Electrical Engineer - Power #1096
Location: Houston, TX
Salary: 100 – 115k base salary
Responsibilities:
Our client is a refining organization with a large facility in the Houston area. They currently have an electrical engineering opportunity with a focus on power. In this role, You will provide technical support and functional leadership to a portion of the manufacturing and operating units at the Houston Refinery with a focus on ensuring the safe operation, integrity, reliability, and sustainability of the electrical assets in the area supported.
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible for the electrical systems equipment
- Provide engineering support to area electrical inspectors in repair of electrical installations
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, company, and industrial codes and standards, and internal procedures
- Participate in, and at times lead root cause analysis teams when electrical equipment is involved
- Develop turnaround work lists and execution plans
- Lead electrical efforts during plant emergencies and recoveries
- Develop preventative maintenance requirements and plans for electrical equipment
- Maintain awareness of new technology for application in site equipment design, testing, and installations
- Develop and implement long-range plans and infrastructure projects
- Provide design quality assurance for electrical projects in the area supported
Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years experience as a discipline Electrical Engineer in a refinery or chemical manufacturing complex
- Strong trouble-shooting and analytical skills
- Knowledge of the National Electric Code
Additional Requirements
- Well-developed analytical and troubleshooting skills and thorough knowledge of electrical test equipment
- Electrical power and control hardware, systems up to, and including the medium voltage level
- Power system modeling, power system studies, and protective device motor starting studies
- Electrical safe work practices, and design specifications
- Good customer support skills
- Ability to influence individual not under direct control
- BS EE
- 5 + years of electrical engineering experience with a focus on power.
- Candidates with a chemical plant or refining background are strongly preferred.
Location: Houston, TX
Job #: 1096
Posted Nov 20, 2008
