Senior Electrical Engineer
Lead all aspects of electrical engineering at the Plants including plant power and control systems. Responsible for plant project engineering and management:
- Responsible for ensuring the operational integrity and regulatory compliance of the plant’s electrical systems and electrical maintenance programs;
- Maintains electrical data, documentation, and drawings;
- Implements electrical engineering solutions to solve problems and contribute to the company’s Operational Excellence;
- Manages all aspects of long-term plant power supply needs and strategies;
- Establishes electrical standards and implement the management systems to maintain those standards;
- Designs for electrical and control components of engineering projects;
- Takes the lead in the diagnosis and trouble-shooting of electrical systems;
- Monitors plant power consumption and related charges, and implement techniques and procedures to minimize energy costs; and
- Manages all aspects of site PLC/HMI systems to control all processes and provide data required for management of the Plants.
Project Engineering:
- Supports Engineering Manager in preparing annual capital budgets;
- Prepares and submits capital appropriation requests, including payback and IRR calculations;
- Prepares scopes of work and engineering specifications as part of the RFQ process;
- Develops and manages capital project engineering and construction contracts;
- Manages construction contractors and verification/quality control of work performed;
- Implements construction/installation strategies that coordinate with the Plant’s production plans;
- Actively participates in commissioning of engineering projects; and
- Manages multiple capital projects ensuring that critical path and budget goals are met.
Maintenance and Reliability:
- Identifies opportunities to improve Plant power and control system reliability;
- Assists maintenance with the troubleshooting of Plant production equipment;
- Ensures the appropriate preventive maintenance programs are in place for electrical installations;
- Identifies and coordinates the required electrical training needs to support reliability;
- Works with the Maintenance Department to implement process improvements;
- Works closely with the Maintenance Department to support Reliable Asset Management objectives; and
- Works with Production Department to set standards for Electrical and Control equipment purchases.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited school is required;
- Registered Professional Engineering License is a plus;
- At least 5 to 15 years electrical engineering experience; and
- Preference given to those with knowledge and experience working with and trouble-shooting of:
- Allen Bradley based PLC control systems for process and equipment control as well as associated HMI graphics;
- Large DC and AC motor drives control systems which utilize power electronics for variable speed control;
- Electrical distribution systems ranging from 480V to 138 kV, including substations and MCC’s;
- Fiber optic and Ethernet based communications systems;
- Power factor correction systems; and
- Electrical systems in a heavy industrial environment.
Computer Skills:
- Complete proficiency with Microsoft Office programs is required;
- AutoCAD, MS Project, CMMS systems, highly desirable;
- Other EE related software experience a plus; and
- Allen Bradley PLC programs (PLC5, ControlLogix, MicroLogix, and DeviceNet) to troubleshoot system challenges.
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