TotalEnergies

Electrical Reliability Specialist - Renewables, U.S.

LocationHouston, TX

About This Job


Contexte et environnement

Working at TotalEnergies

At TotalEnergies we are committed to balancing flexibility while fostering strong relationships among our team members. Our field site employees work together to build teamwork through collaboration. This position is in Houston, Texas where you will work from the field and also from the field site office.

What We Provide

TotalEnergies offers a robust comprehensive benefits package available to employees on the first day of hire. These benefits include but are not limited to generous PTO, medical, dental & vision care, HSA with company contributions, health FSA, commuter benefits or paid parking, 401(k) plan with employer match, pension plan, life & accident insurances, generous parental leave, education assistance, fitness subsidy and more. TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Activités

TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC is seeking an Electrical Reliability Specialist to join our Texas based team. The primary responsibility of the Electrical Reliability Specialist is to provide technical support to the renewable power plants to identify and eliminate equipment failures, improve the quality of new installations, operation of assets, maintenance repairs, and ensure work is done in accordance with required standards, best practices and applicable regulations and industry codes.


Key Responsibilities:

Enforce Total Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) policies in all responsibilities, ensuring external third parties (O&M/EPC contractors, vendors, consultants) adhere to TotalEnergies HSE standards.

Develop, implement, and review O&M reliability maintenance programs for medium and high voltage electrical systems across a portfolio of utility-scale solar power plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS), primarily located in Texas.
Provide technical support to enhance the efficiency of preventative maintenance programs, operating procedures, and repair specifications, minimizing recurring performance issues on both simple and complex equipment (e.g., inspection frequencies, inverters, medium voltage transformers, SCADA equipment, and substation NERC requirements).
Monitor and improve reliability metrics (Asset Strategies, Spare Parts, Criticality, FMEA, PM/Pd.Ms., etc.) for key electrical components.
Review electrical specifications, drawings, commissioning test plans, and other documentation; assist in reviewing IFA/IFC construction packages, provide hands-on commissioning testing support, and startup of electrical equipment during ERCOT commissioning.
Maintain accurate records of site commissioning test results to ensure all NERC evidence is correctly captured and meets each standard requirement. Update results in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to be used as equipment baseline for the life of the plant.
Supervise preventative and corrective maintenance activities on substation equipment, providing guidance and hands-on support as needed to ensure all switching procedures, grounding, and LOTO are performed safely and in compliance with OSHA and NFPA70E regulations.
Troubleshoot and resolve faults in high-voltage electrical systems, performing, collecting, and submitting test reports for all BES equipment replaced or repaired after faults to meet required NERC evidence.
Lead as site electrical safety champion during emergency outages, coordinating with local technicians and ROC to safely isolate faulted equipment and restore generation while preparing for equipment repair.
Ensure compliance with NERC, TRE, and ERCOT reliability standards, as well as company guidelines and protocols for all electrical equipment.
Manage spare parts inventory for critical substation equipment, routinely evaluating stock levels to ensure uptime across the operating portfolio.
Participate and help lead equipment failure and incident investigations, making improvement recommendations.
Maintain good relations with landowners, suppliers, customers, vendors, service providers, governmental authorities, and contractors.


Profil du candidat


Education/Experience:

Undergraduate degree in engineering or technical diploma w/ 5years industry experience with similar role. High School Diploma/GED
A minimum 10 years of electrical expertise working in the electrical generation, utility, petrochemical, or chemical industries.


Skills:

Extensive design and troubleshooting knowledge of electrical equipment and protection devices such as: Switchgear, MCCs, Protection relays (Line distance, feeder, differential, High Impedance), Transformers, Substations.
Understanding of electrical drawings such as: one and three lines, area classification, control schematics, wiring and relay diagrams.
Experience pulling event data, reviewing results to assist with events at stie level using SEL synchro wave software and tools.
Experience with OSHA, Electrical Safe Work Practice (NFPA 70E), NETA ATS/MTS, NEC, NFPA 70B, API 541 and API 547, including proficiency in LOTO procedures and arc flash protection.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills


Other:

Willingness to work hands-on, using extensive troubleshooting knowledge, to lead as electrical SME during site major outages until the unit or site is back in service.
US work permit and valid U.S. driver’s license.


Informations supplémentaires

TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.

To contribute to TotalEnergies' ambitions in the energy transition and renewable energies (35GW of renewable energy capacity by 2025, and 100GW by 2030), TotalEnergies Renewables is investing rapidly into solar and wind energy, with the objective to produce affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible energy to as many people as possible. In the US, TTE Renewables has 25GW of renewable wind & solar portfolio.

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