Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer

Engineer - Controls System

Nederland, TX, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Full Time
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Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Partnership
  • Energy
  • Acquisition
  • Marketing
  • NATURAL
  • HMI
  • SAP BASIS
  • Process Engineering
  • Testing
  • Project Implementation
  • Development Testing
  • Technical Support
  • Programmable Logic Controller
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Backup
  • Recovery
  • Documentation
  • Training
  • Computer Hardware
  • Risk Management
  • Startups
  • Management
  • Servers
  • Firewall
  • Switches
  • Routers
  • Process Control
  • Network
  • Attention To Detail
  • Analytical Skill
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Windows
  • System Administration
  • Communication
  • SAP

Summary

Description - External

Energy Transfer Partners is a master limited partnership that owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. In total, the Company owns and operates approximately 62,500 miles of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids pipelines, terminals, and acquisition and marketing assets which are used to facilitate the purchase and sale of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and refined products.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Controls Engineer will provide day-to-day support of the site DCS and PLC control systems and process control network. The position will also support maintenance and capital projects including oversight, commissioning, and start-up of new facilities.
  • Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the community in which we operate.
  • Configure, install, and maintain DCS systems, third party historian, HMI's and PLCs. This includes operational reports generated by the DCS.
  • Work with maintenance and operations on a daily basis to ensure operational reliability of the site.
  • Work directly with the process engineering team to assist in the execution, configuration, programming, testing, and commissioning of APC and MPC projects from design through startup.
  • Assist in SIS system recommendations, upgrades, and modifications. Lead the project execution in implementation, logic development, testing, commissioning, and documentation in accordance with IEC 61511.
  • Monitor the facility's DCS operations and performance, provide technical support and troubleshooting and facilitate the development of programs for improvement.
  • Oversee the field construction, verification of proper installation, performance of loop checks and the oversight of final commissioning of DCS/PLC equipment associated with maintenance or capital projects.
  • Define spare parts and preventative maintenance requirements for DCS and related components.
  • Assist in developing, executing, and maintaining a backup and recovery plan with all the necessary items in the event of a major failure.
  • Communicate and maintain proper documentation related to the DCS system status, changes, and coordinate/conduct personnel training for such related items as necessary.
  • Conduct failure mode analyses to identify units posing excessive failure risks and support proposed changes in design.
  • Recommend, maintain, and engineer modifications to system hardware and software. Participate in system selection and management.
  • Keep current on all equipment modifications, software revisions, and future direction of the process control industry.
  • Ensure Process Safety and Risk Management objectives are practiced daily through participation in Management of Change, Process Hazards Analysis, LOPA, and Pre-Startup Safety Review responsibilities.
  • Oversee management of plant process control network including servers, firewalls, switches, routers, work stations, etc. Ensure that corporate IT policies and guidelines are followed.

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • BS degree in Engineering from accredited university with 3 - 6 years industry experience including 3 or more years DCS programming, troubleshooting and maintaining DCS equipment experience highly desired, preferably DeltaV DCS, DeltaV SIS, APC programming, and MPC programming.
  • Knowledgeable of process control network topology and maintenance requirements.
  • The individual must be detail-oriented with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and be willing to learn.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
  • Experience working with the Windows operating system and system administration.
  • The individual must possess excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
Preferred Skills or Experience:
  • Experience with DeltaV DCS, DeltaV SIS systems, and Rockwell PLCs.
  • Familiar with SAP.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: RTX1f1ae3
  • Position Id: 2610004048
  • Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

About Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified midstream energy companies in North America with approximately 130,000 miles of pipelines and associated energy infrastructure in 44 states transporting the oil and gas products that make our lives possible.

We are proud to have one of America’s largest energy portfolios with assets in 44 states, and international offices in Beijing and Panama City, Panama. Our core operations include transportation, storage and terminalling for natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, refined products and liquid natural gas.

Delivering America’s energy safely and responsibly is our highest priority. This is why we strive for honesty and respect in all that we do. The following core values are the driving principles of Energy Transfer.

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