Automation Project Engineer

Please note that this position comes with a vehicle allowance and gas card for travel to customer sites.

Strata Innovative Solutions is a leading electrical and controls systems integrator; we help our clients create a more efficient field and connected enterprise. We are a customer-centric organization and passionately deliver solutions tailored to each clients’ distinct business objectives. We are proud to have employees who embody our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Dedication & Sustainability

Role Overview: The Automation Project Engineer is a pivotal role focused on designing and implementing automation solutions that meet or exceed customer functional requirements, safety, and quality expectations. The successful candidate will lead the project lifecycle for Control and Automation projects within the oil and gas industry, encompassing project scope, cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, and change management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs and Implements automation solutions to create the best solution to satisfy customer functional requirements, safety expectations, quality expectations, cost parameters, and internal specifications and standards
• Drives and provides overall support to ensure the following project milestones are met within the stipulated deadline: System Design and Procurement, Programming and Configuration, IO lists, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT), and Commissioning
• Provides project lifecycle leadership and expertise for Control and Automation projects within the oil and gas industry including project scope, cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, and change management
• Works with assigned Regional Manager to manage projects from original project setup to customer acceptance.
• Aides in the procurement process by creating Bill of Materials (BOM), preparing Requests for Quote (RFQ), reviewing vendor quotes and delivery schedules, and approving vendor invoices
• Collaborates with the Regional Manager to allocate resources at the project level to include identification or modification of resources and/or workforce deficiencies
• Coordinates facility and well pad automation project work to be done by the assigned field support team
• Work closely with panel shop to design, improve and review control panel solutions
• Plans and implements Factory Acceptance tests with customers, including required documentation
• Plans and implements field automation solution commissioning activities, including Customer Acceptance Test
• Other duties as assigned