EQT is one of the United States' leading producers of natural gas and the first traditional energy company of scale in the world to achieve Net Zero on a Scope 1 and Scope 2 basis.
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At EQT, we are making strides toward becoming the best producer by creating long-term value for all stakeholders, including employees, landowners, communities, industry partners and investors. Our vision is to evolve EQT into a modern, connected, digitally enabled organization.
With an incredibly collaborative culture and a determined, progressive workplace, EQT was both named a National Top Workplace, as well as one of Pittsburgh's Best Places to Work!
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The SCADA Specialist/Sr. SCADA Specialist/Lead SCADA Specialist responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide primary application & user support for the following: Cygnet, AutoSol and PI Historian. May also support other applications such as Synergi SPS, Airlink Manager, MOVEit, and others.
- Develop displays for new facilities. This includes all polling configurations, point mapping (links, data files, navigation, communication), display creation, and data validation. These tasks require a significant level of data analysis, coordination, and communication between numerous groups.
- Update and maintain applications to reflect on-going operational changes. This includes display and configuration changes resulting from equipment changeouts, control logic modifications, and general operational changes. Responsible for managing all tickets associated with such changes.
- Provide customer support to all application users. This includes problem solving support for field operations as well as 24/7 support for the gas control department.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, telecommunications, engineering, or a related field.
- At least 1 year of applicable work experience is required for the SCADA Specialist position which must include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA systems: preferably Cygnet, AutoSol, and PI). An equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered.
- Proficiency in Object Oriented programming (VB.net, C#, C++, VBS, etc.).
- Familiarity with all types of electronic communication mediums: radio, cellular, circuits and satellites.
- Excellent communication and project management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent Organizational/Time Management skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Highly self-motivated and self-directed.
- Demonstrated understanding of SCADA systems, communication methods, and interaction with field equipment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of data acquisition process from RTUs and PLCs, and familiarity with application-level protocols.
- Knowledge of relational database management systems (Access, SQL server, Oracle, etc.) and object-oriented programming. Ability to create custom queries and access data from varied systems.
- Ability to accurately read and interpret P&ID drawings.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Knowledge of AWS/Azure Cloud architecture.
- Understanding of the TCP/IP suite and OSI model. Ability to diagnose problems at the various levels of the OSI model to determine point of failure.
- Background in natural gas applications such as gas measurement, instrumentation, automation, compression and control sites.
- Demonstrated knowledge of data acquisition process from RTUs and PLCs, familiarity with application-level protocols, and the ability to perform advanced troubleshooting of related problems.
- Proficiency with the following equipment: (RTUs) Thermo, Eagle, ABB, Fisher; (PLCs) Schneider, Allen Bradley; (communicating over) spread-spectrum radio, cellular, circuits, and satellite.
- Network skills including basic router and switch configuration and diagnostics, understanding firewalls, port filtering and IP tables, ACLs, proxy configurations, cabling, and Wi-Fi configurations.
- Evaluating, developing, and implementing modifications to and/or development of new programs/functionality to enhance or solve complex business challenges.
- Developing and maintaining system documentation including process maps, data flows, infrastructure diagrams, as well as installation and configuration procedures.
- Experience in the natural gas or energy business is preferred with a general understanding of operations. Relevant experience in other industries is also welcome.
Remote work is being considered for this role excluding the following states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee.
Selected incumbent will be placed into the position that best suits their abilities and experience level.
EQT Corporation and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- Disabilities/Veterans.
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EQT Corporation is a leading independent natural gas producer with an evolutionary focus on our future. EQT has operations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio and is dedicated to responsibly developing our world-class asset base in the core of the Appalachian Basin. While we are currently the largest producer of natural gas in the United States, we know being the biggest doesn’t always mean being the best. With that in mind, EQT is making strides toward becoming the best producer by creating long-term value for all stakeholders, including employees, landowners, communities, industry partners and investors.
