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Youre purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Thats the spirit of the community youll find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day.

From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for good enough when theres an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.

Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials is hiring for a Senior Electrical Engineer based in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.

*Willingness to work in the selected EPC firms office (Houston/Baton Rouge), Baton Rouge area (project site) and travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Were seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our large capital project team on the U.S. Gulf Coast. This position is part of the owners project team, responsible for overseeing EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) execution to ensure all electrical work meets company engineering standards and project objectives.

Youll partner closely with EPC firms and the main automation contractor to ensure high-quality, on-time I&C deliverables. The role offers the opportunity to move between the EPC office and the project site in Baton Rouge as the project progresses from engineering through commissioning.

What Youll Do

• Provide electrical engineering expertise in high and medium voltage systems across all project phases engineering/design, procurement, construction, and pre-commissioning.


• Support project managers and construction teams by identifying and resolving deviations from standards, drawings, and codes.


• Ensure the technical quality, safety, and reliability of electrical designs, installations, and commissioning activities.


• Act as the primary electrical subject matter expert for internal stakeholders and EPC partners.


• Monitor and evaluate EPC contractor performance to ensure quality and compliance with contractual and engineering requirements.


• Participate in and review power load studies and trip hierarchy analyses, ensuring results are properly implemented in design.


• Support continuous improvement of company engineering standards and ensure theyre incorporated into all project documentation.


• Address and resolve electrical field issues during installation and pre-commissioning.

What Youll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.


• 15+ years of electrical engineering and design experience in an EPC firm or owners organization, focusing on large capital projects.


• Strong knowledge of power generation, distribution, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, for LV/MV and HV (138kv) systems.


• Excellent communication and reporting skills.


• Willingness to work in the Baton Rouge area and travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience acting as an owners representative managing EPC electrical contractors.


• Exposure to heavy modularization projects.


• 5+ years of experience in a chemical production facility, plus 10+ years as a lead electrical engineer on projects exceeding $100M.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Dynamic Role: Transition from office-based EPC oversight to hands-on field engineering as the project advances.


• Owners Team Exposure: Work directly on the owners project team with significant technical responsibility and influence.


• Impactful Work: Contribute to large-scale capital projects that drive industrial growth and innovation.


• Challenging Projects: Engage with advanced electrical systems and technologies in a complex, high-performance environment.

We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If youre ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, wed like to hear from you.

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.

Orbia is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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