PLC Supervisor* M/F

SPIE; France; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Offshore work

Job summary

SPIE is seeking a Senior PLC Supervisor for offshore oil & gas projects in France. You will maintain, modify and supervise PLCs, HMIs and control systems aboard offshore installations.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Engineering, 10+ years in control systems and 3+ years as PLC Supervisor, English fluent, French/Portuguese recommended. Offshore work and safety compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent required.
• 10+ years in control systems; 3+ years as PLC Supervisor in oil and gas.
• English fluency mandatory; French and Portuguese recommended.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, operate, modify and perform routine tasks on PLCs, HMIs, automation computers and UCPs.
• Modify hardware and software of systems (HIPPS, TGS, PDCS, etc) as required by COMPANY.
• Prepare preventive and corrective actions with the Control System Specialist.
• Manage and document interventions using CMIMS and work packs provided by planning team.
• Follow up parameters and alarms, perform troubleshooting when needed.
• Control and apply inhibitors per COMPANY rules and procedures.
• Maintain auditable log of faults and inhibitors; assess risks for maintenance work.
• Identify recurrent interventions, analyze and suggest improvements; track backlog.
• Review and ensure software modifications are validated and documents updated.

Skills

PLC supervision

Oil & Gas

English fluency

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Siemens S5 / Yokogawa

HMI panels

Emerson Delta V

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Job description

Information & CommunicationsTechnology Services (109)

Referência

2026-45052

Contrato

Till end of contract

Main activities:

• Maintain, operate, modify and perform routine tasks on the PLCs, HMIs, automation computers and Unit Control Panels (UCP)
• Carry out modifications on both hardware (input, output, communication cards etc) and software (control and safety logic, sequence logic etc) of all systems (compressors, pumps, oil & gas metering system, High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS), Tank Gauging System (TGS), Power Distribution Control System (PDCS), Telemetry System, machine monitoring system etc), under his responsibility as may be required, requested or directed by COMPANY.
• Prepare with the Control System Specialist, preventive and corrective actions and modifications of the systems under his responsibility.
• Manage and document in technical reports, interventions using the CMIMS and work packs provided by the planning team.
• Follow up the parameter values and alarms in the concerned systems under his responsibility and perform trouble shooting if required.
• Control and apply inhibitors in the systems as directed and controlled by COMPANY rules and procedures.
• Maintain an accurate and auditable log of all system faults and inhibitors (Short term and long term).
• Identify, in the preparatory stage of maintenance works, any sensitive operation and ensure that a proper assessment of the risks involved is carried out beforehand,
• Identify recurrent corrective maintenance interventions, analyse them and suggest improvements, as well as problems related to availability, quality and obsolescence of spare parts.
• Track any backlog of work in area of responsibility and suggest corrective measures to COMPANY and CONTRACTOR to improve the management of the backlog.
• Review and assure that all Software Modifications and corrective actions are validated by COMPANY and all impacted documentations are updated after implementation.

Quality Assurance:

• Verifies the quality of his planning by frequent checks of supervisor reports in CMMS
  
• Ensures all work loadings per discipline are balanced and achievable and highlights immediately to COMPANY any workload which is unachievable with the resources provided onboard.

HSE Commitment:

• Demonstrate personal commitment to the HSSE policy of the Company
• Maintain awareness of and ensure compliance with all relevant Statutory and Company HSE standards

Perfil

The holder of this position must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Enginering or equivalent degree,
• 10+ years’ experience in the field of control system and at least 3 years as PLC Supervisor in Oil and Gas / Petrochemical industry,
  English fluency mandatory, knowledge of French & Portuguese language recommended
  Specific Knowledge: Advanced skill in PLC´s - SIEMENS (S5 an added advantage) & Yokogawa Industrial Automation Systems, Panels and HMI´s.
  Advantage if experienced in Emerson Delta V, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Emerson
• Pride in his work, ability to maintain good relations with colleagues and others,
• Highly Proactive individual
• Physical ability to work on offshore installations in the climatic conditions of the site,

Basic Salary + other internal benefit.

Local

Offshore

• Bachelor's Degree inEnginering orrelated discipline,
• 10+ years’ experience in the field of control system and at least3 years as PLC Supervisor in Oil and Gas / Petrochemical industry,
• English fluency mandatory, knowledge of French & Portuguese language recommended
• Specific Knowledge: Advanced skill in PLC´s - SIEMENS (S5 an added advantage) & Yokogawa Industrial Automation Systems, Panels and HMI´s.
• Advantage if experienced in Emerson Delta V, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Emerson

Idiomas

• Anglais (C-Professional working proficiency)
• Portugais (C-Professional working proficiency)

We align the company’s ambitious vision with the candidate’s goals to create a path of mutual growth, where talent and purpose move forward in the same direction.