Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned.
Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs.
Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies.
Has full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
Mitigates risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies.
Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution.
Analyzes business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses. Independently executes, and/or directs others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.
Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.
Provides daily leadership to the Automation Team. These responsibilities include personnel management, training management, department organizational structure and project management. This position directly supervises the activities of Project Engineering personnel consisting of a mix of exempt, nonexempt, and contractors.
Lead the strategic planning of next fiscal year capital plan.
Administer and lead the annual site capital plan and department budget.
Deliver capital plan last best estimates (LBE) as per the established frequency by finance and project accounting.
Makes difficult decisions regarding priorities between projects. Responsible for achieving the projects and capital plan financial targets in support of business objectives and life cycle costs.
Administer asset management, project lifecycle, and energy sustainability Programs.
Drive the site capital long range plan from development to submission.
Assure fulfillments of corporate policies and procedures. Ensure compliance of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) requirements and obligations. Promote continuous improvement and consider EHS aspects during the project design and change process.
Ensure that the required engineering and commissioning documents are filed in the Technical Library and drawing (CAD) repository system is up to date.
Responsible of capital project definition, request capital expenditure (RCE) development, engineering cost estimate, design, project plan integration, construction, and compliance with commissioning and qualification requirements.