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About the position:
The Automation Systems & Instrumentation Lead is part of the Process Engineering and Automation team within Chevron’s ENGINE Center.This role supervises a team that provides comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of Automation, Instrumented Protective Systems and Instrumentation projects in Upstream, Downstream and Midstream facilities. The Automation Systems & Instrumentation Team forms part of a larger Instrumentation & Control function across Chevron, working closely with their counterparts in the Chevron Technical Center (CTC).
Key responsibilities:
Provide a safe, respectful work environment for the team
Manage team in support of the team’s subject matter consulting for capital projects or existing operations across the enterprise.
Provide leadership & direction in the areas of automation systems, instrumented protective systems, field instrumentation and process measurement devices.
Collaborate with functionally linked CTC chapter manager(s) in work assignment and prioritization of the Automation Systems & Instrumentation Team in the ENGINE.
Coordinate training, mentoring, coaching, career development, performance management responsibilities for direct reports.
Ensure that team and individual deliverables are understood, performance expectations are clear, and that progress is measured and reported.
Participate in recruitment and hiring within Process Engineering and Automation team
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (B.E./B.Tech.) from a deemed/recognized (AICTE) university
Strong knowledge of automation systems, safety systems, packaged equipment control systems, systems integration, control philosophies, field instrumentation, final control elements, process measurements and design tools.
Knowledge and understanding of industry practices and standards applicable to various instrumented protective systems and instrumentation (e.g., ISA, IEC, API etc.).
Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with Chevron’s global employee workforce
Demonstrated supervisory experience of diverse engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven 10-15 years of experience in an automation systems, instrumented protective systems or field instrumentation engineering role with a multi-national owner / operator or major engineering contractor in the oil and gas industry
Experience in Distributed Control Systems (Yokogawa Centum, Honeywell Experion or Emerson DeltaV), Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen-Bradley or Emerson PACSystems), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (Wonderware), industrial software integration solutions (Ignition), or Safety Systems (Yokogawa Prosafe, Honeywell Safety Manager, Triconex, DeltaV SIS)
Experience with Instrumented Protective Systems and Management of Functional Safety concepts – Functional Safety Assessments, Safety Integrity Level calculations, Independent Protection Layers and Safety Instrumented Function Allocations, Safety Requirement Specifications
Understanding common industrial communications protocols such as Open Platforms Communications (OPC), Modbusand systems integration experience of automation systems with packaged equipment control systems suppliers and use of instrumentation design engineering tools
Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.
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