OT/IT Services Consultant

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Job Purposes:

Implementing business strategy, aligning with holistic high-level plan. Working directly with working-level clients, analyzing and implementing technology solutions for challenges in overall management of real-time data. Experience with OSIsoft s PI System and application of their product suite is required with a focus on Asset Framework and PI Vision. Requires full knowledge of product line and its applications. Advising clients on specific solutions, along with a strong understanding of the clients objectives, challenges and value proposition. Capable of building prototype systems to demonstrate solutions.

In the event there are no Digital Solutions projects have the willingness to work with Cloud Services on any assigned short term project that is within your skill set an have the willingness to learn a new skillset if required.

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning - Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organizations project management framework.
• Project Management - Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan. Collaborate with the implementation and support team. Works under supervision.
• Databases Installation - Install and test complex databases and associated products to ensure they are suitable for use and meet customer requirements.
• Digtal Strategy Transformational Projects Execution - Execute and deliver elements of the digital road map, leveraging agile and design-thinking principles to drive sustainable implementation.
• Operational Compliance - Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organizations policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate
• Personal Capability Building - Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Position Requirements:

To include Skills, education experience

Behavioral Competencies:

• Drives Results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, holds self to high standards of performance; sets some challenging goals; wants to achieve meaningful results; pursues initiatives/efforts to successful completion and closure. Focuses on key goals, even during setbacks and obstacles.
• Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others ideas and input.
• Courage - Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.
• Business Insight - Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. For example, clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers. Monitors business news and market changes for impact on the business or on own expertise area; uses this to shape decisions.
• Tech Savvy - Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
• Cultivates Innovation - Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. For example, constantly looks for new ideas and innovative ways of doing things; makes the effort to get involved in new areas. Offers original ideas and promising new solutions.
• Strategic Mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. For example, articulates how own actions contribute to the organizations success and prioritizes actions that will help reach the goals. Sees important trends and starts discussion about how these may impact own work, the industry, or customers.

Skills:

• Project Risk and Issue Management - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing project-related risks. Risk Alternative Planning, Risk Analysis, Risk Categorization, Risk Identification, Risk Management Plan, Risk Management Planning, Risk Plan Implementation, Risk Prioritization, Risk Probability and Impact Assessment, Risk Register/Risk Listing, Risk Tolerance, Risk Urgency, Decision Tree Diagrams, Probability And Impact Matrix
• Verbal Communication - Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Planning and Organizing - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
• Project Management - Works without supervision while providing technical guidance when required on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters. Project Change Management Plan, Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Project Requirements Management Plan, Project Requirements Verification Plan, Project Resource Management Plan, Project Schedule, Project Schedule Baseline, Project Scope Statement, Project Change Log/Register
• Project Schedule Management - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan., Estimating Project Schedule, Gantt Chart, Milestone Chart, Project Schedule Management Plan
• Review and Reporting - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports.
• Stakeholder Expectation Management - Works with full competence to identify potential stakeholders, analyze their expectations, and develop strategies for managing stakeholders and their expectations. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Communications management plan, Expectation management, Relationship building, Managing relationships, Conflict resolution techniques, Conflict management
• Adaptive Mindset - Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Adapts existing tools and techniques to existing situation, Adapts to changing goals / objectives, Entrepreneurial spirit, Focuses on simplicity when addressing the customer
• Budget and Control - Works with full competence to create, analyze and monitor budgets forproject/program criteria; identify trends and forecasts. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Data Collection and Analysis - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Database Administration - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on implementing, maintaining and administering databases. IT Implementation and integration Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on implementing, configuring and optimizing IT systems and services, while ensuring smooth integration with existing IT infrastructure.
• IT Testing - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on ensuring that IT applications meet required specifications byexecuting and reporting on tests of systems and services.
• Managing Change - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on maintaining high performance while applying a change mindset to the planning, execution and monitoring of business activities during times of change.
• Negotiation - Negotiates without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
• Products/Services Management and Development - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on managing and developing all aspects of a product or service so that it achieves its maximum impact and value in the market.
• Project Benefits Management - Works with full competence to identify, track, and enable the achievement of the planned benefits and intended outcomes of a program and associated projects. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Business cases, Benefits planning, Benefits realization plan, Benefits transition
• Project Cost and Budget Management - Works with full competence to estimate and manage the effort and finances to complete the work within budget. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Estimating, Budgeting, Project cost baseline
• Project Estimating - Works with full competence to estimate each of the components of project, program, or portfolio work, including costs, activity durations, resource needs, risks, stakeholders, etc. across the life of the project or program. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Parametric estimating, Bottom-up estimating, Analogous estimating, Agile Estimating
• Project Integration Management - Works with full competence to identify, define, unify, and coordinate the various processes and activities to integrate the project management activities. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Project charter, Project management plan, Project change management plan, Program plan, Project change log/register, Project change request, Program roadmap, Program alignment to organizational strategy, Portfolio alignment (project), Project closeout plan, Project closure, Portfolio roadmap (project), Program closure, Portfolio charter (project)
• Project Resource Planning and Control - Works with full competence to identify, acquire, and manage the resources (physical and human) for the project. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Project resource management plan, Estimating, RACI matrix, RASCI matrix
• Project Scope Management - Works with full competence to identify, verify, and manage changes to the scope of the project or program, utilizing the most appropriate approach. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Project requirements management plan, Project scope statement, Project requirements documentation, Project scope change management plan, Project scope documents, Project scope baseline, Project requirements validation plan, Project requirements verification plan
• Project Strategy Creation and Alignment - Works with full competence to create the project strategy, vision, and goals, and maintain them in alignment with the organizations strategy and goals. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Business model canvas, SWOT analysis
• Project Tracking and Reporting - Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on measuring and reporting progress toward intermediate targets to make sure a project stays on track to achieve its ultimate goals. Project Performance Report, Status Reporting, Status Reports, Schedule Reporting
• Workflow Management - Works with full competence to orient work in a workflow to plan, organize, and execute the steps it takes to achieve a goal to achieve higher efficiencies. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance. Kanban Board (Workflow Management), Workflow Management
• Writing skills - Uses clear and effective writing skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in related field or Equivalent Level of experience

General Experience:

• Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others
• Experience of PI Data Archive and PI administration.
• Experience with PI interface configuration and administration.
• Good understanding/level of knowledge with OSIsoft PI Asset Framework:
  • Templates;
  • Analytics;
  • Elements/Attributes;
  • EventFrames;
  • Notifications.
• Good understanding/level of knowledge with OSIsoft PI Vision
  • PI Vision installation configuration
  • PI Vision Graphics development and configuration
  • PI Vision Dashboards development and configuration
• Able to plan, organize and control own work effort under supervision
• Able to work within virtual team environment
• Able to communicate directly with client about technical issues
• Able to travel 25-50% to client sites as needed.
• Basic experience of coordinating the work of others

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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