Automation Project Mgr

Occidental Petroleum•Kermit, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Oxy produces, markets, and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Automation Project Manager for our ORCM Prod Ops Business Unit located in Kermit, Texas. The Automation Project Manager will oversee all aspects of automation construction and commissioning on New Development projects. Responsible for completing projects as per schedule. Perform a variety of tasks including scheduling for project timelines, scheduling resources on projects, review of engineering design documents and validate facility compliance with engineering documents, red-line documentation as needed, update status reports on projects to leadership. Responsible to manage more than one project at a time.

Requirements

2 year technical degree or equivalent working experience
Advanced knowledge of oil and gas automation systems
6 + years of Oil Field experience
In depth experience with managing New Development oil and gas facilities/projects
In depth experience with managing Maintenance and Construction projects
Valued contributor to business analysis and planning at all levels
Strong communication skills (verbal/written/listening/presentation)
Problem solving skills with ability to analyze and recommend solutions on problems of high complexity
Understanding of Surface Production Equipment and process system controls
General knowledge of Surface Team, Reservoir Team, Downhole Team, Risk / AI team, IT and HSE
Advanced level competency in oil and gas automation systems
Visionary for process improvement and development of new technologies
Ability to complete staffing plans to ensure adequate staffing levels to support the business plan
Ability to develop professional and technical skills through coaching, feedback, and training

Nice To Haves

2 + years of Managerial experience preferred
2 + years of Project Management Experience preferred

Responsibilities

Participates in TOTS and M&C project meetings
Ensures engineering documentation is available for automation commissioning
Facilitate alignment and allocation of manpower resources on projects
Align PLC programming integrator resources to function test and validate all automation equipment on site (devices, LOIs, switches, RTUs, etc.) as per engineering design
Collaborates with respective construction teams on site regarding IFC designs, verifies automation engineering design deliverables to site IFC and works to resolve discrepancies through automation engineering.
Communicates construction and commissioning issues with automation engineering and provides red-lined documents where applicable
Reports on project status and ensures commissioning documents and status reports are completed
Collaborates with all project managers on facilities and M&C projects (Mechanical and Electrical scopes of work)
Local Asset representative for Automation Team to Production Ops Business Unit
Creates an environment where members of the team make the day-to-day decisions while providing the tools, training, and support needed to make those decisions
Ensure working environment is conducive to meeting Business Unit’s production and safety targets
Remove roadblocks and impediments, foster process improvements with engineering
Ensures compliance with Oxy standards and best practices
Identify and communicate design challenges and offer improvement suggestions to engineering
Identify and enhance inefficiencies of processes and control equipment
Participates in continuous improvement teams
Affectively engage with and utilize resources internal and external of business unit
Participate in technical reviews of assets and/or new business ventures
Participate in annual and long-term business planning
Participate in staffing plans to ensure adequate staffing level to support business plans
Participate in the recruiting, hiring, and onboarding of employees that are a good fit for the position & organization
Assist in promoting the development of team members professional and technical skills
Assist in Developing and/or managing programs, systems, and practices for maintaining & enhancing a safe, productive, and environmentally sound work environment
Support operations with training on automation control system functions