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About this Electrical Engineer role at BP

BP · Onsite · United States of America - Indiana - Merrillville

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group


Job Description:

At bp Terminals & Pipelines, the Electrical Engineer 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 Midwest.

In this role, you will be working directly with facility operations, maintenance, and project execution teams, as well as with other engineering fields across multiple pipeline segments/sites.

This position supports day-to-day pipeline operations, reliability improvements, safety initiatives, and the development of technical builds for new projects. The role identifies lessons learned and improvement opportunities, and reviews capital and expense projects performed in-house or by bp’s contract engineering firms. You will verify that modifications and new project builds follow bp technical standards, safety practices, applicable regulatory requirements, and are fit for purpose.

This role works under the EC&I Engineering Team Lead and may provide remote support to other assets at times within Terminal and Pipelines business.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Provide leadership and technical support for fixing and solving the electrical issues that may occur in day-to-day pipeline operations. Be able to interface and work with operations and maintenance personnel. Coordinate vendor support as needed and lead the team through resolution, root cause identification, and follow-ups.

  • Provide technical electrical and control system input and build support for the facilities’ Management of Change (MOC), Capital Projects, Risk Assessments (HAZOPS) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).

  • Facilitate MOC compliance with bp’s T&P 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 construction, installation, and commissioning activities associated with electrical related facility modifications.

  • Provide assistance and technical direction to pipeline maintenance personnel in the implementation of instrumentation and electrical equipment and system Integrity Management (IM) standards, including 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 electrical one-line diagrams, motor elementary and schematics, wiring diagrams, area classification drawings, cable schedules, panel board schedules, raceway layouts, installation details, and electrical equipment vendor data.

  • Ensure all power system studies are kept up-to-date with the facilities’ electrical design changes. This includes the following studies: load list, load flow, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash hazard analysis, and protective relay coordination and programming.

  • Assist the projects team with technical guidance related to project feasibility, prioritization, lead-case evaluation, technical design, equipment selection, operating philosophy, etc.

  • Provide technical assurance reviews of electrical isolation (Lockout/Tagout) procedures to ensure personnel safety.


Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

  • Relevant experience in oil & gas / petrochemical maintenance, reliability, and/or project engineering experience

  • Strong understanding of industry codes relevant to Electrical construction practices and safety in oil & gas / petrochemical facilities (NFPA 70 NEC, NFPA 70E, API RP 500, and other various NFPA and IEEE)

  • Experienced and knowledgeable in supporting operations in a manufacturing environment, and the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Motor Control Centers (Low and Medium voltage), motors (fractional through thousands of HP), Switchgear (Low and Medium volage), power transformers, raceways and hazardous/classified area installations.

  • Experienced in electrical system studies, relay programming (SEL/Multilin) and arc flash evaluation.  SKM PowerTools experience is preferred.

  • Ensures technical changes are managed appropriately with a focus on attention to detail and alignment to standards.

  • Able to pull from previous experience to bring tangible value to the pipeline business and improve work practices within the engineering team.

Why join us! 

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation


Travel Requirement:

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role


Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation


Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working


Skills:

Cable optimisation routing, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict Management, eHAZOP peer review process, Electrical concept development for renewables, Electrical drives, Electrical equipment condition monitoring, Electrical optimisation, Electrical reliability, Electrical safety/F4S barrier integrity, Electrical safety and hazard analysis, Electrical standards, Electrical start-up, Electrical wind turbine technology, Hazard Identification, Hazardous area equipment, Influencing, Power curve assessment, Power system modelling, Power system protection and coordination, Power systems design, Presenting

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

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