Posted 24 months ago
Plant Electrical Engineer
@ Celanese International Corporation
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Celanese International Corporation is hiring a Plant Electrical Engineer for its Edmonton acetyls manufacturing site. The role leads electrical reliability strategy for medium- and low-voltage equipment, reducing failures and strengthening predictive maintenance across the facility. It is a full-time position requiring a P.Eng. registration.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and sustain electrical reliability programs for major plant systems
- Lead investigations into electrical reliability issues and failures
- Optimize predictive and preventive maintenance programs
- Provide electrical engineering support for capital and turnaround projects
- Ensure compliance with electrical codes, standards and safety requirements
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Registered P.Eng. with APEGA
- 5 to 10 years industrial electrical reliability experience
- Experience in continuous manufacturing or petrochemical environments
- Experience with medium-voltage systems (4 kV to 15 kV)
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · icims
- Employer posting date
- 2024-11-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | P.Eng. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering |
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Celanese International Corporation
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Full company description
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 more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion. For more information, visit www.celanese.com. For Celanese product news about our Engineered Materials offerings, follow @CelaneseEngineeredMaterials on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn followers
- 131,311
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 7,259
- Reported office locations
- 222 Las Colinas Blvd W, Suite 900N, Irving, Texas 75039, US
- Rue de Veyrot, Meyrin, Geneva 1217, CH
- 4560 Jinke Road, Shanghai, CN
- Business categories
- Chemical
- Service Industry
- Chemical Engineering
- Food and Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Food Processing
- Other recorded names
- Celanese
- Celanese International Corporation
- Specialties
- Intermediate chemistry
- Emulsion polymers
- Engineered materials
- Cellulose derivatives
- and EVA polymers
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 11,500,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
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…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemical Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1912 |
| Specialties | Intermediate chemistryEmulsion polymersEngineered materialsCellulose derivativesand EVA polymers |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
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Overview
The Plant Electrical Engineer supports safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of electrical assets at the Celanese Edmonton manufacturing site. The 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
Required
- 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
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