Senior Electrical (Power) Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Electrical (Power) Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of electrical systems within the refinery. They will collaborate with Electrical Inspectors to achieve long-term reliability goals and handle day-to-day troubleshooting of complex electrical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Champion a Goal Zero safety culture by ensuring compliance with site electrical safety standards, process safety fundamentals, and applicable regulations.
• Educate and mentor team members on electrical safety, power generation, power distribution, and equipment best practices.
• Apply electrical engineering expertise across a broad range of Technical Activities, Including Design, repair, and maintenance of electrical distribution equipment (breakers, relay upgrades) and utilization equipment (motors, starters, VFDs, etc.).
• Review and develop switching instructions, electrical procedures, and preventative maintenance plans.
• Manage change (MOC) review and documentation.
• Conduct root cause analysis and risk analysis to eliminate repeat failures.
• Evaluate electrical reliability risks and develop infrastructure upgrade plans, capital projects, and turnaround work packages, including scope development, cost-benefit analysis, equipment procurement, and field execution.
• Collaborate with craft personnel and business teams to support electrical system troubleshooting, field commissioning, and performance monitoring to ensure operability, environmental compliance, and process safety.
• Support turnaround events by developing work scope, drafting execution plans, and providing hands-on technical support during planned outages.
• Ensure all assigned projects comply with applicable industry codes and standards throughout all project phases, including NEC, IEEE, ANSI, NFPA, API, and NEMA.
• Provide daily run-and-maintain technical and field support across refinery production plants, utility plants, the electrical distribution network, and the cogeneration facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting, analyzing, and resolving complex electrical problems in an industrial setting.
• Experience with the design, specification, and procurement of electrical equipment and systems, including switchgear, motors, heat tracing, UPS, batteries, cathodic protection, motor-operated valves, transformers, breakers, relays, and temporary generators.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70B (Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance) and hands-on experience executing substation maintenance outages.
• Experience with power system modeling studies, including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, transient motor starting, and arc flash analysis.
• Experience with hazardous area classification per API RP-500.
• Proficiency with SKM modeling software, one-line drawings, Schweitzer relay programming, and electrical area classification is a plus.
• Project lifecycle management experience is also valued.
• Familiarity with electrical system modeling and performance analysis.
• Working knowledge of national codes and standards including IEEE, API, NEMA, NFPA, and NEC.
• Willingness to work an adjusted schedule during high-maintenance events such as turnarounds, project execution, and equipment overhauls.

Benefits

The company offers competitive compensation, including a salary range of $101,702 to $180,479 annually, with benefits such as Penson, 401K, and a flexible 9/80 schedule. Additionally, relocation assistance may be available.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $101,702 to $180,479 annually.

Schedule

The position offers a flexible 9/80 schedule.