Electrical Reliability Specialist

Sasol

$85K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Relevant Associate Degree required
  • 6+ years of practical electrical equipment experience in an industrial facility
  • Sound knowledge of NFPA 70B and NFPA 70E
  • Proven budget development and adherence experience
  • Strong oral, written communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated leadership in driving organizational culture and process optimization

Responsibilities

  • Execute electrical regulatory compliance and reliability improvement processes
  • Define improvement opportunities to maximize electrical safety and reliability
  • Lead development of Reliability PM procedures based on NFPA 70B
  • Provide field support for electrical troubleshooting
  • Ensure compliance with Electrical Regulatory requirements
  • Support development of switching orders and risk assessments for electrical system outages
  • Drive execution of reliability improvement and life cycle cost optimization strategies

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment focused on safety and reliability
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Hands-on involvement with high and medium voltage systems
  • Impact on operational safety and process improvement
  • Engagement with cutting-edge electrical maintenance practices
Full Job Description
Purpose of Job

  • Executes the electrical regulatory compliance and reliability improvement processes for assigned operating units and equipment.
  • Works closely with the unit, maintenance, process managers/superintendents to define improvement opportunities and maximize electrical safety and reliability


Key Accountabilities

Leads efficient and effective delivery of Electrical Reliability Services by:
  • Providing subject matter expertise for NFPA 70B based electrical maintenance practices and developing Reliability PM procedures
  • Providing Subject Matter Expertise for all electrical issues within the assigned units
  • Providing field support to Maintenance for electrical troubleshooting.
  • Having good working knowledge of SAP and Developing PM Plans along with electrical testing scoping in SAP
  • Providing subject matter expertise on high and medium voltage power distribution system up to 69 kV voltage system including ABB REMs and SELs protection relays
  • Ensuring units maintain compliance with all Electrical Regulatory requirements. Drives to minimize CTO waivers and provides strategies to support continued operation
  • Supports execution of reliability improvement and life cycle cost optimization for electrical assets to include PM/PdM strategies, spare parts evaluations, and defect elimination
  • In coordination with Maintenance Dept, develops switching orders, isolation plans, electrical risk assessments, and testing/inspection scope of work documents per NFPA 70B to support safe and effective electrical system outages required to ensure proper PM Testing and Inspections are completed
  • Supports all elements of reliability issues and resolution and drives implementation of reliability improvement plans to increase MTBF and eliminate repeat failures for assigned units
  • Supports the development and drives execution the Electrical Reliability Mechanical Integrity Program and site Process Safety Management Procedures in support of the assigned units/equipment, including Transformer Oil Analysis, UPS/Battery PM, PdMA Motor Testing, Ultrasonic Testing, and Thermography


Formal Education

  • Relevant Associated Degree- required


Working Experience

  • 6+ years of practical electrical equipment experience in an industrial facility. Experience demonstrates increasing levels of technical competency and responsibility to lead reliability initiatives and drive improvement.


Required Personal and Professional Skills

  • Sound knowledge of applicable codes and standards including NFPA 70B and NFPA 70E
  • Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team oriented values driven individual demonstrating data driven decision making, cultural sensitivity, business acumen, professional demeanor, excellent time management skills, and unquestionable integrity.
  • Demonstrated soft skill expertise as it relates to presentations, public speaking, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, and relationship building.
  • History of proven leadership to deliver a positive organizational culture focused on delivering solutions is support of operational safety and process optimization.
  • Proven budget development and adherence experience.

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