Automation Specialist II

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for proper installation, function tests and calibration of all automation equipment meeting engineering design specifications on well-sites.
• Responsible for point-to-point and loop checks on all devices.
• Support coordinating oversight of automation commissioning with Project Manager.
• Support project status reporting to ensure entry on project tracking tool.
• Provide on-site automation support on facilities during start up when production is introduced.
• Serve as technical resource for well controls systems and field instrumentation including level, pressure, flow, vibration, and other instruments.
• Ensure commissioning activities are executed in compliance with relevant industry and company Process Control standards.
• Identify problem areas with instrumentation and control systems and report to automation engineering for improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2-year Instrumentation or Automation technology degree with a GPA of 2.5 or higher (or foreign equivalent), or equivalent technical working experience with a good track record of safety
• 3+ years of Oil Field experience
• Intermediate knowledge of well RTU designs, programming and troubleshooting
• Intermediate knowledge of analog and discrete instrumentation, and various serial and ethernet communications protocols
• Intermediate knowledge of technical standards and guidelines (API, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ISA, etc.)
• Basic knowledge of maintaining PLC programs in function block, ladder logic, and structured text
• Basic knowledge of maintaining local HMI operator interfaces
• Ability and willingness to travel to unassigned job areas on an as-needed basis
• Ability and willingness to work under air (fit test) and work from aerial manlift platform
• Works safely around instrumentation and electrical systems
• Capable of working responsibly with limited supervision
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and Windows Operating Systems

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Automation with GPA of 3.0 or higher (or foreign equivalent)
• 5+ years of Oil Field experience
• Strong electrical background with State Accredited license
• 1+ years of upstream oil and gas automation experience
• Experience with Allen-Bradley & Rosemount
• Experience with reading and understanding Cause & Effects, P&ID's, wiring diagrams, control narratives, etc.
• Experience with troubleshooting control networks for well sites, well pads, tank battery, saltwater disposal and compressor stations (ControlNet, Ethernet I/P, Network Switches, fiber optics, RF communications)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with management, technical, and field personnel
• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals