Instrumentation & Controls Technician

NES Fircroft; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks an experienced I&C Technician to support commissioning, turnover, and startup of an LNG facility. The role focuses on instrumentation, analyzers, and control systems installation, calibration, testing, and readiness for safe plant operation.

You will perform instrument calibration, loop checks, functional testing, troubleshooting, and collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning teams to ensure compliance with project specs and industry standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of I&C experience in LNG, gas processing, or cryogenic facilities.
• Direct commissioning, completions, turnover, and startup experience.
• Strong knowledge of instrument calibration, loop checks, and functional testing.
• Experience with process measurement: pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, and control narratives.
• Familiarity with instrumentation installation practices and applicable industry standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in an operating or startup plant environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform instrument calibration, loop checks, functional testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Support system completion, turnover, punch-list closure, and operational readiness.
• Work with process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level measurement.
• Support online analyzers, including GCs, moisture, and gas quality analyzers.
• Assist with turbine and process unit startup, including GE Mark VI controls, DCS, and field instrumentation.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, and control narratives.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning teams.
• Ensure instrumentation installation and testing meet project specifications, procedures, safety requirements, and industry standards.
• Support field activities during critical commissioning and startup periods, including extended hours or night shifts when required.

Skills

Instrument calibration

Loop checks

Functional testing

Troubleshooting

Field instrumentation

Process measurement

Tools

GE Mark VI

GCs

Moisture analyzers

Gas quality systems

Job description

Position Summary

Seeking an experienced I&C Technician to support the commissioning, turnover, and startup of an LNG facility. The role will focus on ensuring instrumentation, analyzers, and control systems are properly installed, calibrated, tested, and ready for safe plant operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform instrument calibration, loop checks, functional testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Support system completion, turnover, punch-list closure, and operational readiness.
• Work with process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level measurement.
• Support online analyzers, including GCs, moisture, and gas quality analyzers.
• Assist with turbine and process unit startup, including GE Mark VI controls, DCS, and field instrumentation.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, and control narratives.
• Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Construction, and Commissioning teams.
• Ensure instrumentation installation and testing meet project specifications, procedures, safety requirements, and industry standards.
• Support field activities during critical commissioning and startup periods, including extended hours or night shifts when required.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of I&C experience within LNG, gas processing, or cryogenic facilities.
• Direct commissioning, completions, turnover, and startup experience.
• Strong knowledge of instrument calibration, loop checks, and functional testing.
• Experience with process measurement: pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, loop drawings, and control narratives.
• Familiarity with instrumentation installation practices and applicable industry standards.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in an operating or startup plant environment.

Preferred Experience

• GE Mark VI turbine control systems.
• Online analyzers, including GCs, moisture, and gas quality systems.
• LNG process systems and plant equipment.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.