Summary
We are seeking a Engineer, Electrical to join our Plaquemines Facility Team in Louisiana.
This role reports to the Senior Manager, Operations Engineering and will be responsible for supporting the development and progressing the Ready for Operations (RFO) activities, ensuring a seamless transition of the facility from EPC to the operations phase.
The successful candidate shall have technical expertise in the Electrical Engineering discipline with in-depth understanding on motors, transformers, switchgear and other electrical equipment. The incumbent shall also be familiar with associated industry standards, guidelines and codes.
A working knowledge of general plant equipment in the Oil & Gas industry is also key to the successful performance of this job.
Aside, the successful candidate shall exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills in English as the role is expected to produce coherent, high quality documents, be a self-starter and develop on conceptual ideas with minimal guidance.
The successful candidate shall provide, as a minimum, intermediate level Reliability Engineering support to the Operations team with focus in the following areas:
- Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA): With expertise in relevant techniques to adequately lead RCFA exercises for failures relating to plant equipment and/or processes.
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): With adequate knowledge in relevant techniques to drive fine-tuning & improvements in existing Maintenance practices to achieve a cost-effective, yet safe robust Maintenance strategy.
General Description Duties & Responsibilities
- Serves as a resident company Technical Expert, providing advice and guidance on Electrical system engineering issues.
- Provide day-to-day Electrical systems support to the Maintenance & Operations teams to ensure continued operability of plant equipment.
- Providing advanced diagnostic support, to allow rapid production recovery, in the event of equipment failure and forced plant outages.
- Provide Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) leadership during RCFA exercises and provide technical summaries (with causes and recommendations) to concerned parties.
- Provide interpretation and evaluation services to analysis and recommendations from the Reliability Technicians on predictive programs.
- Support HAZOPs, LOPAs and other Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- Provide support to the Maintenance team for Turnaround planning and execution.
- Supports availability tracking and improving the overall reliability for plant equipment and Responsible for evaluating the workflow process, identification of critical spares, spare parts storage and preservation requirements for Electrical systems throughout the plant
Qualifications
Required experience
- A minimum of three to five (3-5) years' experience working in an engineering capacity, with Electrical equipment in an industrial setting in engineering or operations. Supervisory experience will be considered an asset
- Oil and Gas experience is required, with preference in LNG applications, however, petrochemical, NGL, cryogenic natural gas processing, or other hydrocarbon processing experience may be acceptable.
- Extensive knowledge of motors, gas turbines (Frames & Aero-derivatives) and compressors is required
- Experience with MV(1.38kV/4160V) and LV (480V) Switchgear and MCC's required
- Experience with HV (138V or above) systems and Gas insulated Switchgear (GIS) preferred
- Knowledge of CMMS Systems
- Power system analysis
- RCFA tools for conducting failure analysis
Required Education
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Licensing & Certifications
- A Professional Engineering License is preferred.
- Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing status.
- Must possess and maintain a valid state-issued driver's license in good standing.