Plant Controls Specialist

Atmos Energy; Justin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Atmos Energy is seeking a technically skilled professional to support installation, operation, and maintenance of control, measurement, and SCADA systems across engines, compressors, and well facilities.

You will calibrate PLC/DCS equipment, review SCADA data, and coordinate maintenance to improve efficiency and reliability while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Strong communication and problem-solving abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in engineering technology, electronics or computer science or a related field required or equivalent experience.
• High school diploma or GED with at least 3 years of related operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to communicate with internal and external customers is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for installation, operation, and maintenance of control, measurement, and SCADA equipment.
• Test, calibrate, and maintain engine and compressor control equipment including PLCs and DCS systems.
• Test, calibrate, and maintain auxiliary equipment, gas conditioning, and related control equipment.
• Review SCADA data and schedule required operation and maintenance activities to increase accuracy and integrity.
• Review facility performance and implement maintenance or modifications to improve efficiency and control capabilities.
• Perform required code compliance activities related to plant facilities.
• Perform code compliance activities and maintenance related to plant facilities.
• Maintain accurate records to demonstrate compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Support responsiveness to all system emergencies.
• Interface with supervision and engineering organizations to define and recommend control, measurement, & SCADA requirements for new installations.

Skills

Communication skills

Numeric skills

Computer skills

Education

Associates degree in engineering technology, electronics or computer science or a related field

High school diploma or GED with 3 years related experience

Job description

At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits. Benefit eligibility is on the first day of employment and include:

Benefits Provided at No Cost to you:

Retirement Savings Plan (Matching and Fixed Annual Company Contribution)

Basic Life Insurance

Business Travel Accident Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans

Holidays and Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Health Education and Improvement Programs

Employer Contribution to Health Savings Account (when enrolled in High-Deductible Health Plan)

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Education Assistance Program (TuitionReimbursement)

Pregnancy and Parenting Support

Caregiver Support Program

Identity Theft Protection

Benefits You Help Pay for (voluntary):

Retirement Savings Plan - Individual Contribution (including Roth option)

Investment Advice and Management

MedicalInsurance and Prescription Drug Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Telemedicine

Supplemental Term Life Insurance

Employee/Dependent Life Insurance

Employee/Dependent Accidental Death-Dismemberment Insurance

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Best Place to Learn - Dallas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. 1. Provide technical support for the installation, operation, and maintenance of control, measurement, and SCADA equipment related to engines, compressors, auxiliary equipment, and well facilities.
2. 2. Testing, calibrating, and maintaining engine and compressor control equipment including associated Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control (DCS) systems.
3. 3. Testing, calibrating, and maintaining auxiliary equipment, gas conditioning, well, and other associated control equipment.
4. 4. Reviewing control, measurement, and SCADA information within assigned area and scheduling required operation and maintenance activities to be performed in order to increase accuracy and integrity.
5. 5. Reviewing performance of facilities and implementing required maintenance or modifications needed to improve efficiency as well as monitoring and control capabilities.
6. 6. Performing required code compliance activities related to plant facilities.
7. 7. Performing required code compliance activities, measurement testing, calibration, and routine maintenance activities related to plant facilities.
8. 8. Maintaining accurate records to demonstrate compliance with Company and regulatory requirements.
9. 9. Performing activities to assure and support responsiveness to all system emergencies.
10. 10. Interfacing with supervision, work group, the appropriate gas control and engineering organizations to define and recommend control, measurement, & SCADA requirements for new installations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Educational/Experience Level

1. 1. Associates degree in engineering technology, electronics or computer science or a related field and two years related experience in operations, maintenance and troubleshooting gas pipeline facilities; or
2. 2. A general educational knowledge acquired through a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and three years related experience in operations, maintenance and troubleshooting gas pipeline facilities.

Communication Skills

Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Numeric Skills

Requires the ability to apply research methods, and/or advanced statistical and mathematics.

Computer Skills

Requires basic computer skills in order to utilize various software applications for developing documents, reports and graphics.

Physical Demands

1. 1. Ability to generate 125-foot pounds of force, pushing and pulling, at a contact point of 70 inches. (Ex: operating valves)
2. 2. Ability to generate 105-foot pounds of vertical, downward force, at a contact point of 70 inches. (Ex: operating valves)
3. 3. Ability to lift and carry 38 pounds. (Ex: lifting and carrying materials or buckets)
4. 4. Ability to ascend/descend 30 rungs on a ladder.
5. 5. Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, and/or crouch.
6. 6. Ability to walk a distance of 500 feet.
7. 7. Requires the acute sense of sight and hearing (corrected or uncorrected) and strong sense of smell.

Work Conditions

Works in a field environment. Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Other Requirements

As a Safety-Sensitive position, pre and post-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug testing as outlined by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and motor vehicle record (MVR) background checks are required.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family:

Storage and Compression