Instrumentation and Controls Lead

About the Position

Instrumentation and Controls Lead

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Instrumentation and Controls Lead for a contractor role in Spring, TX, focusing on oil & gas projects.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, assign workloads, review and implement standards/procedures including man hour estimating, cost estimating, budgeting, and progress reporting for Instrumentation scope for all phases of the project.
• Liaise with customers, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines as required.
• Participate in HAZOP/ LOPA reviews and in other technical, constructability, and quality reviews.
• Assist in the Design, Review and Approval of Instrumentation related engineering deliverables, i.e. instrument indexes, installation details, location drawings, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop drawings, P&ID's, material requisitions, evaluation of alternatives and selection of instruments, calculations (control valve, flow elements, pressure safety valves), document control logs, bill of materials and instrument change approvals.
• Support project Acceptance Testing (AT) including reviewing procedures, assigning resources, periodically attending AT, and adjust commissioning scope to integrate AT successes and deficiencies.
• Develop, track, and adjust commissioning execution schedule.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a closely related position and/or supervisory experience in related field.
• Bachelor’s/MS degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria.
• Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, P&IDs, logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives.
• Experience in selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of hardware including pressure/ temperature /level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection.
• Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel and Tableau.
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs.
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications.

Nice to Have

• Experience in oil & gas projects.
• Familiarity with Midland basin projects.

We Offer

• Competitive daily rate.
• Opportunity to work with a leading engineering staffing provider.
• Comprehensive benefits package.

About the Company

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

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