Engineering Advisor - Advanced Process Control

Contexte et environnement Job Requirements

- B. S. Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience, and 10+ years' experience as a process support engineer

- 10 years' experience applying multivariable predictive control - consulting experience is a plus

- Three years' experience with a DCS - Honeywell TDC2000/ 3000/ Experion is preferred

- Knowledge of refinery operation and economics

- Knowledge of personal computer applications and operating systems

- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Strong written and verbal communications

- Ability to negate and work with a diverse group of people

- During APC step-testing, work 12-hour shifts to provide 24/7 APC coverage

- Some travel required to attend meetings, training classes, seminars, trade shows, and user’s groups meetings

Activités

Job Activities:

- Direct the continual improvement of the refinery’s basic and advanced control systems to ensure their applicability as operational production conditions change to keep the process units running at maximum profitability

- Develop a close working relationship with Console Operators, Process Supervisors, Process Support Engineers and Planning & Logistics personnel to better understand operating objectives, major manipulated variables, disturbances and constraints. Use this information to identify potential APC opportunities

- Provide APC consultation to other refinery work groups to ensure quality installations that meet refinery standards

- Exchange information with other Total sites (US/ Europe) on basic/ advanced regulatory and advanced process control applications to share specialized knowledge to efficiently and effectively solve Total group control challenges

- Continuously study, investigate and evaluate new automation technologies and techniques to determine their applicability in refinery applications.

- Train and develop interns and employees – promoting teamwork, open communications and technical excellence. Provide a high level of cross training that ensures that positions are adequately covered in times of absence of group members

- Work with other team members, CAA (Direction Industrielle - Division Technologies - Contrôle Avancé) and contractors as required to develop and maintain Advanced Process Control (APC) applications. A typical project contract value is $300-400K.

Profil du candidat

Job Description:

- The position requires troubleshooting faults with the advanced process control systems. The problems can found during routine monitoring of the systems or reported by operators, unit supervisors, or other users. Knowledge of operating objectives, major manipulated variables, disturbances and constraints, advanced process control, Honeywell process control systems, process instrumentation, and control theory are combined with problem analysis and troubleshooting skills to correct the faults.

- The position identifies opportunities for advanced control to increase refinery profitability. This requires combining knowledge of advanced process control, process unit operation and the specific operational and economic goals of the refinery. The project must be approved by multiple audiences, including; DCS / SIS / APC Supervisor, Technical Manager, Central Operators, Unit Supervisor ,Area Superintendent and Planning and Logistics. Sometimes an APC opportunity can be identified by this same audience, but must be reviewed for feasibility and fully developed. Small projects can be designed, configured, commissioned and documented by the jobholder or tasks can be delegated to other group members with appropriate leadership and review. Larger projects can require working with CAA, writing a bid specification, selecting a contractor, and managing, coordinating, and reviewing the contractor’s execution of the project.

- The position must stay current with the rapidly changing technology in the instrumentation, process control, multivariable control, on-line optimization, and computer fields. This is accomplished by attending trade shows, user’s meetings and training classes; reading industry magazines and books, web sites and sales literature; and discussions with industry contacts, salespeople, CAA and TOTAL employees from other locations. The evaluation is needed to identify technologies that are ready for refinery application over those that have a high risk of failure or will provide minimal economic benefits.

Informations supplémentaires

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including disability and protected veteran status.