Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer

Job Title : Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer

Work Experience : 10 - 25 years

Location : Beaumont, TX

Relocation Allowance : Yes

Salary Rate : $145,000 - $180,000

Other Compensation : STI & LTI eligible

Job Description :

• Perform Engineering duties by applying principles, knowledge, and practices of electrical power distribution for timely identification, analysis, and resolution of electrical related issues to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-efficient plant operations.
• The Sr. Electrical Reliability Engineer also utilizes current and new industry accepted developments to improve plant performance and reliability, which includes initiating and developing electrical distribution modifications and new projects.

Essential Job Functions :

• Provide competent coverage for issues concerning low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems including switch gear, motor control centers, transformers, VFD's, UPS Systems, DC Systems, and electrical safety.
• Leads site arc flash analysis and evaluates changes in electrical infrastructure to lower risk and ensure safety.
• Owner of electrical coordination studies to ensure safety of electrical systems and personnel. Establishes specifications and  procedures to ensure setting of safety devices are maintained to protect employees and electrical assets.
• Works with Maintenance and Project Engineering to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.The Sr. Electrical Reliability Engineer is responsible for adhering to the Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) process throughout the entire life cycle of new assets.
• Participates in the final check out of new electrical equipment installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
• Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues. To fulfill this responsibility the Sr. Electrical Reliability Engineer
• Must be willing to be available 24 / 7 on short notice to support plant operations.
• Must be able to work extended hours during plant outages and emergencies
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS : (LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND / OR REGISTRATIONS)

• Licensed PE a plus
• CMRP a plus
• Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Ten years or more experience preferred. Experience as plant owners' employee in a continuous process industry, preferably chemicals or oil refining preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B required.
• Knowledge and experience with NETA and IEEE preferred.
• Experience with electrical testing technologies preferred.

Why is This a Great Opportunity!

• Company is part of a growing industry to produce clean energy. Position will not bore you! You will be working with intelligent individuals toward company / plant goals. Excellent pay and benefits to include opportunity for long-term incentives.