The Arkema Group
This position is in the Engineering and Reliability Department and reports directly to the Engineering and Reliability Manager.
The Sr. Lead Electrical Engineer will oversee long-term plant electrical infrastructure improvement/reliability initiatives and interface with the appropriate maintenance, process, HES, and operations to drive the site electrical infrastructure improvement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Sr. Lead Electrical Engineer daily activities - 55%
- Subject matter expert for the site electrical infrastructure including but not limited to:
- High, medium, and low voltage distribution (switchgears, cables, transformers, MCC, protection relays, etc.)
- Electrical motors, Variable Speed Drive (VSD), soft starters, and UPS
- Grounding, lighting, and lightning protection
- Emergency generation
- Provide technical leadership on maintenance, assessment, and troubleshooting of the plant electrical infrastructure.
- Develop long-term improvement plans for the plant electrical infrastructure reliability.
- Lead plant electrical infrastructure reliability studies on existing plant electrical systems and recommend needed improvements to key stakeholders.
- Provide or validate specifications for electrical infrastructure design studies.
- Provide technical expertise in regard to electrical infrastructure project scope development, project feasibility assessment, and project implementation.
- Contribute to the development of plant electrical infrastructure standards that will maximize reliability, efficiency, design, and spare part synergy.
- Develop auditing protocol for electrical system repairs and audit contracted repair organizations.
- Develop a 5-year capital plan for electrical infrastructure and add to the plant capital project portfolio.
- Subject matter expert for the site electrical infrastructure including but not limited to:
- Failure Analysis - 30%
- Conduct root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on electrical infrastructure failures and analyze data using appropriate reliability analysis tools to develop and implement corrective improvement plans.
- Leadership accountability to ensure that data collected is accurate and addresses the appropriate failure modes of facility electrical infrastructure.
- Provide management team with well-written and oral presentations with necessary information and supporting analysis to make appropriate business decisions.
- Develop/approve equipment repairs per local/national codes and RAGAGEPs.
- Propose electrical infrastructure material of construction and other design changes to improve electrical infrastructure reliability.
- Document Management - 5%
- Audit/evaluate contracted repair organizations and inspect repairs.
- Accountable to develop and maintain documentation of emergency/temporary electrical infrastructure repairs.
- Ensure electrical infrastructure records are managed properly.
- Utilize proper Arkema documentation systems as the location for the electrical infrastructure records.
- HES Support and MOC Action Items - 5%
- HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner.
- Ensuring safe procedures and processes followed by all team members.
- Championing continuous improvement for the department in all areas of HES.
- Ensure electrical infrastructure reliability program meets/exceeds local/national regulatory compliance/RAGAGEPs.
- Communication - 5%
- Working effectively with several cross-functional teams and communicating effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Accountable to assist plant management in establishing an acceptable level of risk for the plant electrical infrastructure.
- Providing strategic insight to the site electrical infrastructure annual operating cost, strategic plan, and capital budget.
- Being the recognized expert of electrical infrastructure repairs and inspection techniques.
- Accountable for communication of the status of plant electrical infrastructure to appropriate stakeholders.
MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 8 years of work experience in the design, repair, maintenance, reliability, failure modes, and/or inspection of electrical infrastructure.
- Experience with reliability tools such as RCFA, FMEA.
- Thorough understanding of electrical infrastructure maintenance, repairs, and reliability.
- Knowledge of applicable RAGAGEPs including NFPA 70 (NEC), ANSI/NETA, IEEE, and PIP standards (electrical).
EDUCATION AND AREA OF FOCUS
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
COMPETENCIES – KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Knowledge of a broad range of industry standards including NFPA, PIP, ANSI, API, and IEEE.
- Skilled in interpreting electrical diagrams/schematics and loop drawings.
- Skilled in electrical infrastructure design and maintenance.
- Strong experience with industrial computer systems, motor control, PLCs, and DCS. Experience with analog and digital signals, HART Protocol and process communication network systems.
- Good written and oral communication skills to interface with operations and maintenance personnel.
- Ability to follow maintenance procedures for equipment.
- Ability to read, understand and utilize equipment drawings and P&ID’s.
- Works well in teams.