Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Posting End Date:

September 25, 2025

Employee Type:

Regular-Full time

Union/Non:

This is a non-union position

Would you like to contribute to the protection of the environment and the operational reliability of our pipeline systems by maintaining all electrical aspects of the pipeline? The Electrical Maintenance Specialist provides professional and technical support and assists with creating a strong reliability, maintenance and mechanical integrity culture within the area maintenance groups. 

What you will do:

• Assist area maintenance I&E teams with reliability and maintenance issues on PLCs, VFDs, motor control centers, switchgears, instrumentation, valve actuators, electrical contractors, petroleum quality and measurement equipment, motors, substation and other electrical equipment.

• Collaborate with the area maintenance teams, LP Engineering group, Maintenance Advisory Team, ESAT, and consulting I&E reliability SMEs to identify and resolve recurring I&E reliability issues.

• Lead and champion the implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance best practices such as non-destructive testing, infrared, motor analysis, etc.

• Collaborate with the Region Training Coordinator to identify and coordinate electrical technical training for electrical maintenance personnel. 

• Collaborate with Mechanical Maintenance Specialist to resolve multi-discipline reliability issues.

• Collaborate with the Reliability Engineer on RCA’s, FMEA’s, and continuous improvement efforts.

• Review equipment installations and commissioning acceptance.

• Work with SME’s to address equipment failures and design modifications

• Liaison with the MAT (Maintenance Advisory Team) as required, participate in Region mini-MAT Meetings.

• Participate in JPS & ESAT as the Region electrical representative.

• Drives job plan, engineering standards, and equipment specification improvements when identified.

• Participate as an electrical SME in project design review meetings, PHA meetings, and Hazop meetings.

• Support Regional communication equipment.  Work with TIS and networking on issues, coordinating installs, upgrades, or decommissioning throughout the SW Region. 

• Perform emergency response duties.

• Complete all mandatory safety training, technical training, and OQ training and certifications..

• Communicate with and maintain a positive working relationship with area maintenance teams, Region

• Engineering, LP Operations Engineering group, Operations personnel, and other internal and external partners.

• Identifying and implementing efficiency and cost reduction opportunities and measures

• Performing or providing technical support for installation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of instrument and electronic equipment for terminal and pipeline facilities in accordance with company policies, procedures and regulations.

• Supporting the development of technicians through formal / informal training and coaching

• Collaborate and support Regional Engineering & Project Execution with sponsored projects.

• Ensuring standardization across the Region on instrumentation, electrical and technology

• Understanding and ensuring compliance with applicable DOT, EPA, National Electrical Code (NEC), State and OSHA regulations, and health, safety and environmental policies and procedures

• Assisting with the review of Risk Register items to identify improvement opportunities and ensure timely closeout

Who You Are:

You have the following education and experience:

• Completion of an approved electrical apprenticeship program or 2 year electrical technical/vocational degree with 7 or more years of applicable electrical experience or 10 plus years of previous field operations experience (or equivalent mix of formal education and experience) or 10-15 years of applicable electrical specialty experience in a leadership role.

• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Strong electrical maintenance skills and experience.

• Strong background in preventive and predictive maintenance technologies such as non-destructive testing, motor megging, infrared analysis, motor testing analysis, High Vo