Sr. Electrical Engineer
- INEOS Joliet
- Full Time
- Location: Channahon, Illinois
About the company
INEOS Joliet is hiring a Sr. Electrical Engineer. The Electrical Engineer role focuses on both improving the strategic long-term reliability of the site’s electrical systems and supporting the site’s day to day operation with electrical expertise. The primary focus is providing technical knowledge and analysis to support the individual asset managers and engineers. This includes analyzing performance and breakdown data, maintenance findings, field inspections, and operations notes to identify upcoming risks to the assets and recommend short term mitigations and long-term solutions.
The Electrical Engineer will be the electrical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the site and will provide support to the I&E craft and Asset Managers as needed to increase the effectiveness of troubleshooting efforts, precision maintenance, and scope recommendations for equipment repair, replacement, or upgrade. This role will work with Process Area Teams (PAT) members to provide technical support during upset conditions, including leading and providing technical support for Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) investigations, troubleshooting of complex electrical issues, and Management of Change (MOC). It is crucial for the Electrical Engineer to have a good working relationship with operations and maintenance to ensure the best possible coverage for all equipment.
INEOS Joliet produces chemical intermediates. At their site in Channahon, Illinois they make Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA), Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA) and Maleic Anhydride (MAN).
Responsibilities:
- Act as the electrical SME for the site.
- Responsible for the Electrical Mechanical Integrity (EMI) program for the site, to include grounding/bonding.
- Assure completion of assigned EMI compliance actions on time or get appropriate extensions prior to their due date.
- Clearly communicate to the rest of the organization findings, recommendations, and points of view that have both a clear technical basis as well as the relevant business perspective.
- Lead or participate in investigations into electrical equipment failures that resulted in lost production when requested.
- Provide decision making support to Asset Managers and Engineers to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and regulations for the site.
- Approve engineering drawings and designs for compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Work with vendors to select the most economical and effective electrical solutions for asset and site needs.
- Develop, recommend, and implement strategies that maintain and improve electrical system reliability at the site to prevent process unit interruptions.
- Provide oversight for routine system and infrastructure checks on the site’s substations, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, and grounding systems.
- Develop or revise maintenance and reliability procedures and PM tasks for electrical equipment in the EMI program to match industry best practices and site learnings.
- Complete required Audits of the EMI Program and reports on time or get appropriate extensions prior to their due date.
- Provide scope support for unit outages and projects based on site risks and equipment history.
- Complete all reliability electrical engineering deliverables on assigned capital projects.
- Maintain site electrical engineering specifications, ensuring they stay current with industry codes and standards.
- Assume responsible engineer role for MOC’s. Become certified as the NFPA 70E competent or senior authorized person for electrical work and elevated risk permitting at the site. Provide oversight that all electrical work is properly risk analyzed and managed to comply with NFPA and site safety policies.
- Maintain the site arc flash study.
- Develop, implement, and oversee site policies and procedures to remain compliant with INEOS Guidance Notes and safety principles.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
- 5+ years’ experience in a petro-chemical manufacturing environment
- 10+ years’ experience in electrical engineering, to include experience with 480V to 13.8kV systems.
- Knowledge of reliability processes (Failure Analysis, Reliability Analysis).
- Computer skills in spreadsheets, word processing, and database software
- Knowledgeable of electrical engineering codes and best practices (NFPA, IEEE, IEC, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and advanced communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong capability of conscious mental effort or concentration required. Complexity of tasks is high due to uncertainty and unpredictability, in the plant setting, and in a plant outage. Considerable attention required, possibly for extended periods of time.
- High level of responsibility: The Electrical Engineer (EE) is a skilled level engineering position. The EE must be able to manage multiple conflicting priorities with little or no day-to-day supervision. The EE is responsible for developing and maintaining good relationships with a wide portion of the organization and must act as the senior electrical engineering discipline representative on the site.
- The EE is responsible for providing technical evaluations and recommendations that the asset managers and their teams rely on to make key decisions. The EE makes numerous decisions when developing scope for repairs and selecting designs and technologies to be used for projects and new installations that will have long term effects on asset reliability and process safety. The EE makes decisions regarding the safety of electrical work on the site that directly impacts personal safety for the electrical craft on the site.
- High level of communication required. Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences, to include hourly employees, fellow engineers, and management.
