Senior Electrical Engineer - Oil, Gas & Chemical (Houston)

Burns & McDonnell - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Burns & McDonnell's Oil, Gas & Chemical global practice is searching for a Senior Electrical Engineer in its Houston, TX regional office. As a 100% employee-owned firm, Burns & McDonnell has been recognized multiple times on FORTUNE's List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and has been voted as a Best Place to Work in various cities across the United States. The Oil, Gas & Chemical global practice engages in a wide range of projects across the oil, gas, and chemicals spectrum, including gas plants, midstream facilities, refining assets, chemical production plants, and stand-alone storage and logistics facilities. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in industrial electrical system design requirements, project schedules, and leadership skills to guide teams of engineers and designers. Your contributions will be vital in fostering strong relationships with clients and driving business growth. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will lead and execute detailed design electrical engineering activities for Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) projects within the downstream and midstream sectors of the U.S. Oil, Gas, and Chemical operations. You may also be involved in the front-end planning stages and will oversee projects through to completion, addressing field inquiries regarding installation details and commissioning procedures. Your responsibilities will include executing electrical engineering tasks within budget constraints by monitoring labor hours and material quantities. You will be responsible for all electrical work products, including construction work packages, power system studies, and procurement packages. Additionally, you will develop hazardous area classification source forms and plans, design various voltage distribution systems, engineer motor schematics, and perform comprehensive power system studies. You will also provide leadership and guidance to less experienced staff members, ensuring the technical and constructability integrity of products and equipment. Regular site visits will be necessary to assess existing electrical conditions, and you will maintain ongoing communication with clients and vendors, collaborating daily with other discipline engineers and project managers.

Responsibilities

• Execute electrical engineering within budget by tracking labor hours and material quantities.
• Assess feasibility and propose alternate methods based on experience.
• Responsible for all electrical work products including construction work packages, power system studies, and procurement packages.
• Develop hazardous area classification source forms and plans.
• Design 34.5kV, 15kV, 5kV, 600V, and below distribution systems.
• Engineer distribution basic, relaying, and metering one lines.
• Engineer 15Kv, 5KV, and 600V motor schematics.
• Perform power system studies including load flow, short circuit, motor starting, time-current curves, circuit breaker settings, protective relay settings, grounding studies, arc flash studies, UPS and battery sizing, cable sizing, and other electrical calculations.
• Develop specifications to purchase electrical equipment.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff members.
• Accountable for the technical and constructability of products and equipment.
• Make trips to job sites to survey existing electrical conditions (travel about 15%).
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients and vendors.
• Interact daily with other discipline engineers and project managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program.
• Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering is a plus.
• 7 years of electrical engineering experience.
• EPC project experience preferred.
• Professional Engineering License (PE) and NCEES record for licensing in multiple states preferred.
• Experience as a senior electrical engineer in a technical role on detailed design projects.
• Experience in Class 1 Div. 2 Group C, D areas.
• Experience with design activities listed above.
• Willingness to travel to job sites and meet with clients and construction personnel to scope projects and address construction problems.
• Basic knowledge of construction methods such as cable tray installation, cable pulling, cable testing, etc.
• Previous U.S. Domestic downstream and midstream Oil, Gas, and Chemical electrical distribution design experience.
• Experience in construction and field start-up is a plus.
• Experience with large industrial facility revamp projects with a customized scope is a plus.
• Familiarity with industry-standard codes such as NEC, API, IEEE color series books.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to apply intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.
• Capability to devise new approaches to problems encountered.
• Previous consulting experience preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineering License (PE) and NCEES record for licensing in multiple states
• Experience in construction and field start-up
• Experience with large industrial facility revamp projects with a customized scope
• Previous consulting experience