Automation and Controls Specialist

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Automation & Controls Team Lead, the Automation & Control Specialist will provide technical solutions to maintain the integrity and reliability of the control system (PLC’s, DCS and SIS) at our Horizon site.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide solutions to significant technical issues, especially regarding hardware failures, control strategies, issues
• Monitor system related issues on the Distributed Control System (DCS) or Safety Instrumented System (SIS)
• Maintain overall control system/safety system network architecture
• Interface with outside stakeholders on issues regarding the control systems
• Provides technical solutions on interface requirements to third party systems
• Ability to collaborate within a cross-sectional team with varied skills and backgrounds to drive improvement. Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Independently analyzes complex problems by communicating with leaders, employees and customers. Works with engineers to create/review/modify control philosophies/narratives for oil and gas equipment

Other Details:

• Job location: Horizon Project site north of Fort McMurray, Alberta
• Shift schedule: 4×3 – Monday through Thursday, 10 hours/day
• Eligible for relocation to Calgary, Edmonton or Fort McMurray, Alberta pursuant to Canadian Natural’s Relocation Policy
• Company-sponsored Fly-In/Fly-Out from Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta
• Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits
• This is a safety sensitive position

Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in design, configuration and trouble shooting in a controls systems environment
• Emerson Delta V DCS is required and/or Triconex SIS experience is desirable
• Knowledge of codes and standards applicable to safety instrumented system design engineering operation and maintenance like IEC61511, ISA84.00
• Knowledge of Control Systems Virtualization infrastructure and Cyber security will be an added advantage

Why Canadian Natural?

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.  Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.

At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: “To develop people to work together to create value for the Company's shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity.” We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate. Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training. 

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees.  We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.  We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd- “Canadian Natural” is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ

Application deadline is March 31, 2023.  Apply now!

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