Senior​/Staff Engineer, Control Systems

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The Senior/Staff Engineer, Control Systems reports to the Engineering Superintendent, Control Systems and is the technical expert for all matters related to the instrumentation and control technology as well as accountable for troubleshooting, supporting, maintaining, and improving these systems including all associated documentations. The Senior/Staff Engineer, Control Systems provides Operations department with expertise, participates in development of capital projects, conducts data analytics and testing as required to solve problems, optimize plant performance, supports safety and environmental audits / compliance, and understands business objectives so that the facility operates safely in support of business needs.

This is a non-DOT position.

Serve as the Controls Systems administrator. Monitors the health of aging control system software and hardware and schedules replacement and upgrades as needed. Provide Controls Systems support to Maintenance and Operations groups to keep systems operational.

Custodian of the DCS alarm management program to prevent nuisance alarms and unmanageable alarm influx resulting from process upsets. Identify applicable critical alarms that require specific Operator action and implement ‘Operator Guide Messages’ to communicate required Operator action.

Assume the role as the Operator Training Simulator administrator (OTS).Develop and maintain the OTS for use in training and as an engineering tool.

Use sound engineering practices, plant standards, and specifications to ensure that documentation for the Controls Systems are maintained properly.

Custodian of the control system alarm setpoint list, narratives, cause and effects, logic diagrams, and instrument index.

Thoroughly understand the technical Management of Change (MOC) process and utilize it in support of capital projects and routine facility changes.

Participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR).

Develop or modify Complex control schemes and logic for capital and optimization projects based on Process Engineer’s objectives for implementation.

Actively participate in regulatory agency audits as required.

Develop control system design basis, preliminary estimates, and schedules to support capital and facility upgrade/optimization projects. Assess and lead the implementations of advanced process strategies for the control system.

Closely work with the Engineering Superintendent, CSE, to define problems, establish work scopes, prepare task budgets and schedules, plan work, provide technical direction, and report the work status to management.

Reinforce safety and environmental awareness through frequent job observations and by interfacing with plant personnel.

Work with Engineering and Construction department to provide support and assure O & M interests are represented on major projects.

Participates in Controls Systems factory acceptance tests (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs).

Interact with and support Commercial Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and other departments as required.

Coach, mentor and develop less experience staff within the control systems engineering group.

Actively participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Hazard and Operability Review (HAZOP) as well and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Lead incident investigation to analyze equipment and system failures and suggest feasible solutions and corrective actions.

Actively monitor control systems performance and act to improve the performance of the systems as well as rectifying any known failures.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Knowledge: Strong fundamental…