Occidental Petroleum
Automation Project Manager
Casper, Wyoming, USA · Senior
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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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