Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer

Ben Aris LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben Aris LLC is seeking a Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer to provide reliability expertise to operations and project engineering. The role involves supervising contractors, coordinating with utilities to design electrical services, ensuring compliance with codes and safety standards, and managing multiple projects with budget and schedule oversight.

The position requires 5+ years in electrical/instrumentation/controls engineering and project management in terminal/pipeline/oil & gas

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5+ years of electrical/instrumentation/controls engineering and project management experience in terminal/pipeline/petrochemical/offshore environments.
• Experience with motor control and variable frequency drives up to 5kV.
• Knowledge of NEC and API 500.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E and 70B.
• Instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, and metering, including diaphragm seals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise contract personnel, engineering firms, integrators, vendors and/or electrical contractors as needed.
• Work with local utility representatives to design new and upgrade existing electrical services.
• Define and ensure the project complies with required codes, safety standards, specifications, work scope and construction drawings.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within a managed budget and execution schedule and performs cost tracking and status reporting for assigned projects.
• Support Site MOC process, including reliability approval of new or modified electrical system designs and changes to electrical system care plans.
• Lead reliability investigations for electrical equipment failures, including proper application of RCA process and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with Asset Leader to understand and set priority for electrical equipment/system repairs impacting reliability.
• Build strategy around electrical reliability system training and knowledge support; Creates and delivers training to develop the technical capabilities of the reliability, maintenance and operations team
• Identify programs and initiatives around overhead electrical distribution lines to drive reliability improvements.
• Provide technical review of engineering projects; works with OEMs, unit and project teams on specification and selection of new equipment; participates in factory acceptance tests for new installations as appropriate.
• Prepare/oversee electrical reliability program: VFD preventative maintenance and Transformer/MCC IR scans.
• Assist with scheduling and interpreting arc flash studies
• Assist with critical spare parts program (ie VFD)
• Budgeting and forecasting responsibilities: Identifying End of Life equipment and recommend for budget cycle.
• Assist with scheduling and forecasting preventative maintenance activities.
• General electrical engineering regional support
• Role would support both business units.
• Will be required to travel approximately 30%.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Electrical design

Project management

Vendor coordination

Training delivery

Arc flash studies

Safety standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Job description

About the job Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer

This position will be responsible for developing and providing reliability expertise to operations and project engineering.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise contract personnel, engineering firms, integrators, vendors and/or electrical contractors as needed to perform these functions.
• Work with local utility representatives to design new and upgrade existing electrical services.
• Define and ensure the project complies with required codes, safety standards, specifications, work scope and construction drawings.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within a managed budget and execution schedule and performs cost tracking and status reporting for assigned projects.
• Support Site MOC process, including reliability approval of new or modified electrical system designs and changes to electrical system care plans.
• Lead reliability investigations for electrical equipment failures, including proper application of RCA process and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with Asset Leader to understand and set priority for electrical equipment/system repairs impacting reliability.
• Build strategy around electrical reliability system training and knowledge support; Creates and delivers training to develop the technical capabilities of the reliability, maintenance and operations team
• Identify programs and initiatives around overhead electrical distribution lines to drive reliability improvements.
• Provide technical review of engineering projects; works with OEMs, unit and project teams on specification and selection of new equipment; participates in factory acceptance tests for new installations as appropriate.

Electrical Reliability Technical Duties:

• Prepare/oversee electrical reliability program: VFD preventative maintenance and Transformer/MCC IR scans.
• Assist with scheduling and interpreting arc flash studies
• Assist with critical spare parts program (ie VFD)
• Budgeting and forecasting responsibilities: Identifying End of Life equipment and recommend for budget cycle.
• Assist with scheduling and forecasting preventative maintenance activities.
• General electrical engineering regional support
• Role would support both business units.
• Will be required to travel approximately 30%.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of electrical/instrumentation/controls (EIC) engineering and project management experience in a terminal/pipeline/petrochemical/offshore engineering environment. 2+ will be considered for a junior position.
• Motor Control and variable frequency drives up through 5kV.
• NEC and API 500.
• NFPA 70E and 70B knowledge
• Instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, and metering. This includes the use of diaphragm seals.

Preferred Qualifications (not required)

• Predictive and preventative maintenance care plans, and electrical distribution ITPM programs