The Role
Leads electrical reliability strategy for medium- and low-voltage assets at a continuous manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include asset criticality and lifecycle planning, root cause investigations, predictive and preventive maintenance optimization, capital and turnaround support, safety and regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. The role supports electrical systems including distribution networks, motors, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, substations, VFDs, UPS systems, and process safety infrastructure while collaborating with maintenance, operations, trades, and engineering teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Plant Electrical Engineer supports safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of electrical assets at the Celanese Edmonton manufacturing site. This role leads reliability strategy development for medium- and low-voltage equipment supporting continuous acetyls production and utilities infrastructure.
This position works closely with Maintenance, Operations, E&I trades, Turnaround teams, and Capital Engineering to reduce equipment failures, improve asset lifecycle performance, and strengthen predictive maintenance programs across the facility
Responsibilities
Electrical Reliability Strategy
This position works closely with Maintenance, Operations, E&I trades, Turnaround teams, and Capital Engineering to reduce equipment failures, improve asset lifecycle performance, and strengthen predictive maintenance programs across the facility
Responsibilities
Electrical Reliability Strategy
- Develop and sustain reliability programs for major electrical systems, including 13.8 kV distribution, 4.16 kV motors and switchgear, 600 V MCCs, transformers and substations, VFD‑driven equipment, UPS/control‑power systems, critical compressors and pumps, and SIS‑supporting electrical infrastructure.
- Lead site electrical asset criticality reviews and lifecycle planning.
- Lead investigations into electrical reliability issues, including nuisance trips, transformer failures, MCC problems, motor insulation breakdown, harmonic distortion impacts, and VFD reliability concerns.
- Apply structured problem‑solving tools, including RCFA, FMEA, Weibull analysis (when applicable), and Six Sigma methodologies to resolve chronic reliability issues.
- Strengthen and optimize electrical PdM/PM programs, including infrared thermography, partial discharge monitoring, insulation resistance testing, motor condition monitoring, breaker maintenance strategies, and arc‑flash risk mitigation planning.
- Improve PM effectiveness within SAP PM reliability structures.
- Provide electrical engineering support for plant upgrades, obsolescence replacements, reliability‑driven capital projects, shutdown/turnaround scopes, and major equipment replacements
- Collaborate with E&I technicians, planners, schedulers, reliability specialists, and maintenance supervisors, providing technical support and guidance within a unionized maintenance environment. Provide technical guidance while supporting efficient execution within a unionized maintenance framework.
- Ensure compliance with the Alberta Electrical Utility Code, CSA standards, arc‑flash safety requirements, corporate electrical safety standards, Management of Change (MOC) processes, and all applicable Process Safety expectations.
- Lead reliability initiatives focused on reducing downtime, eliminating bad actors, optimizing maintenance costs, improving equipment availability, and refining PM intervals.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- Registered P.Eng. with Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
- 5–10 years industrial electrical reliability experience
- Experience in continuous manufacturing or petrochemical environments
- Strong root cause investigation capability
- Experience supporting medium-voltage industrial systems (4 kV–15 kV)
- Chemical, refining, or acetyls production experience
- SAP PM reliability module experience
- Arc flash study tools (ETAP, SKM, EasyPower)
- Turnaround planning exposure
- Protective relay coordination familiarity
- Asset criticality modeling experience
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
- 5-10 years of industrial electrical reliability experience
- Experience in continuous manufacturing or petrochemical environments
- Strong root cause investigation capability
- Experience supporting medium-voltage industrial systems from 4 kV to 15 kV
- Chemical, refining, or acetyls production experience
- SAP PM reliability module experience
- Experience with arc-flash study tools such as ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower
- Turnaround planning exposure
- Protective relay coordination familiarity
- Asset criticality modeling experience
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The Company
What We Do
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information, visit www.celanese.com. For Celanese product news about our Engineered Materials offerings, follow @CelaneseEngineeredMaterials on LinkedIn.
