Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Automation Project Mgr

Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-year technical degree or equivalent experience
  • Advanced knowledge of oil and gas automation systems
  • 6+ years of oil field experience
  • 2+ years of managerial experience preferred
  • 2+ years of project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Oversees automation construction and commissioning for new development and maintenance projects
  • Participates in project meetings and ensures availability of engineering documentation
  • Facilitates manpower resource allocation on projects
  • Aligns PLC programming resources to validate automation equipment as per design
  • Collaborates with construction teams to ensure compliance with engineering designs
  • Communicates commissioning issues with engineering and provides necessary documentation
  • Reports on project status, ensuring all commissioning and status reports are completed

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead multiple projects simultaneously
  • Environment promoting continuous improvement and team decision-making
  • Engagement with internal and external resources for better project outcomes
  • Focus on professional development of team members
  • Involvement in annual and long-term business planning
Full Job Description
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

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Size
11,678 employees
Market Cap
$56.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$14.8 billion
Founded
1920
5 Year Trend
+20.7%
Revenue
$17.9 billion
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