Electrical Engineer

Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for an Electrical Engineer in the Oil and Gas Sector in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Total rewards: $80.00 hourly

15 Months of contract position

5 days on / 2 days off

A typical day:

• Develop scopes of work keeping safety as top priority followed by reliability, quality and availability of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) assets.
• Lead, implement and support techniques for bad actors.
• Work with equipment history and life cycle assessments and perform equipment and system reliability assessments.
• Investigate equipment upsets and provide recommendations while conducting root cause analysis as required.
• Assess equipment reliability through the use of online condition based tools such as transformer oil analysis, partial discharge, I/R Corona scanning, online monitoring and offline testing.
• Provide technical support for sustaining and major projects as well as commissioning (scoping studies and reviews, model reviews, document reviews, system studies, datasheets, detailed designs).
• Ensure systems are capable for new additions without impacting the capacity or operability of the existing system.
• Develop E&I installation drawings, data sheets and specifications, in full compliance with recognized industry standards, safety standards, and various client specifications.
• Participate as an active member of the risk review teams and provide leadership in loss management techniques such as the Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) process.

Minimum qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Five or more years in maintenance/reliability engineering.
• Experience in E&I engineering and high voltage electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of design, maintenance, testing and commissioning of E&I equipment.
• Experience with management of change (MOC) process and workflow.
• Experienced in the application/selection and installation of field instruments and valves.
• Registered or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientist of Alberta (APEGA).
• Alignment with our values of: safety above all else, respect, raise the bar, commitments matter and do the right thing.
• Detailed understanding of design codes and standards applicable to the electrical systems (e.g. CSA 22.3, AUEC, NETA, CSA-Z463, CSA-Z462).
• Hazardous Area installations.
• Knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Experience with Electrical Heat Trace (EHT) design, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Power Transformers, Circuit Breakers, Instrument Transformers, Protection Relays, Power Cables, Transmission Lines, Disconnect Switches and Electrical Substations.
• Working knowledge of SAP plant maintenance CMMS.
• An outstanding ability to prioritize multiple and changing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
• An understanding of complex processes, and you strive to develop and implement continuous improvement and creative process enhancements.