Control Systems Engineer

4 days ago

Bakersfield, United States GCE Operating Company LLC Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Summary:

The Control Systems Engineer supports day-to-day operations for Bakersfield Renewable Fuels (BKRF) during the design, construction, and commissioning phases, ensuring control systems are implemented safely and correctly. This role collaborates closely with the Technical Services team, Project Managers, EPC Contractors, Equipment Suppliers, and Subcontractors to ensure project designs and specifications are accurately executed. Upon project completion and the facility's transition to operational status, the Control Systems Engineer will shift to providing ongoing operations support, ensuring the control systems continue to function efficiently and reliably.


Essential Functions:

  • Support existing BKRF Honeywell DCS network to maintain safe and reliable operations until project completion and startup

  • Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of control systems, including DCS, SIS, and PLCs

  • Analyze and resolve operational problems related to control systems

  • Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure proper instrumentation, electrical systems, and network configurations

  • Perform upgrades, configuration changes, and tuning of control systems, ensuring safety and efficiency

  • Assist in maintaining technical documentation such as cause and effect tables, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and control system logic diagrams

  • Participate in control system design, specification, testing, and commissioning for new projects and system upgrades

  • Troubleshoot and resolve network and IT-related issues within the process control network (PCN)

  • Ensure compliance with all safety and operational protocols, particularly with respect to safety instrumentation systems

  • Ensure process control documentation is up to date, and MOC’s are closed out timely

  • Continuously improve the base layer control system performance through process control structured monitoring, addressing bad actors with respect to controller uptime, compliance, interventions, and protective controller demand rate

  • Work with site engineers and staff from other disciplines to evaluate requirements and develop new concepts that could add value to the commercial applications

  • Transfer control engineering design knowledge to operations by providing the tools, training, information and other essential skills to the Plant Engineers

  • Review, analyze, and approve controls data during commissioning to ensure that it meets the contracted performance metrics, support project commissioning and startup activities as needed

  • Assess the health and day-to-day operations of the facility (i.e., checking control systems, alarms, errors, and malfunctions; improving performance, optimizing control schemes to ensure that associated commercial and safety requirements are met)

  • Modify control system for schemes that will better support operations

  • Provide suggestions, strategies, and recommendations for improved production rates, efficiencies, yields, and cost reduction initiatives

  • Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project and operation

  • Provide after-hours support when appropriate – emergency call outs

  • Program and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley, Honeywell, and Siemens PLCs

  • Perform related tasks as assigned


Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Proven ability in defining, implementing, and maintaining a process controls system

  • Proven ability to solve problems creatively and seeing projects through the full life cycle

  • Solid troubleshooting skills, especially in control and automation systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)General understanding of refinery operations, process automation, and related technologies

  • Familiarity with Windows PCs and servers, IP networking, and virtualization

  • Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, cause and effect tables, and other refinery documentation

  • Excellent technical and analytical skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

  • Strong supervisory and leadership skills

  • Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate

  • Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment


Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Oversee contractor’s work (Honeywell, Triconex, DCS contract support)


Education and Experience:

  • BS Engineering degree, preferably in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering required

  • MS Engineering degree, preferably in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering preferred

  • Significant experience in controls system engineering operations experience in petrochemical, refining, or heavy industrial sectors operations preferred

  • Experience working with Honeywell TDC strongly preferred

  • Experience with hydroprocessing, hydrogen production, and gas plant equipment and ancillary support systems preferred

  • Project engineering experience preferred


Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to lift 40 pounds at times

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

  • Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time

  • Must be able to climb ladders and or stairs on tanks, vessels and structures; work around equipment containing high pressures and temperatures and various chemicals


Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


Equal Employment Opportunity

Global Clean Energy Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


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