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Colonial Pipeline Company Lead SCADA Engineer in Alpharetta, Georgia
Colonial has provided a wide range of opportunities for job candidates who are highly qualified, skilled, motivated and team players. Employees find exciting opportunities to grow and develop their careers at a stable company which offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes annual incentive bonuses, retirement plans, insurance coverage and a host of other features that support a happy, active, productive and rewarding life. Come to Colonial, a great place to work, where people matter most, and where safety 24/7 is paramount.
Ready to work for Colonial Pipeline Company?
Are you intrigued by the thought of being part of revolutionizing the energy industry and a new era in the pipeline industry? Do you want to be a part of a company that is obsessed with excellence in everything we do? A company growing and expanding our business that is full of opportunity? If so, we are seeking smart, safety focused, and energetic professionals to join our team to help us to the next level of excellence!
What is it that we do at Colonial Pipeline Company?
Colonial Pipeline is the largest refined products pipeline in the United States, transporting more than 100 million gallons or 2.5 million barrels per day. Colonial transports various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel, and fuels for the U.S. military through a pipeline system. Colonial transports approximately 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, providing refined products to more than 50 million Americans.
About the Lead SCADA Engineer Position
The Lead SCADA Engineer serve as the leading member of the SCADA team, by steering the decisions for and actions within CPC Enterprise SCADA system to optimal performance and utilization. The Lead SCADA Engineer will have profound and extensive experience in the administration, management, growth, and expansion of a liquid pipeline SCADA system. These actions include, but are not limited to, PLC (or other device) configuration, custom tools/applications, server maintenance, system patches/upgrades, and system enhancements. This position will provide direct guidance and leadership to all SCADA team members, customers, supporting departments, as well as external resources.
What You Get to Do:
Serve as SME on highly technical system tasks and updates which include providing a plan of action, requirements, identifying any potential roadblocks or issues, and procedural resolutions.
Lead project activities which include planning, design, development, installation, testing, and commissioning of SCADA related hardware and software systems in a high availability environment.
Lead SCADA system maintenance activities: collaborating with all necessary parties to safely plan, document, and execute all necessary updates, reboots, backups, and tests.
Create new or enhance current SOPs to provide a clear and strong model for major system processes to maintain standards and functionality.
Proactively research and explore new and emerging technologies to ensure that CPC SCADA will maintain top tier processes and applications.
Provide mentorship and guidance to novice team members.
Define interface requirements between SCADA applications and other real-time, on-line, and batch application processes throughout the company.
Work with field technicians, other analysts, and engineers to analyze problems related to instrumentation, RTU’s, PLC’s, computers, human machine interface, communication equipment, and software related to the SCADA system.
What You Bring to the Table:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field of study from an accredited college or university; will consider a combination of experience and/or education, such as ideally, 16+ years of SCADA experience within the liquid pipeline industry will be considered.
Ideally, 10 years of experience in a technical SCADA role with advanced knowledge of commonly used SCADA software systems (e.g., AVEVA, Ignition, ClearSCADA) to include approximately 3 years leading teams (internal or contractor) in the execution of large-scale SCADA system projects.
Ability to work extended hours as required; emergency call out during weekends / nighttime as needed.
Must be able to identify and perform duties as needed w/o direct leadership or guidance.
SCADA functionality in a liquid pipeline environment.
A change agent by supporting change and focusing on continuously improving on what, and how work is done.
Provide planning and support for regular end-to-end audit and verification of SCADA point functionality, alarms, system performance, and security.
Commitment to consistently adhere to policies and procedures and be a positive example for others by demonstrating the Company’s core values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Safety, and Excellence in completing work assignments.
Self-motivated, have a phenomenal work ethic and looking for the right company to support your growth.
Got Extra to Bring?
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field of study from an accredited college or university.
Ideally, 10 years of experience in a senior SCADA role in a liquid pipeline environment. Advanced knowledge of AVEVA SCADA software.
SCADA Certification (e.g., Aveva).
Applicable knowledge of MQTT protocol, VM server management, and/or PI Historian.
Advantages of Working at Colonial Pipeline Company:
Getting to work for a company that helps to meet our county’s energy needs and keeps us moving!
Team members who care about each other while accomplishing remarkable things.
Highly competitive benefits – Check out Colonial’s Total Rewards (https://www.colpipe.com/careers/benefits-and-total-rewards)
Are you up to the challenge? What are you waiting for? Apply today!
Colonial Pipeline is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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Colonial Pipeline Company operates the world’s largest pipeline of its kind. It delivers refined petroleum products – gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, jet fuel and fuels for the U.S. military – through a network of 5,500 miles of underground pipe buried under more than 3,000 miles of right of way in the Southern and Eastern United States. A vital part of the nation’s infrastructure, Colonial places the highest emphasis on safe operations that protect its employees as well as the communities in which we live and serve, and the environment along the pipeline route.