Instrument & Electrical Design Coordinator

Wood PLC; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood PLC is seeking an Instrument and Electrical Design Coordinator for chemical manufacturing facilities. The role oversees design work supporting major capital projects and coordinates electrical/instrumentation design between project teams and contractors.

You will work with MV/LV systems, instrument/control wiring, and detailed diagrams, while ensuring safety and NEC compliance. 40+ hours/week with field site access and PPE required.

Qualifications

• 20+ years industrial experience in design for chemical manufacturing facilities.
• Highly experienced with Instrument & Electrical design and related standards.
• Experience in design of instrumentation and electrical systems including schematics, wiring diagrams, and plan drawings.
• Extensive knowledge of I/O detail wiring and termination; instrument data sheets.
• Extensive knowledge of electrical equipment selection in industrial classified areas.
• Field/ outdoor design experience and ability to access job sites in PPE.
• Proficiency with Bentley MicroStation; Descartes and ProjectWise are a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook; SAP is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed safety standards for company and client.
• Monitor projects during construction to ensure quality of installation and NEC code compliance.
• Coordinate design efforts of designers across offices and in the field.
• Read and interpret preliminary design packages and scope documents.
• Provide electrical and instrumentation design coordination between project manager and contractors.
• Understand MV/LV electrical designs and instrument/control wiring.
• Oversee instrument/installation design for control systems and PLC/DCS wiring.
• Develop instrument loops, wiring diagrams, schematics, and cable routing drawings.
• Coordinate with engineers, plant personnel, and contractors for project success.
• Provide material takeoffs and labor estimates with field teams.
• Report project progress to clients and team members; ensure material delivery to site.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Electrical design

I/O wiring

Instrument data sheets

Electrical equipment selection

Outdoor field work

Bentley MicroStation

Bentley Descartes

ProjectWise

MS Word/Excel/Outlook

SAP a plus

Communication skills

Tools

Bentley MicroStation

Bentley Descartes

ProjectWise

SAP

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for an Instrument and Electrical Design Coordinator with experience in the chemical manufacturing industry. The Instrument and Electrical Design Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing design work supporting major facility-based capital projects for chemical manufacturing facilities.

Wood's Operations business delivers solutions to an ever-broadening range of clients across the energy and materials industries globally. We deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, brownfield engineering, asset optimization and management, supporting our clients through the asset lifecycle. We are focused on developing strategic relationships with our clients, providing solutions that deliver efficiency, integrity and reliability.

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet or exceed the company and customer safety standards
• Monitor projects during construction phase to ensure compliance with quality of installation, plant standards and applicable NEC codes
• Responsible for coordinating the design efforts of groups of designers at engineering contractor offices and in the field
• Read and fully understand preliminary design packages and other documents which describe the scope of work to be done
• Provide electrical and instrumentation design coordination between the project manager and engineering contractors in a fast-paced environment
• Fully understand the design of MV and LV electrical systems, including both power, control and instrumentation wiring
• Fully understand the design of instrumentation and control systems, including instrument wiring and power for instrument and control systems
• Application of company and industry standards to oversee the generation of instrument and electrical construction packages
• Coordinate the development of detailed instrument loop/wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, instrument/lighting/grounding/area classification plan drawings, cable tray/conduit/wire sizing, cable selection, PLC panel sizing
• Work closely with project engineers, plant personnel, contractors, and team members to achieve project success
• Coordinate walk down with engineers and other team members to provide material takeoffs and labor estimates
• Daily coordination with field teams to monitor project development and produce up-to-date status reports of construction progress
• Communicate project successes and challenges with clients, engineers, designers, field teams, and other personnel
• Review material quotes and material orders for projects and ensure all project materials have been delivered and received at onsite facility warehouse
• Provide Master copy of field red line markup drawings for any updating required

QUALIFICATIONS

• 20+ years industrial experience working in the design field, preferably in that of the chemical manufacturing industry
• Must be highly experienced with Instrument & Electrical design
• Experience in design of instrumentation and electrical systems as currently used in chemical manufacturing facilities including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, plan drawings, conduit and cable tray layouts, pressure, temperature, flow, density, and other instrumentation, instrument loops, PLC and DCS, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of I/O detail wiring and termination
• Experience specifying instruments and creating instrument data sheets
• Extensive knowledge of electrical equipment selection in industrial classified areas
• Outdoor design experience, able to wear required PPE and drive safely to job-site for field measurement, verification and as-built of drawings
• Experience with Bentley MicroStation
• Experience utilizing Bentley Descartes and ProjectWise a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Proficiency in SAP a plus
• Good communication skills a must

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors.

With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future.

Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce.

All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.