Manager, Electrical and Instrumentation

PBF Energy is seeking a Manager for Electrical and Instrumentation at their Delaware City Refinery. The role involves managing E&I Reliability departments, overseeing engineers, and supporting maintenance needs. Responsibilities include understanding electrical assets, developing reliability strategies, managing capital projects, and ensuring compliance with NERC requirements. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and 10+ years of relevant experience. This position is not remote.
Manager, Electrical and Instrumentation







JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing the Electrical and Instrument (E&I) Reliability departments of the Delaware City Refinery and the Paulsboro Refinery. Manage electrical and instrument engineers and support the Maintenance Department’s technical needs. Provide subject matter expertise to PBF’s other facilities.



PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identify and understand refinery electrical assets and power flow. Distribution and transmission voltages are 13.8 kV, 69 kV, and 138 kV. Utilization voltages are typically 480V, 2.4 kV, and 4.16 kV. Understand the Power Generation and Distribution System constraints and develop a strategy to strengthen and improve the various systems. Upgrade aging equipment including electrical generation, switchyards, distribution infrastructure, switchgear, and UPS units. Able to read and modify electrical 1-Lines, 3-Lines, and schematic drawings.Understand Load-Flow, Arc-Flash, and Short-Circuit studies. Understand the theory and the operational functionality of electro-mechanical and electronic protective relays and relay coordination.Be knowledgeable in testing switchgear, breakers, contactors, transformers, generators, MV motors, cables, and switchyards. Understand generator protection, generator auxiliary equipment, exciter systems, and the theory of operations. Delaware City Refinery is a NERC facility. This position is responsible for managing NERC testing and reporting requirements. Training will be provided.Identify and understand refinery instrumentation, analyzers, safety instrumented systems (SIS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), and field relay logic.Develop long-term Electrical and Instrumentation Reliability Strategies.Manage and provide engineering technical support to the Delaware City Refinery and the Paulsboro Refinery. Collaborate with electrical and instrument engineers and the maintenance department to establish priorities for each refinery. Supervise staff engineers, designers, relay technicians, and co-ops. Define Technical Development requirements for electrical and instrument engineering personnel and sponsor training opportunities for their development.Ensure that all capital projects and maintenance projects are engineered or supported by an in-house engineer. The goal is to ensure reliability standards are followed and new system can be safely operated and maintained.Create and manage equipment reliability KPIs and bad actor lists.Update the five-year capital plan and develop a strategy to upgrade aging or unreliable equipment.



JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent work experience required. 10+ years of refinery or equivalent work experience.Familiarity with industry process safety and environment regulations, work practices, and compliance strategies as well as knowledge of basic refinery processes, reliability principles, refining economics and basic budgeting and scheduling.Knowledgeable in installation and maintenance practices with detailed understanding of the instrumentation process applications, programs, and strategies.Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of an organization via verbal and written communications and possess computer skills needed for communications and analysis.Ability to handle multiple priorities, assist peers, manage short deadlines and emergency situations.



JOB PREFERENCES:

Electrical Power concentration and/or experience.Understanding of SKM or ETAP.Logic proficiencies: Configuration definitions for Bently-Nevada vintages and Woodward products, Triconex logic coding and structured text, PLC ladder logic and function blocks, relay logic & component assemblyConversant in related industry standards, e.g., ISA S84/IEC 61511, API 560/611-619/670, NFPA 85Knowledgeable in process safety management practices and risk management.

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The salary range for this position is $121,160 - $200,750 The compensation range listed in this posting is in compliance with applicable state law. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, job-related skills and internal peer equity will be considered in determining the selected candidate’s compensation. Salaries at the time of hire are typically in the lower to middle portion of the above range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect future performance-based increases. In addition to salary, PBF offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package.