Occidental Petroleum

Occidental Petroleum

Automation Project Manager

Casper, Wyoming, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
Project ManagementProcess ImprovementPLCLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring

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About the role

  • Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life.
  • The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products.
  • Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa.

Responsibilities

  • Align PLC programming integrator resources to function test and validate all automation equipment on site (devices, LOIs, switches, RTUs, etc.) as per engineering design
  • Collaborates with respective construction teams on site regarding IFC designs, verifies automation engineering design deliverables to site IFC and works to resolve discrepancies through automation engineering.
  • Communicates construction and commissioning issues with engineering and provides red-lined documents where applicable
  • Reports on project status and ensures commissioning documents and status reports are completed
  • Collaborates with all project managers on facilities and M&C projects (Mechanical and Electrical scopes of work)
  • Creates an environment where members of the team make the day-to-day decisions while providing the tools, training, and support needed to make those decisions
  • Identify and communicate design challenges and offer improvement suggestions to engineering
  • Participate in staffing plans to ensure adequate staffing level to support business plans
  • Assist in Developing and/or managing programs, systems, and practices for maintaining & enhancing a safe, productive, and environmentally sound work environment
  • Support operations with training on automation control system functions

Requirements

  • 4 year technical degree or equivalent working experience
  • Advanced knowledge of oil and gas automation systems

Nice to have

  • 6 + years of Oil Field experience
  • 2 + years of Managerial experience preferred
  • 2 + years of Project Management Experience preferred

Skills

  • In depth experience with managing New Development oil and gas facilities/projects
  • In depth experience with managing Maintenance and Construction projects
  • Valued contributor to business analysis and planning at all levels
  • Strong communication skills (verbal/written/listening/presentation)
  • Problem solving skills with ability to analyze and recommend solutions on problems of high complexity
  • Understanding of Surface Production Equipment and process system controls
  • General knowledge of Surface Team, Reservoir Team, Downhole Team, Risk / AI team, IT and HSE
  • Advanced level competency in oil and gas automation systems
  • Visionary for process improvement and development of new technologies
  • Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
  • Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
  • Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

Compensation

  • Participate in annual and long-term business planning

Company info

  • We are currently looking for experienced, motivated, and creative individuals to fill an Automation Project Manager in our US Onshore Resources & Carbon Management (ORCM), Production Operations Business Unit based in Casper, Wyoming.

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