Control System Specialist

ISC Constructors, L.L.C.; Deer Park, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent wages

Complete benefits package

Job summary

ISC Constructors LLC in Texas seeks a positive, energetic Control System Specialist to support instrumentation installation, commissioning, and maintenance across our projects. You will work with the I&PC team and be the ambassador for OT integrity while coordinating multiple jobs.

The role requires at least 4 years of craft-specific experience, an Associate’s degree in Instrumentation, and the ability to pass NCCER written assessment and drug screening.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years craft-specific experience.
• Associate's degree in Instrumentation.
• Ability to meet NCCER Written Skill Assessment.
• Ability to pass post-offer drug/alcohol test and background checks.

Responsibilities

• Provide scope for installation and commissioning of instrumentation.
• Perform Long Term Proactive Monitoring (LTPM) using AMS to detect failures.
• Coordinate MOCs and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) items.
• Investigate trips and make recommendations for changes to BPCS/SIS.
• Provide technical support for instrument-related hardware (DCS, PLC, transmitters, valves).
• Respond to off-hour callouts.
• Review instrumentation system revisions for site standards and strategies.

Skills

Instrumentation

Control systems

DCS/PLC

AMS (Emerson)

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate's degree in Instrumentation

Tools

AMS application

Job description

For over 35 years, ISC Constructors LLC has provided safe, high quality electrical, instrumentation and controls solutions to global leading industrial manufacturers. With offices in Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Houston, and Corpus Christi as well as job sites around the country, ISC has grown our team as high 3,000+ associates and offers full-service engineering, construction, and maintenance solutions throughout the United States.

The Position:

We are looking for a positive, energetic Control System Specialist with a wide variety of abilities to complement our experienced workforce. Applicants are expected to be able to:

• Provide scope development and execution of installation and commissioning of instrumentation.
• Perform Long Term Proactive Monitoring (LTPM) activities which include use of Emerson's AMS application (where applicable) to catch instrument failures before they happen.
• Perform causal investigations on instrumentation failures.
• Ensure I&PC documentation is kept updated, especially as updated by run and maintain Management of Change (MOCs).
• Be an ambassador for the Integrity of our Operational Technology (OT) domain and have an awareness of the threats to the OT domain.
• Respond to off-hour callouts.
• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple jobs.
• Knowledgeable in communication and applicable electrical OSHA rules and regulations

Maintenance Execution (ME) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Support:

• Generate scope for maintenance to execute repairs
• Support maintenance, as requested via escalation process, with troubleshooting and repair activities.
• Contribute to the RCM Living Program by creating/updating Preventative Maintenance (PM) plans for instrumentation
• Assist maintenance techs and leads in issuing work packages or troubleshooting problems.

SIS:

• Work with other members of the I&PC department (e.g., Control Systems Engineer (CSE), Control Systems Instrument Specialist, Control Systems Strategy Engineer, SIS Focal Point) to investigate trips and make recommendations for changes to the Basic Process Control Systems (BPCS) and/or SIS to prevent reoccurrence.
• Evaluate failure of SIS components and systems.

Instrumentati on:

• Specify new equi pment and replacements of obsolete equipment. Consider utilization of approved vendors and standardized equipment models.
• Coordinate single-discipline MOCs. Complete MOC evaluation and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) items for changes in assigned area. Conduct PSSRs.
• Review instrumentation system revisions through MOCs for compliance with site standards and strategies.
• Review completed Capital Projects with Project CSEs to ensure all required deliverables are provided and complete.
• Provide technical support for instrument related hardware (DCS, PLC, transmitters, valves, tank gauge systems).
• Ability to meet the cut score on the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Written Skill Assessment
• Ability to pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug/alcohol test and applicable background checks
• Minimum 4 years craft-specific experience
• Associate's degree in Instrumentation

Other Information:

• Excellent wages and complete benefits package.
• We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• ISC evaluates and hires applicants for employment based exclusively upon the applicant’s merit. No applicant will ever be required to pay money (or any other form of compensation) to an ISC employee in order to be hired by or considered for employment with ISC.
• This announcement is not intended to be a complete listing of all similar, miscellaneous, or incidental, duties, which may be required from day-to-day. ISC utilizes the multi-skill concept and expects all associates to perform other job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.