Staff Engineer, Instrumentation and Controls

Summary

We are seeking qualified applicants for the position of Instrument and Controls Engineer for our Plaquemines Parish Facility.

General Description:

The candidate will lead small to medium projects for the Instrumentation & Control discipline and interface well with the customer and coordinate with the rest of the project team.

• Take responsibility for the Instrumentation & Control engineering and design team assigned to, and their design output to quality, cost and schedule requirements for specific projects.
• Support the Technical Integrity role for the Instrument & Control (I&C) discipline.
• Ensure all engineering and design work performed adjusts to quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Ensure all design work is safe and carried out in a safe manner.
• Ensure all design work conforms to the codes and standards used by the project, or to agreed industry standards.
• Self-motivated individuals with a desire to solve complex engineering problems, show effective team leadership and communication skills will be ideally suitable for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a discipline project team of Designers/Engineers as part of the Instrumentation team.
• Serve as project lead designer/engineer and supervises the work of other engineers, designers or drafting.
• Perform designing/engineering work/deliverables as part of the Instrumentation & Control team.
• Ability to interpret project specifications.
• Coordinate/Communicate with other disciplines and the project.
• Support Scope definition, estimation, and progress control of Instrumentation & Control engineering activities.
• Support Resource allocation based on project schedule requirements
• Lead RFP, Estimations, Detailed Engineering, and field support project activities
• Familiarity of applicable codes and LNG standards to support engineering deliverables
• Support quality assurance and verification role on engineering deliverables
• Quality Assurance - Responsible for working, and getting team members working with you, within the provisions and guidelines of the Company Quality Assurance system
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions.
• Assist and support junior/intermediate/senior personnel within the Instrumentation & Controls engineering team.
• Keep up to date with the latest developments and technical innovations in Instrumentation & Controls engineering.
• Resolve discrepancies between Contractor and Company requirements.
• Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes comply with project change management processes.
• Participate in relevant meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures.
• Will be required to provide assistance and advice during procurement, construction and commissioning activities.
• Provide construction management support as required.
• Liaise with Contractors, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines.
• Participate in the professional development of less experienced members of the department/team.

Qualifications

Education and Certification Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Controls, Instrument or Electrical Engineering
• PE registered in the State of Texas and/or Louisiana

Technical and Industry Experience:

• 15 - 25 years of engineering experience in I&C engineering

• Leadership role supporting multiple small to mid-sized projects

• Knowledge of Electrical would be an asset/preferable.

• Previous site experience will be an asset.

• Experience in Oil & Gas industry necessary

• Experience in LNG production preferred

• Familiar with digital tools, digitization and data acquisition experience are an asset

• Extensive working knowledge of Instrumentation & Control deliverables such as:

• Panel (JB and Marshalling) Design

• P&ID's

• Loop Drawings

• Wiring Drawings

• Motor Control Schematics

• Instrument Location Drawings

• Instrument Installation Details

• Instrument Specifications (Datasheets)

• I/O Lists

• Bill of Materials

• Conduit/Tray/Cable Schedules

• Control Narratives

• Cause and Effect Diagrams

• Functional Safety Requirements

• Material Requisitions

• Construction or Engineering Work Packages.

• Extensive working knowledge of Instrumentation Calculation/Selection, such as:

• Flow (Orifice Plates, Vortex, Venturi, Magnetic, Ultrasonic meters)

• Level Measurement (Radar, Displacers, Gauges)

• Temperature (including Thermowells Freq. wake calculation)

• Pressure

• Process Analyzers and sampling systems would be a plus

• Competent use of instrument calculation/selection specific software.

• Working knowledge (design/configuration/implementation) of any of the following systems:

• PLCs, preferable Rockwell.

• SISs, preferable Yokogawa, Honeywell.

• DCS, preferable Honeywell Experion, Yokogawa

• Extensive knowledge of industry standards and codes related to Instrumentation & Control system deliverables.

• Demonstrated experience with Instrumentation & Control technologiesin LNG or Oil &Gas industry.

• Demonstrated capabilities in leading the Instrumentation & Control design and engineering work in multiple and concurrently small and medium projects.

• Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Design software.

• Basic knowledge of SmartPlant Instrumentation software.

• Basic knowledge of Communications Networks

• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite.