The energy industry – oil & gas sector in particular – is bracing itself for a massive wave of retirements over the short to medium term, which has been dubbed “The Great Shift Change.” As the industry prepares for this turnover, companies are looking to the next generation of candidates with skills ranging from finance, geology, engineering, law, etc.

Additionally, lots of exciting opportunities are opening up in various renewable energy sectors as technological advancements rapidly disrupt traditional utility business models. The energy efficiency business is also growing by leaps and bounds, as significant cost saving benefits associated with using less energy are an easy sell for most businesses.  

With these issues in mind, Breaking Energy highlights a few interesting energy jobs on a weekly basis.    

Control Systems Engineer – Projects 

Shell; Port Arthur, TX, US

Job Description: 

Provide Technical Assurance to Control Systems projects to ensure systems are designed within corporate and industry guidelines, while meeting the agreed upon customer specifications and reliability requirements.

• Ensure systems are documented according to corporate and local requirements.
• Provide assistance to Project Team to assess various project Control Systems options and help select the best fit for purpose solution.
• Develop initial scope narrative and marked up P&IDs for CSE Projects.
• Provide guidance to engineering contractor to ensure agreed upon project deliverables and specifications are met.
• Work with other disciplines (i.e. Fired Equipment Specialists, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineers) to ensure control schemes meet their requirements.
• Facilitate integration of new equipment into existing Control Systems Infrastructure.
• Communicate critical path issues to Project Engineer.
• Review/Approve the following as they pertain to Control System Projects: P&IDs, Control Narratives, Logic Narratives, Cause & Effects, instrument spec sheets, control valve and IPF valve specifications, RIE/Rack Room layout, DCS/PLC hardware specifications, installation details, field cabling and junction box layout, etc.
• Ensure that equipment specified on CS Projects are included in the approved Shell TAMAP (Technically Approved Manufacturers And Products) and utilize applicable agreements with manufacturers. Also, ensure that Control Systems equipment and designs meet requirements of Shell engineering standards (DEPs).
• Develop derogations for any system or specification not meeting DEP requirements.
• Provide Technical Assurance at system Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Develop project specific training for Control Systems Engineers and Inspectors as required.
• Provide technical input and review to corporate and local projects organizations.
• Provide CSE Technical Review and Technical Assurance on Project related MOCs.

Desired Skills:

Employment Type: PERMANENT
Hours: FULLTIME

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.

Regulatory Analyst – Rockies Operations 

Anadarko; Evans, CO, US

Job Summary: This position is located in Anadarko’s Evan’s Office and is a member of the Greater Wattenberg Area Regulatory Affairs team.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years of upstream oil and gas industry experience.
• Oil and gas regulatory experience preferred.
• Must be able to effectively interface with a wide variety of people, both internal and external to the company, and communicate effectively through both written word and verbal delivery.
• Must be able to read, interpret, and apply applicable regulations.
• Ability to manage one’s time, set priorities and manage a heavy workload is required.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills are required.
• A willingness to lead, take initiative and increase technical and working knowledge.
• A working knowledge of the Microsoft suite (including word, excel, outlook power point, etc.) is required.

Responsibilities:

• Manage inspections from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Track, organize, and facilitate follow up actions to all inspections in the field.
•  Communicate regulatory requirements (conditions of approval and best management practices) to appropriate internal teams – Perform internal compliance audits of oil and gas locations
•  Submit notices and subsequent reports related to pressure increases during completions operations
•  Keep business unit staff and managers updated on potential compliance issues.
•  Organize and maintain reporting tools to keep management and stakeholders regularly apprised of trending compliance issues and potential challenges.
• Proactively seek to improve systems, data management processes and their functionality.
• Design and generate reports, presentations and correspondence as required.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Petroleum Land Management, Science, Engineering, Biology, or industry related field is required.

Relocation: This position may be eligible for domestic relocation.

Travel Requirements: The percentage of travel required for this position is 10-20% Work Schedule This position may be eligible for the 9/80 work schedule.

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.

Principal Software Engineer – Tools Job 

SuccessFactors; South San Francisco, CA, US

For most of us, the better we perform the more attention we receive. Yet for many “Invisibles”, skilled professionals whose role is critical to whatever enterprise they’re a part of – it’s the opposite: the better they do their jobs the more they disappear. In fact, often, it’s only when something goes wrong that they are noticed at all.

That is the exact type of candidate we’re seeking. You should thrive in an environment that prides itself in keeping an organization running smoothly and efficiently without drawing attention to our efforts. You anticipate how and why things may break and fix them before they happen. You develop tools that allow our engineers to do their work more efficiently, so efficiently that they take your work for granted but would be lost without the tools you developed, deployed and maintain.

Responsibilities: 

• Ability to analyze and identify the needs of engineers, collaborate with engineering leadership to create and implement solutions, support those solutions once implemented, and monitor and improve the effectiveness of those solutions
• Conduct surveys, follow-ups, interviews, feedback, and requirements gathering sessions
• Clearly communicate ideas both verbally and in writing, and provide and receive regular input from your peers
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, but also work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong focus on productivity, quality, and attention to detail
• Ability to quickly understand and solve unique and even undocumented problems and master skills in new tools and technologies
• Provide support and mentorship to engineers in all aspects of software development technology, tools, and process
• Review, research, prototype, and recommend emerging software development technologies and evolving industry best practices

Experience: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience, Master’s Degree is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in full development life cycle software development with an emphasis on building development tools
• Career focus on developing, implementing and supporting software development tools and processes

Programming Skills:

• Expert level of development experience with Java and J2EE
• Systems administration experience with Linux, SUSE, SLES and shell scripting
• Productivity experience with enterprise build tools such as ANT, Maven, Gradle, Artifactory, NEXUS, SVN, Crucible/Fisheye, Team City, Jenkins, Hudson, CruiseControl, etc.
• Eclipse plugin development, not just usage
• Desire to expand your technical abilities with source code management systems such as GIT, Maven, and Gradle
• Good technical skills in software development, systems/network/database administration, and the software and tools that engineers utilize
• Ability to write high-quality, testable, maintainable and well-documented code
• Proven ability to quickly understand and solve unique and undocumented programming problems
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

Interpersonal Skills: 

• Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal in the English language.  Multilingual with the ability to translate complex technical topics is an added plus
• Exceptional time management and naturally organized, energetic and a self-starter
• Willingness to perform tasks and provide support outside of normal business hours when required
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Desire to learn, master, and share new technologies
•  Strong focus on quality and generating results
• Self-disciplined with strong attention to detail
• Plan and prioritize your work for maximum impact and productivity

Discover your strengths and invest in your future by applying today.