Electrical Engineer

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for petrochemical unit’s operation readiness, pre-commissioning and commissioning including start-up philosophy and spare part requirements. 
• Develop coherent electric equipment specification and data sheet like EHV GIS/AIS Switchgear, Power Transformers, large synchronous/induction motors, HV/LV Switchgears and Control gears, EHV/HV/LV Cables, Bus ducts, EHV GIBs, UPS, Battery Charger, NGR and Panel boards requirement.
• Participate in Electrical Power system studies including Short Circuit, Load Flow analysis, Motor starting, Arc Flash Hazard, Relay coordination and setting using ETAP software.
• Develop and review electrical engineering calculations like Grounding, Earthing, Battery charger, Battery sizing, Transformer sizing, Cable sizing, Electrical Load schedules, Lighting.
• Develop and review Single line diagrams, protection and metering schemes, motor schematics, Electrical Equipment layouts, plant cable routing layouts, lighting and grounding layouts, area classification drawings, substation automation architecture, synchronizing and bus changeover schemes.
• Provides guidance on standards development through technical committee participation. Interprets standards, industry codes (such as NFPA, ANSI IEEE, IEC, API, NEC and NACE) and recommends changes to reduce costs associated with overly stringent requirements. 
• Develop and implements strategies and programs to enhance plant availability and to reduce operating and maintenance costs; this includes the application of new technology
• Participate in petrochemical unit’s process optimization and synergy between refinery and petrochemical
• Provide critical electric equipment design review, assessments, RFI’s response, scope of work, vender selection, instruments automation packages, and technology evaluation.
• Review and update refinery and petrochemical redline drawings.  
• Provide technical support for capital projects involving petrochemical units at various stages of the project life cycle (pre-feasibility, feasibility, Pre-feed, feed basic design, detailed engineering and construction).
• Researching new technologies, innovative smart sensing solutions, regulations, and other factors that may affect business model and reliability. 
• Strong experience in Refinery-Chemicals integration strategies, competitiveness and benchmarking  
• Conducting research on competitors to identify opportunities for new products.
• Provide technical input to LP and economics modeling and capital efficiency.
• Provide insights and recommendations in the financial models output and ability to guide management to select the best configurations for LTC projects cases.
• Deliver the tools, templates and systems to ensure the safe, passionately and flawlessly delivery of the project.
• Liaison between Project Management and technical disciplines to achieve integration across all project disciplines. 
• Ensure scope, risk and interfaces are captured, manage Interfaces between internal and external parties and documented. 
• Participation in all project studies such as HAZOP, SIL Study and HSSE
• Develop Construction System Turnover plan for Project
• Develop system-level sensor architecture design with hardware and software interfaces for various applications.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electric engineering preferred advanced degree.
• At least 15 years of experience with a focus in the Refining & Petrochemicals Operation.