Electrical Engineer – EPC Projects

About the role

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is hiring an Electrical Engineer in St Gabriel to join the owner's project team and oversee EPC execution of assigned project scope. The engineer ensures adherence to company engineering standards and helps meet project goals, covering power generation and distribution systems, power transformers, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control centers and low-voltage systems such as instrument power supplies and lighting.

Key responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering expertise for high and medium voltage systems across engineering/design, procurement/fabrication, construction and pre-commissioning.
• Advise the Engineering, Construction and Project Managers on deviations from standards, specifications, drawings, industry codes and engineering practices, and help resolve non-conformances.
• Ensure technical quality, physical integrity and operational performance of electrical designs, installations and pre-commissioning.
• Act as the main source of electrical design expertise for project engineers, disciplines and EPC firms, and ensure EPC contractors perform well in the electrical discipline.
• Incorporate company engineering standards into FEED and project execution contractual requirements.
• Participate in and oversee power load studies and current trip hierarchy analyses, and monitor contractor performance against contractual requirements.
• Report to the Engineering and Project Managers and ensure compliance with laws, regulations and company standards.
• Manage electrical installation and pre-commissioning issues throughout the life of the capital investment program.

Required profile

• BS in Electrical Engineering.
• 15+ years of electrical engineering and design experience at an EPC firm or owner's facility on electrical power distribution for large capital projects; owner's representative experience is a plus.
• Experience with capital projects involving heavy modularization.
• English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Some domestic and global travel is required.

Required skills

• Electrical power distribution design
• Power transformers, medium and low voltage switchgear, motor control centers
• Instrument power supplies and lighting systems

What we offer

• Compensation typically in the range of $150,000 - $170,000, with possible short- and long-term incentives.
• Healthcare coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program.