Process Automation Tech Prof I - (Early Careers) at Wood PLC in Greenville, South Carolina

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION



Wood is currently recruiting for an Automation Technical Professional - Entry Level to be located at our Wood office in Greenville, SC and/or Raleigh, NC.



Wood Automation and Control is one of the largest vendor-independent system integrators in the world with proven stability for more than 25 years. We pride ourselves on solving real-world problems for our clients by providing full engineering, consulting, procurement and construction services to our customers across the globe. Our automation teams work on hands-on projects that span the full spectrum - from small integration projects to Main Automation Contractor programs for large, multi-EPC projects.

At this time, we will only consider applications from citizens of the UNITED STATES or those with the required permit/VISA for this region, in place.



RESPONSIBILITIES



The job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in Automation Engineering projects for the design and implementation of automation systems for oil & gas and process industry projects (greenfield and brownfield migrations), directly interfacing with our clients.
• Engage in all phases of automation projects, front-end engineering through detailed design, configuration, implementation, startup and commissioning.
• Travel expected to customer locations for project implementation (25-50%).

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering preferred, will also consider Technical Diploma with equivalent Experience.
• Professional Engineering License highly desirable.
• 2 - 5 years of industry experience with a focus on automation design and implementation projects. High level of hands-on experience with PLC and SIS systems (PLC: Rockwell/Allen Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, GE).
• Experience with SCADA and HMI Platforms.
• Experience with DCS platforms (Honeywell Experion, Emerson DeltaV, Siemens PCS7) or SIS platforms (Triconex, Honeywell Safety Manager, Emerson DeltaV SIS, HIMA) beneficial but not required.
• Experience in control systems integration with an operating company, systems vendor or engineering services provider for process industry projects (Specialty Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Power, Oil & Gas, Petrochem).
• Experience with Front-End Engineering (FEED) phases, system design, implementation, systems testing, start-up and commissioning of automation projects in the aforementioned industries.
• Strong background and hands-on experience with multiple systems platforms, operating systems and the interactions between systems, system hardware and architecture.
• Proficient knowledge of P&IDs and instrumentation/control equipment.
• Proficient knowledge of the principles of relational databases, application interfaces, and Human Machine Interface design and implementation.
• Expert written and verbal communication skills