Manager Electrical Engineering

Valero•Texas City, TX

62d•Onsite

About The Position

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community. As a Manager Electrical Engineering you will be responsible for the management and focus of the Electrical Reliability Engineers and Electrical Specialists, which is to improve and ensure the reliability of the electrical power distribution systems, and the strategic implementation of power distribution system changes in order to achieve maximum flexibility and reliability. At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can: Provides technical and managerial leadership for the Electrical Engineering Department. Motivates employees toward goals of electrical system safety and reliability. Coordinates the daily activities of the Electrical Engineering Department. Oversees implementation of tools used to evaluate and prioritize departmental assignments. Supervises staff as required to provide technical support for Operations and Maintenance. Establishes and maintains a good working relationship with local utility company to include routine communications and long range planning to improve power supply reliability. Maintains monthly communications either directly or by delegating to other engineering staff in the electrical reliability group. Maintains minutes of said meetings for distribution to appropriate refinery personnel. Manages the Electrical Engineering and Specialist staff to optimize the technical support. Supervises Engineering and Specialist support on all electrical power distribution equipment for capital projects. This support includes equipment specification and installation in accordance with Valero, NEC and IEEE guidelines to assure long-term reliability and asset optimization. Supervises Engineering and Specialist support for turnaround activities on all major and/or critical electrical systems, which includes developing inspection and repair recommendations. Supervises the Engineering and Specialist staff as required to resolve electrical equipment reliability issues as identified by the “Bad Actors” list. This may require the use of formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methods and cross-functional teams. Supervise the Engineering and Specialists staff as required to identify, define and implement projects designed to improve power distribution and electrical equipment reliability and performance plant wide. Supervises staff in the development of maintenance standards for power distribution and electrical equipment and any associated training. Utilizes the staff to provide required operator training on high, medium, and low voltage electrical equipment. Provides assistance with the preparation of the capital and expense budgets. Provides reports as necessary for budget and monthly activities. Promotes the environmental and safety goals of Valero. This position is salaried exempt status, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science degree or higher degree in Electrical Engineering required.
10 years industrial electrical power systems related experience with exposure and responsibilities in maintenance/engineering areas required.
Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Texas City Refinery, required.
All successful candidates must be eligible to obtain a TWIC card (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). It is Valero’s policy that employees must wear this card at all times while working at the refinery. Please review eligibility criteria at https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic.

Nice To Haves

5 years of direct management of personnel is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides technical and managerial leadership for the Electrical Engineering Department.
Motivates employees toward goals of electrical system safety and reliability.
Coordinates the daily activities of the Electrical Engineering Department.
Oversees implementation of tools used to evaluate and prioritize departmental assignments.
Supervises staff as required to provide technical support for Operations and Maintenance.
Establishes and maintains a good working relationship with local utility company to include routine communications and long range planning to improve power supply reliability.
Maintains monthly communications either directly or by delegating to other engineering staff in the electrical reliability group.
Maintains minutes of said meetings for distribution to appropriate refinery personnel.
Manages the Electrical Engineering and Specialist staff to optimize the technical support.
Supervises Engineering and Specialist support on all electrical power distribution equipment for capital projects.
This support includes equipment specification and installation in accordance with Valero, NEC and IEEE guidelines to assure long-term reliability and asset optimization.
Supervises Engineering and Specialist support for turnaround activities on all major and/or critical electrical systems, which includes developing inspection and repair recommendations.
Supervises the Engineering and Specialist staff as required to resolve electrical equipment reliability issues as identified by the “Bad Actors” list.
This may require the use of formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methods and cross-functional teams.
Supervise the Engineering and Specialists staff as required to identify, define and implement projects designed to improve power distribution and electrical equipment reliability and performance plant wide.
Supervises staff in the development of maintenance standards for power distribution and electrical equipment and any associated training.
Utilizes the staff to provide required operator training on high, medium, and low voltage electrical equipment.
Provides assistance with the preparation of the capital and expense budgets.
Provides reports as necessary for budget and monthly activities.
Promotes the environmental and safety goals of Valero.