Plant Electrical Engineer

Job summary

The Plant Electrical Engineer leads reliability strategy development and failure elimination for electrical assets at the Edmonton manufacturing site. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize maintenance programs and support capital projects while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Job details

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 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. Failure Elimination & Root Cause Analysis 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. Predictive & Preventive Maintenance Optimization 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. Capital & Turnaround Support 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. Safety, Compliance & Standards 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. Continuous Improvement Leadership Lead reliability initiatives focused on reducing downtime, eliminating bad actors, optimizing maintenance costs, improving equipment availability, and refining PM intervals. Qualifications 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) Preferred Experience 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 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 support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

What you’ll do

The Plant Electrical Engineer leads reliability strategy development and failure elimination for electrical assets at the Edmonton manufacturing site. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize maintenance programs and support capital projects while ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and be a registered P.Eng. with APEGA. The role requires 5–10 years of industrial electrical reliability experience, specifically with medium-voltage systems in continuous manufacturing or petrochemical environments.

Listed skills

• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Electrical Reliability
• Root Cause Analysis
• Medium-voltage Systems
• Predictive Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance
• Asset Lifecycle Planning
• Electrical Safety
• Arc-flash Mitigation
• SAP PM
• ETAP
• SKM
• EasyPower
• Protective Relay Coordination
• Six Sigma
• FMEA
• RCFA
• Medium Voltage
• Thermography
• SKM (Power System Software)
• Strategy Development
• Operation Maintenance
• Risk Mitigation
• Planning
• Six Sigma Methodology
• Chemistry
• Electrical Engineering
• Arc Flash
• Management
• Condition Monitoring
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Electrical Systems
• Sales
• Failure Mode And Effects Analysis
• Leadership
• Switchgear
• Low Voltage
• Monitor Control Command Set
• Partial Discharge
• Petrochemical
• Predictive Analytics
• Process Safety
• Refining
• Transformers (Electrical)
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Coordinating
• Investigation
• Reliability

Job areas

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Energy
• Plant Electrical Engineer
• Facilities Electrical Engineer
• Electrical Engineers