Electrical Engineer (PE) – Refinery & Oil & Gas

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for solving complex industrial challenges? Our client is seeking a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) to join their growing engineering team supporting major refinery and oil & gas projects in the Pacific Northwest.

This hybrid opportunity offers the flexibility of working three days onsite in Ferndale, WA (Tuesday-Thursday) and two days remotely (Monday & Friday) while contributing to innovative capital projects for industry-leading clients.

If you're experienced in power distribution, hazardous area design, ETAP/SKM analysis, electrical system design, and refinery engineering, we'd like to hear from you.

Why Join Our Client?

For more than 100 years, our client has delivered world-class engineering, project management, and construction solutions across:

• Oil & Gas
• Refining
• Energy
• Chemical Processing
• Life Sciences
• Food & Beverage
• Power Generation

Their engineers work on challenging projects while enjoying an employee-focused culture built around collaboration, safety, innovation, and professional growth.

What You'll Do

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll lead and support electrical engineering design for refinery and industrial facility projects from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities include:

• Design electrical systems for refinery and industrial facilities
• Develop one-line diagrams, wiring schematics, and electrical construction packages
• Perform:
  • Load calculations
  • Voltage drop calculations
  • Cable sizing
  • Conduit sizing
  • Grounding design
  • Lighting calculations
  • Perform power system studies including:
    • Arc Flash Analysis
    • Short Circuit Studies
    • Protective Device Coordination
    • Utilize ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower software
    • Prepare electrical equipment specifications
    • Develop scopes of work and technical documentation
    • Prepare material requisitions and review vendor submittals
    • Evaluate electrical equipment and recommend technical solutions
    • Respond to RFIs during construction
    • Support commissioning, startup, and refinery turnaround activities
    • Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams
    • Maintain project budgets and schedules
    • Ensure compliance with:
      • NEC
      • IEEE
      • API
      • NFPA 70E
      • NFPA 497
      • Participate in client meetings and provide engineering leadership throughout project execution

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience

• 8-10+ years of electrical engineering experience
• Experience within:
  • Oil & Gas
  • Refining
  • Petrochemical
  • Chemical Processing
  • Heavy Industrial Facilities

  License

  • Professional Engineer (PE) License Required

  Technical Skills

  Ideal candidates will possess experience with:

  • Low & Medium Voltage Power Distribution
  • Hazardous Area Classification
  • Electrical Equipment Specifications
  • Protective Relay Coordination
  • Power System Analysis
  • Arc Flash Studies
  • Short Circuit Analysis
  • Motor Control Centers (MCC)
  • Industrial Power Systems
  • Electrical Design Packages
  • ETAP
  • SKM PowerTools
  • EasyPower
  • Bluebeam
  • Microsoft Office Suite

  Knowledge of:

  • NEC
  • IEEE
  • NFPA
  • API Standards

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates with the following experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Refinery engineering
• Brownfield industrial projects
• Capital projects
• Process facilities
• Turnarounds
• Commissioning
• Startup support
• Field engineering
• Owner's engineering
• EPC engineering environments