Automation Advisor

Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.

Are you an experienced automation professional with a passion for optimizing operations? In this key technical role, you will drive improvements in automation to safety, reliability, and environmental compliance for our Burrard Terminal assets.

Minimum Requirements:

- Seven years of industrial automation work experience as an engineer, technologist, or technician
- A strong background in both Windows and Unix/Linux operating environments
- A strong background of LAN and WAN technologies, protocols and configuration
- Understanding of cybersecurity considerations in process control systems
- Familiarity with several programming languages
- Experience with server virtualization
- Experience supporting Honeywell DCS
- Experience with process control protocols (Modbus, OPC-DA, OPC-UA, MQTT)

Key Accountabilities:

- Support all components pertaining to Distributed Control System (DCS) including communications, networking, cyber-security. PHD-Historian, Pi Historian, and LIMS.
- Initiate and conduct complex assignments requiring modification of established guidelines and procedures
- Manage day-to-day as well as long term reliability of the DCS system to ensure high data integrity and uptime
- Verify and correct DCS configuration on all new and modified installations during our project commissioning phase
- Provide recommendations and budgetary numbers for required DCS system upgrades and expansions
- Lead incident investigations related DCS/Network failures
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve the reliability of our assets
- Guide and mentor junior technical team members on SCADA processes and tools

Location & other key details:

- You will work out of our office in Burrard Terminal (greater Vancouver)
- Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours and occasional travel based on business needs
- Provide on-call support during off hours
- This position is safety sensitive
- Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

Why Suncor?

Suncor's operations include oil sands development, production and upgrading; offshore oil and gas; petroleum refining in Canada and the U.S.; and the company's Petro-Canada retail and wholesale distribution networks (including Canada's Electric Highway, a coast-to-coast network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations).
- With a strong strategy for growth and our long-standing approach to sustainability, operational excellence, capital discipline and technology and innovation, Suncor offers a solid foundation for you to continue building your career. We offer rewarding opportunities for you to learn, contribute and grow in a variety of career-building positions - all of which means tremendous potential for your future. We are focused on deepening our commitment to inclusion and diversity and creating a respectful workplace.