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What you can expect in a typical day:
The Automation Engineer is responsible for the configuration of hardware and software used to achieve control of the process units, such that, they support the safety, reliability, and operability of ongoing operations, as well as facilitating data gathering and involvement in business improvement projects. To use regulatory process control technology and techniques to ensure the reliability of the refining processes. This includes, providing support on process control issues, assisting the relevant groups on refinery optimization issues, performance monitoring and continuous improvement of process control.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Control & Automation
• Provide support to operationsin troubleshooting process control issues. Design, test and implement regulatory control schemes, as required for process, plant or control scheme modifications.
• Design and build DCS graphics for the control systems in accordance with site standards.
• Maintain the operator graphics and update as necessary for project/plant/control scheme modifications.
• Lead the safe and robust implementation of all Automation changes on the Refinery PCS & Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Develop the Refinery PCS including enhancements for operator support to increase plant availability / reliability & elimination of bad actors.
• Lead third party vendors with onsite activities.
Performance Monitoring
• Monitor performance of APC schemes. Support operations in their use of APC applications.
• Create and report appropriate metrics for APC schemes to include information on benefits, uptime, constraints, violations, and constraint removal opportunities.
• Monitor the performance of regulatory control loops and investigate / troubleshoot / tune under performance. Where appropriate, design test and implement regulatory control scheme modifications.
• Monitor the performance of Inferential Properties and improve where necessary.
Automation Projects
• Manage automation projects including safety, scope, budgets and schedules. Implement the automation portion of small projects which typically includes reviewing, modifying and approving designs by others that impact on the automation systems, assisting with the selection of field instruments & operator interfaces.
• Provide input to large capital projects in reference to Control system Architecture, document reviews (P&IDs, FDS, DDS etc.), FATs, SATs & Site commissioning activities.
Alarm Management
• Lead Alarm Management Program, define practices and roll out across the refinery.
• Ensure there is a consistent Alarm Strategy on the DCS and ensuring that the Software applications for the active management of the AM program are reliable and robust.
• Support the refinery Alarm management effort by, implementing and maintaining the Alarm Management hardware/software systems, assisting in monitoring and reducing system Bad actors.
• Design systemsto remove standing alarmsfor offline Process units. Provide control expertise to the alarm management team.
• Coordinate control system changes arising from alarm management design recommendations.
Safety Instrument Systems
• Test and supervise the implementation of safety critical systems in conjunction with the department and other refinery resources. These may be on the site Instrument Protective System platforms or on relay systems.
• Provide technical support on troubleshooting of the SIS systems and data gathering to support investigations on incidents. Recommend safety system maintenance activities.
Automation Roadmap & Process Control Migration Program
• Ensure that the Process Control Migration program is running at the economic optimum by actively managing the cost-effective replacement and migration of PCS equipment, components and applications that are described as 'end of life'. The program reflects a 10 year look ahead to Turnaround cycles.
What you'll need to succeed:
Professional skills:
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and develop business cases, understand cost/benefit models and ability to take calculated risks.
• Strong judgement and the ability to identify critical situations and respond accordingly.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to coordinate and combine resources available to resolve issues; bring together strengths of other team members to effectively solve problems.
• Disciplined to adhere to all refinery instructions and procedures, including Refinery Risk Management Program.
• Self-motivated and proactive and can work well with multi-disciplinary teams.
Education and experience:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 5 Years' experience in an engineering role
• Experience in refining and/or chemical industry.
• Honeywell control systems experience desirable.
Application Process:
Please email your CV to Rionna.O' by close of business Wednesday 10th December 2025.
Irving Oil supports a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants.