Field Engineer - Electrical O&M - Prudhoe Bay, AK

About us 

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. 

The Electrical Field Engineer plays a vital part of our Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team planning, directing, coordination and review of Electrical and Instrumentation engineering in support of Operations and Maintenance I&E crews.

• Promotes safe work practices and implements client and Worley safety policies for all project personnel. This includes participation in the client driven safety process, job safety analysis, safety initiatives, and incident and accident reporting.

• Prepares project budgets and schedule for small O&M project to establish project time frame, funding limitations, project procedures, staffing requirements and estimates.

• Support planning and technical issues, RFIs, material issues and other support issues to assist project completion.

• Performs constructability reviews on electrical work packages and reviews project material list for accuracy and availability.

• Develops and supports start-up / commissioning safety plans and procedures, assures conformance to company guidelines and practices.

• Performs Alaska electrical administrative duties for O&M contract.

• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.

• Coordinates and/or attends design, construction, start-up, commissioning, and qualification meetings.

• Submit weekly and daily reports to client, interfacing with craft superintendents on report contents.

• Prepare and submit daily reports for each project to client.

• Attend daily toolbox with craft and provide safety input at toolbox talk.

• Track and maintain equipment logs for projects.

• Walkdown design issues in field, collaborate with craft to identify a resolution.

• Draft Hilcorp Action Request to engineering firm of design issues and clarifications.

• Redline drawings of proposed changes according to Hilcorp criteria.

• Submit Job Impact Notices (JINs) when project delays occur.

• Collaborate with other staff members of best processes for completing project.

• Assist materials department when identifying one off parts or components for ordering correct material for project.

• Research craft question on applicable code for installations of devices or panels.

• Prepare and submit weekly reports for each project to client.

• Roll up all Job Impacts Notices (JINs) to client for approval.

• Maintain IFC drawing package with redlines changes stamped by Engineering.

• Compile redlines and turn over documentation for Mechanical Completion Notice (MC1).

• Manage project folder system.

• Review and estimate IFC Drawings.

• Create a Material Take Off list of what material and devices weren’t ordered by Engineering. Submit to materials for ordering.

• Pull all termination drawings from package and identify wire tags to be made.

• Separate and print IFC drawings by module for foreman and crew, create field packages.

• Draft Mechanical Completion (MC1) Documentation from system register for project.

• Estimate any Construction Change Notice (CCN’s) once addition to the project are identified.

 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings.

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of electrical systems.

• Ability to communicate clearly with coworkers and supervision.

• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of electrical engineering, cost estimating, schedules, and safety.

• Ability to work as part of a team with fellow workers, supervisors, and your alternate.

• Advanced knowledge and ability to troubleshoot electrical systems.

• Ability to demonstrate adherence to established safety policies and procedures.

• Ability to demonstrate support for the company’s environmental management system.

Work is performed in a remote Arctic environment with limited medical resources. Candidate understands the site is approximately 840 miles (at least 4 hours by air ambulance) from surgical, specialist, and tertiary medical care, and where medical evacuation from this location may be significantly delayed due to weather conditions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to:

• Must have ability to stand, walk on level, uneven and slippery surfaces, sit, squat, kneel, reach through low and high ranges, and exhibit normal balance and coordination. These basic physical requirements are essential for safe performance of the job in harsh environments with exposure to very cold temperatures and while wearing arctic gear. (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska is a remote Arctic work environment)

• Must stand throughout evaluation.

• Aerobic capacity evaluation via 3-minute step test.

• Sit and reach and range of motion evaluations.

• Lift 25 lbs. from floor to waist with two hands.

• Lift 25 lbs. from floor to shoulder with two hands.

• Carry 25 lbs. for 15 feet with two hands.

This job description is intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of the job incumbents.  Worley provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including both applicants and employees, to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Three (3) to seven years’ experience in electrical engineering.

• Minimum of ten years’ experience in heavy industrial construction arena in a projects structure.

• Experience in reviewing electrical project drawings.

• Functional experience with Microsoft applications.

• Commitment to safety.

• Knowledge of client project turnover process.

• Valid driver’s license including ability to be insured by Worley’s auto insurer.

• North Slope Training Cooperative (NSTC). Worley can provide NSTC certification training if needed.

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