Electrical Engineer

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

About the role

The Electrical Engineer within is a key position for the safe and reliable operation of the electrical power systems, instrumentation, and control systems on BP’s pipeline facilities in the Pacific Northwest. In this role, the candidate will work directly with project execution and facility operation’s teams.

The successful candidate in this role will play a key role in developing new project technical designs, identifying lessons learned and reliability improvement opportunities, and reviewing capital and expense projects that are being performed either in-house or by one of BP’s contract engineering firms. They will also perform verification to assure that the modifications or new project designs follow BP’s technical standards, safety practices and the applicable regulatory agencies’ rules and regulations and are fit for the purpose. This role will report to the EC&I Engineering Team Lead and will primarily support the Pacific Northwest regional assets with opportunities to remotely support other assets.

You'll work directly with a diverse array of collaborators including operations support, facility engineering, process safety engineering, and business leadership. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring seamless coordination and alignment with the unique needs and expectations of each group. Key responsibilities will include optimizing project execution in collaboration with operations support, safeguarding infrastructure integrity alongside facility engineering, and implementing rigorous safety protocols through process safety engineering. You'll also play a crucial role in aligning engineering strategies with overarching business objectives under senior leadership guidance. Strong communication, leadership, and critical thinking skills are essential for driving successful project outcomes and fostering a collaborative team environment. 

What you will deliver

• Provide leadership and technical support for troubleshooting and solving the electrical issues that may occur on BP’s Terminal and Pipeline assets. It is very important that the electrical engineer be able to interface and communicate with operations and maintenance personnel. Where necessary coordinate vendor support and lead the team through resolution.
• Provide technical electrical and control system input and design support for the facilities’ Management of Change (MOC), Risk Assessments (HAZOPS) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
• Facilitate MOC compliance with BP’s Terminal and Pipeline site technical practices, safety standards and compliance with the regulatory codes and standards.
• Provide technical assistance and direction to and assistance of BP’s maintenance personnel, contractors and suppliers regarding inspection and testing activities associated with electrical related facility changes.
• Provide assistance and technical direction to the facilities’ maintenance personnel in the implementation of instrumentation and electrical equipment and system Integrity Management (IM) standards. This includes in-service inspection and testing programs such as Preventative Maintenance (PM’s), evaluation of maintenance inspection and testing reports, failure investigations, equipment repairs and reliability improvement programs.
• Ensure key electrical facility documents are maintained and up-to-date. including key electrical one line diagrams, elementary and schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, area classification drawings, cable schedules, panel board schedules, layouts and installation details and major electrical equipment vendor data, whether this occurs in-house or is done by BP’s contract engineering firms.
• Ensure all power system studies are kept up-to-date with the facilities’ electrical design changes whether they are done in-house or by BP’s contract engineering firms. This includes the following studies: load list, load flow, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash hazard analysis, coordination, and protective device studies.
• Assist the project team in project feasibility, scoping, solution evaluation, technical design, equipment selection, operating philosophy, etc
• Provide technical assurance reviews of electrical isolation procedures to ensure personnel safety.

What you will need to be successful candidate

• 5+ years petrochemical maintenance, reliability, or project engineering experience
• Working knowledge of industry codes (NFPA 70 NEC, NFPA 70E, API RP 500, and other various NFPA and IEEE codes and standards)
• Experienced and knowledgeable in onshore pipeline and terminal operations.
• Experienced and knowledgeable in the operation and maintenance of Motor Control Center (Low and Me