Join us. Unleash your energy within. If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

About you: Join us. Unleash your energy within. If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a recent breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector. We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage. We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined. It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture.



These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

- We PLAY BIG
- We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
- We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
- We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging. Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for an Automation Specialist to support the Kearl Project in Fort McKay, Alberta. The Automation Specialist plays a criticalrole in leading the development, planning, and execution of the Commissioning Automation scope. Working closely with the Site Manager,Asset teams, Automation Vendors, Commissioning Contractors, and Operations stakeholders, this role ensures automation systems aresafely integrated, tested,



and commissioned in accordance with approved engineering deliverables, control narratives, and projectrequirements. This position requires strong technical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to operate independently within established commissioning, automation, and governance frameworks. This position will be based at the project site.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

- Commissioning Automation & Project Support
- Lead the development, planning, and implementation of the Commissioning Automation scope.
- Coordinate Automation Vendor resourcing with support from the Asset team.
- Ensure Commissioning Contractors have the correct information prior to mobilization to efficiently execute scope.
- Notify Asset resources (DCS / PLC teams) of upcoming key dates and required site support.

- Automation Design Review & Testing
- Review and ensure seamless integration of automation designs prior to field implementation.
- Review PLC-related ITPs, FAT procedures, check sheets, programs, and test reports issued by vendors.
- Witness and support vendor FAT activities, including verification of programs against approved control narratives.
- Verify mapping between end devices, PLCs, and DCS systems.
- Complete gap analysis between project control narratives and vendor programs.
- Ensure deficiencies identified during testing are captured within the Project SCDB and interface with responsible parties to close actions.
- Ensure compatibility, functionality, and reliability of serial interfaces.
- Support equipment SIR bench testing (DCS to data concentrator) to allow field contractors to focus on DCS-to-end-device testing.
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📌 Automation specialist (Canada)
🏢 Kent
📍 Canada