Senior Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Vista Projects; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexible work schedules

Company-sponsored social events

Job summary

Vista Projects is looking for a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to contribute to various energy industry projects from design to completion. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in facilities engineering, a relevant degree, and expertise in project design standards.

You will work closely with various engineering teams to ensure project success and maintain compliance with industry regulations. This role fosters collaboration and transparency in high-stakes engineering tasks.

Qualifications

• Eight years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team including various engineering fields.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the design of energy industry projects from inception to completion.
• Prepares P&ID inputs and instrument selection.
• Supervises various activities involved in complex project design.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Strong written and oral communication skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivated with time management skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or applied science

P.Eng. registration with APEGA (Preferred)

Job description

Vista Projects is an integrated industrial engineering firm that helps clients navigate the digital transformation of their projects and operations. Our proven project execution process is based on a “single source of truth” model that eliminates the potential for inefficient engineering designs, cost overruns and project completion delays.

Why We Do It

We believe the world needs industrial projects and that intelligent engineering data can increase the likelihood of innovative solutions getting to market. Over the years, our multi-discipline teams have conceptualized and designed some of the most challenging and successful industrial processing projects in the North American energy sector. Vista has established itself as a trusted industrial engineering partner for all types of projects, from conceptual studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions.

Where We Work

The benefits of our approach apply to new asset developments and brownfield optimization projects across several industrial markets. This includes biofuels and produced water treatment to natural gas and petrochemical processing. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.

What You Would Do in This Role

The Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer participates in the design of different aspects of energy industry projects from inception to completion. Duties include:

• Preparing P&ID inputs and instrument selection
• Developing and reviewing instrument index, instrument F&G and analyzer datasheets and inline instrument sizing
• Creating and reviewing I/O list and assignments, instrument wiring drawings and loop diagrams and instrument UPS load requirements lists
• Preparing material requisitions and technical bid evaluations for field instruments and control systems
• Designing DCS, SIS/SDS/ESD and PLC control systems
• Reviewing cable schedule
• Preparing I&C specification and design criteria
• Preparing shutdown key and cause and effect diagram
• Preparing control narrative and philosophy
• Designing Control systems, fiber optic panels and termination drawings
• Designing control system/ network architectures
• Preparing engineering work packages
• Reviewing instrument location drawings and wiring drawings
• Providing technical support to vendors for DCS/SIS/FG panels design and fabrication, and mechanical/electrical equipment
• Developing the process design for a project or proposal consisting of a normal process unit
• Providing comprehensive engineering and design services by establishing design criteria and preparing specifications, design computations, drawings, models and bills of material in accordance with basic project requirements
• Participating in the design of component parts and individual units
• Exercising cost/budget control, and reviewing and monitoring designs for conformance with control estimates and project specifications
• Reviewing and maintaining project schedules, and tracking engineering tasks and deliverables in conjunction with project management
• Supervising the various activities involved in the design of a project consisting of several complex process units
• Performing detailed calculations
• Participating in design reviews and HAZOPs as required
• Providing technical guidance to junior staff
• Interfacing with client representatives
• Maintaining current knowledge of industry and regulatory standards
• Reviewing vendor or subcontractor quotations, drawings, and specifications for technical adequacy and conformance with project requirements
• Applying advanced engineering techniques and analyses to complex engineering tasks
• Adhering to Vista Quality Management System (QMS)
• Ensuring design is in accordance with applicable codes and requirements, including Vista and client specifications and standards
• Assigning and outlining work for others, and reviewing work for technical accuracy and adequacy
• Actively stewarding change management as related to their scopes of work
• Preparing or assisting in the preparation of discipline inputs for cost estimates for proposals
• Providing construction support
• Authenticating documentation with a professional engineering stamp as required
• Performing other duties as requested

Requirements

• Eight years of progressive experience in facilities engineering and design in the energy industry
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in engineering or applied science
• Ability to work and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team including Process, Mechanical, Civil, Structural & Architectural, Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls and Piping Engineers and Designers as well as Project Management and Procurement personnel
• P.Eng. registration with APEGA (Preferred) or Certified Engineering Technologist (CET)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, technical competence and attention to detail
• Self‑motivated and efficient in time management
• Strong working knowledge and understanding of applicable codes and industry standards
• Ability to meet safety requirements to attend site visits

Preferred

• Eight years or more of experience as a fully qualified engineer, with five or more years of experience in the energy industry

Why People Like Working with Us

Working with Vista is a chance to contribute to the type of challenging municipal and industrial projects that the world requires. If that doesn’t excite you, this role likely won’t be a fit.

Challenging projects require focus, and we enable our people to do their best work with modernized project systems that are based on our leading use of intelligent data‑centric execution architecture. Our staff and clients like that it gives them real‑time access to validated data shared across all project departments. This fosters project design and business decisions based on a single, authoritative source of truth and provides increased transparency and collaboration with team members and clients, leading to improved engineering quality and a product we can all take pride in.

What We Offer

• A stimulating, fast‑paced and challenging work environment where you will contribute to the interesting municipal and industrial engineering projects
• A robust and consistent recruitment process that ensures your colleagues are likeminded and comparably capable
• An opportunity to be a part of an entrepreneurial, technically skilled team which has established leadership in innovative engineering solutions
• A strong value‑based philosophy that provides an informal, close‑knitted team environment, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance‑linked variable pay program
• Company‑sponsored social events and team sports
• Flexible work schedules, half‑day Fridays and free parking
• An organization that values and encourages diversity