Contractor – Instrumentation & Control Technologist

Location: Northeastern Alberta (Fort Chipewyan)

Contractor – Instrumentation & Control Technologist
Welcome to CNOOC International. We are a global energy company and subsidiary of CNOOC Limited with a vision of delivering safe, sustainable energy for all.

CNOOC International, the international division of CNOOC Limited, is a global energy company with operations in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East and Europe. Our successful growth as an upstream oil and gas producer has been achieved by consistently finding and developing world‑class assets.

Our business is focused on safely exploring and producing from conventional offshore, unconventional and oil sands assets. As part of the CNOOC Group of companies, which span the entire energy supply chain, our size and capability create a competitive advantage that ensures we deliver long‑term value.

Oil sands development is an important component of CNOOC International’s global portfolio. In Canada, CNOOC Petroleum North America has interest in more than 300,000 acres in the Athabasca region – one of the largest deposits of Canadian oil reserves, where we use technologically advanced production processes such as Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). Our Long Lake facility, located in northern Alberta just south of Fort McMurray, began producing in 2008 and is a SAGD‑only operation for the interim, with production capacity of around 72,000 barrels of bitumen a day.

This position is an 12 months contractor role in  Fort McMurray, Alberta ; the successful candidate will be onboarded through a third party contracting agency.

Your Background

Bachelor’s Degree or Technical Diploma in Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering or related discipline.

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Licensee (P.L.(Eng.)) with APEGA or Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T) or Professional Technologist (P.Tech.(Eng)) with ASET or eligible for the required designation.

5+ years of instrumentation and control maintenance and engineering experience in oil sands, upstream, or heavy oil projects.

Strong knowledge of industry standards (ISA, IEC, CSA, API) and applicable codes.

Experience with DCS and PLC control system hardware and architecture.

Familiar with Foundation Fieldbus, Device-Net, Hart and other industrial communication protocols.

Experience with Delta V DCS and AMS.

Experience with area classifications and specification of plant site equipment.

Experience with plant site instrumentation, control systems, control valves, and communications.

Proficiency with SAP based maintenance system.

Strong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Your Role with Our Team

Troubleshoot and provide day-to-day technical support on instrumentation and control related tasks to operations, maintenance, and technical teams.

Develop Engineering Work Packages (EWPs) for instrumentation and control related MOCs. Attend MOC discovery meeting and PHA discussions and maintain MOC tasks.

Review instrumentation related engineering backlogs and provide solutions.

Identify design/installation deficiencies and make modifications as required.

Prepare instrumentation calculations, data sheets, specifications, selection and sizing, wiring diagrams, installation details.

Review and recommend the proper replacement for obsolete parts on instrumentation and control system.

Technical support on projects, including design, construction, commissioning and start‑up.

Provide technical support on instrumentation predictive and preventative maintenance programs. Provide advice on instrumentation reliability and improving plant reliability.

Support turnaround planning and execution.

Demonstrate the highest commitment to health, safety, environment and social responsibility (HSE&SR) to help us grow the value of our business responsibly.

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