Instrument and Controls Systems Engineer, Projects

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The Instrument and Controls Systems (ICS) Engineer provides leadership, technical expertise, and business perspective in all areas related to refinery instrumentation controls and automation systems. This role is responsible for coordination of both improvement and new projects.  This role will involve capital project execution, engineering, procurement, and construction. This role ensures projects are technically sound and that they achieve safety, reliability and environmental objectives and are consistent with PSM management of change.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Staying current on instrumentation, controls, and automation technologies
• Scoping, developing and approving ICS projects, which includes hardware and software design specification, testing, graphics, commissioning, and start-up
• Promoting and assisting with the development of standards, best practices, and guidelines in the areas of industrial control systems, and field instrumentation with both corporate and site staff
• Identification, development and sharing of automation and controls systems best practices for the company through internal and external networking
• Identification, development and sharing of instrumentation best practices for the company through internal and external networking
• Coordinating FEL and detailed engineering with other engineering disciplines to ensure projects are technically sound, cost effective and customer focused
• Ensuring project scope and cost is controlled and change is managed
• Reviewing project design packages and providing design input to ensure that site requirements are met establishing project priorities, deliverables and deadlines aligned with projects strategies
• Successfully managing competing priorities and multiple projects simultaneously. Accountable for managing time to deliver on commitments

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or equivalent discipline
• 10 or more years’ experience in refining, petrochemical, chemical or other manufacturing related industry
• Technical expertise with DCS and SIS equipment and software
• Experienced in industrial field instrumentation design and installation
• Ability to apply technical expertise to problem solving while achieving broad business objectives
• Personal discipline to balance short-term demands with long-term objectives​

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Experience and understanding of plant maintenance, operations, and project execution practices
• Experience in development of control narratives, C&E, alarm rationalization, and other controls related documents
• Ability to direct activities and priorities of others through influence
• Ability to develop and communicate clear and specific strategies and tactics
• Accepts ownership, is accountable, and delivers on commitments
• Drives company core values
• Encourages creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 10/15/2025.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.