Salary Range: 130000 to 165000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Are you an experienced Electrical Engineer with a passion for solving complex industrial challenges? Our client is seeking a Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) to join their growing engineering team supporting major refinery and oil & gas projects in the Pacific Northwest.

This hybrid opportunity offers the flexibility of working three days onsite in Ferndale, WA (Tuesday–Thursday) and two days remotely (Monday & Friday) while contributing to innovative capital projects for industry-leading clients.

If you're experienced in power distribution, hazardous area design, ETAP/SKM analysis, electrical system design, and refinery engineering, we'd like to hear from you.

Why Join Our Client?

For more than 100 years, our client has delivered world-class engineering, project management, and construction solutions across:

Oil & Gas
Refining
Energy
Chemical Processing
Life Sciences
Food & Beverage
Power Generation

Their engineers work on challenging projects while enjoying an employee-focused culture built around collaboration, safety, innovation, and professional growth.

What You'll Do

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll lead and support electrical engineering design for refinery and industrial facility projects from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities include:

Design electrical systems for refinery and industrial facilities
Develop one-line diagrams, wiring schematics, and electrical construction packages
Perform:
- Load calculations
- Voltage drop calculations
- Cable sizing
- Conduit sizing
- Grounding design
- Lighting calculations
- Perform power system studies including:
  - Arc Flash Analysis
  - Short Circuit Studies
  - Protective Device Coordination
  - Utilize ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower software
  - Prepare electrical equipment specifications
  - Develop scopes of work and technical documentation
  - Prepare material requisitions and review vendor submittals
  - Evaluate electrical equipment and recommend technical solutions
  - Respond to RFIs during construction
  - Support commissioning, startup, and refinery turnaround activities
  - Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams
  - Maintain project budgets and schedules
  - Ensure compliance with:
    - NEC
    - IEEE
    - API
    - NFPA 70E
    - NFPA 497
    - Participate in client meetings and provide engineering leadership throughout project execution

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience

8–10+ years of electrical engineering experience
Experience within:
- Oil & Gas
- Refining
- Petrochemical
- Chemical Processing
- Heavy Industrial Facilities

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates with the following experience are strongly encouraged to apply:

Refinery engineering
Brownfield industrial projects
Capital projects
Process facilities
Turnarounds
Commissioning
Startup support
Field engineering
Owner's engineering
EPC engineering environments

Why do engineers choose our client?

✔ Industry-leading refinery projects

✔ Collaborative engineering teams

✔ Hybrid work flexibility

✔ Long-term career growth

✔ Technical leadership opportunities

✔ Stable company with 150+ years of success

✔ Employee-focused culture

Apply Today

If you're a Professional Electrical Engineer (PE) looking to advance your career with one of the nation's most respected industrial engineering firms, we encourage you to apply today.

Join our client and help engineer the next generation of refinery and industrial infrastructure.

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PE, Refinery & Oil & Gas

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