About the position

At NW Natural, we offer more than rewarding career opportunities and a vibrant, inclusive work culture. We invite you to join us in providing safe and reliable utility services and renewable energy to better the lives of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be the leader in service excellence, innovation and environmental stewardship for our customers, while building on our strengths as a trusted energy provider and environmental leader for our industry. In addition to environmental stewardship, We're also deeply committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NW Natural. Our DEI Council started 21 years ago, and today we continue to foster a culture where all employees can experience a sense of belonging, shared purpose and possibility.

Responsibilities

• Leads, engineers, designs, tests and commissions field instrumentation, plant control systems, and telemetry in support of gas operations.
• Works closely with engineering department, operations, SCADA development team, and instrumentation technicians.
• Responsible for engineering, planning, organizing and implementing field SCADA instrumentation and telemetry.
• Leads field commissioning of new and/or improved operation controls with cross department team members.
• Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of company SCADA systems used for the monitoring and control of gas storage operations.
• Leads engineering design, testing and commissioning of field instrumentation and control systems.
• Perform engineering tasks using established procedures, including field transducer and equipment selection, schematic design, system layout, cost estimation, permitting and system documentation.
• Leads telemetry and SCADA project planning, scheduling and budgeting based upon project commissioning and start-up schedules.
• Insure accuracy and reliability of instrumentation, SCADA, control and safety of systems.
• Generate system architecture and piping and instrumentation design and field network drawings.
• Participates in architecture decisions affecting SCADA instrumentation and controls.
• System testing and troubleshooting of instrumentation and control systems to resolve scheduled and unscheduled outages.
• Work closely with company personnel to optimize instrumentation and pipeline control efficiency and reliability.
• Provide guidance and training assistance to field instrumentation technicians and SCADA HMI developers.
• Establishes standardized field documentation, responsible for instrumentation design as-builts and provides engineering support services to field technicians.
• Position requires frequent field site visits throughout the NW Natural operational region to lead on-site instrumentation engineering, design, and commissioning.
• Position requires the ability and willingness to be available for on-call response, and off-hours site commissioning or upgrade activities.
• Supports Company's commitment to a culture of safe work practices.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university, with specialty in Telemetry Control Systems, Instrumentation or related field.
• P. E. license preferred for Level 3, required for Level 4.
• Minimum of 7 years working experience in similar position required for Level 3. Additional years of experience for Level 4.
• Strong Rockwell ControlLogix PLC programming, FactoryTalk, and PlantPAx experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand schematic diagrams, P&ID prints, blue prints and control systems loop diagrams.
• Must have working knowledge of a wide variety of transducers and equipment related to control and instrumentation.
• Proven ability to effectively lead and manage priorities while working with various types of people.
• Self-motivated and self-directed with good communications and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated strong oral, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex technological concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Proven ability to organize/prioritize workload effectively and manage conflicting priorities.
• Must have the ability to take initiative and be assertive in a professional environment.
• Demonstrated ability to learn very quickly and adapt to any situation that might arise.
• Proven ability to function in a highly cohesive team environment to achieve department goals and to act independently to accomplish responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with employees at all organizational levels, including the ability to work in partnership with departmental and process managers in a union environment.
• Skill in training key business partners on pipeline instrumentation and control system architecture.
• Requires travel within NWN service territory and frequent field work at the Gas Storage Facilities located in Mist, OR.
• Requires evening and weekend work hours to accommodate resolution of system outages and scheduled maintenance.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
• Must obtain a valid Oregon/Washington driver's license within 90 days if current valid license is from another state.
• Subject to random drug testing.

Benefits

• Rich health insurance benefits with competitive employer contribution.
• Free access to an online wellness resources platform.
• Up to 23 Vacation Days.
• 80 Hours of Sick Time.
• 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 3 weeks paid parental leave.
• Green Team / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council / Safety Team / Women's Network and many other Employee Resource Groups.
• 1500 sq foot exercise facility and secure bike room.
• Meaningful annual incentive bonus opportunity in addition to base salary.
• Competitive 401K company contribution and match.
• 15% discount on NW Natural stock through Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Up to $5250 a year in tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness incentive program.
• 20% off natural gas service.
• Up to 30% discount at NW Natural Appliance Center.
• TriMet Pass for all HQ employees.
• Generous discounts with Verizon & AT&T Wireless.