Senior Controls Engineer

• Serve as the site technical authority for controls, instrumentation, industrial networks, and process automation
• Lead system implementations, upgrades, and modifications in accordance with company, ISA, functional safety, cybersecurity, and hazardous-area requirements
• Direct and mentor engineers, technicians, contractors, and cross-functional teams
• Establish and govern programming, alarm management, architecture, documentation, testing, validation, and cybersecurity standards
• Develop and execute a multi-year controls and automation roadmap
• Manage the lifecycle of PLCs, HMIs, historians, servers, operating systems, networks, instrumentation, and automation hardware
• Identify obsolescence and criticality risks and develop modernization and spare-parts strategies
• Lead preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs
• Use plant data and analytics to identify degradation and develop asset-health KPIs and dashboards
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions
• Partner with IT, OT, Maintenance, Procurement, and Corporate Controls Engineering
• Own the controls Management of Change process
• Provide controls and instrumentation expertise for capital projects, modernization, commissioning, and major maintenance activities
• Troubleshoot and optimize refinery, packaging, and auxiliary control systems
• Lead recovery after failures and prevent recurrence
• Anticipate technical risks, provide on-call coverage, and support other engineers

• 10+ years of controls, automation, instrumentation, or process-control experience in refining, manufacturing, food or chemical processing, power generation, or a related industrial environment
• Demonstrated success leading controls lifecycle, predictive maintenance, standards, modernization, and Management of Change programs
• Experience upgrading industrial control systems, instrumentation, networks, and automation infrastructure
• Experience leading capital projects from concept through startup and commissioning
• Experience with technical teams, contractors, consultants, and cross-functional partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Advanced knowledge of Allen-Bradley Control Logix, Compact Logix, PLC5, SLC
  500, VFDs, soft starters, servo systems, and MCCs
• Advanced knowledge of Wonderware System Platform, InTouch, Historian, ArchestrA, and related platforms
• Working knowledge of industrial networks, managed switches, communication protocols, Windows Server, virtualization, and industrial cybersecurity
• Strong knowledge of process instrumentation, including control valves, transmitters, analyzers, and measurement devices
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, project management, planning, budgeting, communication, and stakeholder-influencing skills
• Ability to mentor technical teams, balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategy, and execute technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Must be able to work rotating shifts, overtime, holidays, and weekends as assigned or needed
• Overtime is required on a daily and weekly basis as scheduled
• Must be able to wear the required personal protective equipment
• Must be able to work at different height levels, in confined spaces, and in varying indoor and outdoor conditions
• Ability to stand and walk eight or more hours per day and lift up to 50 pounds

Demonstrates extensive expertise in controls, automation, and instrumentation within industrial environments, with a strong focus on leading lifecycle management, predictive maintenance, and modernization initiatives. Proficient in developing and executing technology roadmaps while mentoring technical…