We are currently looking for experienced, motivated, and creative individuals to fill an Automation Project Manager in our US Onshore Resources & Carbon Management (ORCM), Production Operations Business Unit based in Casper, Wyoming.

This role will oversee all aspects of automation construction and commissioning on New Development projects as well as Maintenance 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. 

Roles & 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 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

Education:

• 4 year technical degree or equivalent working experience

Professional/Technical Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of oil and gas automation systems

Experience:

• 6 + years of Oil Field experience

• 2 + years of Managerial experience preferred

• 2 + years of Project Management Experience preferred

Skills & Competencies:

• 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