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Job Summary

Alaska Overview
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. is Alaska’s largest crude oil producer and largest owner of exploration leases, with approximately 1 million net undeveloped acres at year-end 2023. The company produced an average of 195 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED) in 2023. ConocoPhillips Alaska holds major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy equivalent per day conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope: Kuparuk, which the company operates, and Prudhoe Bay. Additionally, ConocoPhillips Alaska owns and operates several fields on the Western North Slope. The company also has an ownership interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and owns and operates the Polar Tankers fleet.

Kuparuk Overview

The Greater Kuparuk Area includes the Kuparuk River Unit, approximately 40 miles west of Prudhoe Bay, which encompasses the Kuparuk Field and six nearby satellite fields.

The Kuparuk Field is one of the largest onshore producing fields in the United States with more than 500 active producing wells. Kuparuk maintains an active development program. Field installations include three central production facilities that separate oil, natural gas and water, and a seawater treatment plant.

The Kuparuk satellites consist of the Meltwater, Tabasco, Tarn, West Sak, Moraine and Coyote fields. All satellite field production is processed through the Kuparuk production facilities. The Nuna project, which targets the Moraine reservoir, was sanctioned in 2023. The project will add ~29 development wells with on-pad infrastructure and pipelines that tie back to the existing Kuparuk River Unit processing facilities. Project construction activities began in 2023 and will continue through 2024. Drilling is anticipated to begin in mid-late 2024 with first oil anticipated by early 2025.

In 2023, net crude oil production in the Greater Kuparuk Area averaged 65 MBOED.

Position Overview

The Automation Engineer will provide automation support for control systems, safety, F&G and SCADA systems located in the operating facilities on the North Slope. Review control system design packages to support capital projects and O&M work. Develop control system logic for basic process control (BPCS), safety instrumented systems (SIS) to meet design requirements defined on the P&IDs and Cause & Effect matrices. Support control system related startup and commissioning activities as well as provide day-to-day troubleshooting support.

**Please note, the successful candidate can either work out of our Anchorage office with up to 25% travel to North Slope or rotational 2 weeks on/2 weeks off at Kuparuk. The work location will be determined based on the level of prior slope-based experience/knowledge.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Provide control systems related technical support to Operations and Maintenance

• Provide technical mentorship to designers and construction and FCO teams

• Review control system design packages to support capital projects and O&M work

• Develop, test and implement control and shutdown logic to comply with project P&IDs and shutdown matrices

• Participate in the development of start-up, operation, and maintenance philosophies. Assist in factory acceptance testing and field inspections and participates on the start-up team

• Provide day-to-day troubleshooting, maintenance, and improvement of existing control systems

• Support and work with SCADA team to address system requirements, database creation, graphics review, and FCO

• Support configuration and maintenance of DOT required leak detection systems

• Participate in P&ID and Cause & Effect drawing reviews. Ensure proposed project design will integrate with existing control system architecture and infrastructure

• Support creation and updating of Engineering criteria, specifications, guidelines, procedures and standard installation details

• Ensure Automation solutions comply with Corporate Standards like PCN Security, Alarm Management, and other relevant industry standards

• Serve as Site Lead ICS/Automation Engineer (if designated)

• Develop and maintain documentation associated with systems, control logic, and software changes

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or foreign equivalent

• 3 or more years experience with Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

• 3 or more years experience with Oil & Gas upstream operating facilities

• If work location is Kuparuk, willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work a 14-days on/14-days off shift schedule on North Slope of Alaska

• If work location is Anchorage, willing and able (with or without a reasonable accommodation) to travel up to 25% of the time

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer License

• Intermediate knowledge of industry recognized standards including NEC/NFPA, API, and ANSI/ISA

• Intermediate knowledge of DOT and ADEC regulations

• Intermediate knowledge of common Industrial Control System Programming Languages

• Intermediate knowledge of the following DCS, PLC, F&G and Safety systems:

• GE Mark VIe

• ABB Infi90

• Emerson DeltaV & ROC

• Rockwell ControlLogix Family

• Siemens Moore Quadlog/APACS

• Siemens PCS7 Systems

• Siemens TI505 and CTI2500

• Intermediate knowledge of network equipment like Ethernet Switches, Firewalls, MW wireless Radio’s, & Fiber Optic Systems

• Intermediate knowledge of Process Instrumentation (Flow, Pressure, Level, Temperature), Control Valves, Variable Speed Drives, Online Analyzers, Wireless Instruments, etc

• Intermediate knowledge to design and maintain industrial data communication networks including Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, Modbus, Ethernet/ IP, and TCP/IP

• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right

• Delivers results through realistic planning to accomplish goals

• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals

Apply Before: 

January 24, 2025

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.