Automation Technician

Location: George West

** Entity:*
* Production & Operations

** Job Family Group:*
* Operations Group

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* Job Description:

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* ** Role Synopsis:*
* We are seeking a highly motivated, adaptable individual with a growth mindset who enjoys a dynamic, hands on, field-based work environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for working to maintain and troubleshoot current automation and communication infrastructure including: RTUs, PLCs, gas and liquid metering, transducers, transmitters, well site radios, and SCADA systems. The technician will take a systematic approach to maintenance and will work to track and eliminate repeat failures.

The technician will work with central teams to upgrade existing systems to improve reliability and to enhance capabilities. Working with the IT and Application teams, they will need to plan, design, obtain approval for, and implement new types of RTUs, data collection tools, control software, etc.

Experience with consumer grade electronics and industrial grade devices is needed. The technician will cross-train other members of the team to operate and maintain existing and upgraded systems.

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* Key Accountabilities:

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* + Provides day-to-day management of operational priorities to maintain integrity of the facility

+ Coordinates the planning and implementation of corrective maintenance work

+ Ensures maintenance and provides troubleshooting and testing of equipment as needed

+ Monitors equipment and systems to ensure that the required performance is maintained

+ Monitors and records all key operational parameters,

+ Maintains awareness of performance standards and their relevance to process operations, maintenance, and performance requirements.

+ Reports activities that could impact the safe operation of processes and/or systems, including potential process safety and operational optimization issues.

+ Complies with BP's Code of Conduct and models BP's Values & Behaviors.

+ Effectively follow all qualified unit and company rules, guidelines, and health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) practices and procedures.

+ Health, Safety, Security & Environmental oversight to ensure a safe and environmentally sound operation.

+ Daily operations including well, equipment, and facility troubleshooting

+ Management of contractor work

+ Comfortable administratively working in SCADA systems

+ Utilize and ensure compliance of all essential operating procedures and practices for the automation & measurement discipline.

+ Complete required BP training.

+ Seek knowledge and encourage new techniques and/or Automation & Measurement equipment.

** Essential Experience &

Education:

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* + Oil and gas or equivalent industry experience preferred.

+ Automation / Telecommunication / Telecommunication experience.

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Experience with instrumentation, Radio communications, and a wide range of RTU types

+ A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.

+ Vocational electrical education or electrical engineering degree preferred or equivalent experience.

+ Proven ability to work within a distributed team

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Experience of working with a distributed field network and corporate WAN connections

+ Ability to lead problem solving

+ Proven ability to consult and coordinate on company wide solutions to local problems

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Experience of working with cloud-based SCADA hosts and historians

+ Experience in automating routine tasks by software automation and programming

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Experience of participating in R&D trials with sensors, smart technologies and IOT.

+ Understanding of, and ability to troubleshoot, end to end data flows and technologies used in data transport

+ Proven ability to investigate root causes of problems and implementations of solutions to prevent future occurrence

** In addition to the above experience, A/M Specialist should possess knowledge of the following:*
* + Remote Transmitting Unit (RTU) types, programming, and troubleshooting

+ Radio types (serial and Ethernet), programming and troubleshooting.

+ Solar charging systems and troubleshooting.

+ Batteries and troubleshooting.

+ Analog Input/Analog Output and troubleshooting.

+ Digital Input/Digital Output and troubleshooting.

+ Multi-Variable Transmitter types and troubleshooting.

+ Control…