Automation Controls Specialist, Warda Midstream

Automation Controls Specialist, Warda Midstream

You are responsible for repairs and maintenance of complex instrument and electrical control systems including PLC's, DCS, SCADA, and Burner Management Systems. You’ll lead and mentor I&E craft personnel, manage projects, develop cost estimates, and oversee contract personnel as required. The Specialist will report to our Warda Office.

• This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment. If you meet the required qualifications, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you immediately after you submit your application. The assessment must be completed within 7 days of your application date or prior to the job posting expiration date, whichever is earlier. The job posting expiration date is listed at the bottom of this job posting.
  
  Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

• Apply a high-level understanding of plant processing to identify enhancement opportunities.
• Design complex logic and configuration changes and upgrades for DCS systems; program logic design of PLCs.
• Perform calibration, troubleshooting and maintenance of sophisticated compliance analyzers, and make programming changes and additions.
• Utilize extensive knowledge of preventive and general maintenance practices to develop and implement a preventative maintenance program for I&E equipment and monitor through completion.
• Apply programming skills to optimize and enhance existing processes.
• Mentor and train less experienced I&E personnel with troubleshooting and repairs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and may be utilized on audits and investigations.
• Serve as key contact for asset or region to review company & industrial standards, modifications, revisions, and interpret any needed changes in procedures or tasks.
• Evaluate new technology and applications to enhance our business.
• Assist centralized automation department with design of new systems and perform installation of new field/plant automation equipment.
• Perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Maintain a valid driver's license.
• Willing and able to drive up to 30% of the time using a company vehicle, including occasional overnights.
• Intermediate or greater proficiency with SCADA troubleshooting, ladder logic, and programming.
• Willingness and ability to perform and comply with: work overtime, be available for occasional callouts, wear personal protective equipment such as flame‑retardant clothing, eye protection, steel‑toed boots, etc.; operate indoors and outdoors in inclement weather, heat, and humidity; stoop, squat, kneel, and crouch for up to 30 minutes; pull/push doors open; occasionally exert pulling force of 130 pounds; frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds;
  
  climb A‑frame ladders.

• 3+ years experience programming Allen‑Bradley and Siemens PLCs.
• 5+ years experience in the oil and gas industry.
• 4+ years related experience in the I&E classification.
• 2+ years experience maintaining and/or developing SCADA/Wonderware or DCS applications/projects.
• Working knowledge of plant and/or gathering system processes.
• Ability to provide accurate documentation and follow through on records.
• Ability to interpret & update P&’s, electrical drawings, and diagrams.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to “walk others through” issues.
• Awareness of health, safety and environmental issues.
• Working knowledge of VFD control design and all aspects of programming, troubleshooting, and tuning.
• Ability to work independently, be dependable, organized, and collaborate with others while maintaining a customer focus.

The base pay range for this role is $81,000 – $123,200 depending on a candidate's relevant work experience and education.

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We operate more than 70,000 miles of pipelines, 39 terminals, and…