Job Description
Audubon is currently seeking a Control Systems Engineering Specialist to join our team in our Houston, TX Office. The Control Systems Engineering Specialist will support a manufacturing site in their Central Support (Productions and/or Projects) and provide technical assurance and quality control for instrumentation assets, applications, and maintenance to ensure safe and reliable operability.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Has special technical expertise and project management ability and is able to lead the effort in a given project or special portion of a project.
- Responsible for management of budgets, scope, schedule, change management, and purchase orders.
- Able to manage their effort as well as that of other automation specialists.
- Mentors’ junior automation specialists within discipline.
- Responsible for overall technical delivery of a project that will meet or exceed client’s specifications.
- Will provide input to employee evaluations for employees working under their direction of a project.
- Typically, an expert on technology or technologies.
- Provides technology consulting with business development meetings and proposals.
- Review and/or approve vendor drawings for compliance with project specifications.
- Interact and communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, vendors and other consultants.
- Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and
- local HSSE regulations.
- Manage client relationships and develop repeat business opportunities.
- Compile discipline-specific man-hour estimates and Total Installed Cost estimates based on client provided project scope.
- Manage and forecast man-hour requirements and schedules associated with discipline-specific project scope.
- May lead large projects and manage day-to-day workflow within a group or project; may delegate assignments, distribute workload, establish work deadlines, and issue reports to immediate supervisor regarding
- completion of work.
- Provide advice and assistance on work techniques, best practices, and subject matter expertise to co-workers.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience in an automation related role.
- 3-5 years’ experience with various DCS Systems (i.e. Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, etc.)
- Experience working on project support for industrial facilities.
- Experience with various PLC systems (i.e. Allen-Bradley PLCs, GE PLCs, Siemens, etc.)
- Bachelor's Degree (engineering, computer science, etc.) preferred
- Large project/team lead experience preferred
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Working at Audubon
Client-focused. People-powered. Safety-driven.
The Audubon Family of Companies provides professional consulting solutions to the energy industry. For over 25 years, our proven reputation for operational excellence and dedication to client satisfaction has helped us become a leading service provider to some of the biggest names in oil and gas. Our team of over 1,000 of the country's top professionals can deliver a full range of consulting services, from EPCM to field solutions and operational support.
At Audubon we are always growing, though we never lose sight of our commitment to excellence. Our focus on flexibility and our demand for unsurpassed quality control over continue to guide our growth as they have since our inception. We realize that service goes beyond plugging in a professional skill set. Service means flexibility. Service means understanding and solving project challenges in dynamic environments. Service means communication. We pride ourselves on providing the service of the quality which allows us to implement efficient solutions that deliver immediate value and long-term returns.
Our dedication to people requires an equal dedication to safety. Our rigorous safety program helps us maintain a safe and incident-free work environment from the desktop to the pipeline trench. Our people drive the quality and efficiency that have established Audubon as a leader in the oil and gas industry - their growth and safety are at the core of our business.
