Scada Regional Manager- Eastern US
Job ID: 194
COMPANY PROFILE:
Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (DGOC) is an established owner and operator of producing conventional and unconventional natural gas & oil wells and midstream pipelines and compression stations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin in the United States. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, our field operations are located throughout the Appalachian Basin in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In 2021, Diversified announced our expansion into our Central Regional Focus Area, which includes producing areas within Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. DGOC’s parent company is Diversified Energy Company PLC.
POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:
** Location: Charleston, West Virginia or Birmingham, AL. **
The SCADA Regional Manager will report to the Operations Team (OT) and will lead a team responsible for the maintenance and improvement of Cygnet SCADA systems supporting KY, PA, OH, TN, WV, VA, and other Eastern Region assets. The position is responsible for the support of Eastern Region Gas Control Center (PHMSA regulated operations). The selected candidate will have demonstrated technical, customer service and management skills and be able to work with personnel from all levels of the organization.
Special focus will be placed on:
- Lead the day-to-day activities of the Eastern Region SCADA team and related SCADA projects, enhancements, and additions.
- Work with key system users to identify improvement opportunities, define technical requirements and with the support of senior Scada personnel, design and implement solutions.
- Provide technical direction and mentoring to staff.
- Provide direction and prioritization of work for the team.
- Participate in architecture and standards reviews with senior Scada personnel from other areas.
- Work closely with field I&E personnel to ensure systems are stable, responsive, and able to support business needs.
- Work to support company cyber security standards and identify improvement opportunities.
- Design, program, construct, modify, and provide ongoing operational support for company SCADA systems.
- Utilize VB and other programming skills to develop applications and modifications for Cygnet & HMI displays.
- Develop and support alarming tools and visual aids for field personnel.
- Oversee the data collection and HMI control functions in Cygnet and FMS to verify and maintain the SCADA data integrity.
- Build and support multiple system integrations via scripting and file transfer methods.
- Work with various departments to provide data reports from SCADA systems.
- Provide timely data to the accounting and measurement groups to ensure closing deadlines are met.
- Participate in 24x7 on-call support rotation.
- Any other job-related duty as deemed appropriate by management.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or related program preferred
- 5 years’ experience in oil/gas SCADA or field measurement
- Cygnet strongly preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft software with advanced computer skills (programming, database, networks)
- Technical knowledge of Cygnet SCADA, FMS, or similar oil/gas data collection software
- Experience with migration or integration of other HMI or SCADA applications Wonderware, clear SCADA, Ignition, Xpac, iFix, etc.
- Technical knowledge of database systems, including SQL queries & report building
- Programming experience in VB, C# or similar
- Familiarity with electronic meters, RTU, PLC and various remote monitoring devices
- Familiarity with communication protocols, radios, and networking
- Strong customer service, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience acting as a technical lead
- Experience in a management or supervisory role
- Managing to budget and record keeping
- Ability to communicate both written and verbal
- Travel will vary, expect 20%- 50% depending on business needs but no set expectation, travel as required to manage/build the team and business relationships.