Automation Advisor

Posted:
4/7/2025, 6:51:14 AM

Location(s):
British Columbia, Canada ⋅ Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

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
  • Been registered, or are eligible to register, as a Professional Engineer with the Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)
  • Experience 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 and protocols (Modbus, OPC-DA, OPC-UA, MQTT)
  • Familiarity with several programming languages
  • Involvement with server virtualization
  • Experience supporting Honeywell DCS

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
  • Lead or work collaboratively in teams to develop plans to achieve long term objectives or implement corporate strategies
  • 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. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and respected. We have numerous employee inclusion networks to help foster an inclusive and respectful culture and drive positive change within Suncor. Current networks include both workplace inclusion networks (focusing on inclusion and respect for all), and identity-focused networks (focusing on building community and a sense of belonging and allyship). Through the Journey of Reconciliation, we are progressing the way we think and act to build greater mutual trust and respect with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada.  Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request. 

Suncor Energy Inc

Website: https://suncor.com/

Headquarter Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1917

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Energy ⋅ Marketing ⋅ Oil and Gas ⋅ Renewable Energy