Automation Controls Technician, Pegasus Plant

Phillips 66; Midkiff (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VCIP bonus

401k company match

Pension plan

Health, Dental, Vision benefits

Total well-being programs

Job summary

Phillips 66 in Texas is seeking an Automation Controls Technician at the Pegasus Plant to repair and maintain complex instrument and electrical control systems, including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and Burner Management Systems. The technician leads I&E craft personnel and manages projects.

The role requires up to 20% travel, overtime flexibility, and a strong safety mindset with a focus on maintenance and optimization of automation assets.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED
• Intermediate+ SCADA troubleshooting, ladder logic, and programming
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of time
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Identify enhancement opportunities using plant processing knowledge
• Design/upgrade PLC/DCS logic; program PLCs
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain advanced analyzers
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance for I&E equipment
• Mentor and train junior I&E personnel
• Support audits and review of standards and procedures
• Assist automation design and installation of new systems

Skills

SCADA troubleshooting

Ladder logic

PLC programming

DCS systems

Mentoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

SCADA/DCS systems

Job description

Total Rewards

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

What To Expect

The Automation Controls Technician, Pegasus Plant is responsible for repairs and maintenance of complex instrument and electrical control systems including PLC's, DCS, SCADA system, and Burner Management Systems. The Technician provides leadership and mentors the I&E craft personnel throughout the asset. The Technician also manages projects, develops cost estimates, and oversees contract personnel as required.

• This position requires the successful completion of an online assessment. If you meet the required qualifications of the position, a link to complete the assessment will be emailed to you immediately after your completed application is received. Please check your spam folder if you do not see the email.

The assessment must be completed within 7 days of your application date OR prior to the job posting expiration date (November 9, 2026), whichever is earlier. Your assessment results will be valid for one year.

What You'll Do

• Applies a high-level understanding of plant processing to identify enhancement opportunities
• Designs complex logic and configuration changes and upgrades for DCS systems; programs logic design of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Performs calibration, troubleshooting and maintenance of sophisticated compliance analyzers, and has the capacity to make programming changes and additions
• Utilizes extensive knowledge of company preventive and general maintenance practices to develop and implement a preventative maintenance program for I&E equipment in asset or region and monitors through completion
• Applies programming skills to optimize and enhance existing processes
• Mentors and trains less experienced I&E personnel with troubleshooting and making repairs in area/asset
• Serves as a subject matter expert and may be utilized on audits and investigations
• Serves as key contact person for asset or region for review of both company & industrial standards to review of modifications and revisions and interpretation of any need for changes in procedures and/or tasks as applicable to our business
• Evaluates new technology and applications to be used to enhance our business
• Assists centralized automation department with the design of new systems and performs installation of new field/plant automation equipment
• Performs other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization

What You'll Bring – Required

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Maintain a valid driver's license
• Able to travel up to 20% of the time
• Intermediate or greater level of proficiency with SCADA troubleshooting, ladder logic, and programming
• Willingness and ability to perform and comply with following, with or without reasonable accommodations:
• Work overtime and be available for occasional callout
• Wear personal protective equipment, such as flame-retardant clothing, eye protection, ear protection, steel-toed boots, hard hat, etc.
• Operate both indoors and outdoors in conditions that include inclement weather, heat, and humidity
• Regularly stoop, squat, kneel and crouch for durations up to 30 minutes
• Periodically pull/push doors open to move around the gas plant
• Occasionally exert pulling force of 130 pounds
• Frequently lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds
• Climb A-frame ladders

What Makes You Stand Out – Preferred

• 3 years or more experience with programming Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
• 5 years or more experience in oil and gas industry
• 4 years or more of related experience in the I&E Classification
• 2 years or more of experience in the maintenance and/or development of SCADA or DCS applications/projects
• Working knowledge of plant and/or gathering system processes
• Ability to provide accurate documentation and follow through on records
• Ability to interpret & update P&ID's, electrical drawings, and diagrams
• Excellent trouble-shooting skills and ability to "walk others through" issues
• Practices awareness concerning issues of health, safety and the environment
• Working knowledge of variable frequency drive (VFD) control design including all aspects of programming, troubleshooting and tuning
• Ability to perform work independently, be dependable, organized and work well with others while maintaining a customer focus

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $93,600 – $143,000

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

Midstream

The Phillips 66 Midstream business is a safe, reliable, and trusted provider for the movement, storage, gathering, and processing of liquid or gas energy via pipelines or terminals. We are an industry leader in logistics and operate or manage more than 70,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil from oil fields to refineries and finished products from refineries to storage terminals. We operate 39 terminals that supply finished products to consumer gas stations, as well as crude oil and NGL storage terminals and NGL fractionation facilities. Our capabilities include extensive natural gas gathering and processing operations, enhancing our wellhead-to-market strategy. We also provide the connectivity between the various Phillips 66 business units.

Total Rewards

Benefits

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To Be Considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 11/09/2026.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer