Specialist, DCS Control

First Quantum Minerals
Panama
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Problem-solving","Analytical thinking","Communication","Documentation discipline"]

Provide expert technical support for distributed control systems (DCS) and automation for a thermoelectric plant, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient generation processes. Diagnose complex control and instrumentation faults, implement control logic changes (including PID adjustments), coordinate interventions with operations, maintenance, engineering, and vendors, and support starts, outages, and functional testing. Maintain technical documentation, analyze KPIs and trends, train operators, and ensure compliance with industrial safety and environmental management requirements.

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Specialist, DCS Control

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Job Summary

Provide expert technical support for distributed control systems (DCS) and automation for a thermoelectric plant, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient generation processes. Diagnose complex control and instrumentation faults, implement control logic changes (including PID adjustments), coordinate interventions with operations, maintenance, engineering, and vendors, and support starts, outages, and functional testing. Maintain technical documentation, analyze KPIs and trends, train operators, and ensure compliance with industrial safety and environmental management requirements.
Location: Panama
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Continuously monitor thermoelectric plant DCS performance.
  • •Diagnose and resolve complex faults in control and instrumentation systems.
  • •Execute control logic changes, PID adjustments, and operational optimizations.
  • •Coordinate technical interventions with operations, maintenance, engineering, and suppliers.
  • •Support plant starts/stops (outages) and functional testing under operational pressure; ensure availability and reliability of critical control systems.

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial automation and DCS systems.
  • •Proven experience in thermoelectric power generation plants.
  • •Knowledge of distributed control systems (DCS), including control logic and protection systems.
  • •Experience with Siemens PCS7, Emerson Ovation, or similar DCS platforms.
  • •Industrial protocol knowledge (Modbus, Profibus, OPC, TCP/IP, RTU) and experience with PLC-based automation; university degree in Electronic/Automation/Systems/Electrical Engineering.
Experience:5+ yearsIndustrial automationDCSThermoelectric power generation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipProblem-solvingAnalytical thinkingCommunicationDocumentation discipline
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DCSSiemens PCS7Emerson OvationPLCPIDModbusProfibusOPCTCP/IPRTUICSInstrumentationControl logic

Company Brief

First Quantum Minerals
Global mining company focused on the production of copper, nickel, gold, zinc, and cobalt. Operates large-scale mining and metallurgical assets across Africa, Europe, South America, and other regions.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Founded: 1996
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