Instrumentation & Controls Project Lead

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate need for an Instrumentation & Controls Project Lead in Atlanta, GA.

This full-time role focuses on leading I&C projects, coordinating EPC teams, and ensuring design integrity from conception through commissioning. The candidate will review P&IDs, data sheets, instrument lists, and control narratives while ensuring safety and compliance with ISA, NEC, NFPA, and related standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls Engineering or related discipline (ABET-accredited).
• Seven+ years of instrumentation and controls experience in process industries.
• Experience delivering Client projects through EPC, commissioning, and startup.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own I&C projects for assigned Client projects.
• Define design criteria, scopes of work, instrument data sheets, and I/O lists.
• Coordinate EPC firms, system integrators, vendors, and contractors.

Skills

Instrumentation & Controls

Project leadership

Rockwell ControlLogix

Siemens TIA Portal

Ethernet/IP

Modbus TCP/RTU

Hazardous-area knowledge

AutoCAD Electrical

SPI/Intools

Electrical power distribution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (ABET-accredited)

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SPI/Intools

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Instrumentation & Controls Project Lead. This is a Fulltime opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Atlanta, GA (Onsite).

Job ID: 26-23426

Pay Range: $130000 - $140000/annum. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as I&C project lead and owner’s technical representative for assigned Client projects.
• Establish design criteria, scopes of work, battery limits, deliverables, schedules, and technical acceptance requirements.
• Lead and coordinate work performed by EPC firms, consultants, system integrators, vendors, and contractors.
• Develop and review:
• P&IDs, instrument indexes, data sheets, and I/O lists.
• Instrument layouts, installation details, loop diagrams, and cable schedules.
• Control narratives, operating sequences, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• PLC, HMI, remote I/O, and industrial-network architectures.
• Alarm, interlock, permissive, and shutdown requirements.
• Select and specify process instruments, analyzers, control valves, actuators, and related accessories.
• Review instrument ranges, sizing, accuracy, materials, process connections, environmental ratings, and hazardous-area suitability.
• Coordinate instrument power, grounding, shielding, signal segregation, intrinsic safety, surge protection, and cable routing.
• Ensure control-system designs properly implement process requirements, operating philosophies, alarms, interlocks, permissives, and shutdown functions.
• Coordinate interfaces between plant control systems and packaged equipment, motor controls, safety systems, and industrial networks.
• Provide basic electrical engineering support for 120/480 VAC power distribution, MCC and VFD interfaces, control panels, Client/DC systems, grounding, and heat tracing.
• Review single-line diagrams, load lists, wiring diagrams, equipment data sheets, and cable-sizing calculations as they relate to I&C systems.
• Prepare and review specifications, RFQs, technical bid evaluations, vendor submittals, RFIs, deviations, and field changes.
• Monitor engineering progress and identify design gaps, interface conflicts, long-lead items, and cost or schedule risks.
• Evaluate project deliverables for technical accuracy, completeness, integration, constructability, operability, and commissioning readiness.
• Support construction walkdowns, installation inspections, FAT, SAT, calibration, loop checks, I/O verification, functional testing, commissioning, and startup.
• Participate in PHA, HAZOP, MOC, PSSR, constructability, and commissioning-readiness reviews.
• Verify final project documentation reflects the installed and commissioned system.
• Mentor engineers and designers and provide technical direction across multidisciplinary teams.
• Travel approximately 10%-20%, depending on project requirements.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
• Seven or more years of instrumentation and controls experience in chemical, petrochemical, energy, manufacturing, or a related process industry.
• Experience delivering Client projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Experience serving as an I&C discipline lead, project technical lead, or owner’s engineer.
• Experience managing technical interfaces among EPC firms, system integrators, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of process instrumentation, analyzers, control valves, PLCs, HMIs, remote I/O, and industrial networks.
• Experience developing and reviewing P&IDs, instrument data sheets, I/O lists, loop diagrams, control narratives, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• Knowledge of instrument grounding, shielding, signal segregation, intrinsic safety, and hazardous-area installations.
• Basic knowledge of industrial electrical systems through 480 VAC, including MCCs, motors, VFDs, control panels, Client/DC systems, and grounding.
• Experience supporting FAT, SAT, construction, calibration, loop checks, functional testing, commissioning, and startup.
• Knowledge of applicable ISA, NEC, NFPA, IEEE, ANSI, UL, OSHA, and hazardous-area requirements.
• Strong technical leadership, project coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, contractors, and priorities.
• Seven or more years of relevant project experience.
• Experience with Rockwell ControlLogix, Siemens TIA Portal, Codesys, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, Profibus, Profinet, HART, and related protocols.
• Experience with safety instrumented systems, analyzer systems, alarm rationalization, and shutdown testing.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Electrical, SPI/Intools, or similar engineering tools.
• Experience with project controls, technical change management, and contractor change-order review.
• Exposure to medium-voltage electrical systems and power-system studies.
• Experience in advanced recycling, chemical processing, refining, plastics, or renewable fuels.
• Strong instrumentation and controls project leadership.
• Ability to manage technical interfaces across multiple disciplines and organizations.
• Ability to evaluate EPC, integrator, and vendor deliverables for completeness and quality.
• Strong understanding of process measurement, automation, and packaged-equipment integration.
• Ability to balance safety, operability, constructability, cost, and schedule.
• Self-starter with sound technical judgment and strong initiative.
• Effective communicator capable of leading through influence.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Our client is a leading Recycling Industry,

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.