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Control Systems Specialist
Global Clean Energy
Maintaining and optimizing control systems in renewable fuels production facilities.
16d ago
Experienced (8-12 years), Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Bakersfield, CA
Onsite
Company Size
- Employees
Service Specialisms
Biofuels Trading & Marketing
Blockchain Technology and Applications
RNG & Bio‑LNG Marketing
RNG Project Development & Offtake Agreements
Shipping & Logistics Solutions for Clean Fuels
Bio‑LNG Supply Solutions & Equipment
Green Power Generation
Green Power Solutions for Data Centers
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Energy
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Commercial
Water Resources
Heavy Civil
Role
What you would be doing
system optimization
alarm management
after-hours support
control system tuning
safety compliance
multidisciplinary collaboration
- Configure and optimize graphical user interfaces, including console environments, PLC HMIs, and Ignition graphics, to ensure intuitive operation, system visibility, and effective alarm management.
- Assist with alarm rationalization and address alarm bad actors.
- Provide after-hours support when appropriate – emergency call out
- Modify control system for schemes that will better support operations
- Ensure compliance with all safety and operational protocols, particularly with respect to safety instrumentation systems
- Provide suggestions, strategies, and recommendations for improved production rates, efficiencies, yields, and cost reduction initiatives
- Work with site engineers and staff from other disciplines to evaluate requirements and develop new concepts that could add value to the commercial applications
- Ensuring process control documentation is up to date, and MOC’s are approved and closed out timely
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project and operation
- Support existing CVRF Honeywell DCS & PLC network to maintain safe and reliable operations until project completion and startup
- Perform upgrades, configuration changes, and tuning of control systems, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency.
- Transfer controls design knowledge to operations by providing the tools, training, information and other essential skills to the Plant Engineers
- Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and optimization of control systems, including DCS, SIS, and PLCs.
- Responsible for continuous improvement of the base layer control system performance through process control structured monitoring, addressing bad actors with respect to controller uptime, compliance, interventions, and demand rate.
- Assist in maintaining technical documentation such as cause and effect tables, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and control system logic diagrams
- Review, analyze, and approve controls data during commissioning to ensure that it meets the contracted performance metrics, support project commissioning and startup activities as needed
- Troubleshoot and resolve network and IT-related issues within the process control network (PCN)
- Participate in control system design, specification, testing, and commissioning for new projects and system upgrades
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure proper instrumentation, electrical systems, and network configurations are integrated into the controls infrastructure.
- Assess the health and day-to-day operations of the facility (i.e., checking control systems, alarms, errors, and malfunctions; improving performance, optimizing control schemes to ensure that associated commercial and safety requirements are met)
- Analyze and resolve operational problems related to control systems.
What you bring
associates degree
bachelor’s degree
dcs/plc
windows pcs
troubleshooting
problem solving
- Ability to perform repetitive movements over long periods of time
- Experience working with Honeywell DCS and Allen Bradley PLC is strongly preferred
- Excellent technical and analytical skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively and seeing projects through the full life cycle
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds at times
- Must be able to climb ladders and or stairs on tanks, vessels, and structures; work around/near equipment containing high pressures and temperatures and various chemicals.
- Solid troubleshooting skills, especially in control and automation systems, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
- Proven ability in defining, implementing, and maintaining a process control system
- Associates degree is required. Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
- Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, cause and effect tables, and other refinery documentation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field is preferred.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer system .
- Familiarity with Windows PCs and servers, IP networking, and virtualization.
- General understanding of refinery operations, process automation, and related technologies .
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in refining, petrochemical, or renewable fuels production facilities is required.
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Security clearance- safety and operational protocol compliance check
- review of controls data during commissioning
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Overview
124K Acres
Land Cultivated
Over 124,000 acres of camelina are cultivated by approximately 500 growers, enabling ultra-low carbon intensity fuel production.
210M Gallons
Annual Production Capacity
The Bakersfield refinery produces up to 210 million gallons of renewable diesel annually as part of a farm-to-fuel model.
450K Barrels
Production Output
Since December 2024, the Bakersfield plant has produced approximately 450,000 barrels of renewable diesel.
$2.1B Restructuring
Financial Restructuring
Filed for Chapter 11 in April 2025 amid a $2.1 billion restructuring to streamline debts and continue operations.
- Pioneered non‑food camelina seed as a feedstock for renewable fuels.
- Built the world’s largest proprietary portfolio of camelina genetics and expanded globally through SusOils and Camelina Company España.
- Entered into major offtake and investment agreements—with ExxonMobil and Vitol—to support its vertically integrated model.
- Combines upstream plant science, midstream logistics, and downstream refining to deliver scalable, low‑carbon fuels.
Zero Environmental Impact
Innovative Technologies
Committed to eliminating environmental and social impacts through cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices.
- Environmental, social, and economic sustainability drive our business philosophy.
- Maintaining corporate sustainable policies and practices for all stakeholders is a core commitment.
- Sourcing directly from farmers to enhance quality and improve farm economics by reducing intermediaries.
- Ensuring the safety of employees and neighboring communities through risk prevention, education, and notifications.
- Providing well-paying, living-wage career opportunities across the entire value chain.
7 gCO₂e/MJ
Camelina Carbon Intensity Score
The company's camelina-based feedstock achieves a carbon intensity score of 7 gCO₂e/MJ, significantly lower than soy-based feedstock (~50 gCO₂e/MJ).
90% GHG Reduction
Renewable Diesel Emissions
The Bakersfield facility produces renewable diesel with 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum diesel.
75% Emission Reduction
Rail Transport Efficiency
Rail transport of feedstock reduces transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75%.
- Target to achieve net‑zero greenhouse gas footprint on all finished fuels including renewable diesel, propane, naphtha, and future sustainable aviation fuel.
- Vertical integration from proprietary plant science through farm‑to‑fuel lowers carbon intensity and cost throughout the chain.
- Use of big data analytics enables end‑to‑end visibility, measurement, and validation of ultra‑low‑carbon fuel performance.
- No publicly disclosed DEI strategy or gender‑related data available.
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