Airswift has been tasked by one of our major Oil and Gas clients to seek an Electrical Engineer II to work on an initial 9-month contract in Gregory, TX - possibly to be extended!

Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed per Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements. Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team's goals, objectives, and procedures. Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues. In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities
• Applies mathematical and engineering principles and methods to electrical system designs.
• Contributes to research efforts to develop a solution or a new product.

Skills and Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience
• Advanced knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications

Seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) engineering organization in the Corpus Christi, TX area. The Electrical Engineer will be located at the GCGV chemical plant in Gregory, TX, and will be responsible for the optimization, troubleshooting, and design of a wide variety of electrical equipment to ensure safe, environmentally sound, reliable, and profitable operations. The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for supporting various business units with a focus on non-routine and medium to long-range objectives including, but not limited to, the following: troubleshooting complex process unit/electrical problems, leading improvement initiatives, and providing technical/engineering reviews.


Job Role Responsibilities

• Base Plant Support - Work with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Process Technical groups to support base operations and serve as an electrical technology expert liaison for the site.
- Provide engineering assistance to Maintenance and Process Technical as requested in troubleshooting and equipment repair efforts
- Identify and communicate vulnerabilities to responsible business teams
- Support risk assessments, and technical evaluations, and propose cost-effective solutions to vulnerabilities, or support acceptance
- Participate in incident investigations, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and equipment bad actor analysis
- Leverage equipment strategies, known vulnerabilities, bad actors, and maintenance records/history to drive the development of annual maintenance worklists, turnaround worklists, and/or capital projects for the electrical equipment class
- Participate in turnarounds, investigation/improvement teams, and incident damage assessment and recovery
- Assist in developing maintenance/operating procedures and technician training

• Projects - Support projects for new or replacement equipment through interfaces with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Project Development teams.
- Provide technical support for front-end development, cost estimation, design, construction, commissioning, and startup for projects, change packages, and turnarounds
- Design and specify electrical equipment such as motors, breakers, protection relays, generators, substations, cables, motor starters, transformers, and other industrial electrical equipment (120V to 138kV)

• Reliability - Drive improvement in site electrical equipment class health and reliability
- Serve as an electrical equipment champion for the site
- Support reliability analysis & equipment class strategic improvements (e.g., long-term improvement plans, obsolescence plans)
- Support opportunities for step-out technology assessment and deployment
- Support interface with key third parties (e.g., external electrical utility company)


Preferred Technical Knowledge/Skills
  Ability to work with a wide variety of personnel at different levels of engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and management. Ability to work with internal customers as well as equipment suppliers and third-party service companies. Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in both written and verbal form to instruct/educate others in technical matters and obtain cooperation from various personnel. Strong analytical and communication skills Willing to travel domestically and/or internationally in support of electrical equipment construction or repairs. Good interpersonal skills. Knowledge of electrical safety, design, and testing standards, including electrical hazardous area classification standards (e.g., NFPA, NEC, NETA, API). Knowledge and experience in performing power system modeling (e.g., SKM Power Tools), electrical power system studies, and protective relay coordination.
o Prefer candidate to have experience in chemical manufacturing and polymer production operations.
Job Requirements/Desired Qualifications 5 years of work experience in petrochemical production/manufacturing facilities with a general understanding of personnel safety, environmental, and process safety risks Must have Work Authorization (Green Card or US Citizenship) to work in the US B.S. in Electrical Engineering; master’s candidates will also be considered Strong leadership skills, self-motivated, shows initiative Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to plan and coordinate competing work activities and priorities Ability to work effectively in multicultural teams