Power Distribution Specialist II

Freeport McMoRan

2d•$90,000 - $124,000

About The Position

At Freeport-McMoRan, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career. Apply Today!     Where You Will Work Looking to live in a small town with big opportunities? Our Bagdad operations in Arizona offers housing at a subsidized rate, a family-friendly atmosphere and numerous amenities including an aquatic center, golf course and fitness center. Located 100 miles northwest of Phoenix, Bagdad is home to the world's first commercial - scale concentrate leach processing facility, as well as one of the longest continuously operating solvent extraction/electrowinning plants in the world.  Visit the Bagdad town website to learn more.What You Will DoProvides advanced technical leadership for site power distribution systems, overseeing complex maintenance, commissioning, and decommissioning activities to achieve reliability and FM production targets. Responsibilities include contractor oversight, transformer maintenance strategy development, and creation and ownership of budgets and forecasts. Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert for site electrical power distribution systems, offering advanced guidance on complex maintenance, commissioning, and decommissioning activities to support reliability and production objectives. In this role, you lead the resolution of high‑risk, high‑complexity electrical issues, applying engineering judgment and best practices to mitigate operational, safety, and reliability risks while overseeing contractors and line crews. As a Power Distribution Specialist II, you develop, implement, and govern transformer maintenance strategies and long‑term asset management plans, owning budgets, forecasts, and long‑range planning for power distribution systems. You will partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and external stakeholders (APS, County Governments, municipalities, etc.) to align power distribution strategies with production plans and reliability goals while mentoring engineers, supervisors, and maintenance personnel to support capability development and knowledge transfer across the organization. You will establish and maintain technical standards, procedures, and best practices, providing technical review and oversight for electrical studies, maintenance plans, contractor work scopes, and system modifications. You ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and company standards, reinforcing a strong safety culture, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field AND three (3) years power distribution experience
OR
High school diploma / GED AND seven (7) years of combined experience with: electrical power distribution operations, high‑voltage or medium‑voltage electrical systems, substation, switchgear, or power plant operations, electrical maintenance, testing, or commissioning, power system monitoring, dispatching, or control room operations, or industrial or mining electrical systems support
Journeyman level ability to read, understand and apply information from technical manuals and other reference materials, including blueprints
Transformer and high voltage maintenance experience
Experience with Process Automation and Delta V systems
Prior project management and detailed job planning experience
Experience managing and leading capital projects
Candidates may be required to pass a medical exam.
Candidates must pass all required training and/or testing.
Employees may be required to work a non-standard schedule, which may include shift work (other than day shift) at a 24/7, 365-day operation.
Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment using mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going drug and alcohol testing, as allowed by applicable laws.

Nice To Haves

Industrial or mining electrical systems support
Mine power distribution system experience
Live (hot) power pole maintenance experience
Prior line crew experience

Responsibilities

Provides advanced technical leadership for site power distribution systems, overseeing complex maintenance, commissioning, and decommissioning activities to achieve reliability and FM production targets.
Responsibilities include contractor oversight, transformer maintenance strategy development, and creation and ownership of budgets and forecasts.
Serve as the technical authority and subject matter expert for site electrical power distribution systems, offering advanced guidance on complex maintenance, commissioning, and decommissioning activities to support reliability and production objectives.
Lead the resolution of high‑risk, high‑complexity electrical issues, applying engineering judgment and best practices to mitigate operational, safety, and reliability risks while overseeing contractors and line crews.
Develop, implement, and govern transformer maintenance strategies and long‑term asset management plans, owning budgets, forecasts, and long‑range planning for power distribution systems.
Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and external stakeholders (APS, County Governments, municipalities, etc.) to align power distribution strategies with production plans and reliability goals while mentoring engineers, supervisors, and maintenance personnel to support capability development and knowledge transfer across the organization.
Establish and maintain technical standards, procedures, and best practices, providing technical review and oversight for electrical studies, maintenance plans, contractor work scopes, and system modifications.
Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and company standards, reinforcing a strong safety culture, and perform other duties as assigned.