Contract: Automation Engineer / Calgary

The valued client, a large Oil & Gas company are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join their Calgary, AB team on a long term contract basis.

 

Job Responsibilities:

 

• Project development including business cases, management presentations and approvals

• Design, develop and sustain Automation, Control and Operational Technology (ACOT) solutions to support Operations, Engineering, and other business groups

• Develop projects to improve safety, reliability and costs using Control System and/or OT solutions

• Coordinate ACOT team resources

 • Utilize and support management of change processes

• Provide Automation engineering support to Operations, Maintenance and Project Teams

• Support factory well pad project design, oversight, FAT and integration with existing infrastructure and applications

• Provide technical input for development by Integrators and Vendors

 • Support Automation, Process Control and OT future state planning and development

 

Required Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Process Control, Instrumentation) or relevant degree/diploma

 • 10 + years of relevant upstream oil & gas engineering experience supporting operational facilities

• 1+ years’ of experience with the design, development and support of automation solutions using RTUs, PLCs, SCADA Telecommunications, SCADA, Data Historians and Real-time analytical and visualization systems

 • Knowledge of I&C systems engineering design and development including Cause/Effect Matrix, Shutdown Keys, Narratives and System Function Design Basis as well as QA/QC and Factory Acceptance Testing • Demonstrated commitment to safety

• Ability to represent the client’s interests in a constructive and professional manner during interactions with internal and external stakeholders

• Project Engineering and Project Management including team leadership, scope, schedule and cost control

• Strong written/verbal and presentation skills and team/inter-team work skills

• Objective and structured thinker with strong aptitude towards developing processes and support systems

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• Registered EIT or P.Eng. in Alberta or British Columbia

• Knowledge of Process Control System design, tuning and optimization

• Programming such as SQL, VB/VBA, C/C++, Control languages including Ladder Logic and Function Block

• Experience with SCADA Pack RTUs and Allen Bradley PLCs, SCADA such as Wonderware, Clear SCADA and SCADAVantage, OSI PI historian and AF Analytics, and real-time Visualization tools such as OSI Vision, Siemens XHQ and Honeywell Operational Insight

 

Work Schedule:

 

• 9/80 schedule - must be available between 8 am - 4 pm M-F

• Hybrid work schedule - Must be in the office Tuesday - Thursday. WFH optional Monday & Friday

 • No relocation offered

• Candidate must be local to Calgary / able to travel to office on required days

• OT / Weekend work not expected but could be offered