Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Danos; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Danos is seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to define scope for pre-commissioning and commissioning across upstream projects. The role involves workload planning, standards implementation, and budgeting for instrumentation scope to ensure safety, availability and reliability of control systems.

The ideal candidate will review instrumentation deliverables, support AT activities and manage commissioning schedules, with proficiency in SAP and data analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in instrumentation and controls engineering in upstream environments.
• Experience with instrument indexes, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop diagrams and control narratives.
• Ability to review and update P&IDs and cause/effect diagrams.
• Familiarity with hardware selection: sensors, valves and safety devices.
• Proficient with data collection and analysis tools (SAP, Excel, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers, vendors, engineers and other disciplines as required.
• Participate in HAZOP/LOPA and other technical reviews.
• Assist design, review and approval of instrumentation deliverables and materials.
• Support Acceptance Testing by reviewing procedures and assigning resources.
• Develop, track and adjust commissioning execution schedules.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Control systems

P&ID review

Data analysis

Tools

SAP

Analytics for Excel

Tableau

Job description

Overview

The Instrumentation and Controls Engineer is responsible for defining scope of all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, assign workloads, review and implement standards/procedures including man hour estimating, cost estimating, budgeting, and progress reporting for Instrumentation scope for all phases of the project. Supports development and execution of centralized engineering services for existing upstream production operating units and new upstream capital projects to maintain safety availability and reliability of the instrument and control systems while optimizing cost.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers, vendors, engineers, and other disciplines as required.
• Participate in HAZOP/ LOPA reviews and in other technical, constructability and quality reviews
• Assist in the Design, Review and Approval of Instrumentation related engineering deliverables, i.e. instrument indexes, installation details, location drawings, datasheets, wiring drawings, loop drawings, P&ID's, material requisitions, evaluation of alternatives and selection of instruments, calculations (control valve, flow elements, pressure safety valves), document control logs, bill of materials and instrument change approvals.
• Support project Acceptance Testing (AT) including: reviewing procedures, assigning resources, periodically attending AT, and adjust commissioning scope to integrate AT successes and deficiencies.
• Develop, track, and adjust commissioning execution schedule.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a closely related position and/orsupervisory experience in related field
• Previous experience in a closely related position and/orsupervisory experience in related field
• Experience with unconventional upstream and tight oil assets
• Extensive knowledge of discipline design standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria
• Able to review, evaluate, and update cause and effect, P&IDs, logic and architecture diagrams and control narratives
• Experience in selection, application, and ISA data sheet specification of hardware including pressure/ temperature /level instruments, control valves, shutdown valves, and fire/gas detection
• Proficient in data collection and analysis with common database and software data analysis tools such as SAP, Analytics for Excel and Tableau
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
• Must meet all conditional job offer requirements