projects teams to mitigate reliability threats, analyze monitoring data, and support turnaround planning. Requires 5+ years in industrial electrical reliability and a strong problem-solving mindset.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of hands-on electrical maintenance or reliability in an industrial setting.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving involving electrical equipment, instrumentation, and process control equipment.
• Knowledge of motors, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, VFDs, UPS, batteries, and protective devices.
• Ability to work effectively across Operations, Maintenance, Technical, and Engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical reliability support to Operations, Maintenance, Technical, Design Engineering, Capital Projects, and Turnaround organizations.
• Respond to critical electrical equipment issues requiring advanced reliability and technical support.
• Support equipment reliability for motors, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, VFDs, UPS systems, batteries, protective devices, and associated control circuits.
• Lead or support equipment failure investigations, bad actor reviews, and root cause analyses.
• Develop and implement corrective actions that reduce reliability threats and improve equipment performance.
• Own and continuously improve electrical asset strategies, including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, critical spare strategies, and inspection programs.
• Analyze and trend condition monitoring data, including motor testing, thermography, transformer oil analysis, battery testing, partial discharge data, equipment histories, and vendor reports.
• Support Reliability Risk Resolution processes, work history reviews, reliability scorecards, and action item management.
• Provide Design for Reliability input for capital projects, reliability studies, and long-term equipment lifecycle planning.
• Support IMPACT and turnaround planning activities by developing and validating reliability scope, reviewing work packages, supporting execution, and capturing lessons learned.
• Partner directly with Operations, Maintenance personnel, planners, technical specialists, and vendors to identify and resolve equipment reliability issues.
• Support development of electrical reliability capability through mentoring, technical knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote Chevron Way behaviors and Operational Excellence principles in all activities.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical reliability

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Motor testing

Thermography

Transformer oil analysis

Battery testing

Partial discharge data

Job description

Chevron is seeking an Electrical Reliability Analyst in Richmond, CA to lead electrical reliability initiatives across refinery areas and drive asset strategies for improved performance.

The role involves working with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, Engineering, and Capital Projects teams to mitigate reliability threats, analyze monitoring data, and support turnaround planning. Requires 5+ years in industrial electrical reliability and a strong problem-solving mindset.