Automation Project Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participates in TOTS and M&C project meetings
• Ensures engineering documentation is available for automation commissioning
• Facilitate alignment and allocation of manpower resources on projects
• Collaborate with respective construction teams on site regarding IFC designs, verify automation engineering design deliverables to site IFC and work to resolve discrepancies through automation engineering.
• Communicate construction and commissioning issues with engineering and provide red-lined documents where applicable
• Reports on project status and ensures commissioning documents and status reports are completed
• Collaborates with all project managers on facilities and M&C projects (Mechanical and Electrical scopes of work)
• Create an environment where members of the team make the day-to-day decisions while providing the tools, training, and support needed to make those decisions
• Ensure working environment is conducive to meeting Business Unit’s production and safety targets
• Remove roadblocks and impediments, foster process improvements with engineering
• Ensure compliance with Oxy standards and best practices
• Identify and communicate design challenges and offer improvement suggestions to engineering
• Identify and enhance inefficiencies of processes and control equipment
• Affectively engage with and utilize resources internal and external of business unit
• Participate in technical reviews of assets and/or new business ventures
• Participate in annual and long-term business planning
• Participate in staffing plans to ensure adequate staffing level to support business plans
• Participate in the recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of employees that are a good fit for the position & organization
• Afford to promote the development of team members professional and technical skills
• Afford to develop and/or manage programs, systems, and practices for maintaining & enhancing a safe, productive, and environmentally sound work environment

Education

A 4 year technical degree or equivalent working experience

Professional/Technical Knowledge

Advanced knowledge of oil and gas automation systems

Experience

• 6 + years of Oil Field experience
• 2 + years of Managerial experience preferred
• 2 + years of Project Management Experience preferred

Skills & Competencies

• In depth experience with managing New Development oil and gas facilities/projects
• In depth experience with managing Maintenance and Construction projects
• Valued contributor to business analysis and planning at all levels
• Strong communication skills (verbal/written/listening/presentation)
• Problem solving skills with ability to analyze and recommend solutions on problems of high complexity
• Understanding of Surface Production Equipment and process system controls
• General knowledge of Surface Team, Reservoir Team, Downhole Team, Risk / AI team, IT and HSE
• Advanced level competency in oil and gas automation systems
• Visionary for process improvement and development of new technologies
• Afford to complete staffing plans to ensure adequate staffing levels to support the business plan
• Afford to develop professional and technical skills through coaching, feedback, and training