Electrical Engineer

Context & Environment

Join our dynamic US Refining & Chemicals Electrical Engineering Team as an Electrical Engineer at our Port Arthur Platform! 
 
 What does joining the Electrical Engineering team look like?
 
 It’s about working with a team to maintain and improve the electrical network and systems at the Port Arthur Platform.
 
 It requires a short-term and long-term focus.
 
 It’s interacting with stakeholders and ensuring their needs are met and exceeded.
 
 It’s being a part of a great team and having the opportunity to make an impact.
 
 What does it take to be an Electrical Engineer?
 
 It is about leadership, coordination, teamwork, and execution. It is having extensive knowledge in power distribution and working with stakeholders to ensure that the power distribution systems are maintained and functioning optimally.
 
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Activities

This role is based at the Port Arthur Platform within the Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering Department. This position combines an understanding of electrical engineering principles, power systems, and refinery unit operations and overall profitability to assure that these systems function properly. This person directs the continual design, selection, configuration, maintenance and documentation for all electrical systems at the refinery to achieve refinery performance objectives.
 
 Activities:
 

• Oversee the design, selection, configuration, maintenance and documentation for all electrical systems at the refinery to support optimum unit operations while minimizing environmental excursions and safety events.
  
• Assist plant maintenance groups in troubleshooting and repair of electrical equipment and systems and provide training as needed to assure uninterrupted refinery operation.
• Provide electrical engineering services for refinery capital and expense projects to ensure quality installations that meet refinery standards.
• The incumbent continually evaluates the rapidly changing electrical power field to assure that the refinery selects the most modern, cost-effective, compatible equipment for new and retrofit projects. 
• This person fosters a customer service attitude to provide the refinery with leadership in the electrical field and takes a leadership position in sharing information in this field with all interested parties at the refinery and corporate level.
• The incumbent is the technical advisor to the refinery’s capital project group for the design of the electrical facilities and the specification of electrical equipment.
• Serve as the technical power expert for the refinery complex. Provide guidance and direction to the management team in all matters of electrical importance, especially in the areas of power reliability within and outside the refinery’s electrical system.
• Must be able to communicate effectively about electrical issues to other technical non-electrical personnel in a manner that ensures a thorough understanding of any electrical power issues.
• Develop and/or update existing electrical engineering standards and establish guidelines for preventative and predictive maintenance activities.
• Work closely with the public utility to ensure that the electrical system providing power to the refinery is reliable.

Candidate Profile

This position could be an Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Engineering Advisor depending on the experience level of the candidate.
 
Requirements: BS Electrical Engineering with a minimum 3+ years of progressive experience in a petrochemical facility. 

• Knowledge and experience in ISA, ANSI, NEC, NESC, IEEE, and OSHA 1910 standards as they apply to electrical equipment and safe work practices.
• Experience in the application of protective relaying.
• Experience in the design and troubleshooting of electrical switchgear and controls for voltages from 480v to transmission voltages.
• Knowledge in the repair and control of both induction and synchronous motors.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in the use and interpretation of data collected with standard electrical test equipment.
• This position requires daily interface with many disciplines within the refinery, with special emphasis on the ability to successfully communicate technical electrical issues to non-electrical personnel in order to assist them in making sound and safe decisions. 
• Ability to lead by example, logical problem-solving skills, works well in team environment, able to manage multiple/changing priorities.

Additional Information

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including disability and protected veteran status.

Located in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, Port Arthur is one of TotalEnergies’ biggest refining and petrochemicals platforms, employing nearly 650 TotalEnergies employees. It is the largest TotalEnergies facility in the United States.
 
The city of Port Arthur is located on the shores of Lake Sabine with wetlands and Gulf beaches at its southern tip. There’s a strong sense of community and true southern hospitality. For adventure further afield, the Cajun culture of Louisiana is at your doorstep, and being not far from Houston, both local and international travel is only a stone’s throw away.