DCS Technician III

Airswift; Sabine Pass (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a DCS Technician III for a 1-3 year contract in Sabine Pass, Texas. The role focuses on monitoring DeltaV diagnostics, supporting maintenance follow-up, and enhancing control system reliability in a major LNG and pipeline environment.

You will work across distributed control systems, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities while collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to ensure safe, efficient plant performance.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Level III industrial controls or DCS experience.
• Experience in regulated industrial settings and plant operations.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing DCS hardware and software.
• Experience supporting installation and commissioning across office and site environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor DeltaV diagnostics and support maintenance follow-up.
• Support control system reliability in LNG/pipeline operations.
• Assist with installation, commissioning, and cross-system integration.
• Respond to alarms and collaborate with operations and maintenance teams.

Skills

DCS monitoring

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Control system maintenance

Plant operations integration

Communication

Safety compliance

Job description

Job Title: DCS Technician III Duration: 1-3 years Schedule: 8-10 hours per day (flexible) Location: Sabine Pass, Texas

This opportunity focuses on monitoring DeltaV diagnostics, stewarding maintenance follow-up activity, and supporting control system reliability within a major LNG and pipeline operating environment. The role offers the chance to work across distributed control systems, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and commissioning activities while contributing to safe and efficient plant performance. This position is well suited to candidates with strong industrial controls expertise and experience in regulated process facilities.

Required Experience

• 5-7 years of relevant experience at Level III within an industrial controls or DCS-focused role.
• Hands-off experience in LNG facilities or other relevant process and facilities environments.
• Operations experience within a regulated industrial setting.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing distributed control systems to support operational reliability.
• Background working across office and site-based activities, including support for installation and commissioning.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), including monitoring, configuration, diagnostics, backups, and updates.
• Ability to troubleshoot control system hardware and software and support integration with plant operations.
• Capability to respond to alarms, manage maintenance follow-up activity, and help optimise control processes.
• Clear written and verbal communication, sound judgement, and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, projects, and other cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to process safety, personal safety, environmental stewardship, permit-to-work requirements, management of change, and accurate documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• AMS Optics experience.
• Experience in natural gas, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, heavy industrial, or other regulated operating environments.