Electrical Engineer

My client, a large power generation company, is currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to sit in their Houston office and travel to different power plants in the Houston area. 

This Electrical Engineer must have strong power plant and power generation experience, as well as program/project management skills. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• General electrical support for Plant Operations and Maintenance departments for electrical systems.
• Provide support for following plant systems:

• Breakers, MCC’s, Switchgears, Relays, VFD, UPS, Batteries, Motor Drives, transformers,  cathodic protection.

• Administration of several high visibility, Safety oriented programs to include Budgets, Inspections, repairs and reporting across all management levels.
• Act as lead and support on compliance efforts 
• Provide oversite, direction and validation of 3rd party inspectors and contractors.
• Provide oversite, direction, technical consultation regarding repairs and findings to company and contractor work crews.
• Provide direction and coordination to Contract Coordinator(s) with regards to plans, schedules, work scopes, priorities relevant to  “OPO” programs and repairs.
• Manage Station wide repair budget resulting from inspection findings within program domain.
• Review and/or build work packages for 3rd party contractors based on finding priorities and adjacency.
• Develop long range budgets and schedules.
• Collaborate with company staff, leadership and peers at other plants and 3rd parties to improve the plans and execution of programs and projects
• Develop project scope, budgets and schedules as needed to support plant priorities, these may or may not be inside core areas of responsibility.
• Perform field inspections, field measurements and equipment walk downs.
• Support, monitor and emphasize the importance of safety and environmental programs.
• Prepare written reports in assigned area of responsibility.
• Participate and/or lead teams that focus on specific problem areas or needs to achieve optimal operation (ie: Root Cause Analysis).
• Coordinate activities with Vendors/Contractors and outside support groups.
• Be proactive with problem recognition, using independent judgment to provide input on ways to solve them.
• Provide assistance when training personnel on system operations in their associated area of expertise.
• Provides technical input on due diligence efforts and new projects as they arise in their technical area of expertise.
• Attend training in area of specialization.
• Participates in the applicable internal and external user groups and implement industry best practices to the fleet as required.

 Working Conditions:

• Normal office environment and/or out of doors work environment.  This could include working at heights, high/low ambient temperatures, and high humidity areas.
• Requires operation of a motor vehicle and valid Driver’s License.
• Use of PPE (Personnel Protective Equipment), which may include safety glasses, hard hat, protective footwear, ear plugs, safety harness, respirator, etc. 
• May be required to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals.
• Operation of a personal computer.
• Business related travel - approximately 5% travel to out of state to vendor facilities; and 5% local travel to other facilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering with 4 years’ experience in a power plant or 8 years’ experience in a power plant focused on operations, maintenance, or technical field.
• Must have knowledge of electrical
• Must have knowledge and understanding of construction and repair methods
• Must have demonstrated skills in basic Project Management
• Must possess a valid driver’s license

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