Senior Engineer

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The Piedmont Natural Gas Business Unit (NGBU) supports the energy needs of more than 1.6 million customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Carolinas.The Senior Engineer position is a career/senior level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees at this level manage work in engineering areas of specialization with minimal supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues. They are fully competent in the use of concepts and procedures. They identify problems, develop solutions, and take actions to implement those solutions. Senior Engineer represents a level at which career may stabilize for many years. This role is responsible for enhancing and supporting real-time SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems that manage the Piedmont natural gas pipeline, including the main Gas Control System, SCADA front ends, Data Historians, and other related systems along with the Liquefied Natural Gas and Compressor Station assets, and the automation and control systems associated with them.

This position requires a thorough understanding of all aspects of pipeline-related systems (may include Measurement Systems, Compression and LNG automation and operations) and must be proficient in the operation and maintenance of hardware, software, and electronics as they apply to the equipment and devices that comprise the described systems. The work consists of analysis, design, coding, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of these systems and their external interfaces. The incumbent is involved in all aspects of these systems from system design, project management, implementing system upgrades, establishing and maintaining standards in alliance with company and best practices in the area of administering these systems for security, disaster recovery, updates, testing, routine and preventive maintenance programs, and system support for troubleshooting and resolution on a 24-7 basis.

Dimensions:

• Support: 325 RTU sites, 260 Pressure Recording Devices and 1300 Large Volume Meter customer locations

• Control systems in four Liquefied Natural Gas Plants with 4BCF storage capacity, and eight Compressor Stations

Responsibilities & Duties:

With minimal supervision, the Senior Engineer:

• Oversee the operations of the company SCADA Systems along with supporting all interfaces associated with connected electronic field equipment remote workstations, company servers and the mainframe.

• Oversee the operations of the Compression and LNG HMI and Automation Control Systems along with supporting all interfaces associated with connected electronic field equipment remote workstations, company servers and the mainframe.

• Configure HMI and field automation equipment in accordance with company, industry and regulatory standards and/or contractual requirements while meeting customer needs

• Provide first level of engineering support for SCADA system operations including design, migration planning, database configuration, data base integrity, network and system security, disaster recovery system functionality, display building, field device protocol testing and maintenance.

• Provide data analysis, screen development, backend objects and scripts, data mapping, tag naming, tag aliasing, security, alarming, database updates, point to point checkout and documentation.

• Provide technical support to system users - Gas Control, Field Measurement, Engineering, Gas Services, Resource Center Operations, Modeling, Compression, LNG, etc.

• Troubleshoot and keep SCADA systems running at optimum level, maximizing systems uptime.

• Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic/Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program

• Six (6) or more years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals (FE/EIT) exam with intention to achieve registration as a Professional Engineer.

• Familiarity with piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).

• Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience.

• Understanding of basic principles of project management.

• Three or more years of natural gas or energy industry engineering, operations, or construction experience.

• Comprehensive knowledge and experience with primary measurement equipment (meters, regulators, transmitters, remote terminal units, etc.)

• Experience designing and developing systems utilizing Wonderware System Platform or Rockwell Automation PLC products.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid Mobility Classification

• On call availability as required

• Occasional overnight travel for work and training

• Subject to alcohol and drug testing requirements

Travel Requirements

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