Sr. Electrical Engineer, Projects

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What to Expect

The Sr. Electrical Engineer II, Projects provides leadership, technical expertise, and business perspective in all areas related to refinery electrical systems. As a member of the corporate engineering projects team, this role will be involved in a variety of projects, including capital project execution, engineering, procurement, and construction. This role ensures projects are technically sound and that they achieve safety, reliability, and environmental objectives and are consistent with PSM management of change. This position is based in Houston with travel to refineries, engineering contractors, and equipment supplier locations required.

What You’ll Do

• Work at an advanced level to ensure adherence to company and industry engineering standards.
• Stay current and proficient with relevant electrical codes and practices.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement and reliability of electrical components, equipment, and systems.
• Support designs, cost estimates, and management of projects working together with an EPC contractor.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure electrical system design is executed in an effective, timely, and cost-efficient manner.
• Ensure project scope and cost is controlled and change is managed.
• Provide technical expertise for design and procurement of equipment, including power distribution systems, motors, motor controls, switch gear, UPS systems, and substations.
• Provide technical support for factory and site acceptance testing, commissioning and start-up of electrical systems.  
• Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Participate in refining electrical reliability network and, occasionally if supported by business need, industry technical societies.
• Promote the management and development of standards, best practices, and guidelines for electrical systems with both corporate and site staff.

What You’ll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline
• 5 or more year(s) of engineering experience in refining, petrochemicals, or a similar industry
• Willing and able to travel approximately 25% of the time to field locations

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• 15 or more years of project engineering experience
• Experience and understanding of plant maintenance, operations, and project execution practices
• Experience working with Engineering Contractors on Projects
• Factory acceptance testing and field construction support experience

Compensation Range

• $155,700 to $190,300

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 11/23/2025.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.