Job Profile:  
We are seeking a highly motivated, adaptable individual with a growth mindset who enjoys a dynamic, hands on, field-based work environment. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for automation project installations and retrofits for brownfield upstream well site projects.  They should have proven ability to project manage, participate in engineering design reviews, understand P&ID’s, walk down upcoming projects, select materials and build materials lists and track costs.  Secondary responsibilities could include maintenance and troubleshooting current automation and communication infrastructure including: RTUs, PLCs, gas and liquid metering, transducers, transmitters, well site radios, and SCADA systems.  The technician will work with automation teams to upgrade existing systems to improve reliability and to enhance capabilities. Experience with consumer grade electronics and industrial grade devices is needed. The technician will mentor other members of the team to operate and maintain existing and upgraded systems.

Key accountabilities:
•    Health, Safety, Security & Environmental oversight to ensure a safe and environmentally sound operation.
•    Daily project management of project crews and brownfield automation installations
•    Comfortable administratively working in SCADA systems
•    Utilize and ensure compliance of all essential operating procedures and practices for the automation & measurement discipline.
•    Management of contractor work

Essential Education:
•    A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent.
•    Vocational electrical education or electrical engineering degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Essential experience and job requirements:
•    Proven ability to work within a distributed team
•    Experience of working with a distributed field network and corporate WAN connections
•    Ability to lead problem solving
•    Proven ability to consult and coordinate on company wide solutions to local problems
•    Experience of working with cloud-based SCADA hosts and historians
•    Experience in automating routine tasks by software automation and programming
•    Experience of participating in R&D trials with sensors, smart technologies and IOT.
•    Understanding of, and ability to troubleshoot, end to end data flows and technologies used in data transport
•    Proven ability to investigate root causes of problems and implementations of solutions to prevent future occurrence

In Addition to the above experience, A/M Specialist should possess knowledge of the following:
•    Remote Transmitting Unit (RTU) types, programming, and troubleshooting
•    Radio types (serial and ethernet), programming and troubleshooting.
•    Solar charging systems and troubleshooting.
•    Batteries and troubleshooting.
•    Analog Input/Analog Output and troubleshooting.
•    Digital Input/Digital Output and troubleshooting.
•    Multi-Variable Transmitter types and troubleshooting.
•    Control valves and troubleshooting.
•    Computer skills and programs – preferably related to SCADA.
•    Antenna, coax, and troubleshooting.
•    Wiring systems and troubleshooting.
•    Transmitters and troubleshooting.
•    Calibration of transmitters
•    Communications equipment repair and troubleshooting
•    PLC types, programming, and troubleshooting
•    Working knowledge of the operations of a complete wellsite preferred

Desirable criteria and qualifications:
•    Upstream oil and gas or equivalent industry experience preferred.
•    Automation / Telecommunication / Telecommunication experience.
•    Experience with instrumentation, Radio communications, and a wide range of RTU types
•    Degree preferred

Responsibilities:  
•    Provides day-to-day management of operational priorities to maintain integrity of the facility
•    Co-ordinates the planning and implementation of corrective maintenance work
•    Ensures maintenance and provides troubleshooting and testing of equipment as needed
•    Monitors equipment and systems to ensure that the required performance is maintained
•    Monitors and records all key operational parameters,
•    Maintains awareness of performance standards and their relevance to process operations, maintenance, and performance requirements.
•    Reports activities that could impact the safe operation of processes and/or systems, including potential process safety and operational optimization issues.
•    Effectively follow all qualified unit and company rules, guidelines, and health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) practices and procedures.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.