Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Electrical Engineer

Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering with specialized knowledge in electrical power and maintenance (5 years of experience preferred)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in English
  • Willingness to respond to off-hour emergencies
  • Strong interpersonal skills for effective teamwork
  • Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and on-call as needed

Responsibilities

  • Develop testing, monitoring, and calibration procedures for electrical equipment
  • Monitor equipment performance to recommend improvements for reliability and cost reduction
  • Provide technical support for maintenance and troubleshooting efforts
  • Lead electrical incident investigations, focusing on root cause analysis
  • Manage electrical maintenance programs and initiatives
  • Assist in planning, procurement, scheduling, and supervising major outages or turnarounds
  • Prepare cost estimates for electrical improvements while adhering to safety standards

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead electrical maintenance initiatives
  • Diverse responsibilities including incident investigation and project management
  • Engagement in continuous improvement programs for electrical operations
  • Collaboration with corporate stewards for compliance adherence
  • Commitment to health, safety, and environmental priorities
Full Job Description
Develop testing, monitoring and calibration procedures for electrical equipment. Monitor equipment performance and make recommendations to improve reliability and reduce cost.
  • Provide technical support to production and maintenance organizations to evaluate and resolve maintenance problems.
  • Provide technical resources to support electrical maintenance efforts for troubleshooting assistance and support projects to deal with identified equipment. Lead and support electrical incident investigation with root cause analysis. Manage the identification, development, and implementation of new electrical power generation and maintenance PM programs.
  • Review facility electrical maintenance activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to all specifications, codes, and standards (Mechanical Integrity).
  • Assist in planning, procurement, scheduling, and supervising activities related to major outages/turnarounds.
  • Prepare and justify cost estimates for plant electrical improvements and replacement of worn-out equipment in compliance with health, safety and environmental standards. Monitor the facility's electrical operations and performance and facilitate the development of programs for improvement.
  • Manage the Maintenance Electrical capital projects.
  • Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products, as our highest priority.
  • Serve as the Convent Plant Electric Motor Steward
  • Provide plant interface with Corporate Electrical Steward to ensure compliance with corporate directives and Guidelines.
  • Knowledge of the National Electric Code (NFPA 70)
  • Knowledge of the Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (NFPA 70E)
  • Experience with electrical equipment up to the 230KV level.
Qualifications:
  • BS Electrical Engineering with specialized knowledge of electrical power and maintenance, along with minimum of 5 years maintenance experience is preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to read, write and speak in English.
  • Must be able to respond to off hour emergencies.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills include the ability to work as part of a team.
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.

About Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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Learn more about Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Size
11,678 employees
Market Cap
$56.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$14.8 billion
Founded
1920
5 Year Trend
+20.7%
Revenue
$17.9 billion
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