There’s never been a better time to be working with LNG Canada.

Why? Because we’re building Canada’s first large-scale LNG facility underpinned by safety, continuous improvement, quality execution and ethics and compliance. Our industry-leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility will provide the world’s cleanest LNG, with the lowest carbon intensity.

This is your opportunity to be part of history, in an environment that will challenge you to apply all your skills, and where you can learn with a diverse team of highly experienced industry professionals and mentors.

LNG Canada maintains a healthy, respectful, and safe environment for all our employees, contractors, partners, and communities. Protecting our people, community and our operations is our top priority. Our project has committed to meeting some of the strictest regulatory standards in the world.

With gratitude and respect LNG Canada acknowledges our facility is under construction and will be operated on the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. We also gratefully acknowledge the First Nations in our project area and along our shipping route.

Our Vision: To be the leading LNG export company in British Columbia and the world.

Our Mission: To set the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG development in Canada.

Our Values: Respect, collaboration, integrity, and safety.

Come join the team making Canadian history!

About the Role

The electrical specialist (SP) reports to the Electrical team lead and will support our LNGC engineering and maintenance electrical teams.

The electrical specialist will have the opportunity to work on Canada’s first LNG facility. The SP will work on voltages from 287kV down to 120V. LNGC’s power distribution system will be supplied by two BC Hydro 287kV transmission lines connected to our switchyard, we have new 69kV Gas insulated switchgear, Air insulated switchgear and motor control centers operated at 6.9kV built by Siemens.

Our low voltage system is 600V Switchgear and Motor control centre built by ABB. The electrical specialist will be trained to work on multiple large Adjustable speed drive (ASD) with a horsepower rating of 25,000HP, and smaller 600V ABB ASDs. The medium voltages drives are liquid cooled Siemens GH-150 units, and air cool applications. The electrical specialist will have the opportunity to start two 25000HP Boil off gas motors built by Siemens.

Electrical specialist safety activities will include:

• Electrical person responsible for electrical safety for LNGC facility.
• Review energized electrical work and seeks approval from the Chief Electrical Person.
• Responsible to ensure that the Electrical Safety Standard (ESS) orientation process is implemented for all workers.
• Ensure that all electricians, throughout the asset/facility are in compliance with the ESS.
• Ensure that workers exposed to energized electrical conductors or circuit parts are orientated, trained, qualified, and authorized to undertake the work task and concur with the Qualified Electrical Person (QEP) assessment of the worker.
• Validate competencies of QEPs
• Ensure that hazard identification and risk assessment of electrical work is completed, and procedures are used for completing the work.
• Ensure that electrical safety hazards are corrected promptly.
• Develop energized electrical work procedures and seeks approval of the procedure with the CEP.
• Ensure that electrical PPE, tools, and equipment are available for use, maintained and tested.
• Ensure that all electrical incidents are reported. Participates in all electrical incident investigations. Ensures that all corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure the completion of orientations of the ESS are delivered to all workers as HSE1730 per Section 8.0.
• Acts in absence of the CEP, when delegated by the CEP.
• Implement the ESS orientation process.
• Support the work of QEPs with respect to implementation of the ESS. Perform or authorize QEPs to perform non-routine energized work tasks
• Have detailed knowledge of IEEE, NFPA, CEC, and other industry standards for project development and delivery.
• Ability to quickly understand LNGC design specialising standard requirements and provide clarification to QEPs when performing troubleshooting in the field.
• Provide electrical safety guidance to construction team

• Must be and experience in operating industrial or oil and gas facilities
• Interface with all stakeholders to ensure electrical activities are in accordance with the best practices, HSSE standards and Electrical Safety Rules.

Electrical Specialist when required by maintenance will support the following:

• Perform corrective and preventative maintenance, repairs, alterations, and installations of various electrical systems, components, and equipment.
• Respond to, troubleshoot, and find solutions for complex and unique issues with various types of electrical equipment and systems.
• Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical code specifications to determine wiring layout drawings.
• Troubleshoot distribution, and control equipment such as PLC’s, MV/LV-VFD’s, MCC’s, SCADA Network, switches, relays, circuit breaker panels, and fuse enclosures.
• Operate various electrical equipment such as switchgear MV/HV, Motor Control centres (MCC) MV/LV.
• Participate in development of electrical related preventative maintenance tasks and procedures.
• Strictly comply with various quality, electrical codes, related regulations, and standards.
• Identify parts and supplies using SAP
• Maintain various manuals, blueprints, and facility/field logbooks as required.
• Respond to call outs and emergencies as required.
• Complete training and participate in the LNGC training program as required by operations.

