Control System Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a Control System Engineer to join our Deer Park, TX team. As the DCS/PLC Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, commissioning, and operations of the control systems and associated process control networks within Clean Harbors. DCS/PLC proprietary systems, including Rockwell, Emerson DeltaV, ABB, Wonderware Suite, Siemens, and/or Canary.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority, and we live it 3-6-5!
• Leader in environmental products and services
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days
• Group 401-K retirement savings with company matching
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career
• Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
• Positive and safe work environments 

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the Controls Systems team to ensure operational readiness of Clean Harbors sites.
• Proactively manage controls production environment and take preventative actions to avoid business impacting incidents.
• Implement logic changes to minimize plant trips and improve plant reliability. Establish a management of change process to ensure logic changes are controlled and risk assessed to ensure plant integrity is not compromised.
• Coaching operations and other technical personnel on the concepts and use of control strategies.
• Process control algorithm development, prototyping and implementation.
• Organize, design, and carry out the development, implementation and maintenance of Basic Process Control and Process Optimization.
• Develop multi-year strategy to standardize control systems across 20+ sites.
• Establish and manage goals, reporting needs, key performance indicators and dashboards for control system and health.
• Provide remote support for 20+ sites for customer sites.
• Lead the prompt resolution of control system performance issues through the application of strong critical thinking skills.
• Work with automation vendors to specify, design and commission new and upgraded control and SIS systems.
• Drive continuous improvement in the control system infrastructure including project activity to renew and evolve the DCS platforms.
• Develop a business level solution for process historians to eliminate data silos and organize data flows.
• Oversee reliability and maintenance of DCS/SIS hardware and software.
• Develop systems to maintain backups of critical systems.

What does it take to work at Clean Harbors?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Automation, or Instrumentation preferred)
• Experience 5-7 years controls experience preferred
• Primary Skill Sets desired - FactoryTalk(software), Rockwell/Allen Bradley PLC’s(hardware), networking, and Wonderware, 
• Preferred Skills- Canary Historian, DeltaV, ABB/Siemen, AMS, OSIsoft PI, Aspen, SCADA, SIS, Instrumentation specification
• Ability to learn quickly
• Up to date with current technology
• Metrics based on IBP
• Communicate with all levels of the organization
• Must be able to bend, stoop, climb (Survey facility)
• Up to 20% travel and Other Requirements

Join our team today!  To learn more about our company, and to apply online for this exciting opportunity, visit us at

Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. The Company serves a diverse customer base, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies. Through its Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is a premier provider of used oil recycling and re-refining, parts washers and environmental services for the small quantity generator market. Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has waste disposal facilities and service locations throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Mexico and Puerto Rico.

We are an equal opportunity in employer to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. 

Clean Harbors is a Military & Veteran friendly company.

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