Senior Control Systems Specialist

Context & Environment

The Senior Control Systems Specialist performs all the activities required to develop, enhance, support, and ensure the availability and reliability of the Port Arthur Refinery. This responsibility is met by installation, implementation, and maintenance of process control and office administration systems, as well as continuous support of a large user base and the quick and efficient resolution of problems and malfunctions.

Interdepartmental relations is of the utmost importance since one is required to interface with all levels of Employees while providing support for this environment. One also interacts with vendors' technical support staffs to identify and implement solutions to hardware and software problems, thereby acting as a liaison between refinery personnel and vendors' support staffs.

This position works with little supervision and must set priorities based on volume, business needs and economic justification. The workload is continuous and is subject to interruptions. Decisions often must be made in emergency situations based solely on trouble symptoms and personal technical knowledge. This position is also required to study and recognize potential new uses of process and information technology to enhance the profitability and safety of the refinery.

Activities

Activities :

• Monitor quality performance of operations and safety in work area.
• Provide technical, engineering, and maintenance support for Honeywell Distributed Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controller Systems, and the Tank Farm Automation System.
• Provide technical support for the Instrument, Electrical, and Analyzer Groups.
• Provide primary support to Project and Process Engineering by inspection of all field instrumentation and Factory acceptance testing / certification of all new process control computer systems.
• Subject to callout for any and all of the Refinery's control systems needs.
• Conduct training, as needed, on all the above for various Operations, Electrical, and Instrument Groups.

Candidate Profile

Requirements : Associate Degree with 8 years related experience required; BS in Electrical Engineering with 3 years related experience preferred.

Additional Information

TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.

All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.

TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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Located in Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, Port Arthur is one of TotalEnergies' biggest refining and petrochemicals platforms, employing nearly 650 TotalEnergies employees. It is the largest TotalEnergies facility in the United States.

The city of Port Arthur is located on the shores of Sabine Lake with wetlands and Gulf beaches at its southern tip. There's a strong sense of community and true southern hospitality. For adventure further afield, the Cajun culture of Louisiana is at your doorstep, and being not far from Houston, both local and international travel is only a stone's throw away.