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JOB TITLE: PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Full-Time Location: Midland, TX
General Description
Onward Resources is seeking a self-motivated, instrument engineer with knowledge in electrical and controls/automation engineering to lead and/or support assigned projects to ensure the development of effective designs, drawings and documentation to achieve client/owner requirements as part of a multidisciplinary engineering and project execution team.
Responsibilities
- Ability to read and review P&IDs and electrical drawings
- Demonstrated work experience in the Upstream/Midstream Oil and Gas Production support
- Management of third-party subcontractors/firms
- Size and select instruments to ensure compatibility with process and industry standards
- Provide input in developing area classification drawings for hazardous areas and select explosion-proof and intrinsically safe equipment where needed.
- Assist in developing instrument, electrical, and controls standards and specifications per industry codes and good practice.
- Prepare instrument datasheets for various components such as control valves, transmitters, regulators, meter skids and junction boxes.
- Create and maintain instrument lists, schedules and diagrams.
- Interact with other engineering disciplines, construction project management, major equipment suppliers, and clients
- Knowledge of budgets, proposals, bids and budgeting concepts
- Coordinate details and miscellaneous design details with other disciplines and project management
- Apply standard engineering design principles to the extent appropriate
- Experience in electrical modeling programs (SKM, ETAP, etc.) for use to conduct power studies, short-circuit calculations, coordination studies, arc flash calculations, and troubleshooting if required.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of applicable experience in oil and gas industry
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required
- PE License Required
- Extensive knowledge of pertinent industry codes is required
- Experience specific in midstream facilities such as compressor stations, meter stations, and gas processing facilities
- Proven success in developing and executing projects, including objectives, scope, schedule and deliverables.
- Tenacious, results oriented approach to work, with high quality work standards.
- Impeccable personal and professional ethics;
- Some travel involved for field testing (FAT)
- Travel 30%
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to climb up and down ladders, stairs, and platforms at various heights
- Ability to push, pull, lift 50 lbs to a minimum of 3-4 feet and maneuver equipment or parts as needed