Advance Process Control Engineer

Alberta, Canada

Job Family Group:

Discipline Engineering

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 9, 2025

Business unit:

Downstream and Renewables

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Position Purpose

About the Opportunity:

Shell Canada is seeking an Advanced Process Control Engineer (APC Engineer) to join the Process Automation Control and Optimization (PACO) Systems team. This team is responsible for maximizing plant margins and operating stability by delivering Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions using PACE (Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation) software across the Scotford facilities.

In this role, you will deploy new APC strategies and maintain existing applications. This requires highly technical and detailed work, including business case development, process variable identification, modeling, control system configuration, fluent documentation, and operator training.

The position requires close collaboration with peer groups, including Production, Process Engineering, Business, Instrumentation, and Maintenance. It also necessitates maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging best practices in APC monitoring, maintenance, and improvement methods.

Accountabilities:

• Design and implement APC using PACE software. Some applications reside in AVEVA/Schneider BOSS.

• Modify the Distributed Control Systems (DCS) as needed. Control Systems include Schneider Foxboro IA and Honeywell Experion PKS.

• Identify unit operation constraints and determine cost effective solutions.

• Provide daily monitoring, troubleshooting and continuous improvement of APC to achieve maximum benefits.

• Provide day-to-day technical support to operations for complex process and control issues.

• Design, modify and tune base layer controls relevant to APC and Advanced Applications.

• Mentor junior Engineers and other stakeholders.

• Incorporate relevant APC and Advanced Application information into operating procedures.

• Work closely with Production team, including Instrumentation, to maintain unit performance.

• Provide control input to capital project development.

• Responsible for Operator training for APC and Advanced Applications, such as estimators.

• Support AVEVA ROMeo RTO applications as back-up to RTO Engineer.

Skills & Requirements:

• Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree in Advance Process Control is an advantage.

• Eligible to APEGA Professional Engineer accreditation.

• Minimum of 5 years as an Advance Process Control experience in the oil & gas and/or chemical industries.

• Foxboro IA or/and Honeywell PKS experience is required.

• Hands-on experience with Model-Based Predictive Controls.

• Proficiency in PACE specifically is an advantage.

• Experience with front line support of Operations.

• Experience with control strategy downloads to a live (plant running) DCS.

• OPC Technology awareness.

• Blending Controls awareness such as Blending Optimization Software Suite (AVEVA BOSS) is an advantage.

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that women from under-represented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. 

Company description 

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible.  We have expertise in among other exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of oil products, chemicals, electric power, renewables, and energy solutions.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential…

We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you in finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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