Beam Pumping Unit Automation Engineer

Our client in Saudi Arabia requires a number of Automation Engineers for an upcoming project. The successful candidate be responsible for VSD installation,
configuration, commissioning, well start-up, and performance optimization for
beam pumping units.

Key responsibilities:

Install, configure,
and commission VSDs for beam pumping units.
Perform full well
start-up including energization, motor rotation checks, torque
verification, and SPM optimization.
Configure motor
parameters, protections, alarms, and fault logging.
Integrate load
cells, rod rotators, and field instrumentation.
Interface VSDs with
SCADA / RTU / PLC systems.
Analyze torque and dynamometer
cards for troubleshooting and optimization.
Support PM and CM
activities requiring automation involvement.
Prepare start-up
reports, backups, and performance recommendations.
Tracking the usage
and inventory of all equipment.

· Ensuring that all equipment is
serviced and kept in good working condition.

· Managing consumable products,
ensuring workers have all the necessary products and tools to carry out the
required operation safely and efficiently.

HSE Responsibilities

Ensure
compliance with electrical and automation safety procedures.
Participate
in risk assessments, JSAs, and HSE meetings.
Ensure
safe commissioning and start-up practices.
The
inclusion of HSE considerations when issuing day to day job instructions.
Promptly
responding to all reports of unsafe conditions, unsafe activities,
accident and near
misses, which are received from subordinates and other persons.
Taking
prompt corrective action and advising management accordingly with regard
to unsafe and unhealthy procedures, methods, facilities, equipment and
substances.
Encouraging
personal HSE awareness among individual subordinates, the collective
workforce and any personnel subcontracted to slb.
Adequately
and promptly investigating and reporting all accidents and near misses.
Ensuring
that all work for which you have a supervisory responsibility, whether
executed by slb employees or subcontractors, is carried out with full
regard to the applicable HSE procedures.
Personally
confirming that all persons, whether slb or subcontractor employees, who
are engaged in activities, on facilities for which you have a supervisory
responsibility, are competent to safely execute the required work, and
that the applicable Operating and HSE Procedures are communicated,
understood and in place.
Advising
your workforce and any other persons at risk, of any potential HSE hazards
arising from the work activities which fall within your supervisory scope.
Ensuring
that your subordinates and any slb subcontractors make correct use of
personal protective clothing and equipment and that the equipment so used
is suitably rated with consideration to the hazards involved.
Ensuring
that safety and emergency equipment, whether portable or installed, is
maintained in a safe operable condition, and that such equipment is
correctly used.
Checking
that all facilities, tools and equipment, in use within your area of supervisory
responsibility are in a safe operable condition.
Ensuring
that any tools, equipment and vehicles, brought into your area of the
Company operation by subcontractors, and intended for use on behalf of slb
are in a safe operable condition.
Holding
regular HSE meetings with your workforce and, where applicable, other
persons, such as contractors, subcontractors and vendors representatives.
Conducting
regular inspections and audits of the facilities under your control in
order to identify and eliminate hazards to health, safety and the
environment.
Participation
in the follow-up and close-out of inspection and audit findings.

Qualifications / Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree
in electrical, Automation, Mechatronics or Control Engineering.
Minimum 7–10 years’
experience in oilfield automation.
Minimum 5 years’
experience with VSDs and beam pumping unit automation.
Strong knowledge of
SCADA and industrial communication protocols.
Must have a good
knowledge in computers, specifically MS Office.

Principal
Accountabilities:

Deliver
reliable and optimized automation solutions.
Support
production enhancement and energy efficiency.
Ensure
accurate documentation and system backups.

· Ensure the day-to-day activities are performed in a
safe and efficient manner.

· Is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of all
personnel.

· Assists with the continual improvement /
development of the HSE management system.

· Developing job safety analyses.

· Performs any other duties allocated by the PSD
Manager/Automation Lead

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Assistance and advice on a range of business topics

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