Occ Control Room Operator - Grande Prairie, Canada - Ovintiv

Ovintiv

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Grande Prairie, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Ovintiv, our products fuel the world through safe, affordable, and reliable energy.

We are proud of our purpose, and attracting the right people is the key to its success. As an employer, we recognize your potential and professional aspirations, and are committed to your career development. We offer employees an inclusive work environment with highly competitive compensation, benefits, and flexibility—including a market-leading vacation/time-off program.

Ovintiv's workplace culture is built upon our foundational values of One, Agile, Driven and Innovative, and we are relentlessly committed to safe and sustainable operations.

We value the opportunity to engage and collaborate in person, believing this is best cultivated through our in-office environment.

We drive societal progress by valuing our workforce, strengthening the communities we call home and respecting the rights of all.

Join our team as we make modern life possible.

Posting Close Date:
06/08/2024

Reporting to the OCC/Automation Coordinator you will be responsible for monitoring the functionality of field assets; for the purpose of early detection, potential malfunctions, and equipment failures to reduce or recover from production downtime.

The OCC Control Room Operator ensures the safe and efficient operation of processes, systems & associated equipment, and will be able to execute or coordinate response and prioritize production changes where optimization or unsafe conditions are identified.

Location:
Ovintiv Grande Prairie Office

Responsibilities:

The Operations Control Center (OCC), focuses on efficiencies, productivity, and utilizing technology and data science to improve safety and production.

This person will support the Canadian Operations Area.

This will be a shift work role working 12 hours a day on a 7/7 shift, including a night shift every 3rd shift.

Provides effective troubleshooting of process and equipment problems, with an understanding of potential contributions from upstream and downstream operations.
Communicate efficiently and effectively across all operating areas, through verbal and written methods to a wide variety of customers and multiple organizational levels.
Directly communicates with gas marketing to notify them of any rate changes that deviate from the daily plan to meet sales agreements.
Working with the OCC and Operational Area Leads, you will contribute to the daily and weekly OCC directives and KPIs.
Act as a key participant in actual and routine simulated field safety practices such as Mandown & ERP response procedures.
Support the ongoing evolution and advancement of the OCC as the business continues to become more sophisticated.
Shares knowledge freely and participates in the training of fellow employees.

Qualifications:

This person will require strong relational, interpersonal, and time management skills. New opportunities requiring solutions will be encountered daily, and good stress management will be vital.

With safety the top priority, this person must be well-versed in good work practices and lead with a safety-first attitude.

Minimum three years of oil & gas experience making operational decisions in a realtime environment.
Strong technical understanding of field operation processes and equipment, maintenance practices, process safety, and safety instrumented systems.
Experience and strong understanding of well and compressor optimization (ie. artificial lift, compressor trends).
Ability to identify hazards and use hazard reporting tools.
Has a positive attitude and a focus on continual improvement.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Experience using Microsoft Office products.
Able to communicate effectively with a broad group of technical experts across the business.
Technical writing abilities and attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize, manage multiple priorities and problem solve, individually and within a team environment.
Ability to communicate technical issues to COA team members and other stakeholders.
Work within a highstress, fastpaced environment and quickly changing environment.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents Ovintiv's reasonable estimate of the hiring compensation range for this role.

Salary Hiring Range:
$96,000 - $117,000 CAD

Compensation may vary and will be determined by the geographic location, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Benefits: Ovintiv offers a competitive benefits package.
At Ovintiv, we value diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.
US external applicants: If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon successfully passing a hair follicle drug test and a background check.