Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Controls Engineer
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should have headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe they want Qualifications?), Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we only include sections if posting has real specific content. The posting includes Responsibilities (multiple bullet-like paragraphs). It includes Qualifications (Required and Preferred). It includes Benefits (the "Why join..." paragraph). It does not include explicit Pay or Schedule. So we should not include Pay or Schedule sections. Also maybe "Skills" could be derived from qualifications but we have Qualifications section; we could also have Skills but not required. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can include About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits. Possibly also Requirements? The Qualifications section already covers required and preferred. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications? But they listed both as possible headings. Since we have qualifications content, we can use "Qualifications" heading. We could also include "Skills" but it's redundant. Let's stick to About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities are paragraphs with multiple sentences; we could break them into list items? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities section contains multiple duties; we can format each duty as a list item. However the original text is paragraph style; we need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We can convert each sentence into a list item, but that may be too granular but still preserves info. Better to keep as
for prose unless it's a list. The responsibilities are not explicitly a list but we can treat each bullet as a duty; but there are no bullet markers. The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If the posting does not have explicit list formatting, we could still treat as prose. Safer: keep responsibilities as
paragraphs (maybe multiple
). But then we are not using
- for list of duties. However the instruction says "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". If it's not a list, we can use
. So we can keep responsibilities as paragraphs.
Similarly for Qualifications: we have Required and Preferred bullet-like sentences. Could format as
- . That would be appropriate.
Benefits: the benefits paragraph includes a list of benefits after colon: "Medical, dental, and vision (eligibility after just 30 days of employment) Paid time off that increases with tenure A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting A new employee training program and many opportunities for continued learning and career development Disability and life insurance Employee recognition program Generous tuition assistance program Propane discounts, and more!" This is a list; we can make
- for each benefit.
We also need to include the link for benefits: "For eligibility and a full list of our benefit offerings please visit: https://jobs.suburbanpropane.com/benefits/." That's a link; we can keep as .
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At the end there is EEO statement, etc. We must remove that. Also remove "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." etc. Also remove background checks and drug screens line? That's part of hiring process; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's part of hiring process; but instruction says remove application instructions. That includes "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." and "As part of our pre-employment hiring process, background checks and drug screens are performed." and links. So remove those.
Also remove the EEO paragraph at the end.
Also remove the duplicated lines? Not seeing duplicates.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company description about Suburban Propane (the paragraph about them) is substantive? It describes the company; could be considered part of job posting but not required? It's not boilerplate; it's about the company. We could keep it maybe under About the role or a separate section "About the company". But the instruction only lists certain headings; we could include it under About the role (makes sense). Or we could add a section "About the company" but not in list; better to incorporate into About the role.
Thus About the role paragraph: combine the initial description plus company overview.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Controls Engineer is responsible for designing, improving, and supporting control systems for RNG production facilities, with a practical focus on reliable plant operation. This role combines home-office engineering, field troubleshooting, commissioning support, and ongoing optimization of instrumentation, PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems. The Controls Engineer works closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, OEM suppliers, and environmental teams to improve gas quality, plant uptime, process safety, and regulatory compliance across operating anaerobic digestion facilities.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. ("Suburban Propane") is a publicly traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, renewable natural gas ("RNG"), fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and producer of and investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, servicing the energy needs of approximately 1 million residential, commercial, governmental, industrial and agricultural customers through approximately 700 locations across 42 states. Suburban Propane is supported by three core pillars: (1) Suburban Commitment – showcasing Suburban Propane's nearly 100-year legacy, and ongoing commitment to the highest standards for dependability, flexibility, and reliability that underscores Suburban Propane's commitment to excellence in customer service; (2) SuburbanCares – highlighting continued dedication to giving back to local communities across Suburban Propane's national footprint; and (3) Go Green with Suburban Propane – promoting the clean burning and versatile nature of propane and renewable propane as a bridge to a green energy future and investing in the next generation of innovative, renewable energy alternatives. For additional information on Suburban Propane, please visit www.suburbanpropane.com.
Then Responsibilities: we can keep as paragraphs grouping similar topics. Could break into multiple
for readability.
