Instrumentation and Control Engineer

Brunel; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel supports a major oil & gas client in Spring, TX, as an I&C&E Engineer on a one-year contract. The role centers on supporting Midland Basin facilities with field walks, drawing markups, MOC routing, and IC&E tasks to ensure safe and compliant operations.

Responsibilities include instrument and electrical system surveillance, installation oversight, risk assessments, incident investigations, and upgrades to meet industry standards.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field is required.
• Experience reading P&IDs and electrical drawings.
• Project management experience is preferred.
• Experience with hazardous locations instrumentation and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Conduct continuous surveillance and analysis of instrumentation and control systems to ensure safe, efficient operation.
• Spec out instrumentation and control systems for onshore facilities.
• Oversee IC&E equipment installation and verify compliance with safety/regulatory standards.
• Participate in risk assessments, HAZOPs, and incident investigations.
• Provide operations support and change management for plant equipment.

Skills

Electrical engineering

P&ID reading

Project management

Hazardous locations instrumentation

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Ignition

SEEQ

Spotfire

SCADA/DCS/PLC

Job description

One of Brunel's major oil & gas clients is looking for I&C&E Engineer, it would be a one year contract to start with based at the HQ in Spring.

Primarily this individual will be supporting the facilities engineering teams in the Midland Basin with Field Walks, IC & E (primarily I&C) drawing markups, MOC routing, and other Oil and Gas related IC&E tasks as described below.

ADDITIONAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Conduct continuous surveillance, analysis and management of instruments, medium/low voltage electrical equipment, and control systems: data analysis of to ensure that processes are running efficiently and safely.

2. Spec out instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical and control systems, selecting proper instruments, sensors, medium/low voltage electrical equipment, and/or control devices for onshore facilities.

3. Oversee the installation and setup of IC&E equipment and systems, ensuring they function correctly and meet safety and regulatory standards.

4. Takes part in area Risk Assessment, HAZOP's, Hazard Hunts, Critical Operating Parameter Reviews.

5. Take part in incident investigations.

6. Support Opportunity management-identification of opportunities and development of scope of work for projects.

7. Ensure that instrumentation, electrical and control systems adhere to safety and environmental regulations to prevent accidents and minimize environmental impact.

8. Collect and analyze data from instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical and control systems to improve processes and identify areas for improvement and optimization.

9. Recommend and implement upgrades to instrumentation, electrical and/or control systems to keep them up to date with industry standards and technology.

10. SHE (Safety, Health, and Environment): Implementing and enforcing safety protocols and procedures to protect personnel, equipment, and the environment.

11. Provide operations support for changes, repairs & alterations of all plant pressure equipment leveraging off Management of Change process.

12. Work with multidisciplinary teams, including facilities engineers, machinery engineers, operations and maintenance personnel, to achieve project objectives.

13. Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and rectify instrumentation, medium/low voltage electrical equipment and control systems related issues,

14. Provide shutdown engineering support.

15. Provide brownfield upgrade/greenfield projects engineering support. Preparation / review of IC&E engineering deliverables (one-line diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams, Controls Narrative, wiring diagrams, installation details, instrument index, cable schedule, etc) performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with Company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

1. Strong knowledge of equipment maintenance and maintenance programs.

2. Ability to read and review P&IDs and electrical drawings. One-line diagrams, panel wiring diagram, instrument loop wiring diagrams.

3. Project management

4. Retrofitting/upgrading PLCs, DCS, F&G, and other protective systems

5. Application of instruments in hazardous locations

6. Selection and application of Pressure/Flow/Level measurement systems

7. Troubleshooting instrument loops, controls, and tuning problems

8. Low Voltage/Medium Voltage Motor control systems (contactors, smart overloads, soft starts, VFDs) and control methods/communication pathways.

9. Selection & specification of LV/MV transformers, switchgear, protective relays, motor control centers, variable speed drives, motors and power cables

10. Familiar with Networking/field communications: Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU/RS-485/RS-232. MQTT, Radio and fiber optic communications, managed network switches, etc.

11. Power system and generation equipment maintenance and troubleshooting

12. Familiar with Protective relay setting, testing, and coordination

13. Application of electrical equipment and circuits in hazardous locations

14. Troubleshooting electrical equipment and distribution problems

15. Familiar with analytics and visualization software applications such as Ignition, SEEQ and Spotfire including development of dashboards for operations troubleshooting and support

16. SCADA/DCS/PLC implementation and support

17. Demonstrated work experience in Upstream Oil & Gas Production support

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related engineering specialty, or equivalent professional experience

• ISA
• National Electrical Code
• Application of regulations and standards applicable in the U.S. (ISA84, API RP 551, NEC)
• NETA MTS for electrical maintenance and inspection
• Applying NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace (Arc Flash)