To succeed with us in Engineering Team, we need your enthusiasm to:

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills that inspire and energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities.
• Ability to positively influence people, effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies
• Ability to drive execution and stretch the performance of people with a wide range of capabilities
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay
• Courage to hold strong to views when challenging current practices to encourage exploration of new ideas that drive improvement, i.e., Digitization
• Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion through collaboration across functional and cultural boundaries
• Develop the capabilities of others through coaching, mentoring, and providing growth opportunities that help people build their careers

You will use your expertise to:

• HSSE: To act always in accordance with the Policy on Health, Safety and Environment and provide assurance activities accordingly. You must provide very visible HSSE leadership to your team and the Asset.
• Process Safety: Based on a sound knowledge of the HSSE case, actively link your position with execution of Asset Management System (AMS) processes of maintaining and providing assurance of relevant hardware barriers and Safety Critical Elements.
• Cost: Plan, manage and effectively utilize resources (own time, contractor time, materials) to ensure your work is done efficiently, to the correct standards, and within budget. Ensure availability of adequate budget, by accurately contributing to the Maintenance Reference Plan (MRP).
• Mentor: Actively coach and develop future talent in the LNGC organization for progression and to ensure continuity, minimizing dependency on professionals on assignment.
• Asset Management System (AMS): Actively participate in project task forces during Execute phase for AMS deliverables and manage AMS processes and tasks during Operate phase.
• Behavior: Actively participate in the culture of continuous improvement within an efficient self-contained, disciplined organization, in which everybody likes to work. Seek out and nurture partnership with communities, businesses and organizations in Kitimat and BC.
• Discipline skills:
  • Project: Provides advice and guidelines to project team for safe and proper specification and purchase of electrical equipment.
  • Develops, reviews, or approves the design, specializing, procurement and implementation of electrical related capital projects and plant changes.
  • Verify adherence to electrical project standards and support technical deviations what needed.
  • This position requires an individual capable of electrical specializing knowledge of principles and practices to brownfield project development.
  • Must be capable of problem solving encountered on project development and design.
  • The candidate must have experience as an electrical specialist on detailed design projects.
  • Must have experience in hazardous area Classification.
  • Must have an industrial or refinery, gas processing, chemical facility experience.

• Management of Change (MOC) and Deviation Management: Act as technical person in line with Global requirement on MOC and Deviation Management. Monitor and control of deviations from planned electrical activities for safety critical equipment.
• Support Root Cause Analysis or Causal Leaning Process for defect elimination within the asset. Coordinate implementation of recommended actions per improvement plan. Promote the culture within the electrical team.
• Compliance Audit and Assurance: Provide support to maintenance and integrity compliance audits and bench marking processes in line with global requirements. Conduct assurance activities for electrical.
• Integrity & Maintenance KPIs: Implement KPIs that drive achievement in terms of cost, efficiency, and Integrity. Promote electrical maintenance execution performance improvement based on the KPI’s.
• Spare/Material Management: Provide input into the operational spares requirement for all electrical maintainable assets using dominant failure modes and failure rates, best practices within the industry. Incorporate risk-based approach where applicable.
• Contract and Procurement: Manage contract effectively to ensure delivery of specialist services efficiently and safely.

To be successful, you will have:

• Diploma in electrical technician/technology or Journeyperson electrician with equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive technical support experience in oil and gas, heavy industry.
• Experience in both maintenance execution support teams.
• Proven track record of working within multi-discipline teams and demonstrable delivery of value to customers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and able to recognize potential discipline opportunities / threats.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to listen well, good organizational skills, comfortable with change and being able to respond rapidly to it.

This role requires that you:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e., by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work permit)

• Live in the beautiful District of Stikine (Kitimat/Terrace). For applicants located outside of the region, you are encouraged to explore what Kitimat has to offer in terms of lifestyle including schooling, local amenities, outdoor adventure, and housing, to ensure Kitimat is where you would like to call your new home.

• During Operate phase, 40 hrs. per week, M-F
• During CSU phase may be asked to work 50hr per week (10hrs per day)
• Willing to work in inclement weather, that includes rain, snow, wind, and heat.
• Willing to climb stairs and be at heights, when in the field.
• Are willing to comply with LNGC’s drug-free and harassment-free work environment and comply with all safety policies and procedures.
• Undergo a pre-placement medical assessment of your fitness for duty, a background check and Pre-Site Access testing for alcohol and specified drugs.
• This is not a fly in fly out role

We offer

• A Comprehensive LNG Canada relocation package
• A full suite of benefits including a flexible Medical and Health plan
• A Defined Contribution Pension plan with a matching program
• A competitive vacation offering to ensure a work life balance
• See attached document for more information about Kitimat and LNG Canada.

About Us

LNG Canada is a joint venture comprised of Shell Canada Energy (40%) and affiliates of Petronas (25%) PetroChina (15%), Mitsubishi Corporation (15%) and Korea Gas Corporation (5%). The joint venture is building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia.

LNG Canada sets out to be a company of choice for British Columbia and Canada. Safety, shared economic value, environmental performance and social performance are our highest priorities. We have partnered with governments, local communities, and First Nations to maximize shared value.

Do you have a desire to learn and become part of an organization with a supportive and collaborative culture? Concerned you don’t meet every job requirement? Studies show diverse candidates are less likely to apply unless they feel they meet every single qualification. LNG Canada hires for character and trains for skill. We’re dedicated to attracting a diverse and inclusive workforce, representing the communities in which we live and work. We encourage you to apply today.