We need to preserve all substantive information; we can split into paragraphs by topic: Controls & Automation Design, Instrumentation & Electrical Systems, Process Optimization, Compliance & Safety, Maintenance & Reliability.
Thus:
Responsibilities
Controls & Automation Design: Design, program, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems for RNG plant operations. Develop and optimize control strategies for feedstock receiving systems, gas upgrading systems, compression systems, flare systems, digesters, and utility systems. Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication protocols including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, Profibus, and OPC. Develop and maintain controls standards, preferred hardware configurations, programming practices, network architecture, and documentation templates that can be applied consistently across multiple RNG facilities while still allowing site-specific adaptation. Support design, procurement, installation, commissioning and startup of new equipment and plant expansions. Implement alarm management and process interlocks to improve plant safety and reliability. Review control system deliverables from OEMs, system integrators, and engineering contractors, including control narratives, cause-and-effect logic, loop diagrams, I/O lists, network drawings, panel drawings, factory acceptance test procedures, and commissioning documentation.
Instrumentation & Electrical Systems: Specify, install, calibrate, and maintain process instrumentation including pressure, flow, temperature, methane analyzers, H₂S analyzers, and moisture analyzers. Troubleshoot control valves, VFDs, motors, analyzers, and field devices. Review and maintain P&IDs, control narratives, electrical one-lines, and instrument loop drawings. Support electrical systems up to medium voltage where applicable.
Process Optimization: Analyze plant performance data to improve methane recovery, gas quality, and system efficiency. Develop and monitor KPIs and performance dashboards for operational improvement. Optimize digester gas handling, upgrading systems, and pipeline injection controls. Support root cause analysis for process upsets and downtime events.
Compliance & Safety: Ensure plant control systems are designed, configured, documented, and maintained in accordance with applicable OSHA, NEC, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, ISA, EPA, and local regulatory requirements. Support environmental reporting and emissions compliance through data collection systems. Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), and HAZOP reviews. Prepare or review controls-related Management of Change documentation for software revisions, setpoint changes, interlock modifications, alarm changes, instrument replacements, and control strategy updates that affect plant operation or safety. Maintain appropriate industrial control system cybersecurity practices, including user access control, network segmentation, backup and recovery practices, vendor remote access controls, and coordination with corporate information technology standards.
Maintenance & Reliability: Develop preventative maintenance plans for controls and instrumentation systems. Lead troubleshooting efforts during unplanned outages. Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting support for operating facilities, including review of trend data, alarm history, equipment status, analyzer readings, and operator feedback to diagnose controls-related causes of downtime or unstable operation. Support spare parts inventory management for critical controls components. Coordinate with OEM
Note: The last sentence cut off: "Coordinate with OEM" incomplete due to original text cut. Actually original: "Support spare parts inventory management for critical controls components. Coordinate with OEM". It seems truncated; maybe missing "Benefits"? Actually after that there is "Benefits Why join the Suburban Propane team?" So the sentence likely continues: "Coordinate with OEM". Might be missing text; but we must preserve all substantive information as given. We'll keep as is: "Coordinate with OEM". It's incomplete but we cannot invent.
Now Qualifications: we have Required and Preferred.
We'll make - for each.
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- Required: 10+ years of industrial controls engineering experience in process plant, manufacturing, energy, utility, or infrastructure environments, including direct involvement with operating facilities, commissioning, troubleshooting, or field support.
- Required: Hands-on experience developing, modifying, troubleshooting, and supporting PLC programs using platforms such as Rockwell Automation Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, or Schneider EcoStruxure.
- Required: Hands-on experience configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting industrial SCADA systems such as Ignition SCADA, Wonderware, or similar platforms in operating process-plant environments.
- Required: Strong understanding of industrial instrumentation and process controls.
- Required: Knowledge of
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. The responsibilities section contains multiple duties; we can format each duty as a list item. However the original text is paragraph style; we need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. We can convert each sentence into a list item, but that may be too granular but still preserves info. Better to keep as
for prose unless it's a list. The responsibilities are not explicitly a list but we can treat each bullet as a duty; but there are no bullet markers. The instruction says use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If the posting does not have explicit list formatting, we could still treat as prose. Safer: keep responsibilities as
paragraphs (maybe multiple
). But then we are not using
- for list of duties. However the instruction says "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". If it's not a list, we can use
. So we can keep responsibilities as paragraphs. Similarly for Qualifications: we have Required and Preferred bullet-like sentences. Could format as
- . That would be appropriate.
