Electrical Engineer (PE) – Refinery & Oil & Gas

America At Work
  • Ferndale, Washington
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for solving complex industrial challenges? Our client is seeking a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) to join their growing engineering team supporting major refinery and oil & gas projects in the Pacific Northwest.

    This hybrid opportunity offers the flexibility of working three days onsite in Ferndale, WA (Tuesday–Thursday) and two days remotely (Monday & Friday) while contributing to innovative capital projects for industry-leading clients.

    If you're experienced in power distribution, hazardous area design, ETAP/SKM analysis, electrical system design, and refinery engineering, we'd like to hear from you.

    Why Join Our Client?

    For more than 100 years, our client has delivered world-class engineering, project management, and construction solutions across:

    • Oil & Gas
    • Refining
    • Energy
    • Chemical Processing
    • Life Sciences
    • Food & Beverage
    • Power Generation

    Their engineers work on challenging projects while enjoying an employee-focused culture built around collaboration, safety, innovation, and professional growth.

    What You'll Do

    As an Electrical Engineer, you'll lead and support electrical engineering design for refinery and industrial facility projects from concept through commissioning.

    Responsibilities include:

    • Design electrical systems for refinery and industrial facilities
    • Develop one-line diagrams, wiring schematics, and electrical construction packages
    • Perform:
      • Load calculations
      • Voltage drop calculations
      • Cable sizing
      • Conduit sizing
      • Grounding design
      • Lighting calculations
    • Perform power system studies including:
      • Arc Flash Analysis
      • Short Circuit Studies
      • Protective Device Coordination
    • Utilize ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower software
    • Prepare electrical equipment specifications
    • Develop scopes of work and technical documentation
    • Prepare material requisitions and review vendor submittals
    • Evaluate electrical equipment and recommend technical solutions
    • Respond to RFIs during construction
    • Support commissioning, startup, and refinery turnaround activities
    • Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams
    • Maintain project budgets and schedules
    • Ensure compliance with:
      • NEC
      • IEEE
      • API
      • NFPA 70E
      • NFPA 497
    • Participate in client meetings and provide engineering leadership throughout project execution

    Required Qualifications

    Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

    Experience

    • 8–10+ years of electrical engineering experience
    • Experience within:
      • Oil & Gas
      • Refining
      • Petrochemical
      • Chemical Processing
      • Heavy Industrial Facilities

    License

    • Professional Engineer (PE) License Required

    Technical Skills

    Ideal candidates will possess experience with:

    • Low & Medium Voltage Power Distribution
    • Hazardous Area Classification
    • Electrical Equipment Specifications
    • Protective Relay Coordination
    • Power System Analysis
    • Arc Flash Studies
    • Short Circuit Analysis
    • Motor Control Centers (MCC)
    • Industrial Power Systems
    • Electrical Design Packages
    • ETAP
    • SKM PowerTools
    • EasyPower
    • Bluebeam
    • Microsoft Office Suite

    Knowledge of:

    • NEC
    • IEEE
    • NFPA
    • API Standards

    Preferred Qualifications

    Candidates with the following experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

    • Refinery engineering
    • Brownfield industrial projects
    • Capital projects
    • Process facilities
    • Turnarounds
    • Commissioning
    • Startup support
    • Field engineering
    • Owner's engineering
    • EPC engineering environments
    $130,000 - $165,000 a year

    Why do engineers choose our client?

    Industry-leading refinery projects

    Collaborative engineering teams

    Hybrid work flexibility

    Long-term career growth

    Technical leadership opportunities

    Stable company with 150+ years of success

    Employee-focused culture

    Apply Today

    If you're a Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) looking to advance your career with one of the nation's most respected industrial engineering firms, we encourage you to apply today.

    Join our client and help engineer the next generation of refinery and industrial infrastructure.

    We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFerndale, Washington
    Websitehttp://americaatwork.com

    Skills

    • Adobe Flashunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Biologyunmatched
    • Brownfield Redevelopmentunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Capital Projectunmatched
    • Commissioningunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Project Managementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Electrical Componentsunmatched
    • Electrical Designunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Electrical Wiringunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)unmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Equipment Specificationunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Medium Voltage (MV)unmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Motor Control Systemsunmatched
    • National Electrical Codeunmatched
    • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)unmatched
    • Oil and Gasunmatched
    • Petrochemicalsunmatched
    • Power Generationunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Professional Engineerunmatched
    • Project Executionunmatched
    • Project Scheduleunmatched
    • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Startupunmatched
    • Systems Analysisunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Writingunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched

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