Reliability Engineer - Upstream Electrical Job

Location:

Minot, North Dakota, US

Job Skill Group: Facilities & Projects

Date: Oct 30, 2024

HYBRID ELIGIBILITY

This position works a hybrid schedule, spending time remotely and in the office in Minot, ND. The current hybrid schedule provides flexibility to collaborate in the office Tuesdays through Thursdays and work from home Mondays and Fridays. With our 9/80 feature you get time off every other Friday when you work at least 80 hours over the preceding nine days.

POSITION SUMMARY

This role will be responsible for leading efforts for Reliability Engineering with regards to electrical equipment in the North Dakota Bakken Asset in order to support maximizing equipment reliability. This role will work across numerous organizational boundaries such as Operations; Maintenance, Reliability, and Integrity; Infrastructure; EHS and Global Supply Chain to support Wells & Pads, Gas/Oil/Water Gathering, and the Tioga Gas Plant.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary areas of focus will include the following:

Reliability Improvement
- Develop and/or optimize equipment maintenance strategies, repair/spares strategies, and influence equipment standards for electrical equipment including electrical motors, Motor Control Centers, Variable Frequency Drives, Transformers, and other electrical equipment.
- Facilitate bad actor and root cause analysis related to fixed equipment. Confirm implementation and effectiveness of countermeasures developed
- Recommend and implement upgrades/modifications to equipment to increase reliability and reduce maintenance cost and operating issues
- Analyze predictive maintenance data and initiate follow-on corrective work
- Develop, review data, and report out on key performance indicators

Troubleshooting / Operational Support
- Work with Operations and Maintenance personnel to troubleshoot electrical equipment on an as-needed basis
- Participate in scope development and repair of critical equipment
- Act as an adviser to Process and Reliability Engineers concerning equipment/facilities capabilities and improvement opportunities

Maintenance in Projects
- Support Infrastructure projects by providing reliability, maintainability, and operability input as a representative of the Maintenance, Reliability, and Integrity team to ensure that the best designs/philosophies are being implemented with new equipment installations/modifications
- Provide technical advice, guidance, recommendations, and assurance for modification of existing assets carried out using the Management of Change (MOC) process
- Evaluate proposed pilot initiatives for technical viability and coordinate implementation efforts for electrical equipment initiatives.
- Review electrical installation drawings for reliability, maintainability, and compliance with company and industry codes (one-line diagrams, area classification, motor schematics, wiring diagrams, panel drawings, I/O drawings, elementary drawings…)

Core Behaviors

Strong Lean knowledge and/or demonstrates ability to learn following skills:

- Teach/coach: 5-Whys, Mistake Proofing, 5S
- Lead/facilitate: Standard Work Instruction, Structured Problem Solving (A3), Leader Standard Work, Spaghetti Diagrams, Swim Lane Mapping, Dashboards and Operating Rhythm, and Conditions of Satisfaction
- Participate/use: Rapid Improvement Events, Value Stream Mapping, Business Planning (A3)
Demonstrates Leading at Hess Competencies including but not limited to:
- Able to influence without authority across organizational boundaries
- Able to lead change with various stakeholders
- Execution and results oriented and able to lead a team to deliver results
- Team oriented and a great communicator; can support and enable a shared vision
- Focus for and capability to coach/mentor/develop team members (e.g. MRI technicians, Reliability Operators, Foundation Engineers)
Robust problem-solving skills that focus on delivering data driven solutions
- Able to quickly gather, rationalize data, and prioritize improvements
- Utilize structured problem solving to formulate solutions
Holds safety, environmental, health, social and corporate responsibility as paramount

Work Environment

Office Based role (Minot or Tioga) 5/2 (9/80) work schedule with field visits as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience & Skills

5+ years of experience in electrical engineering
Preferred history of utilizing Reliability Centered Maintenance tools to optimize asset performance / lifecycle
Experience in root cause failure analysis and FMEA
Strong knowledge in general plant and oil & gas equipment such as:
- Electric Motors (low and medium voltage)
- Motor Control Centers (MCC)
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
- Motor Starters
- Electrical Distribution Systems
- Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)
- Electrical Switch Gear (low and medium voltage)
Proficient in MS Office and SAP
Knowledge of NFPA 70e and Electrical Safety Programs a plus
Knowledge of Spotfire and Sequel a plus.

Education, Training & Certifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

WHAT WE OFFER

Hess provides a comprehensive range of compensation and benefit programs that help you to take care of your health, protect your income, and build savings for the future. Our compensation philosophy is simple – we pay for performance. The better you and the company perform, the more you can earn. Here are a few highlights:

Base Salary

Base salaries are competitive, and market based, with pay increases based on objective measures and upward moves.

Annual Incentive Plan

Every employee participates in our Annual Incentive Plan, which awards a bonus based on how well we fare as a company on our annual performance scorecard and the person’s level of contribution.

All Employee Share Plan

All employees are Hess stockholders, so they share in the success they help create for the company. Shares are granted to new employees who do not receive stock as part of their compensation package.

Benefits

Hess cares about your well-being and wants to help you be your best self. That’s why we offer a compelling benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. Highlights include: medical, dental, and vision coverage; a health savings account; 401 (K) and pension plan; a nationally recognized wellness program; and company paid basic life and disability insurance.

Learn more about our programs at https://hessbenefits.com/.

Learning & Development

We believe in lifelong learning and provide a suite of on-demand and instructor-led learning opportunities, in addition to a tuition reimbursement program, designed to help you achieve your professional goals. Learning encompasses on-the-job interaction with highly skilled colleagues, self-guided study, training, mentoring and participation in formal networks (e.g., technical and employee resource groups.)

WHY HESS?

We aim to be the world’s most trusted energy partner. Modern life and continued human prosperity depends upon access to affordable and secure energy and all forms of energy are required for an orderly and just future. Hess is ideally positioned to provide low-cost oil and gas reliably to help meet the world’s growing energy needs in a way that protects the health and safety of our people, safeguards the environment, and makes a lasting positive impact in the communities where we do business.

Everything we do is guided by six core values - Integrity, People, Performance, Social Responsibility, Value Creation, and Independent Spirit, from how we treat our employees to how we interact with our neighbors, suppliers and business partners. They are the basic building blocks of our culture and represent our company's collective conscience. While our strategy changes over time based on business conditions, our values are enduring.

We are an industry leader in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, one of the largest producers in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and a critical natural gas producer and supplier to Malaysia and Thailand. Our exploration and appraisal activities are offshore Guyana, one of the industry’s largest oil discoveries in the past decade, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico and Suriname.

We are recognized around the world as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance performance and disclosure.

Hess provides challenging and rewarding opportunities for personal growth. We are always looking for talented professionals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world and in their careers. Unlike much larger companies, we are agile and every member of the team, regardless of level or position, plays an important role.

We invite you to learn more about what makes us a special place to work. Click here (www.hess.com)

Hess is committed to maintaining a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit Diversity and Inclusion | Hess Corporation. To request reasonable accommodation, click here or send an email to MyHR@Hess.com.

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