Benefits: the benefits paragraph includes a list of benefits after colon: "Medical, dental, and vision (eligibility after just 30 days of employment) Paid time off that increases with tenure A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting A new employee training program and many opportunities for continued learning and career development Disability and life insurance Employee recognition program Generous tuition assistance program Propane discounts, and more!" This is a list; we can make
- for each benefit.
We also need to include the link for benefits: "For eligibility and a full list of our benefit offerings please visit: https://jobs.suburbanpropane.com/benefits/." That's a link; we can keep as .
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At the end there is EEO statement, etc. We must remove that. Also remove "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." etc. Also remove background checks and drug screens line? That's part of hiring process; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's part of hiring process; but instruction says remove application instructions. That includes "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." and "As part of our pre-employment hiring process, background checks and drug screens are performed." and links. So remove those.
Also remove the EEO paragraph at the end.
Also remove the duplicated lines? Not seeing duplicates.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company description about Suburban Propane (the paragraph about them) is substantive? It describes the company; could be considered part of job posting but not required? It's not boilerplate; it's about the company. We could keep it maybe under About the role or a separate section "About the company". But the instruction only lists certain headings; we could include it under About the role (makes sense). Or we could add a section "About the company" but not in list; better to incorporate into About the role.
Thus About the role paragraph: combine the initial description plus company overview.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Controls Engineer is responsible for designing, improving, and supporting control systems for RNG production facilities, with a practical focus on reliable plant operation. This role combines home-office engineering, field troubleshooting, commissioning support, and ongoing optimization of instrumentation, PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems. The Controls Engineer works closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, OEM suppliers, and environmental teams to improve gas quality, plant uptime, process safety, and regulatory compliance across operating anaerobic digestion facilities.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. ("Suburban Propane") is a publicly traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, renewable natural gas ("RNG"), fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and producer of and investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, servicing the energy needs of approximately 1 million residential, commercial, governmental, industrial and agricultural customers through approximately 700 locations across 42 states. Suburban Propane is supported by three core pillars: (1) Suburban Commitment – showcasing Suburban Propane's nearly 100-year legacy, and ongoing commitment to the highest standards for dependability, flexibility, and reliability that underscores Suburban Propane's commitment to excellence in customer service; (2) SuburbanCares – highlighting continued dedication to giving back to local communities across Suburban Propane's national footprint; and (3) Go Green with Suburban Propane – promoting the clean burning and versatile nature of propane and renewable propane as a bridge to a green energy future and investing in the next generation of innovative, renewable energy alternatives. For additional information on Suburban Propane, please visit www.suburbanpropane.com.
Then Responsibilities: we can keep asparagraphs grouping similar topics. Could break into multiple
for readability. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can split into paragraphs by topic: Controls & Automation Design, Instrumentation & Electrical Systems, Process Optimization, Compliance & Safety, Maintenance & Reliability. Thus:
Responsibilities
Controls & Automation Design: Design, program, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems for RNG plant operations. Develop and optimize control strategies for feedstock receiving systems, gas upgrading systems, compression systems, flare systems, digesters, and utility systems. Configure and troubleshoot industrial communication protocols including Modbus, Ethernet/IP, Profibus, and OPC. Develop and maintain controls standards, preferred hardware configurations, programming practices, network architecture, and documentation templates that can be applied consistently across multiple RNG facilities while still allowing site-specific adaptation. Support design, procurement, installation, commissioning and startup of new equipment and plant expansions. Implement alarm management and process interlocks to improve plant safety and reliability. Review control system deliverables from OEMs, system integrators, and engineering contractors, including control narratives, cause-and-effect logic, loop diagrams, I/O lists, network drawings, panel drawings, factory acceptance test procedures, and commissioning documentation.
Instrumentation & Electrical Systems: Specify, install, calibrate, and maintain process instrumentation including pressure, flow, temperature, methane analyzers, H₂S analyzers, and moisture analyzers. Troubleshoot control valves, VFDs, motors, analyzers, and field devices. Review and maintain P&IDs, control narratives, electrical one-lines, and instrument loop drawings. Support electrical systems up to medium voltage where applicable.
Process Optimization: Analyze plant performance data to improve methane recovery, gas quality, and system efficiency. Develop and monitor KPIs and performance dashboards for operational improvement. Optimize digester gas handling, upgrading systems, and pipeline injection controls. Support root cause analysis for process upsets and downtime events.
Compliance & Safety: Ensure plant control systems are designed, configured, documented, and maintained in accordance with applicable OSHA, NEC, NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, ISA, EPA, and local regulatory requirements. Support environmental reporting and emissions compliance through data collection systems. Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), and HAZOP reviews. Prepare or review controls-related Management of Change documentation for software revisions, setpoint changes, interlock modifications, alarm changes, instrument replacements, and control strategy updates that affect plant operation or safety. Maintain appropriate industrial control system cybersecurity practices, including user access control, network segmentation, backup and recovery practices, vendor remote access controls, and coordination with corporate information technology standards.
Maintenance & Reliability: Develop preventative maintenance plans for controls and instrumentation systems. Lead troubleshooting efforts during unplanned outages. Provide remote and on-site troubleshooting support for operating facilities, including review of trend data, alarm history, equipment status, analyzer readings, and operator feedback to diagnose controls-related causes of downtime or unstable operation. Support spare parts inventory management for critical controls components. Coordinate with OEM
Note: The last sentence cut off: "Coordinate with OEM" incomplete due to original text cut. Actually original: "Support spare parts inventory management for critical controls components. Coordinate with OEM". It seems truncated; maybe missing "Benefits"? Actually after that there is "Benefits Why join the Suburban Propane team?" So the sentence likely continues: "Coordinate with OEM". Might be missing text; but we must preserve all substantive information as given. We'll keep as is: "Coordinate with OEM". It's incomplete but we cannot invent. Now Qualifications: we have Required and Preferred. We'll make- for each.
Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- Required: 10+ years of industrial controls engineering experience in process plant, manufacturing, energy, utility, or infrastructure environments, including direct involvement with operating facilities, commissioning, troubleshooting, or field support.
- Required: Hands-on experience developing, modifying, troubleshooting, and supporting PLC programs using platforms such as Rockwell Automation Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, or Schneider EcoStruxure.
- Required: Hands-on experience configuring, troubleshooting, and supporting industrial SCADA systems such as Ignition SCADA, Wonderware, or similar platforms in operating process-plant environments.
- Required: Strong understanding of industrial instrumentation and process controls.
- Required: Knowledge of
- for each.
- for each benefit.
We also need to include the link for benefits: "For eligibility and a full list of our benefit offerings please visit: https://jobs.suburbanpropane.com/benefits/." That's a link; we can keep as .
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At the end there is EEO statement, etc. We must remove that. Also remove "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." etc. Also remove background checks and drug screens line? That's part of hiring process; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but it's part of hiring process; but instruction says remove application instructions. That includes "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled." and "As part of our pre-employment hiring process, background checks and drug screens are performed." and links. So remove those.
Also remove the EEO paragraph at the end.
Also remove the duplicated lines? Not seeing duplicates.
We need to preserve all substantive information: company description about Suburban Propane (the paragraph about them) is substantive? It describes the company; could be considered part of job posting but not required? It's not boilerplate; it's about the company. We could keep it maybe under About the role or a separate section "About the company". But the instruction only lists certain headings; we could include it under About the role (makes sense). Or we could add a section "About the company" but not in list; better to incorporate into About the role.
Thus About the role paragraph: combine the initial description plus company overview.
Let's craft:
- . That would be appropriate.
Benefits: the benefits paragraph includes a list of benefits after colon: "Medical, dental, and vision (eligibility after just 30 days of employment) Paid time off that increases with tenure A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting A new employee training program and many opportunities for continued learning and career development Disability and life insurance Employee recognition program Generous tuition assistance program Propane discounts, and more!" This is a list; we can make
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". If it's not a list, we can use
- for list of duties. However the instruction says "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. If the posting does not have explicit list formatting, we could still treat as prose. Safer: keep responsibilities as